Dealing with winter. I live in the rural upper Midwest, where winter can hit -20 with whiteout blizzards, week-long power outages, and car-burying snowdrifts. I've seen too many people move here from warmer places and think "I guess I'll buy a warmer coat and a snow shovel", rather than "I should have a backup generator, a backup heat source, a few barrels of spare fuel, a month's worth of stockpiled food, and at least two different pieces of heavy snow-moving machinery tested to be in good working order".
During AC season, 71 during the day, 68 at night. Geothermal FTW.
Hell, I lived in Winona for years and never knew about that.
Not my cup of tea. I go for a day every 4 or 5 years, if only to remind myself why I don't go every year. Way too peopley.
Exactly. I've run Linux almost exclusively for more than 20 years. I did the whole roll-my-own thing for a while. Now most of the computers I deal with regularly run mostly-stock Ubuntu.
Bug zapper flyswatter. Like you can buy at Harbor Freight for a few bucks. It might not be a terribly effective solution to the overall fly population, but in terms of grim-bloody-vengeance-per-dollar, it's one of the best investments I've ever made.
Specific subs that don't exist on Lemmy, especially Q&A-type subs with no equivalent (or very few members). Things like AskPlumbers. It'll just take time to build those communities here.
RadarScope. I work a very weather-dependent job.
Agreed. Charger in the garage, plug it in overnight, ready to go. It's been a bit frustrating on road trips when I can't find a working charger conveniently close to the route, but a bit of planning beforehand has made it work. 99% of the time it's great.
If I didn't have a garage or other dependable access to a L2 charger overnight, it would be far more challenging. I'm also 15 miles from the closest public charger, which would be a major hassle.
Just finished The Spy and The Traitor, a true story of Cold War espionage. Highly recommended.
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I find it interesting that even the Catholic Church has implemented an age limit for decision makers. New Popes (lifetime appointment) are chosen by the Cardinals (lifetime appointment), but only Cardinals under 80 are eligible to vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingravescentem_aetatem