Recent content by Mannahnin

I recently saw someone advance the theory that it's a product of lead poisoning from vaping. Lead being leached from the internal components. And comparing it to lead exposure my generation had from gasoline (and prior had more from paint chips).

I basically stopped doing regular deadlifts after a back injury in 2022, and have been largely off RDLs since I started using PF as my regular gym this Spring and not having actual power or RDL racks. I have tried doing them on a Smith and should probably bring those back. Leg press and at...

So just to confirm, this is a road with multiple lanes traveling in the same direction, correct? If so, best practice is normally that the leftmost lane* be reserved for passing. So you wouldn't normally be lingering in the passing lane and won't have to worry about people tailgating you...

I functionally don't play computer games, but have seen Wildermyth raved about. A friend of mine was a writer on it, so it sticks in my head. Folks on here have described it as also being easy to get into and not requiring quick reaction times.

Last night I sat at home, ate half a large pizza and had a beer. But at least I got to bed at a decent hour and managed my morning exercises today. Onward.

How about Björk Börg? Take my money!

That's a great idea and I'd love to see it actually implemented. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/swedens-speed-camera-lottery-hit-a-red-light-years-ago/

That's very kind of you. My oldest friend, a brother of choice, just got a terminal cancer diagnosis. This Spring they were hoping he had another 10 years or so. A week ago unexpected metastasis made them estimate he might only have 10-14 months, and as of Friday they updated that to 10-14...

Nice review! I think my favorite adaptation has to be Jeff Wayne's musical.

100%. Punks do everything they can to avoid toeing the line. Side note, that being part of why Hobie in Across the Spider-Verse is so damn good.

I love a lot of Heinlein, and he had some great and some merely thought-provoking ideas. But he definitely had some unexamined and sometimes very "yikes" personal issues which came out in occasionally ugly and disturbing ways. Farnham's Freehold is a bit of an aberration for its period, with...

I love that book and it was really important to me as an adolescent in particular. (Military brat, it was my first Heinlein- I think I was 10 or 11, same age I first got D&D). In retrospect I see Heinlein palm the ball here a little bit. I think some people have used the expression with the...

No mountain over the weekend. Serious family stuff blocked it. Did get back in on Sunday for two circuits of dumbbell bench, db inclined curls, and db lateral raises, followed by a couple heavy sets of leg press + calf raises. Didn't have the heart or energy to do more, but was glad I made...

I, too, enjoy roleplaying. I'm glad we have that in common. Maybe I didn't express myself clearly enough. "I can get impatient with a desire for players to play dumb" primarily when that desire is externally imposed and judged. There is no objective way to know from the outside whether the...

I love Charles Vess so much. (And yes, Le Guin is amazing and I'm so glad her work got the respectful and gorgeous Vess interpretation, and they got to work together before she passed).