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cainmark

@cainmark@mstdn.social

Bicycles are transportation. Enjoy stories in many formats. Comic books and animation (2d, 3d, & stop motion) are favorite mediums. Former academic library staff. Enjoy most organizations that sees value in objects and works. Accession is an important step before curating and archiving.

I believe in Diversity, equity, and inclusion.

He/Him who believe in the rights of LGBTQ people.

Your right to speak and post like a jerk does not absolve you of bad consequences.

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reginasbread, to random
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just watched a video about the lack of bicycles in hollywood productions. e.g. there are post apocalypse shows where there's no fuel or they can't use engines for other reasons, and the characters are shown walking or riding a horse. they never try bikes even though it's the most popular mode of transportation on the planet. Daryl from TWD on a bicycle? uncool. if a protagonist is doing it, it's a comedy. riding a bicycle is seen as a ridiculous thing to do unless you're a child. I am stunned.

bluGill,
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@callisto

@reginasbread @reginasbread

You can get an acceptable lube (not great, but good enough) from animals you hunt, or some vegetables. A blacksmith can create a chain - a factory is more efficient, but given a supply of steel (all those cars that don't have gasoline are full of it!) you can create a chain that will work. Granted bikes will become very crude after 10-20 years when the current supply wears out. I'm confident in my ability to pull this off in an apocalypse situation - IF I'm provided enough food that I have time to work on it. (this is the real thing modern industry supplies - enough free time to do something other than get my own food)

The only thing I'm not sure how I'd replace is rubber tires. I might be able to cook something up from dandelions though.

mathowie, to random
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American healthcare is the best in the world!

  1. it's tied to your job
  2. how much you pay depends on each employer
  3. it costs anywhere from $0 to $25,000 annually to insure your family
  4. you get TONS of mail after each and every visit and you learn how to ignore the first three "bills" that arrive until the "real" bill shows up of what you actually pay
  5. yes you pay for things beyond the money you pay for healthcare in general
  6. keeping your prescriptions current is now your half-time job
CIWS-30,

@Neferure

@mathowie

Republicans and Corporate Democrats for one, and the other is the media blocking all awareness of socialized medicine and how other OECD countries work. Plus the lack of things like ranked choice voting to make viable 3rd and 4th parties possible, and then there's the Senate and Electoral College...

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