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Not open source, but i’ve been happy with weawow. Free and ad-free.
Not open source, but i’ve been happy with weawow. Free and ad-free.
“Sailing is like standing in a cold shower ripping up $100 bills.”
I had a sailboat for a bit when I lived in Vegas. I absolutely loved sailing. I had a relatively small, cheap boat which was fine for lake mead. It was still expensive though. Everything continuously breaks on a boat.
If I hadnt gotten my dream job in Colorado I would have wanted to live near the ocean and own a sailboat.
A long time ago most airlines checked at least one bag free. I used to always do this and as op suggests, not stand in line. It was great not having to take a bag through security and haul it around through airports and connecting flights, and avoid the stress of if the overhead space would run out.
But airlines have done everything in their power to make boarding and the whole flying process miserable in attempt to suck every dollar they can from you for their upgrades and priority boarding.
I do often take advantage of the airlines offer to “we expect a very full flight, overhead space is limited, and will check your bag for free to your final destination”
Same here. It’s a great size. Probably going to hold on to it as long as possible. Keep being disappointed that newer pixels keep getting bigger.
Yes, eat well!
Cooking can be fun, inexpensive, and rewarding.
Learn to cook chicken and fish dishes. Marinate a bunch of chicken breasts or boneless, skinless chicken thighs and bake in oven as needed. Super easy.
Eat lots of veggies. You can’t get fat eating veggies. This also has the additional benefit of making it super easy to poop. Cut up and saute carrots, onions, brussel sprouts, spinach, or whatever you like. Frozen peas. Put on tv or listen to podcasts while you prep. Watch cooking shows for inspiration.
This is essentially my go to dinner for the past fifteen years when i decided i wanted to be healthier by exercising and eating well.
You’re counting calories which is great. But don’t worry about the number on the scale. If you have little muscle and are not super fat (23% isn’t that fat) you will gain weight if you start building muscle.
My biggest suggestion would be to follow the starting strength workout 3 days a week. As a beginner, you’re doing a bunch of worthless exercises. Stick with the barbell essentials, and pullups: deadlift, squat, bench, overhead press, bent over row, and pullups. These use lots of muscles and will best promote muscle growth. Go heavy, you should be really struggling to get that last rep. If you’re not sore as hell after the first few workouts, you aren’t lifting heavy enough. If you get all the reps you wanted to do, add 5 pounds the next time you do that exercise.
Stay away from the machines until you want to focus on really specific muscles.
Especially do deadlifts, it works a ton of muscles and nothing builds confidence like lifting a bunch of weight off the ground.
Watch youtube videos for form advice. Do a few warm up reps with really light weight, such as just the bar, to practice form. Ask others at the gym for form advice. Most lifters are super friendly.
As you get stronger, you can work in other things like biceps, triceps, dead hangs, etc.
Board games at a local game store. Many will have a board game night.
If the 2x4 width (about 1.5) is too small, 2x3 lumber is common. Get a bunch and screw two boards together to use three 3 inch (actually about 2.5) so that you don’t worry about the board tipping.
Since your current frame is legless, i’d probably do a decent sized frame underneath so not just supported at corners.
I’ve bought my last two laptops from System76. They default to their own PopOS now but you can still get ubuntu if you prefer.
Also, i didn’t realize there was a laptop war. But if anyone is winning, i’d have to say it’s apple. Obviously anecdotal, but i think i see more macbooks than any other specific laptop manufacturer.
Phyphox is similar, not sure if it has all the same capabilities though.
Fit Notes - simple lifting progress app that i’ve been using for years. On play store.
Kvaesitso - launcher on fdroid. Has become my favorite launcher.
“Don’t you know the Dewey decimal system?”
Sorry, stupid reference. In seriousness though, type in a topic into your library’s search and start browsing, check out a few that seem useful.
I’m an academic and I find my University’s library useful for finding knowledge on a new topic. If an introductory textbook exists on the subject, can be a good starting point.
For Most hobbies though, youtube is a great resource. I’ve gotten into woodworking and fishing, and youtube is a superb resource for information.