Oh boy, the Mansplaining Olympics are wild this year.
Finally managed to climb a boulder I’ve been bottling out on close to the top for a couple of sessions, which required both technique and a level of confidence in my ability to stick to a single tiny foothold I simply would not have had three weeks ago. I’m as surprised as anyone else to find myself excited to do sport.
@anon_opin one second while I FOI every public body in the UK to find out how many staff are employed to answer frivolous questions.
I was going to hold off buying any climbing gear until I’d been at it a while but I think at this rate it may be cheaper to buy some shoes than to keep up on blister plasters to deal with the hire shoes.
@Edent whenever I’ve found myself in that situation the answer has been whatever the base model Moto G is.
Turns out it does work and goes to https://sillyval.net/nfc/main, I was just holding my phone wrong.
Deeply disappointed this NFC card on the train doesn’t seem to work. Yes, I will be attempting to make it work on the way home.
@dave if the commodity trader has received a shipload of fake goods two things have gone wrong. 1) They failed to validate they were buying legit goods. 2) They failed to offload the order on someone who wants commodities before the delivery date. Generally traders *do not* want a shipload of copper (real or otherwise) delivered to their swanky City of London offices.
@jonathanhogg @jonty THANK YOU! So many people who don’t give a shit what they’re doing so long as they’re making that money. Or, you know, pretending they might make some money at some point in the distant future.
@benc as the owner of a “tiny home” I find the concept deeply annoying. It’s not actually tiny, I have just about enough space for everything I need, and the mortgage is half what a “proper home” would be so I could have the privilege of a bunch of rooms to fill with junk.
Random games YouTuber the boy is watching “that’s going to be a bit boring”. My man, if even you aren’t interested in your video maybe just don’t bother. Find something else to do.
@scottearle @anon_opin it’s a very theoretical risk, which basically never actually happens short of a company explicitly asking the board of directors for permission to order the assassination of a rival company’s CEO.
I can now confidently report that climbing while hung over sucks. Managed half an hour before packing it in and getting a coffee.
Accidentally went to a pub with a cover band playing the greatest hits of my teens (Fairhless, Disturbed, Papa Roach, Linkin Park). Climbing is going to suck tomorrow but the dancing was the best time I’ve had in months.
Went climbing again, this time doing some bouldering on my own. I suck at it, which I fully expected, but in a way that indicates I might one day be alright at it. As a sport it fits my brain, you’re forced to really engage with what’s happening, particularly when what’s happening is that your 12ft up and attached to a wall by nothing but a tiny step and your ability to hold on.
@eher @solderandchaos if we’re judging ourselves against printers I suddenly feel way better about myself.
I discovered some time ago there’s a huge climbing gym twenty minutes walk from my flat, and this evening I finally got round to doing one of their introductory sessions. Fantastic value for £20 as I was the only person so got 90 minutes of solo tuition, climbed several walls, learned to tie some knots, and now feel like my arms might fall out of my shoulders. 5*, will be back again.
