timely article https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/us/moose-encounter-what-to-do.html
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:40 (six months ago) link
However, the clearest sign of imminent trouble — in the form of an animal weighing 1,000 pounds or more coming at you — is if a moose’s tongue is out and it’s licking its mouth, he said.
In that case, Mr. Libbey said, it’s no longer a question of if the moose will charge. “It’s going to happen,” he said.
licking its lips in anticipation of stomping you out
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:43 (six months ago) link
free the killfiled owl
― mark s, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:47 (six months ago) link
was passing thru rocky mountain last fall during what apparently was rutting season. saw lot of rutting elk, sounded like a horror movie. not sure if i can reliably tell the difference between elk and moose but i'm pretty sure an elk would be just as capable at stomping me out
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:48 (six months ago) link
did you go to estes to see the elk did you see the marmots people getting so close to elk there is wild
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:51 (six months ago) link
raccoon fight outside your window at 3am is bad enough in a house
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:02 AM (forty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
I lived in a complete shithole of a house in college where raccoons had taken up residence in the dirt basement and used to hold 3AM scream quorums directly under the floorboards of my bedroom, a real treat
I love that this is what the Musk thread has become
― Great-Tasting Burger Perceptions (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:52 (six months ago) link
I guess that part of the reason why I enjoy camping is the backcountry experience, to a degree— I honestly think that being uncomfortable is worth it, especially if that is what’s required to experience real wilderness. So I recognize that part of my definition is borne from a sometimes latent or contradictory dislike of modern comforts and culture and all that they bring.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:56 (six months ago) link
We had a marmot trying to grab snacks from our backpack at Rocky Mountain National Park a couple years ago.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:57 (six months ago) link
In the forest near me there are black squirrels that screech like monkeys. Squirrels in New Jersey are gray and pretty much silent, so the first few times I heard this I was pretty unnerved.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:01 (six months ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:51 AM (seven minutes ago)
yeah definitely saw some people getting close to elk. the elk were overrunning the place, even some of the park rangers came out of the visitors center and were taking video on their phones, so i knew it was a special occasion
did see the marmots but it wasn't at rocky mountain
actually now that i'm thinking about it i was taking the shuttle back from bear lake when we passed an elk on the side of the ride. as we drove past it headbutted the side of the bus, i think i have video
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:02 (six months ago) link
just uploaded it in 4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6USFa7c1NE
it was bad, at other places where there were elk near the road people were stopping their cars and holding up traffic, getting out to photograph, bad!
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:16 (six months ago) link
me after a few pints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxo8X5uIWRE
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:25 (six months ago) link
Camping with friends in college was a lot of fun. Sometimes it was car camping, sometimes we'd hike our stuff in a little ways but nothing serious.
I have carried this love of camping on with my children, but it's a very, very different experience. At the mention of "camping" my tail starts to wag because it used to mean drinking too much and staying up too late and partying with close friends. Now it means packing an absurd amount of stuff to keep the family happy and comfortable and I'm constantly trying to keep them from tracking dirt into the tent and it's a whole fricking thing. The last time we went I convinced myself that it wasn't worth it anymore. If the kids beg to go camping we'll do it, but I'm not bringing it up.
I love experiencing nature but I really, really love my bed.
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:38 (six months ago) link
we passed an elk on the side of the ride. as we drove past it headbutted the side of the bus, i think i have video
― 龜, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 11:02 AM (thirty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
lmao this rules
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:40 (six months ago) link
Give me a few days in the Winds or Big Basin over a bed anytime.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:54 (six months ago) link
Years ago my friends and I were passing by (relatively speaking) Yellowstone in the winter, so we decided, what the heck. We detoured to the one open entrance and had the park more or less to ourselves, except for all the elk, who clearly had the same idea. They were everywhere, from the visitor center and otherwise empty parking lot on out. We basically ignored them while we walked around, kind of keeping our distance the best we could but not really avoiding them, because we couldn't. We figured, eh, they're like deer. When we got back to a computer or book or whatever we had at the time and looked it up, we learned, no, they are not like deer.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:57 (six months ago) link
Big cats, moose, elk, other animals ... it still kind of is the musk thread ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 15:59 (six months ago) link
It's the "(Nothing But) Flowers" effect.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:11 (six months ago) link
this counseler i had told me once "i don't go camping, i was homeless for 3 years, i'm done with living outside".
― brimstead, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:59 (six months ago) link
fair
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 17:24 (six months ago) link
I love watching Vanlife videos and also car camping. Is it camping? It's definitely fun.
