[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

That would be a nice legal loophole for a corporation. Bribe someone to lose a court case without council, and then use that case as legal precedent for future cases.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I only ever think about the Holy Roman Empire, so I'm not in the in-group sadly :-(

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Woodworking! Yes, you can obviously spend lots of money on equipment, but you'd be surprised by how nice furniture you can build with just a track saw and a trim router.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I frequently dream about having an upcoming quantum physics exam which I have not studied for. It's 12 years since I handed in my master's thesis and got my engineering degree.

Am I normal?

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

When a toddler is finally all dressed up and ready to go, they invariably suddenly need a diaper change. Is it the same with your wife?

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Makes sense. Wanting to sleep is basically choosing unconsciousness over consciousness. Even when tired I'd rather be conscious.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

a human produces 1.35 deaths per 100M miles driven

My car has been driven around 100k miles by a human, i.e. it has produced 0.00135 deaths. Is that like a third of a pinky toe?

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

That doesn't help much if your country has shut down FM broadcasting though.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Barely an inconvenience.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

E.g. I have a plethora of grapes. We should stop using the term plethora because they could just say “a lot.”

That reminds me of the old joke:

A widow was holding a funeral for her husband, when a man asked if he could say a word. "Of course" said the widow, so he stood up and exclaimed "plethora!". The widow replied "thanks, that means a lot".

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Perma banned from r/Libertarian

Oh, the irony

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submitted 1 year ago by dufkm@lemmy.world to c/running@lemmy.world

I just bought my second pair of running shoes from my local store. The store owner and only salesman is (or claims to be) an expert in biomechanics as it pertains to walking and running, and I have no doubt in his ability to identify the right pair of shoes for my needs. People are allegedly also traveling from all over the country to get advice from him.

However, today he made the claim that the variance within shoes even within the same model and year is large enough that you can't know that a certain shoe is right for me without doing a proper video gait analysis with that specific pair. Of course, he has financial incentives to ensure that I buy my shoes from him instead of stocking up on the same pair online for half the price.

Is this a bogus claim from his side, or do you find that the variance between pairs of the same exact model is non-negligible?

FWIW, he's identified that I pronate more on the right side than left, and that my hip is a bit stiff on the left leading to increased risk of injuries due the lack of flexibility. In both cases he has ended up with stability shoes for me.

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