JunkMilesDavis

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's an amazing streak. Congrats on keeping it going!

Streak running was exactly what got me over my initial barrier back when I was struggling with recurring injuries in beginner-level marathon training plans. I think the consistency of those easy runs really built up a foundation for more focused training in a way that the on/off schedules couldn't. I dropped the initial streak just before finishing a full year, but I have a feeling I'll circle back eventually when I'm running just to stay active instead of training for specific events.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Glad it wasn't just me. It wasn't often I paid attention to usernames on the big subs, but it seemed like at some point they were absolutely flooded with "Adjective_Noun_1234" users, and I couldn't stop seeing it once I noticed. Those and the comment-reposting bots (which probably won't be called out by other bots anymore without a usable API) made me wonder how many actual humans I was interacting with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've had too many of them, and yeah, they were mostly easier to sit through than a routine cleaning. It's definitely the kind of work where it's worth going to that small practice that ONLY does endodontics though. Nothing against the regular dentists, they just have a lot on their plates, and generally don't have the same perfectionist attitude about it when they have a schedule packed with all different types of work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Moments of panic all through Monday and Tuesday as you check again which day this is, and confirm that you haven't somehow missed the Wednesday morning appointment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Agreed! I think it comes at the cost of character development to some extent, since if you watch straight through, it feels like some of the characters just "reset" after enduring enormous, life-changing events, but it really is constructed in a way that makes it watchable from any point (except maybe the 2-parters.) New series have very much moved away from that style.

I'm always tempted to tell people to skip the first season and revisit it later as well, but I guess it introduces some interesting things that the series periodically circles back to, so who knows. I watched it after many random episodes, so I still think of it as a sort of wonky prequel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I do remember the first documentary, but didn't realize there was a follow-up. Sad that nothing good has really happened with the property since then. It could have been reverted to a nice public space around the lake if nothing else, but all they get is a historic marker and apparently too much leftover trash to even develop it commercially.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We had an amusement park called Geauga Lake close to where I grew up in Ohio. Not quite as big as the famous Cedar Point park which was a couple of hours away by car, but it had quite a history, and was a really popular one for school trips, company picnics, etc. It went through some ownership changes, and was eventually closed and left to rot with many of the original structures still sitting there after the coaster parts were sold off. Haven't looked into it for a number of years, but it was weird seeing that same entrance building we walked through so many times just decaying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The old "just walk out" skeleton meme has never been more relevant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it. It really helps to learn that it's identifiable and treatable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If anyone believed the line about how community members should have a say in what happens to their subs, there you go. Congrats on your upgrade to Democracy Gold.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It makes sense if you run with the assumption that a chunk of people serving in Congress genuinely treat the whole job as a competitive game or roleplaying scenario. It was all good for a while, but now they have drawn in the weird kids who play too aggressively, and there's little they can do to bring everything back on track without giving up and breaking character.

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