Rather than rely on an extension, I think I would add the publicly listed up ranges to my hosts file. That will blackhole any connections where a browser extension wouldn’t actually stop anything until it was being processed by the extension.

Morning coffee.

$6,000 worth of hearing aids later, I remain unimpressed.

You know you’re screwed up when a kiddie fucker calls you backward.

I block communities that routinely show up that I am not interested in seeing and use a monkey script to block instances of no value to me.

No, simply because I don’t “have to” have content. If Lemmy lacks interesting content, I go outside for a while.

Well, I use a fake name and an email used only for Duolingo, so… ok.

“This unbiased and purely informative piece of journalism sponsored by Apple.”

I remember as a kid, seeing a commercial for a credit card where the clown of the ad tried to use cash, inconveniencing the mob behind him and it really stuck with me how unapologetic credit companies when training their consumers and debt carriers.

That is exactly it, right down to having to fight the urge to repeat the thing that makes me feel sick! I would have never through that this would be something more than just my totally broken brain.

I clean mine very rarely because sticking my finger in there causes a sense of shock and tingling that longers after. The sensation makes me physically ill.

Perhaps you require more ragebait?

If so, you’re stupid, your thought is stupid and your choice in underwear is stupid.

What did Gizmodo think might happen instead? That everyone, including those that were never impacted by 3rd party app changes, would just abandon the site, leaving it without users? “Peak journalism”.

I love my Linux but this is absolutely delusional.

It really depends on where you live. For instance, in Western NC, I was completely left to my own devices on the trail systems. local IMBA group asked that I just keep track of my hours so they could add to the volunteer sheet that they turned into the forestry service. I was given the ok to take anything out I wanted; chainsaws, mowers, weedeaters, sickles, etc. In my new area, it’s more structured so I joined a FB group for the local club and asked them if I could do maintenance on the trail closest to me. They gave me the go-ahead so I go out to that trail when I want to do work.

I always try to find the most unused trail in the area to work on as I prefer the solitude when being out in the woods.

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If you were able to tighten the headset via topcat without loosening the stem first, the stem may be insufficiently tightened. Be sure to check that as a loose stem can cause the bars to turn without the wheel following suit.

Steps for tightening the headset would be:

1. Loosen bolts on stem(usually two)
2. tighten top cap until sufficient tension
3. center bars over rim
4. tighten bolts on stem

I don’t know, it looks like it would make for some good toilet paper.

Trail maintenance. I spent over a decade doing work on neglected trails in western NC. Hours upon hours of hiking, weed eating, sawing, taking, etc. It was more exercise than biking the same trails.

I’m struggling with the loss of the mountain biking I’ve loved for a long time. I’m trying various changes out to keep some biking in my life. I’m biking more slowly and for diminished distances. Also my wife bought me an emtb that I’ve been trying out on the trails. Less fatigue means I’m .asking less mistakes while out.

I hope you find an outlet you enjoy. The loss is truly life altering.

Anyone else on Strava?

Not for social purposes.

Can you share more about your planned trip? How many days? Entire distance? Is your route and campsites already planned out or are you roughing it and just planting yourself wherever you end up at the day of riding?

I think my days of decent distance are long behind me. At my best I could only do 40 miles in the mountains of Western NC(mountainbiking). Now that I live in coastal VA, the lack of accessibility to decent singletrack forces me to ride on pavement, which I loathe. I’m currently doing about 17 to 20 miles a day but any more than that and my physical limitations show themselves and it can ruin entire days after the ride. Also, since I don’t enjoy riding pavement, it’s not really a type of ride that makes you want to push through your limitations.