I worked through that whole thing. Municipal transportation (thankfully skilled trade, not public-facing). Didn't get sick until 2023.
We did make a trip to France in 2021, when international flights opened in the lul before Delta. That was rad. First time in Paris and it was super quiet. It was a bit nerve wracking, as they still had testing requirements for returning travelers. We had to be extra cautious with masks while all the Parisians were running around with their masks on their arms. We also had to jump through a multitude of hoops to get our CDC cards entered into the French database, otherwise we had to get tested every three days.
Actually, that's breakfast. I just drink water at work and eat when I get home. After the first few days, my body adjusted. I don't get hungry at work anymore.
I appreciate the idea. I just really like the photons to hit my eyes directly. Putting electronics in between makes it feel more like looking at photos than real stars.
We have so much fun with our TBM's in my area. My neighbor, Ralf, built a 3M BEAST! You wouldn't believe the daily progress he makes. It's got integrated support walls and everything. Our club is in a bit of a feud with the hacks 3 subdivisions over. They keep boring too close to our tunnels. Not. Cool. Man.
Anyway, at least you can cut and cover with sand, a perfectly viable tunnelling strategy with lower startup costs.
At this point in my life, other than opportunity costs, there's nothing stopping me from doing anything reasonable. The issue is time and will.
I'd love to be able to see the stars better. I live in a very bright, and often overcast area. I have a nice little telescope, but I've only taken it out a couple of times. I've been meaning to catch up with the local astro club, but, you know, time and will.
It's an accreditation and award from Dark Sky International , an Arizona nonprofit organization. So, yeah, they probably aren't running around Siberia with light meters.
Still, I appreciate their efforts. Apparently OR had to make some changes to get the title. Effective, too. I hadn't really thought about the area much. Now, I'd like to go spend some time in the high desert, looking at stars.
I find I miss a lot of current events, only browsing Lemmy. It seems Lazer-focused on whatever it's currently worrying about, ignoring more timely news.
I'd like to see more instances with 100-500 users.
I know that's a community thing, more than a Lemmy thing. I just don't feel like I have a wealth of choices. I'm still on lemmy.world and when I look around, I don't see a lot of medium-sized instances to migrate to.
A really cozy puzzle game. I dislike puzzle games in general, but this one is outstanding.