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I like that they keep referring to it as an “accident”, or an “unprovoked attack”. He was stalking an animal to kill it, and was close enough that he couldn’t get out of its way when it charged. Seems to me the animal was smart enough to defend itself, nothing accidental or unprovoked about it. Go Buffalo!

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Agreed, their site offers much more than just a simple listing. It is so tedious to have to navigate multiple different websites, trying to find the relevant information. Having a single, straightforward, centralised source showing availability, options and prices was amazing when they first started. Hotels have improved their online presence a lot in the last 20 years, but being able to filter consistently for detailed parameters is still valuable, as are their reviews.

I just wish they had stuck with their core business; I don’t want to be offered insurance or car rental or any of the rest of it :/

Gorilla habitats, forests, and world climate at risk as the developing world aims to maximise GDP using the same methods as the developed world. Sadly, protecting nature still doesn’t feed people, or finance a developing nation.

To be clear: I’m not happy about this choice but I can understand it. It would be very hypocritical of me to sit comfortably in one of the wealthy, developed nations that has caused climate change, refuses to give up luxuries to slow climate change, won’t implement a carbon tax or a tax on the very wealthy to fund climate change technology, and judge Congo.

I read this the opposite way.

Scottish museums are objecting to an anti-trans judgement from the UK. They are saying that if trans-women can’t use the women’s bathroom, and trans-men can’t use the men’s bathroom, then they have to close. They’re being allies.

It’s based on a recent case where Scotland’s highest court stated that a person’s gender could change based on a doctor’s authority, and this was overturned on appeal by a UK judge.

There are a number of reality checks that you can do to check whether you’re awake or (lucid) dreaming. I would suggest that you try some of those.

For example, apparently your hands always look odd in dreams. They might seem fine until you try to focus on them, then suddenly you’ll notice they’re the wrong colour or shape or have the wrong number of fingers.

There are also some other reality checks in that Wiki if you’re feeling bored.

I recently moved somewhere a little further from the shops. I can take the bus part of the way but still need to walk around 1km each way, so I’ve invested in a Clax trolley to carry my groceries.

If I was in your situation, I would buy a light, foldable cart, take the bus to the shops, and walk home.

Ex patriots move to work in a foreign country for a limited period, with the intention of returning to their home country. Typically these are white collar workers who move between their employer’s offices for 2-3 years and then return home.

Immigrants move with the intention of staying in the new country long term.

However, with the negative connotations attached to immigrants, some people - primarily white, highly educated people - incorrectly refer to themselves as expats, even once it’s clear they intend to stay.

Healthy, prepared food. A whole year of not having to think about what to cook, or cooking, or chopping, or cleaning up after preparing food. So awesome.

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. The first book I read was “Guards, Guards” and it’s still one of my favourites. I own the series and every few years I read through it again.