Been there and there’s a nice path for walking that goes along the tracks for a long way. And it has viewpoints. It’s actually even cooler than being in the little wagons, because you see them all pass by and get to stop at all the scenic bits.

Stretched out over a couple of years, with about 10% of game time actually spent on progressing the main story, it’s not that bad ☺️

I loved loafing around, really.

Absolutely loved rdr2. It’s a gem. I played story mode three times and I love it to death.

If only rdr2 online wasn’t the pvp obnoxious pay-to-win microtransaction-riddled cesspit that it is, I’d still be playing that now.

Filters like britta make your coffee or tea taste nicer and you barely have to decalcify your machine or kettle.

But healthier? Never seen any study that proves it (it would be nearly impossible to really make any claim stick, because tap water varies quite a lot across regions and countries)

The holes in the ones in the picture are not like those in a risotto spoon. And those shapes are rather exotic, even when you ignore all the perforations. It’s an abstract expressionist’s interpretation of cooking utensils.

I guess AI doesn’t concern itself with practicality. What’s up with the weird shaped spoons and spoonhandles?

I can’t do any of the stuff you mentioned. I’m here because I hate traditional social media that are not social at all. And I hate ads. And have an interest in community driven stuff and DIY.

And I don’t feel like I am alone here.

That’s not even a nice way to get salmonella poisoning.

I live in Flanders, Belgium and we have an opt-out system of sorts. Everyone is a donor, unless official objections were made. That sounds great, but doctors need to ascertain if there are no objections, even informal ones.

So it kind of boils down to doctors still having to ask your next of kin. But - according to data from UZ Leuven, one of our biggest hospitals - asking ‘are there any objections to the normal course of events’ works better than ‘do you wish to donate you loved ones organs’. Especially during a time of grief. It says Belgium has about 30 donors per million, whereas Germany and The Netherlands have about 15. (Data from 2024)

Because of this system you can still also officially state that your organs are to be donated if possible. And apparently you can do so from the age of 12 onwards. If you do so, no questions are asked and no one is able to object.

Tl;dr In Belgium we have an opt-out system, but it’s not bulletproof. And it doesn’t result in an enormous amount of donations. There are still waiting lists, though there are more donations than in some of our neighbouring countries. Reality is messy!

The numbers four and five (quatre, cinq) are pronounced like ‘cat’ and ‘sank’ in informal spoken French.

Yeah, I’m lucky I got in way before the changes. I think new users are stuck with having to pay for everything? Now I just can’t access the multi-day rides, which is inconvenient if I want to go bikepacking, but the workarounds are fine.

And yeah, they will probably find a way to make older users pay for basic features too.

I used to love how they didn’t have a subscription model. Just buy the maps once and you’re set.

:-(

No goedendag? Pffff!

It’s about to be ‘Dodge rammed in the Netherlands’

A friend of mine had one over for a visit on his balcony.

They are getting quite common in my city. There are several nests.

This clip explains pretty well what is possibly happening to you: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1idcSvB-bg&t=54s&pp=2AE2kAIB

I say possibly, because I haven’t seen you run. If you want to correct it, you can take smaller strides, so your heel won’t act as a brake (and cause hard impact). Or you could lean more into your run, so the mass of your body doesn’t push into you stretched leg, knee and heel. Moving your centre of gravity forward, towards your extended foot, will make you roll more fluently over your foot. So less impact.

But this is really all guesswork, as I haven’t seen you run. It could be other things. Maybe have someone film you (from the side) for a while, midrun, or at the end.

Cushioning will only help you to a certain degree. Try adjusting your form little by little. There’s tons of good videos on this. If you are a heel striker, you absorb shocks with a stiff leg, resulting in a lot of stress. Putting your chest out or leaning slightly forward will shift your centre of gravity somewhat, making you roll through your heelstrike more smoothly, or making you strike midfoot or further. Don’t try to push too hard too fast, though. Make incremental progress.

Runner here. First of all: good job. Running three times a week is nothing to sniff at. Make sure you have rest days in between your running days. It sounds like you do, but just to make sure. I never run back-to-back.

Cushioning shoes may help, but definitely go to a running store that looks at your stride and technique. If there’s a problem there, they will give you tips on how to improve. And maybe some corrections to you insoles and lacing. It could be that you have a hard heel strike.

If you are a bigger person looking to lose weight: try not to rely on running alone. Go swimming two times a week and run once. Swimming is A LOT less hard on your joints and shins as it doesn’t involve impact. Cycling can be good too, but it will require more time and often more costs as well.

I don’t think it would take on an adult red deer. But roe deer definitely, and probably fallow deer too. They are known to hunt animals well above their own size. And sure, hares and smaller animals too.