Is it because people who walk faster tend to have less risk for developing lung cancer, or the other way around? Correlation does not mean causation, and from the article I find that walking speed is a marker for the risk of lung cancer, not “you should walk faster to prevent lung cancer”.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_terephthalate

Yup, but it’s not felt like, it’s how much time really passed for you.

Another one I’ve always liked; suppose two people (or space ships, whatever) are together in the empty space between galaxies. One of you gets a boost from an external actor, and travels 10 lightyears away at the speed of light. After that, the other one gets the same boost and joins the first. So for both, ten years have passed. But, without an external reference, there is no way to know which one moved first.

If you could travel at the speed of light, the only tim it would take you is the time spent speedign up and slowing down. Traveling at the speed of light stops the time for you.

It can be super critical, that’s for sure!

More like living in a place where it can be impossible to cross a short distance on foot when it wouldn’t be impossible to add a walking path.

Of all the Discworld books, Small Gods was one of few which I didn’t finish.

Poop is one of those rare things that can be a solid, a liquid and a gas at room temperature.

Peasant food is often the best food in any country imo.

I’ve actually read this one twice, many years ago. Great book!

Just finished “Rogue agent” by Skyler Ramirez, which I liked a lot. I wasn’t through with his “Dumb luck and dead heroes” series just yet, but I needed a change from the same two characters’ first person thing. Also just finished the audiobook for “The eye of the Bedlam bride” by Matt Dinniman. Great book, but I will probably just read the next book. Listening on my commute takes too long, it took me over two months to finish it.

One of our (Brahma) chickens lays eggs like this. She also walks with a limp.

The reason is, the people who like to leave reviews are cunts. Source: I hardly ever review anything, because I’m not a cunt. When I do review, it’s to a small busines (buzzword alert), and it’s always because the service was excellent.

As a car driver and recreational motorcycle driver; I’ll drive in my car, it’s dangerous to drive a bike in heavy traffic? Also, I’ll give bikers all the space, they’re very vulnurarble.

As they should be!

Jeden Tag…

This. I’d be more hesitant if someone has a lot of 1,5 - 2 year stints, than something like 3 years - 5 years - 5 months. As long as it’s recent, I wouldn’t list a 5 month job I had 10 years ago unless it was really relevant for the job I’m applying for.

Do like the French would; Oh, you want to break up a strike? Enjoy the whole country being on strike, including the truck drivers who are now blocking all mayor roads and border crossings.

reduce our plastic consumption

I’d love to actually, but most plastics get pushed on me in the form of packaging. I don’t need a six pack of beer all wrapped up in plastic. I don’t need bolts and nuts “conveniently” packaged per five.

Good to hear, especially the HBP and HC being treated. My previous doctor just shrugged off my HBC at the time (2010-ish), but it should have been treated in hindsight.