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That Trump comic is still kinda funny in a lolsob kind-of way. Like, I could imagine someone who does call themselves woke making it as well. It’s still saying a criminal got to be president, so…

Ah, the other person is pretentious! Got it :)

“Sensory issues” as in, can’t hear what someone is saying. Why would a pretentious asshole keep asking someone to repeat themselves?

As someone prone to mumbling, I often notice when people get to step 3, but there’s really no point in calling them out - that only makes it more awkward. The problem is not 100% on their side (closer to 100% on my side, actually), so I just move on. Usually it’s not that important anyway.

As usual with StatCounter: crappy data.

Boomer is a mindset. You too can be a boomer*!

*Except for the wealth, that is.

Yeah in practice you’re right - if you live in the Netherlands and are adamant that you’re not voting GroenLinks, I can be fairly certain that you’re also not going to vote D66 or PvdD.

But that doesn’t allow me to go on a rant about two-or-fewer-party systems :P

I feel like this one might actually be better if it omitted the last five panels 😆

I’m glad I live in a place where this would give you almost no info.

Because there’s more than two options.

https://mastodon.social/@MrLovenstein/114874448146053278

I remember that comment. It’s a good one, people should read it. Especially if they ride motorcycles.

Edit: actually, let’s save people a click, because otherwise they’re not going to read it:

Okay, let’s talk about gear.

Helmets keep you alive. If you’re not wearing a helmet with a chin bar (full or modular), you don’t care about your face. On such a helmet, the face shield keeps shit out of your eyes and noise out of your ears. If your helmet does not mitigate wind noise very well, you should be wearing earplugs. Tinnitus is no joke. I like the ones with the little plastic filter in them, but even cheap disposable foam ones are better than nothing, and yes, you will still be able to hear traffic noises just fine.

You’ll want to replace your helmet every three to five years, because the foam inside degrades and loses its ability to absorb impact. If you accidentally drop your empty helmet on the ground, it’s fine; if the helmet hits the ground with your head in it, it’s time for a new one.

Airbag vests are great and offer protection from organ damage due to impact. You like your organs. I believe there are also helmets that have neck airbags in them to keep your head from snapping around and breaking your neck.

The rest of the gear is to reduce injury. You won’t die without it, but you will hurt. Maybe a lot.

Gloves, pants, jacket all prevent abrasions. Tall boots with proper stiffening also keep your ankles from getting broken. The armor pads are designed to protect the areas of your body that are most likely to skid against the ground: knuckles, palms, knees, butt, elbows, back. All of this gear doesn’t have to be replaced on any time schedule, or if you slide in it, but you can easily determine whether it’s damaged enough to need replacing. Armor pads are normally removable in jackets and pants.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

The horror story being that their owners left for vacation without telling anyone to water their plants.

Ah, but that’s for the things of which I remember later than I need them. Tabs are for the things I need later, except that I’ve later forgotten that I need them. Very important, obviously.

It’s a bit overwhelming to have half my home page full of them - would’ve been fun to have a trickle of them spread out over days. But thanks for sharing them, and especially for adding alt text for all of them!

Many support articles are written by volunteers, I believe, which is nothing short of amazing.

Well, what if you think you don’t need it later, but you do? I don’t trust my own judgement here!

Well, at least you know how to deal with it gracefully 🙂

It roughly means “someone who takes care [of the new family] in a newborn situation”.

In the Netherlands, “kraamverzorgenden” come by the house of new parents every day for ~the first week to show you the ropes, and just in general to help with chores and/or entertaining brothers and/or sisters.