When I was looking to buy a battery analyser I figured that I'd split the difference with the spelling and image search "Battery Anal".
It was quite the eye opener.
It was quite the eye opener.
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An ad for Trutune negative-volume fork tokens showed up in my FB stream. Clicked on the discussion, found some rabid haters who can't live without volume spacers because do you even bottom out, bro? 
An ad for Trutune negative-volume fork tokens showed up in my FB stream. Clicked on the discussion, found some rabid haters who can't live without volume spacers because do you even bottom out, bro?
Chatted with a dude on the trail who was complaining that he couldn't get full travel out of his new Fox 38 and also felt harsh. 3 spacers, 25% sag, wide open HSC/LSC, fully closed HSR/LSR. I laughed and laughed and laughed.
Mr Lucas Oil, what a piece of shit human-
www.buzzfeednews.com
Meet The Man — And Propaganda Machine — Behind The Hammond Pardon
How Forrest Lucas — the little-known millionaire whose company name is plastered on the home stadium of the Indianapolis Colts — wields power, propaganda, and even Sharon Stone to protect Big Agriculture.
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Just stay away from Best Buy.
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www.boston25news.com
Boston family puzzled over Best Buy tablet boxes stuffed with roofing shingles
A Boston family is left with many questions after an item bought at a local Best Buy leads to a disappointing Christmas present.
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My mom's fuckin' rad, I got my sister's fam Electric Go-Kart gift vouchers for Christmas.
70yo mom just informed me that she's driving a kart when everybody goes "Or else!", hahaha!
They are so much fun, it's a pretty basic indoor course but the little Sodi Karts have some torque and are a bunch of fun.
70yo mom just informed me that she's driving a kart when everybody goes "Or else!", hahaha!
They are so much fun, it's a pretty basic indoor course but the little Sodi Karts have some torque and are a bunch of fun.
Local news tonight, the one presenter has such a bad cold, they're super bunged up in their speech. I feel bad for the other guy having to sit next to her.
My wife commented she was probably all out of PTO/sick time for this year so just said eff it.
My wife commented she was probably all out of PTO/sick time for this year so just said eff it.
I randomly package up newer used parts that have failed. I send them to the manufacturers. I usually mark the address as "Sales" or "Quality Control" depending on the company. Often, I don't hear anything from the recipients. But sometimes I unexpectedly get things in the mail. Always a Suprise that makes my day. I usually try to make sure the new part makes it to the original owner. Not always.
Somebody should make some inside out riding gloves, like rally driving gloves.
Is there a 'what grinds my gears' thread? Thought there was...
But anyways, I wish Microsoft would stop with the url changing and removing of old products and document pages. There are sooooooooooo many links and shortcuts out there in the wild on various website, forums, help docs etc etc that all get redirected to some random Windows 11 or Office365 page now. Come on man, leave our urls alone.
I get that some of the stuff isn't supported anymore, but don't remove all traces of it. Make a new disclaimer or something, I don't know.
But anyways, I wish Microsoft would stop with the url changing and removing of old products and document pages. There are sooooooooooo many links and shortcuts out there in the wild on various website, forums, help docs etc etc that all get redirected to some random Windows 11 or Office365 page now. Come on man, leave our urls alone.
I get that some of the stuff isn't supported anymore, but don't remove all traces of it. Make a new disclaimer or something, I don't know.
Boston Globe is getting really good at publishing completely pointless articles
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The US Northeast is hurtling toward a winter heating crisis - The Boston Globe
Add some cold to the mix, and in the best-case scenario, Northeast consumers will shoulder the highest energy bills in decades this winter.
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On the times of cheap shit we live in
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Your stuff is actually worse now
How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.
No one needs 99% of the shit we have so just have less shitty shit.On the times of cheap shit we live in
Your stuff is actually worse now
How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.
Including bicycles and related gear.On the times of cheap shit we live in
Your stuff is actually worse now
How the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.
We have drifted into a multiplicity of "standards", equipment that is difficult to impossible to maintain. We're are likewise phasing into battery powered everything for what have been human powered machines and people are staring at screens rather than focusing on the experience of riding. Product lifetimes are decreasing. I won't get into my carbon rant. We can't get replacement parts for the gear we own.
I've made a concerted effort the past few years to buy less, and when I do to buy quality, durable goods. Sometimes this means scouring eBay for used or vintage things, other times it means grabbing an old piece of furniture in need of a refinish off the local marketplace. When I have to buy new things, I try to source items that will last decade(s), are made of quality materials and can be repaired.
I still question whether approach is doing anything other than costing more money in the short term. Oh well, you do what you can I guess.
I believe there is a lot of this going on around here
Psychologist explains why your life is likely to be " worse"
NEW YORK—If you're dissatisfied, don't worry. No matter how good life is, a University of Michigan psychologist says, the way the mind works may rob you of a sense of satisfaction. According to Prof. Norbert Schwarz, a research scientist at the U-M Institute for Social Research, how good we feel abo
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TL;DR - do they recommend meth? Asking for a friend.I believe there is a lot of this going on around here
Psychologist explains why your life is likely to be " worse"
NEW YORK—If you're dissatisfied, don't worry. No matter how good life is, a University of Michigan psychologist says, the way the mind works may rob you of a sense of satisfaction. According to Prof. Norbert Schwarz, a research scientist at the U-M Institute for Social Research, how good we feel abonews.umich.edu
that's a lot of words for "ennui"I believe there is a lot of this going on around here
Psychologist explains why your life is likely to be " worse"
NEW YORK—If you're dissatisfied, don't worry. No matter how good life is, a University of Michigan psychologist says, the way the mind works may rob you of a sense of satisfaction. According to Prof. Norbert Schwarz, a research scientist at the U-M Institute for Social Research, how good we feel abonews.umich.edu
Life is a yelp review. You're going to get more bad reviews because people don't proclaim satisfaction with as much gumption.
I just found out this exists.
Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus - Summary from LegiStorm
LegiStorm's information on Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus including any related organizations, trips sponsored, lobbying information, earmarks and more.
www.legistorm.com
While I agree with you and you know that I am pretty outspoken about the right to repair issue....
...the only right answer for bike ownership is N+1!!!!!!
If you're not useful you're useless.
NTTAWWT 
It's official - Boston is world-class shitshow.
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Boston second-most congested city in U.S., fourth in the world, traffic report says
Time lost to traffic congestion in Boston increased by a whopping 72% last year, placing it second for worst gridlock in the United States, and fourth worldwide, a new report found.
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I've now reached the age where all of the things I used to eat as a kid that my parents said were too sugary are now too sugary for me.
You can't be far off the stage of not being able to eat some of them because you'll also destroy fillings/crowns too?
Where do yo stand on Necco Wafers?
Can't destroy fillings/crowns if I never go to the dentist and get them in the first place.
Necco wafers are the dessert version of communion.
Oh, you mean "Necro Wafers"?
Can't destroy fillings/crowns if I never go to the dentist and get them in the first place.
Right in the middle. The edges break off too easily.
I went to the dentist last year for the first time in 25 years after chipping a tooth. When I told the dentist this he expected to see a mouth full of rot. After fixing the tooth just had a routine cleaning. Turns out if you actually take care of yourself you don't need a face carpenter, genetics and not smoking has a lot to do with it.
Wait...that's not what it's supposed to look like? Oh boy am I in trouble.