This is a baffling comment. There are tons of people on mastodon, more than I could ever hope to keep up with. I have a couple hundred accounts on follow and never manage to keep up. Honestly it could use some sorting.

You definitely do have to work harder to find more diverse viewpoints here. It's a bit of a chicken and egg problem. At least on mastodon you can specifically follow people who talk about things outside your realm of experience.

I had no end of trouble with Bluetooth until I screwed in the wifi antennas. I use Ethernet so it never occurred to me before then.

Look into Sawyer water filters. Much easier to use than lifestraws, last longer. Pressure instead of suction.

Even just hang drying will do wonders. Also for your budget. That's like 5 dollars a week saved.

TSP, possibly. Textured soy protein. It's a passable substitute for some meats in some situations.

In NZ they grow like weeds.

I do think the "used cars not around" criticism is a little silly. Cars have to be new before they're used, and used cars will come down the pike eventually.

More availability on the cheaper end would be nice. Tesla really missed the boat on that, I think, focusing on the Cybertruck instead of working on a light vehicle for the Asian, European, and Indian markets. As a result, BYD may eat their lunch.

Speaking personally, moving to Calgary would mean buying a car and giving up our 15-years-behind-the-curve rent, so it would be a huge boost in costs. I can't imagine they have great transit or bike infrastructure, and the provincial politics seem hell bent on making Alberta into a backwater extraction economy.

Leslie Knope jamming that subscribe button.

1300 is a reasonable sample size but you gotta wonder what pool it's from

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