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> St. Gregory Nazianzen: "We must overcome our enemies ... by gentleness; win them over by forbearance. Let them be punished by their own conscience, not by our wrath." -Butler's Lives of Saints

via r/datahoarder

I've heard of this idea before, but it popped up on the radar again, it's a "common military exercise" since ancient times, and a good form of exercise for lots of people: https://infogalactic.com/info/Loaded_march
 
Walking is thought to be a good cardio exercise for just about anybody; all this does it add a backpack with some weight to the equation, which turns it in to a lifting exercise and increases the amount of exercise you get per step versus walking with no backpack.
 
Any thoughts on rucking, or backpacking, or such related exercises?

Did anyone snag anything good?
 
I might swing by a local store to check the aftermath

curious about people's thoughts on this
 
not sure if it works or not, and the science of how it works is unclear if it does work. The idea is that it takes electricity or something from the air and this helps plants to grow?

> Culdesac designs, builds, and manages walkable communities.
 
> Culdesac is a real estate developer and property manager. We build neighborhoods that embrace community, open space, and mobility. We offer residential units at a variety of price points integrated with local retail, commercial uses, and open space for nature and public plazas.
 
> Our communities prioritize biking, walking, and transit over cars and parking. We partner with leading mobility companies to deliver convenient and affordable transportation services. This creates a vibrant urban lifestyle without the need for a private vehicle.

National Symbols: https://infogalactic.com/info/National_symbols_of_the_United_States
 
State Flags: https://www.50states.com/flag/
 
State Trees: https://www.50states.com/tree/
 
State Flowers: https://www.50states.com/flower.htm
 
State Mammals: https://infogalactic.com/info/List_of_U.S._state_mammals
 
State Birds: https://infogalactic.com/info/List_of_U.S._state_birds
 
Some things to memorize, there's more facts on the tab on 50states.com

Anyone like cold showers?
 
Some possible benefits of cold showers:
 
increased alertness, stronger immune system, boosted mood, reduced pain, and so on
 
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325725

https://infogalactic.com/info/Pi_Day
 
inb4 flame war but tbh I kinda like tau better (Tau Day is June 28th): https://tauday.com/

"There is more required nowadays to make a single wise man than formerly to make Seven Sages, and more is needed nowadays to deal with a single person than was required with a whole people in former times." -Balthasar Gracian in "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" (writing in 1600s)

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/now-everyone-can-build-battery-free-electronic-devices/
 
Example implementing principles: ENGAGE - the battery-free gaming console https://github.com/tudssl/engage

https://www.openculture.com/faq:
 
> Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. But it’s also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it.
 
Courses, movies, ebooks, audiobooks, etc.