My introduction to Steve Hillage was his production of the Charlatans album “Up to Our Hips.” Which led me to System 7 “Seventh Wave.” What Hillage can do with the guitar when paired with Miquette Giraudy … <chef’s kiss>. To this day, still my favorite album.
Fear indeed. I went to college in a very… provincial small city. Riding my bicycle around, I was regularly harassed by insecure assholes in pickup trucks, and run off the road twice. The one time I managed to get a license plate, the police claimed that without witnesses, they couldn’t do anything. ACAB.
I added my 1911 to the strap of my messenger bag, at the top of my left shoulder, where the stainless frame would be plainly visible. I was suddenly given plenty of space on the road and even got occasional compliments when waiting at stoplights. It’s disgusting that I would be a target for bullying without my pistol, but suddenly I was an okay guy with my penis extension where douchebag drivers could see it.
So yeah, I’m living proof that non-military open carry is only for scaredy cats.
In most jurisdictions, a note could be put on the driving record. If a pattern on aggressive driving were to be established, a prosecutorial or civil suit effort would have an easier time of litigating against that driver.
In my case, yes, there was paint damage from my bike, which would be evidence.
“I got mine, fuck you.” With a little dash of “Nothing like the afternoon delight of some bootlicking.”
I know plenty of staunchly feminist women whose entire personae (or life goal) is the 50s US housewife fantasy. But, that’s still a matter of self-determination. Nothing about the GOP’s actions indicate self-determination is part of their platform, except for oligarchs. This is yet another play in their ongoing Big Lie Tactic: tell a big enough lie enough times, and people will start to believe it.
Copyright infringement, DRM circumvention, and “hacking.”
See: Aaron Swartz
On January 6, 2011, Swartz was arrested by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police on state breaking-and-entering charges, after connecting a computer to the MIT network in an unmarked and unlocked closet and setting it to download academic journal articles systematically from JSTOR using a guest user account issued to him by MIT. Federal prosecutors, led by Carmen Ortiz, later charged him with two counts of wire fraud and eleven violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, carrying a cumulative maximum penalty of $1 million in fines, 35 years in prison, asset forfeiture, restitution, and supervised release.
Maybe they’re competing with Samsung for shittiest Android overlay? I used to be an Android developer for mission-critical software. We devs all had a large spread of devices for testing, and I would dread the Samsung and Huawei testing. One of them was always on my shit list, with the other keeping pace.
Negative. I worked in pharmaceutical automation, management, and auditing software, specifically tracking and auditing (read: “near real-time chain-of-custody”) of delivery of Schedule II and cancer drugs from institutional (“enormous”) pharmacies. It was actually rather fascinating work, as are most compliance automation software suites.
Some background: I’m Vietnamese, and everyone in my extended family has a legendarily bad complexion. Hell, most Vietnamese people I’ve ever met struggle with acne and a T-zone riddled with open comedones.
What broke the cycle for me was water-only + changing my pillowcase every day. And it didn’t take long to see results, maybe 10 to 14 days. I find now that it’s one or the other on a day-to-day basis. For example, if I have to use soap on my face, I need to change my pillowcase otherwise I’ll get some small pimples. But as long as it’s water-only, I can change my pillowcase weekly with the rest of the bedding.
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities.
It’s interesting how most invasive species seem to be not good eating for humans.
Fully agreed! However, invasive lionfish buck this trend in tasty, tasty fashion. I daresay it’s the best tasting fish, bar none. I liken it to albacore sashimi with Kerrygold butter put together, but even better.
Average water consumption stats make my head spin. According to the article, Barcelona residents use an average 99 liters per person per day. 0_0 I know the residential averages in America are even more horrific, something like 50 to 150 gallons PPPD, depending on locale.
What the hell is everyone doing with all of that water?! My partner and I use 4.5 gallons PPPD. And it’s that high because we hand wash our dishes (no place to put a dishwasher).
Yes, we live on a ocean-going sailboat, so we have tight metrics on consumption rates for everything. The 4.5 number comes from our average monthly consumption.
Some background first, then a low- to zero-price solutions. My partner and I are both 52 years old. She had Stage-IVb cancer two years ago, the treatment for which left her with ongoing issues. I abused the hell out of my body starting in my early teens:
dirt biking (crashes)
mountain biking (crashes)
road bicycling (been hit by cars seven times, MCL tears, cervical disc herniation)
open ocean sailor (yeah, all of it is just brutal)
Despite all of that, we are both regularly clocking PBs. She’s a competitive rower, triathlete, and mountain biker, and I’m a long distance cyclist. AND we are 90 to 99% pain-free, depending if we did our maintenance work.
Doing yoga, Pilates, and McKenzie Method physical therapy (MMPT) keeps you going at full tilt. You can start for free with yoga and Pilates, just find a zero-equipment YT channel that appeals to you. We’re partial to “Yoga with Adrienne” and “Move with Nicole.” Start slow and easy.
For the MMPT, “Bob and Brad” on YT are MMPTs. Robin McKenzie’s books are worth owning, or just check them out from the library. Memorize the exercises, and don’t stop doing them just because the pain dropped below threshold(!!!). I…uh… might have direct experience there. :D
Use or lose it, take care of the hardware and software, and all that. With a little care and maintenance, you can rock the hell out of your body for a very long time. I didn’t believe it until the first time I met a 70 year old downhill mountain biking champion. His age class starts at 55, so he was beating professional racers 15 years younger than he. He was the one who taught me about yoga, Pilates, and MMPT being the key.
