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[2026-10-18] Hvordan går det og hvordan har din uge været?

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Jeg er autist, men blev i første omgang diagnosticeret med en blandet personlighedsforstyrrelse, da piger ikke kunne have autisme, og jeg næsten levede op til kriterierne for at have en ængstelig evasiv personlighedsforstyrrelse. Jeg var meget ung da jeg fik diagnosen og havde haft nogle meget turbulente teenageår, så der er stort set ikke nogen af symptomerne som har hængt ved ind i voksenlivet, ud over selvfølgelig dem der kom fra autismen.

Den diagnose har resulteret i, at der af og til står at jeg har borderline i mine papirer, på trods af at jeg ikke har det, og aldrig er blevet diagnosticeret med det. Det er åbenbart bare den personlighedsforstyrrelse som er mest kendt, og så må det jo være den rigtige.

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Nattefrosten er kommet! Har I gode råd til at håndtere drikkeflasker, der hænger udenfor?

Jeg har ikke den store erfaring med kaniner, men jeg tænker om man ikke kan få/lave nogle flasker, som er åbne/utætte i toppen, så der ikke skabes overtryk i flasken, når de fryser?

Til heste isolerer vi ofte vandtrugene med halm, og det hjælper lidt. Dvs. at man fx. har en balje som der er vand i, som så står i en lidt større balje, hvor hulrummet mellem de to baljer, er fyldt med halm. Når det drejer sig om mindre vandflasker, kan jeg forestille mig at det kunne fungere godt, at klippe et liggeunderlag eller lignende til, og klistre eller binde til flasken.

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Reddit car crains at it again

As I bicyclist I never feel like I have trouble spotting pedestrians at night, no matter what they're wearing, even though I have significantly less lights on my bike than a car has. Maybe because I try to stay aware, and slow down if I feel like my speed starts to endanger other people. On the other hand, in the past two years I have almost been driven straight into four times, in the middle of the day:

  1. I was riding in the bike lane, when a car exiting from a side road forgot to check whether it was clear, and instead continued straight ahead. Car had a yield line.
  2. I was riding inside a roundabout, when a car tried to enter, almost hitting me.
  3. I was riding in the same roundabout, when a bus forgot to check for traffic, swinging left (going against the direction of traffic) as if it was a regular intersection, and almost hitting me. This is a tiny roundabout, so this is technically the way a bus is supposed to navigate it, but obviously only once it is empty.
  4. I was riding down the road (no bike lane) when a huge lorry suddenly turned from the other lane, going straight towards me while yelling. I still have no idea what was going on there.

If someone is distracted or otherwise driving unsafely, it doesn't matter what you wear. Unfortunately, a lot of people are using their phones while driving, going above the speed limit, not slowing down when conditions are bad or simply not treating driving with the needed respect.

As a girl, a defining moment for me, was when I heard about an exhibition showcasing what rape victims were wearing when they were raped. Some were wearing children's-sized nightdresses and ugly waterproof clothing. I think a similar exhibition showing what pedestrians and cyclists were wearing, as they were run down, would be an eye-opener for many people. I try to be reasonably careful, both as a woman and as a vulnerable road user, but I have long ago decided not to treat my fellow citizens as potential rapists or murderers.

What personal safety precautions you take when you're in a vulnerable position, is a personal matter. When your actions endanger other people, it becomes a public matter.

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European propaganda DESTROYED

In that case, you should change the scale to match how hot/cold it actually gets outside. In many parts of the world, and even in North America, it regularly goes below 0F or above 100F.

"How hot it feels" is highly subjective. I would absolutely melt at 100F but feel fine at 0F, and nothing feels colder than those rainy windy days when it's 5C outside.

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Hvilken regering håber I på, og hvorfor?

Jeg håber på en stabil regering, hvor de ekstreme højrefløjspartier holdes helt udenfor indflydelse. Jeg ville have det fint med endnu en midterregering, en ren rød (mindretals)regering, eller en regering som strækker sig fra Ø til M. Personligt stemmer jeg grønt, så jeg håber selvfølgelig også at den kan få et grønt islæt.

Det er en kritisk tid for Danmark og Europa, og jeg håber at vi kan få fire år til med nogenlunde normale mennesker ved roret.

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How do you guys get around/to places?

Right now, by ebike. In the past I have walked, ridden a regular bike or taken the bus. I do about 100 kilometers a week on my ebike, maybe 5 on my regular bike for errands within town, if I don't just walk, and also occasionally use the bus or train.

Rural or urban, I have always prioritized living somewhere where I can easily get to where I need to be, by using either public or active transport. I will also happily use digital alternatives like online grocery shopping etc. when it makes sense to. I grew up somewhere super rural (for Denmark) and even did part of my high school online, because doing it offline would have required commuting 3-4 hours by bus or 1,5 by car in total, each and every day. Right now I live in a small Danish town with about 10k inhabitants, with busses and trains, and close enough to the countryside that I was able to find a place to keep our two ponies within biking distance.

I'm in my early thirties and don't even have a driver's license.

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Vi efterprøver 3 påstande om udlændinge: Kommer etniske danskere i mindretal om 70 år?

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Jeg tror en del rigtige danskere ville blive overraskede over at de ikke længere er det, hvis man skal gå ud fra den definition. Mange kender meget lidt til deres oldeforældre, og det vil næsten kræve DNA-tests og fastlæggelse af ens stamtræ, hvis man skal være helt sikker på at ingen af ens 8 oldeforældre var udlændinge.

Min faster begyndte at slægtsforske lidt for sjov, for nogle år siden, og det viste sig at en af deres oldefædre var sigøjner. Det er ellers en pæredansk familie, men ud fra den definition er min far og hans søster altså efterkommere.

Både min far og hans søster fandt sammen med udlændinge (fra andre EU-lande), og deres status som etnisk danske har betydet at vi, i min generation, også officielt er blevet betegnet som etnisk danske. Nu er vi indvandrere og efterkommere, hele bundet.

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The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare – and it’s devastating

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I'm not defending that way of thinking, it just seems to be what often happens.

As an example, it took a lot of work to limit secondhand smoking in my country. I remember in the 90's when cars and houses were sometimes thick with smoke, even with kids present, and even though people already knew the risks of secondhand smoking. People thought it was bullshit that they weren't allowed to smoke inside bars and restaurants, on the train or while waiting for public transport. Everyone knew that it was wrong to subject other people to secondhand smoke but to a lot of people it was just the way of life, and therefore right.

I can't even remember the last time I saw someone smoke in public, and I think most people would consider it unacceptable to smoke around children, but it has taken decades to get to this point.