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Random Positivity Threads (awful.systems)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/morewrite@awful.systems
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On occasion, we here do a thread of random positivity, where we start with a thematic prompt and talk about things that are enjoyable just for the fun of it. Past examples:

We have also had a couple threads of educational-resource recommendations. These are marginally more serious, since they're about gathering actually good explanations of things that sneerable people like to pontificate ignorantly on. But I'll list them here because learning is fun:

Feel free to comment in the old threads and/or suggest new ones in the comments here.

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

I drove up into the boreal forest as far as the paved road goes! My brother got sent to Uranium City for work, and I'm really jealous (airfare is like 2000 dollar one way range yeeesh).

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    Thats the store. I suspect the hardening is for bears - they are a very serious hazard up there. When I was doing my work placement at a uranium mill (about like 600km north of where I was today) I was told of repeat incidents were bears breached the dormitories. In at least one case they had to construct barricades out of sofas.

    (I can actually elaborate on my time up there if anyone is interested. Theres even a infosec angle.)

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    I can actually elaborate on my time up there if anyone is interested. Theres even a infosec angle.

    I don’t understand why this is a question. Why would you not elaborate?

    I have a weird urge to do those sorts of road trips, probably because I’ve seen a lot of video that only shows the most interesting bits and it’s not something I can easily do here… the northernmost roads of the uk are decidedly not very remote, and tend to be choked with campervans.

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