[Serial Midget]

Afternoon Monkies. Tailer hitch from U-Haul has been installed. Now I have to look into the box of bike rack parts and determine which skill set will get it installed quicker. Should I pay to have it assembled or continue to look for the socket set I haven't used in years?

 

[Westy]

Lack of use?

Probably all the donut frosting from his fingers.

 

[stosh]

Lack of use?

yes, 100%

well that and for some reason the splayed end stays kinda open even after you release the tension. Last year I cleaned it out really well and re-greased it and it helped a little. Probably just need to buy a new axle.

 

[stosh]

Probably all the donut frosting from his fingers.

You think? Is that bad? Did I do something wrong?

 

[Westy]

You think? Is that bad? Did I do something wrong?

Nah, just squeeze some donut jelly on it for lube. Works on the chain too.

 

[stosh]

Nah, just squeeze some donut jelly on it for lube. Works on the chain too.

Dry and wet conditions?

 

[Westy]

Dry and wet conditions?

Particularly good when conditions are dusty with powdered sugar.

 

[Wingnut]

I like where this thread is headed. Mmmmm Douuuuughnuts

 

[Serial Midget]

This reminds me that I need to add Astroglide, Claritin and sushi to the shopping list. The jelly donuts were fun but messy.

 

[jstuhlman]

got home. mid-90s and humid. kids had friends over. pizza was being ordered. just wanted to sit on the porch and drink a beer. wife convinced me to hit the local trail. first really summery-feeling ride of the year. only 7 miles but it put a whoopin on me. good times.

 

[SkaredShtles]

got home. mid-90s and humid.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Mid 90s is nothing, temps will reach 100°-105° with 90% humidity shortly. Sometimes if feels like the fluid in my brain bubbles just a bit. A low, steamy simmer if you will.

You should come out here sometime to the land of humidity and ride with us.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Mid 90s is nothing, temps will reach 100°-105° with 90% humidity shortly. Sometimes if feels like the fluid in my brain bubbles just a bit. A low, steamy simmer if you will.

You should come out here sometime to the land of humidity and ride with us.

I left the humid land a long time ago...and humidity was a major reason.

 

[jstuhlman]

I left the humid land a long time ago...and humidity was a major reason.

ok come play in october or april! usually you can knock the temps and humidity back a lot by heading to the hills...which is what i do whenever the hell i can anyway...

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

ok come play in october or april! usually you can knock the temps and humidity back a lot by heading to the hills...which is what i do whenever the hell i can anyway...

I don't think he's convinced we have mountains in North Cackalacky.

 

[stevew]

This reminds me that I need to add Astroglide,

here is a flashback...remember Astral and his avatar that someone had added a ball gag to...

 

[jstuhlman]

I don't think he's convinced we have mountains in North Cackalacky.

hence, hills...also helps with the whole "hillbilly" perception.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

hence, hills...also helps with the whole "hillbilly" perception.

Fight'n Friday night, cousin fucking Saturday night, and snake handle'n at church on Sunday. Ya'll come back now...

 

[slyfink]

ride. beer. pub. now shower. good.

 

[rideit]

Well this sucks.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/french-fries-other-fried-potatoes-could-lead-to-early-death-research-suggests/534014447

 

[Toshi]

Tonight was a JavaScript coding kind of night. Why JavaScript parses "5" as a number but "10" as a string when doing comparisons with another array of numbers is beyond me, but at least I hunted that down...

 

[eric strt6]

here is a flashback...remember Astral and his avatar that someone had added a ball gag to...

I may have had a hand in making that

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Well this sucks.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/french-fries-other-fried-potatoes-could-lead-to-early-death-research-suggests/534014447

Fuck that !

I love salt and vinegar potato chips and extra crispy fries.

The awesome, blackish, crunchy bits of any meat BBQ'd now causes instant, cancer-death according to experts.

Now this ?

From my cold dead hands...

 

[CBJ]

Do your kids and wife speak Dutch as well?

That would be super cool if they did but we have never lived in Holland. They do speak Danish though

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Wife comes home tonight. It's actually been a lot of fun to just hang out with the kid for a week. Already dreading going back to work on Saturday. I should just win the lottery so I don't have to go to work anymore.

Tell me you don't buy lottery tickets.

Sup all....

Hey, dude!

