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3 votes
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What do you like to do when you’re sick?
I have some kind of flu and can’t sleep, so I’m just laying in bed with old stream VODs on in the background. It made me curious what others do in this situation, and asking might give me some...
I have some kind of flu and can’t sleep, so I’m just laying in bed with old stream VODs on in the background. It made me curious what others do in this situation, and asking might give me some ideas to take my mind off of how I’m feeling.
25 votes -
My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story
30 votes -
Gas and propane combustion from stoves emits benzene and increases indoor air pollution
25 votes -
Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics
22 votes -
The young miners dying of “an old man’s disease”
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The advent of sunglasses
9 votes -
What are you supposed to be doing right now that you're not doing?
Hey Tildes people, what are you procrastinating on or distracting yourself from right now?
36 votes -
The moral crisis of America’s doctors
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I bought an e-mountain bike
I had often considered an e-bike and whilst I don't consider myself particularly good at cycling I have always enjoyed going on a bike ride. I live in a mountainous area and I am overweight and...
I had often considered an e-bike and whilst I don't consider myself particularly good at cycling I have always enjoyed going on a bike ride.
I live in a mountainous area and I am overweight and late 50's with arthritis and so cycling was becoming harder for me (I resisted an uphill battle). Cycling has always had health benefits both mental and physical but now it was a struggle.
I therefore started to look at the different models that were available. My requirements were for a hobby cyclist and enough range for a few hours ride.
I dont know what it is like elsewhere but blimey they are expensive here in the UK. 1500 - 2000GBP for a base model. So I kept my eyes open for a second hand model and finally picked up an E-MTB for 300GBP which fit none of my criteria.
A Coyote Edge 650 which was sold by a shop called Halfords here in the UK. 36v rear hub driven and a 7 gear rear cog setupi have only ever ridden hybrids or tourers before but MTB's are an eye opener and if they are as much fun without the electrics then I really did miss out on some fun in the past.
I have now done 500+ miles and it has been nothing but fun. I sometimes only get out for an hour after work but for my head that is usually good enough. I can also get to the top of the mountain and just sit and admire the view then follow the trail back down (and dont tell the wife but I am getting quicker and quicker on that down hill track)
There is no real point to this other than to share my experience as a first time e cyclist
Downsides, it is expensive. The e bike, the helmet and gloves can be quite expensive and the bits that you need just in case, pump, water bottle, spare inner tube, glasses for when the sun is low. Also when the battery starts to go that is a huge expense, in my case we are looking 300 to 400GBP.
On the other side though it has re-opened some routes I haven't done in years, my mental state is a lot better I'm losing weight, and I am having fun. Do you know how many flies you can catch when you are smiling!
Top tips I have found though is that Ali-Express is awesome for tools and parts and that charity shops (Thrift shops in the US) have been excellent for sportswear, I got some good base layers a while ago and the wife brought me home 2 MuddyFox cycling jerseys the other day, one which had a shops label still in.
If you are still contemplating whether to get one, do so and then make the time to ride it. You won't regret it.
p.s. Im not buying Lycra
16 votes -
Have you been to the library lately?
15 votes -
'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets
55 votes -
US medical insurers clamping down on doctors who prescribe Ozempic for weight loss
22 votes -
The cargo cult of the ennui engine
14 votes -
Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker
24 votes -
Nanoplastic ingestion causes neurological deficits
8 votes -
Sweden is on course to become one of the world's first smoke-free countries, defined as less than 5% of the adult population smoking
15 votes -
This nonprofit health system cuts off US patients with medical debt
14 votes -
Social media and youth mental health - The US Surgeon General’s Advisory
5 votes -
Why suicide rates are dropping around the world
7 votes -
A peer reviewed paper on walkable neighbourhoods finds that walkability improves residents' happiness
9 votes -
Europe's indigenous Sámi people have taken their fight for improved rights to the United Nations
8 votes -
Teachers in Denmark are using apps to audit their students' moods – some experts are heavily skeptical of the approach
7 votes -
White House launching $5 billion program to speed coronavirus vaccines
3 votes -
More Swedish mothers are having babies after the age of forty-five than teenagers, new data from the Scandinavian country shows
3 votes -
Study of male footballers in Sweden, over many years, found they were one and a half times more likely to develop dementia than the general population
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Finland is the European country with the highest proportion of under 25s dying from drugs
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Covid backlash hobbles US public health and future pandemic response
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Rant of a childish mind wandering the nebulous realms filled with abstractness and nothingness, proceed with caution!