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:17 (six months ago) link
a dream of mine is to get a sprinter van camper conversion - sort of like a hipster rv. smaller than your typical RV, some of em come in 4x4 configurations, they look cool and good
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57ef0117579fb34c2451c73b/1667317354542-96A73B5GHHCSZ3Q585DY/20221024-IMG_9753.jpg
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:57 (six months ago) link
a more realistic one would be a honda element camper - they sell off the shelf conversion kits for these. be careful that nobody tries to steal your catalytic converter, tho!
https://www.freewaycamperkit.com/img/element-gal-1.jpg
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:58 (six months ago) link
friends have a vw camper van not the classic model a newer one its pretty sweet
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:06 (six months ago) link
tho i drove it and did not love it felt very tippy
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:07 (six months ago) link
The Honda Element aftermarket has stayed pretty warm due to the camper possibilities even though they stopped making them a long time back
I've seen some decent Ford Transit conversions and iirc at least one ilxor has experience in installing solar on conversions
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:09 (six months ago) link
龜,i like this huge nerd's videos about his van build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videos
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:17 (six months ago) link
apparently you can't link to a channel. here's the first video in the series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B8tSMOO60M
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:18 (six months ago) link
ooh looks nice - subscribed
― 龜, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:42 (six months ago) link
Camping in Australia, you get to be kept awake by koalas feeling sexy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz7NEMUeqK4
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:11 (six months ago) link
I lived in a converted 14 foot UHaul box truck for four years, fwiw
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:14 (six months ago) link
one of the interesting things about vanlife videos lately is a lot of parts of the US have become (apparently) much more actively hostile towards people who try to sleep in their vehicles... would like to see a video about the no doubt constellation of many different groups who are resolutely against the vanlife concept.
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:38 (six months ago) link
you mean yuppies, NIMBYs, and frothing environmentalists who live in comfy mansions?
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 01:55 (six months ago) link
because there’s #vanlife and then there’s living in your car, truck, van, converted bus, whatever. the latter people are poor, and aren’t wanted around. the former hashtag types are overwhelmingly rich and can do whatever they want because they’re rich. none of my wealthy pals who have done #vanlife stuff were ever bothered by cops or neighbors— we were harassed constantly just for parking on a quiet, nearly abandoned street.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 01:57 (six months ago) link
property is theft man
― ... 2024-- there's one clear winner! (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 02:44 (six months ago) link
the vanlife folks on youtube who clearly have lots of money are who I am talking about though... they are now in fact being bothered by cops and neighbors
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 02:53 (six months ago) link
time for #houselife
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 02:55 (six months ago) link
Real Houselifes of ILX
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 03:31 (six months ago) link
just do the clarence thomas life (lol he doesn’t actually do that) and park at Walmart. I assume you need pretty good blinds because those parking lots are bright
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 03:45 (six months ago) link
vanlife account thats just pictures of walmart parking lots
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 03:47 (six months ago) link
I’d check it out
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 03:50 (six months ago) link
The best vanlife account out there, and one that's worth your time is Yagai No Moriko (Yt link) who's minivanlifeing it in the remote forests of Japan - one of the most fantastic places out there.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 06:58 (six months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:34 (six months ago) link
that is a correct response imo, wasn’t tryna aim at u tabes
― ... 2024-- there's one clear winner! (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 13:24 (six months ago) link
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:yn75hmwkitdshnylue6d3grk/bafkreifrz33nsgfjifxqlvlrynf2dm6kr3ffw7pixlh444dlmo6t7tjnuy@jpeg
vs
https://i.insider.com/554baf78eab8eaa82f7f298f?width=750&format=jpeg
― mark s, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 15:51 (six months ago) link
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-larry-ellison-team-up-ai-farming-tool-starlink-2024-3
I work in what we'll call an adjacent field to this and this is just insanely dumb. Also, mask fully off now that Elon's collaborating with possibly the worst legacy SV asshole
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 15:54 (six months ago) link
ellison musk bro down never in doubt
https://danluu.com/elon-twitter-texts/#7
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 16:12 (six months ago) link
the mind geniuses of innovation valley
[2022-04-17] Elon: Any interest in participating in the Twitter deal?Larry: Yes ... of course 👍Elon: CoolElon: Roughly what dollar size? Not holding you to anything, but the deal is oversubscribed, so I have to reduce or kick out some participants.Larry: A billion ... or whatever you recommendElon: Whatever works for you. I'd recommend maybe $2B or more. This has very high potential and I'd rather have you than anyone else.Larry: I agree that it has huge potential... and it would be lots of funElon: Absolutely:)[2022-04-26] Larry: Since you think I should come in for at least $2B... I'm in for $2B 👍Elon: Haha thankss:)
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 16:16 (six months ago) link
looooooooooooool
News from me…#TheDonLemonShow pic.twitter.com/PzlKuvkZtj— Don Lemon (@donlemon) March 13, 2024
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 13 March 2024 16:25 (six months ago) link
lmao how did he not know what the deal was
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 March 2024 16:26 (six months ago) link