LanyrdSkynrd [comrade/them, any]

I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

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Cake day: July 10th, 2023

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  • The boox readers appear to be the best because they have a full android rom, but they're expensive. My experience with Kobo has been bad, I've had 3 devices fail for various reasons even though they're quite a bit more expensive than Kindle.

    I've since switched to a refurbished Kindle Oasis, which is a great piece of hardware for the money. Top notch screen, light, great form factor, real buttons that are well placed. It's got the stupid Amazon ecosystem, but I don't pay for books, so it doesn't bother me, I just don't use it. They still give you an email address so you can easily send books from calibre without needing to plug it in.





  • Kamala didn't even have the decency to lie and say she's do something serious about price gouging, housing prices, etc. Nothing that could potentially slow the donations, now or in the future.

    They saw that some voters were open to populist economic policies, but against progressive social policies and made the decision to be more reactionary. It's such a dumb strategy to think you'll outdo Republicans in an "I hate minorities" contest. They made a deliberate choice to take that long-shot strategy over doing something for the working class. They couldn't even lie about doing it.

    There is a political strategist industrial complex that is beholden to donations, their wealth is tied to keeping the money rolling in over everything else, including winning elections. They can't even pretend to threaten the ruling class for fear of those donations slowing, now or in the future.






  • It's doable in that amount of time. Make a training plan, but don't be so rigid with that plan that you get an injury. Listen to your body.

    I'm not an expert but I have been running for a long time. I'd start with low heart rate training. Do mostly slow runs, gradually increasing your mileage until you get to the target mileage. You want to be doing 80% of your mileage in zone 2(if you don't use any technology, zone 2 is about where you can easily say a few sentences while running). Once you're comfortable at your goal distance start phasing in speed work and more hills.







  • I fucking hate hate hate giant pickup trucks. They're a huge percentage of the vehicles on the road here and they almost never get used for pickup truck things. It's so rare that I see one with anything in the bed that it's a notable event.

    They're just mega sized luxury SUVs with oversized engines that are towing around what is essentially a trailer, all the time. Except they kill a bunch of kids because they have flat grilles that create a giant blind spot in front.

    Even worse is the payload capacity competition. It's not enough to have a big ass truck, it's gotta be one of the 7.2 liter powerstroke, super duty, lariat, king ranch, xlt, Laredo sport power wagons. It also has to have dual tires and a giant class 5 trailer hitch with 3 balls. If it doesn't have a lift kit and knobby mud tires, well, you just aren't a manly man anymore.

    The people that own them are the worst drivers, too. Always tailgating, taking wide turns into the oncoming lane, never fitting it into a parking spot. They gotta rev the engine big at traffic lights, because it's really impressive that you can angle your foot 25 degrees.