Hello Folks, I haven't posted on Tildes for a while and today I have a very strong feeling to post something. But what exactly should I post about? In some sense, a writer's block is the exact...
Hello Folks,
I haven't posted on Tildes for a while and today I have a very strong feeling to post something.
But what exactly should I post about? In some sense, a writer's block is the exact anti-thesis of a child. Coming up with some creative content is sometimes painfully difficult for a functioning adult like me, while my 10 year old nephew can blabber hundreds of different things in a five minute span!
Now obviously, I can also come up with hundreds of different things but we all know it's not so easy to put down those things on the keyboard. I'm not an expert in writing craft but I have a strong feeling that most of us just hold ourselves back out of fear of what the world says. And honestly, the so called "world" here is acting very toxic and isn't helping by discouraging content creators who aren't always top notch. And sometimes, the content itself can be good or bad just as beauty is defined by the eye of the beholder. What is cringe for you may be good content or even humor for someone else. If only most of us start focusing on the "full half" of the cup instead of the "empty half", think just how beautiful this world will be!
Years of facing such toxic behavior on platforms like reddit and twitter has caused me to over-analyze and over-scrutinize everything before saying it. Any idea or concept has to pass through a lot of "mind filters" in order for them to get the "clean chit" for "yeah, this can be published". Perhaps, this particular post I'm writing is an exception or anomaly in that sense!
As a programmer, freelancer, writer, someone interested in things like humanities and social sciences, and an ordinary Indian dude, you guys tell me what kind of content should I write so that the writer in me thrives and also the content is at least bearable by the audience?
The problem I'm trying to solve here is difficult but I may not be the only one going through this phase. Is there a solution to this? Any proven and practical solution which you've had success with yourself?
A part of me thinks that I should try podcasting or youtubing first, and then I'll gain the confidence necessary to actually write mind-blowing content. But I have a problem with impromptu speaking and talking, is that a very common problem? Is there an easy fix available for that? I intuitively know from what I've observed in this world that most people have enough confidence to say or speak a lot of things (even the harshest of things!) right in front of others' face but when it comes to writing, they can't write so much. I'm a kind of antithesis of that, isn't it?
How exactly does one build confidence with public speaking? They say keep practicing and you'll get there. Here is a feeble attempt, not exactly a podcast but something near enough - a presentation for an app idea I've got. I want to create more of these but again, what content? I've got no ideas, especially interesting or appealing ones. And judging by the number of likes that youtube video got, I already have half a mind of just giving up on this!
If you've reached until this point, thank you for sticking with me till the end. And apologies if I picked up on your brain beyond its limits!
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Isolation combined with an inhospitable environment can be a cause of stress on Greenland – but locals have found a way to deal with it: tuning into nature
3 votes -
To prepare for future pandemics, we can learn from the OECD's top two performers: New Zealand and Iceland
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How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them
4 votes -
Semaglutide weight loss injections to be made available directly from pharmacies in the UK
6 votes -
Forks Over Knives - A documentary about whole food plant based diets
11 votes -
UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill US patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.
15 votes -
US FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from men who have sex with men
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Nobody has my condition but me - Medical researchers find my genetic mutation endlessly fascinating. But being unique isn’t a plus when you’re a patient.
6 votes -
Norway's golden generation of athletes proves the value of sport as a public good – commitment to making the “joy of sport” available to all is producing world-class talent
3 votes -
What are you working on right now?
A project? A personal goal? A big assignment? A new hobby? Your mental health? A 1000 piece puzzle? A relationship? Whatever it is you’re working on, tell us about it. How’s it going so far?
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It's time to put cancer warning labels on alcohol, experts say
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Critical incidents being declared across English hospitals
@Shaun Lintern: 🚨 @UHDBTrust declared a critical incident last night - cancelling all meetings and training to ensure clinical staff "are on wards and patient facing" pic.twitter.com/vLxUHwLZPD
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The price of bodybuilding success | Ronnie Coleman is a surgeon’s worst nightmare
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Beauty gap: How the cost of living crisis is ruining women’s confidence
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Thousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as twelve, had a contraceptive device implanted in their womb, often without consent
16 votes -
What you need to know about Group A Strep (scarlet fever)?
5 votes -
Protesters openly urge Xi Jinping to resign over China Covid curbs
25 votes -
Denmark's long Covid patients feel abandoned by pandemic response
5 votes -
New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind.
5 votes -
Nine hard-earned lessons from 365 days of sobriety
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The world depends on this government warehouse's collection of strange Standard Reference Materials. They're not cheap.
1 vote