Tonight was a JavaScript coding kind of night. Why JavaScript parses "5" as a number but "10" as a string when doing comparisons with another array of numbers is beyond me, but at least I hunted that down...

Because Java sucks nut sacks.

 

[SkaredShtles]

hence, hills...also helps with the whole "hillbilly" perception.

You guys are so cute with your "mountains/hills" talk.

 

[Toshi]

Because Java sucks nut sacks.

JavaScript != Java. Although both share the trait of not being strongly typed. This works great until it doesn't and then one must figure out why sane-appearing code doesn't behave as it should. I ended up throwing a bunch of parseFloat-s in there and then it worked.

 

[stevew]

I left the humid land a long time ago...and humidity was a major reason.

a picture of you with squeebs 1000 yard stare induced from humidity would be entertaining....

 

[StiHacka]

JavaScript != Java. Although both share the trait of not being strongly typed. This works great until it doesn't and then one must figure out why sane-appearing code doesn't behave as it should. I ended up throwing a bunch of parseFloat-s in there and then it worked.

Erm... Java IS strongly typed, JavaScript isn't typed and is interpreted (or JIT compiled by sections), and its name is nothing but a marketing ploy to piggyback on Java's rising popularity when introduced to web browsers. Depending on coercion is always risky business.

 

[Nick]

You guys are so cute with your "mountains/hills" talk.

baahhh ...
I've ridden a bunch down yonder by @jstuhlman ... it's as good as anywhere I've been.

 

[Toshi]

Erm... Java IS strongly typed, JavaScript isn't typed and is interpreted (or JIT compiled by sections), and its name is nothing but a marketing ploy to piggyback on Java's rising popularity when introduced to web browsers. Depending on coercion is always risky business.

Busted. I hazily recalled that one didn't need to declare a variable type in Java, but I must have recalled yet more old JavaScript code.

Hazy memories:

declaring as long in C variants
using BigInteger in Java, ah yes

 

[Pesqueeb]

Tell me you don't buy lottery tickets.

I have a generally good idea how statistics work, so no.

 

[jstuhlman]

baahhh ...
I've ridden a bunch down yonder by @jstuhlman ... it's as good as anywhere I've been.

psh - like any of take @SkaredShtles seriously anyway!

 

[Toshi]

I have a generally good idea how statistics work, so no.

I will buy $1 or 2 of Powerball tickets per year. Expected return is precisely 0 but I am ok with pissing away a few bucks per year in order to daydream for a bit.

 

[SkaredShtles]

baahhh ...
I've ridden a bunch down yonder by @jstuhlman ... it's as good as anywhere I've been.

I have absolutely *no* doubt that this is true.

It's still cute.

 

[SkaredShtles]

I will buy $1 or 2 of Powerball tickets per year. Expected return is precisely 0 but I am ok with pissing away a few bucks per year in order to daydream for a bit.

Mr. Money Moustache does NOT approve.

 

[jimmydean]

I will buy $1 or 2 of Powerball tickets per year. Expected return is precisely 0 but I am ok with pissing away a few bucks per year in order to daydream for a bit.

I drop a $5 on Megabucks (Oregon only, $1M minimum prize) about once a month. The wife drops $5.25 + $1 tip on her sugar free soy mocha on Saturdays, so I figure mine has a better rate of return than hers (I've won a few free tickets).

Money stays here, some goes to good causes, somebody wins, so who knows.

 

[6thElement]

I happily spend a few $'s now and then on a ticket. odds are low of winning, but there's still a chance I'll get hit by Elvis riding a lightning bolt next time I'm above tree line too.

 

[Toshi]

Mr. Money Moustache does NOT approve.

He also would probably like you to spell mustache properly.

Other things he doesn't approve of:

- my 30 year jumbo mortgage (although I will refinance it post student loans)
- how much we spend on food
- paying for preschool
- my Land Cruiser
- sticking with Verizon
- my ludicrously fast Internet service

I'm ok with this even though I approve of his message in spirit (getting out of the car, and not blindly spending money to keep up with the Joneses).

 

[SkaredShtles]

I happily spend a few $'s now and then on a ticket. odds are low of winning

Understatement of the epoch.

but there's still a chance I'll get hit by Elvis riding a lightning bolt next time I'm above tree line too.

Actually, your chances of this are MUCH greater than winning the lottery.

He also would probably like you to spell mustache properly.

I maintain that HE is spelling it incorrectly.