If any of this blather helps even one of you just a little, it was worth the insomnia, typing-on-phone hell. :D
With the greenlight of Columbia President Minouche Shafik and her administration, NYPD has entered Hind Hall through the windows and begun to mass arrest students inside. Let this be remembered as Columbia and Shafik’s legacy: one of mobilizing the violence and terror of the state against their own students and faculty, solely...
The Panthers were right. Revolutionaries should be armed.
If I recall correctly, the tenet was that every movement needs a non-violent faction and a radicalized faction. The non-violent faction is the carrot to the radicalized faction’s stick. A comparison might be labor unions: unions are supposed to be a reasonable compromise to managers not getting dragged out of their houses and beaten to death in the middle of the night (or assassinated in other ways). See: Renault CEO Georges Besse.
Unfortunately, so many pro-citizen, pro-labor movements have been overrun by the “strictly non-violence!” mindset and thereby defanged. Additionally, we’re the labor, for fuck’s sake! We could absolutely hit every oligarch and politician right where it hurts, yet here we are.
I have an acoustic bicycle with Gates CDX and Alfine 11 IGH. The use cases for this combo are not for me. The absolute win is the lack of maintenance and no greasy chain. However chain maintenance is a non-issue for me. A little care goes a long way. And I’m familiar enough with bikes to avoid the “chain print.”
My issue with Gates drive is that the drag is very noticeable. A properly tensioned belt introduces a lot of drag. Adding in the drag from the IGH seals, I always feel like a brake is dragging. Another concern for Shimano IGHs is that they can leak when the bike is on its side. This is a non-issue for bicycles in use, but my bike is designed to be packed for airline flight. It’s almost guaranteed that the hub will be vertical during transport, and I’ve had to clean up small oil spills after traveling with my bike.
Changing gear range is expensive and always requires a student/new belt. On a chain drive bike, changing gear range is simple and relatively cheap. So if you’re going the Gates route, try to have a good understanding of your desired gear range before taking delivery.
Finally, repairing a flat tire on the rear is a way more involved process. If you are very familiar with working on belt/IGH bicycles, it’s less of a concern. But changing a tube on the side of the road in the rain in the middle of the night (because OF COURSE that’s when flats tend to happen) is a real pain. The change goes from a two-minute operation with a chain drive to about 12 minutes (for me) with the belt. There are ways to mitigate and reduce flats (Schwalbe Marathon tires, tubeless tires, tire strips…), but these all introduce some other factor(sl that either increase maintenance, require more tools/supplies, or increase rolling resistance.
Are Gates drive bad? No. They carry a lot of benefits for urban commuters. People who don’t work on their own bicycles are an excellent target audience. The system just isn’t for me.
Try a blousing garter or a Velcro strap. If you use blousing garters, fold over your pant leg, put on the garter, then roll up your pant leg.
I appreciate your sense of humor here. I hope that I didn’t give you the impression of “just git gud!” There are all kinds of bicycle tips and tricks that are difficult or really prolix to convey online.
Scuba diver and sailor here. Above a certain size, boats have watertight bulkheads and pumps to remove water, like fire hose levels of water. May I suggest a thermal lance? Works great underwater, cuts through metal better than a drill, and can cut a slice long enough to cut past multiple bulkheads.
The rifle on the right is at least a .338 Lapua, but probably .50BMG. The former cartridge was explicitly designed to reach out 1000 meters, penetrate military body armor, and still have enough energy to make the kill. The .50BMG can reach out at least 1800 meters and still serve much of its antimateriel design intent, antipersonnel to about 3000 meters.
Those numbers would put quite a bit within range of the Statue of Liberty.
Source: I target shoot with both of these cartridges, along with .308 Winchester.
My read of this is: Deer and squirrels tend to run in front of moving cars*. The two species are distressed that something interrupted their ability to bolt into traffic.
*Where I live, obnoxiously and assertively so. The mule deer almost wait for cars to approach, run into the road, and then just stand there. Traffic-blocking protests have nothing on the deer.
Steve Hillage (lemmy.world)
Right to Flex Arms (lemmy.sdf.org)
Meet the Anti-Feminist Women's Group Leveraging Their 'Independence' to Convince Americans to Vote Republican (msmagazine.com)
U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage (www.cbsnews.com)
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Any black ppl on lemmy yet? no I'm not racist, I just need skincare advice. (lemmy.world)
My routine is just cocoa butter and water.
Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar (www.theguardian.com)
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
Huge invasive carp species pulled from a small Colorado pond (lemmy.world)
′Mech Manual: Timber Wolf TC (scottsgameroom.com)
A proper Volkswagen dash (lemmy.world)
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
Florida man points AR-15 in Uber driver's face, forces him to ground for dropping daughter off: deputies (www.fox35orlando.com)
The best way to keep feeling young is to remove all of your mirrors.
xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2929...
How Columbia Protest Ends (lemmy.world)
With the greenlight of Columbia President Minouche Shafik and her administration, NYPD has entered Hind Hall through the windows and begun to mass arrest students inside. Let this be remembered as Columbia and Shafik’s legacy: one of mobilizing the violence and terror of the state against their own students and faculty, solely...
How many of you have something with a belt drive? What do you think of it? Any regrets?
Been considering a belt driven commuter and wanted to see what you all thought. Thanks!
The Have Yachts (lemmy.world)
Trump Respects Women, Most Men Say (www.nytimes.com)
not even fiction at this point (lemmy.world)
Simple (jlai.lu)