toadyody

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[–] toadyody@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

It usually works out pretty well with native speakers not familiar with the term. They usually have a moment with a blank stare thinking "what the hell is an acoustic bike?" and then realize all at once with a smirk.

As for your second question, acoustic becomes a good classification when talking to a group where electric bikes are the default, just like electric becomes a good classification where pure pedal bikes are the default. In a group where ebikes are the default they might assume you're talking about throttle type if you say analog, or a pedal assist bike if you said manual. It started as a joke and became a useful term.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

A lot of these tents have an inner mesh portion with a bathtub floor you can add. I enjoy having more area I can wear my boots in the shelter, especially when it's cold.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 0 points 8 months ago

You're outdoors bugs will get anywhere they want regardless (and rodents will chew their way in if they can't find an easier way)

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Could definitely make sense in dryer regions. I'd probably still use a bivy. If you set your tent in an improper spot having a floor isn't going to save you from water flowing beneath your tent.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

I'm agreeing with you, that last part is a projection of people who think that way

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

I just put down a tarp for my sleeping pad. Somehow it makes the tent breathe better in my experience. After an hour or two the ground usually soaks up the water.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago (11 children)

I have a similar tent and was surprised how little I missed having a floor.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It seems like they drink their own Kool aid on the both sides isms that they get worked up and think it's a race. I only want a dictator because they do too, and I've got to get my guy in first.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is such a strange take. Just because people think that the current system doesn't work doesn't mean they automatically jump to wanting despotism even if enlightened. People who throw up their hands at political gridlock and see it as a justification for dictatorship, and not as reasons to iterate and improve upon the existing system are weirdos.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 50 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Nah, Jack Smith had been trying to get procedural hearings about handling classified documents from the jump and Canon had dismissed them like four times.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

I think people make games for a video on how these things work. Some of the files used in previous tournaments are available to play around with.

[–] toadyody@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nitrorad covers games old and new in this genre, but the shooter hybrid 3d platformer is short of a niche inside a niche. I think 3d platformer are having a bit of a resurgence at the moment, but I don't think it's trickled down to that subgenre. I will shout out pseudoregalia I almost didn't give it a chance with the furry bait protagonist but the platforming is so satisfying. I hope the dev makes some sort of sequel

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