TehBamski

𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

This party sucks... but I seem to keep visiting again and again.

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

As a moderator of [email protected], I disagree with the first two. As a fan of both, I FULLY disagree.

𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

Nostalgia is a powerful 'drug'.

𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

The question was worded in such a way as to provoke creative and critical thinking about what a community could do with just $10,000. The amount is carefully selected because it's way more achievable than collecting $100k from a community or a single family, or person. It was crafted to be thought provoking as to what would it take to imporve (____ insert answer___).

As for the discussion of bicycle road improvements, there is a fair amount you could do with just $10,000 as a starting point. Partnering with local bicycle shops to help sponsor a community/town/city ride event, a community safety event where you could do a drawing for new helmets, water bottle holders and bottles, etc. There are also options to host a race for a few or several age groups. Tiered prizes to be offered to the top three or five competitors.

In doing so, this could be a foundation for analyzing community interest, involvement, connection, and discussion as to how to better utilize or improve what they have to work with locally.

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

I like your idea. Though I think I would personally team up with a doctor who does human vasectomies and give out vouchers. Indoor cats have a life expectancy of 15-17 years, and feral cats have much less. Human males in the US however, have an average of 77 years of life expectancy. I personally believe we have a greater problem with the human population numbers than we do with cats or any other animal on this planet.

𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

I'm not feeling up to researching this statement for a broader audience (in this moment), but I can attest to what I learned many, many years ago while I was volunteering at my local food bank. I was informed by the gal who ran the food bank warehouse that monetary donations are by far the best thing you can give a food bank. You touched on it, that money doesn't expire. So they don't have to deal with the influx of food donations as often or as drastically.

Just like @[email protected] shared, an established food bank can easily stretch that same dollar for more food. I recall the gal at my local food bank informing me one day that she can buy food for 2/3rds of the store price with no sweat. I think she said the best she ever scored was 2/5ths of the store price on meat, as it was going to go bad in a week or so. And thankfully, they had plenty of county based food pantries that were able to distribute that meat to a lot of people in need. So not only could they save on purchasing, but they were also in the loop on overstock, near expiration food pushes, and also, farmers would donate whatever small amount of leftover food they had. Not to mention elderly people would had grown some squash, cucumbers, and even green onions in their garden, to be donated to the county food bank.

Sharing this actually has me remembering that there are plenty of unsung local heroes. Plenty of people who do good and don't ask for recognition. So while the world seems like it's all going to hell, there are plenty of good doers out there still. We just don't hear about them. Fighting the good fight to keep us all progressing forward.

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

One that made me feel like I had wasted time watching the show was How I Met Your Mother. It was a fun show and really picked up in quality in seasons three - five. They could have ended the show in season 7, really, if they had planned for it. Season 8 was kind of a bore, and season 9 was bad, as all of the season took place over a weekend. And when we got the finale of the show... I was so tired of holding on to what might come that it really hit me negatively how they ended it.

That being said, Game of Thrones ended so poorly that I was baffled as to how haphazard and dull the writing and storytelling was that I, just like a lot of others, held on to hope that the last few episodes might bring things all around. (Morgan Freeman as Narrator - It didn't.) While cracks were showing since late season 6, the finale of that show was horrible. The payoffs didn't come, and everything just felt so rushed, watered down, and a tremendous feeling that content was missing from the season, if they were to help make sense of the finale.

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

Just thought of one to add to the list.

Broticus Maximus

edit:

Broacula

Broski

Broinator

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

If you're gay and you know it, this works. Not something I would ever use though ha.

𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

Sometimes. There are moments while doing so that I feel heard or related to. Other times, it's just to let it out.

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𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒 @lemmy.world 1mo ago

I personally own a DataVac Electric Duster (with attachments) that I got on sale for just under $100. It might seem like a lot to pay, but I did the math and figured via forums that people tend to dust their computers 2-4 times a year. I've had mine for over 7 years now and it doesn't seem like it's going to die anytime soon. And why would it? I've used it about 20 times. It should have a life of 180 - 300 uses, but that's just a hunch. It's also powerful enough to be used around the shop or workbench for other things besides dusting your electronics. Just use a bit of caution while using. I tend to gently hold my fan blades while I focus the duster on them. It does well, and I then just use several q-tips to carefully wipe the blades clean of any lingering dust.

Here's a breakdown of the cost. $100 / used 2 times a year / for 10 years = $5 a year.

I got curious about what compressed air in a can is now days and it seems to be about $4.50 - 5.25 per can online, and this was in a bulk buy of 6-12 cans, with each can being 10-12oz. While a can could be saved after using what you need, it has a chance of leaking compressed air from the can while it's in storage. Not an issue with an electric duster. You don't have to reorder cans if you just get an electric duster. And another selling point that was important for me, it's a heck of a lot better on the environment to just get an electric duster for your PC than it is to have a pack of cans shipped to you, use and toss the spent can. And because it's a compressed item, even after being spent, it's harder to find anyone willing to recycle them.