Well, FWIW, my sister who was 1 or two levels above me in skiing, managed to actually break a ski, without even doing anything particularly bold. When you say you are an expert skier they do tend to make the bindings pretty damn “hard” iirc.

Now, skis poles ? I think most of them are hollow and bend when you look at them wrong

I’ve tried that. It does, but the worst part is being terrified that the skis are gonna break or a pole is going to bend the whole time

Unfortunately I think only the foreign legion would have been likely to fire back here, and I don’t think they they do much peacekeeping.

I think the hunters got mad, and it’s one of the most powerful lobbying groups here. But IIRC the government is still moving forward on this

Because fucking with our personal freedom in the name of anti terrorism wasn’t enough, they’re also banning fucking opinels now, which are the cheese-and-charcuterie-eating implements by excellence.

Personally it’s not my jam either but I say, if it’s healthy and enjoyable for all three of them, why not ?

Republicans are really mad that reality has a left wing bias

Playing all sides for fun and profit, a tale as old as time.

Appointments years in the future are meaningless, because fuck if I know whether something will come up that means I have to move into a different city or whatever.

Sure I’ll write it down, but doing so feels ironic in that case

Hey, Trump press secretary, quick question, why are so many streets in the US named after this Lafayette guy ?

It is

Yeah my comment is probably not that useful to you since I am in France where the medical misinformation issues are different from other countries. Here it’s illegal to advertise drugs that are only sold with a prescription, but pharmaceutical companies sell all kinds of make-believe bullshit drugs that are basically expensive placebos.

Here’s a couple of pics of some funny ones a friend saw in a pharmacy just the other week

(The right one says “doubts - indecision”…)

Fair

Also try looking up random medications names and see what comes up ? As a complete layman that is usually what I do when I (or a family member) am taking or about to take some new meds. Of course with a generalist scientific background, the best I can do is try to compare different sources and apply some critical thinking/common sense, but I assume a lot of people don’t do that (and be fair, I don’t always do it either). And/or trust the doctors who are sometimes incompetent self-important assholes (not generalizing at all, but I’ve heard and seen first hand my fair share of horror stories)

She is absolutely great, but she doesn’t talk about Linux, does she ?

Some police forces have used sound cannons against protesters, for example during the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summit,[7] the 2014 Ferguson unrest,[8] and the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protest in North Dakota,[9] among others.

Sound is moving air and carries energy. With the right frequency and intensity it could definitely physically fuck you up even if your ears are covered.

Wikipedia:

Studies have found that exposure to high intensity ultrasound at frequencies from 700 kHz to 3.6 MHz can cause lung and intestinal damage in mice

Inconceivable

What kind of lunatic takes their car to the train station anyway ?

Edit : ok, lunatic is a strong word (my intent was to use hyperbole for the laughs but, text and irony and all that…). Still, as someone who’s lived in two different semi-rural towns with decent train and bus services (and tons of bike racks at the train stations, although most people would use shitty “burner” bikes because of thefts) for a long time, that was a bit surprising to me