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Cake day: June 26th, 2025

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  • I’m seeing a lot of articles putting the rate at 5%. Google is just so much worse than it used to be…

    That 5% figure is 3 years old, and one report from 2018 had the figure at 8.7% so it appears to be dropping. Based on the political climate in the US that number is unlikely to my rise anytime soon.

    That 5% figure comes from The Guardian, a British newspaper, which I would actually trust more than a domestic source at this point. Based on what I’ve read about what the Trump administration has done to the EPA, I would imagine any new pollution reports won’t be a possibility for a while.


  • Yes, based on what I’ve read. Less than 5% of the plastic that consumers place in recycling bins actually gets recycled. The rest is shipped to other countries, who then dump it in the ocean. When you throw plastic in the garbage it ends up in a domestic landfill. Landfills certainly aren’t ideal, but at least we know where it is, and it’s better than the ocean.



  • I had this reaction, and then had it again when I found out about CPTSD. Annnnnd then one more time when I read about Primarily Obsessional Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. As helpful as it’s all been I am really hoping that it doesn’t happen again and I currently have the full list.

    Finding out your intrusive thoughts don’t make you a shitty person is lovely.



  • People are sensitive about this. I didn’t think our opinions were controversial but you got a downvote within a few minutes of leaving your comment. That was fast.

    We’re not even criticizing it, just saying it’s not for us. I was born in 85 and used computers in the computer lab at school in the 90s that were too old to even have mice, they were keyboard only. We played educational games on them like Oregon Trail and lots of math games. These graphics remind me of those. I’m just not interested in going back that far.











  • I was on trails the entire hike. I have yet to do any of the style of rock climbing that people do with ropes, harnesses, and helmets, but I might look into that when I’m ready for it. I do some lighter/easier rock climbing without equipment occasionally, like ridgelines, which do have some danger of falling.

    The Cascades aren’t too different from a range like the Rockies, except there are more volcanoes and you start at a lower elevation. I do snowshoeing in the winter when the avalanche risk isn’t too great. Rainforest trails are accessible year round but are crowded in the summer, so I do those in other seasons. The PNW is just stupid gorgeous.