Your semi-regular reminder that the "technicality" part of "got off on a technicality" is usually a Constitutional right that was infringed upon by the State.
Fell down a rabbit hole of Mike Burrows interviews and articles. For those who don't know him, he was a quirky bicycle designer. One of the world's most influential and innovative designers in the last 50+ years. (He sadly passed away from cancer last year.)
I really like Burrows' 2D design that was adapted by Giant for their Halfway folding bike. It's a shame there aren't more innovative designs like this.
@Karstan We have one of his Tricycles - a wonderful beastie and still going strong after 20,000 k and counting. I met him at a number of cycling events, very approachable and a great laugh.
An #ADHD cooking show where in every episode the chef forgot to buy at least 1 key ingredient and has to make a substitution at the last minute. Every third episode, they wander off camera to "go check something real quick" and only come frantically running back when they smell something burning.
ETA: also the kitchen is an absolute mess at then end of every show (and often at the beginning).
Alright, I'm beginning to actively resent Linux or maybe it's just the distro I'm on? Nothing works. It does work briefly then will randomly stop working. I then spend hours troubleshooting to get nowhere finally giving up in frustration.
I just want a simple OS that works and doesn't constantly break. I want my touch screen to function and I want my bluetooth speaker to connect. I don't want to spend hours learning terminal commands.
@Karstan well I haven't tried that, though I did run mint kde for a few years. Kubuntu has been fairly low hassle, granted kde jumped the shark a decade ago when they discarded the working code and never quite recovered. My next install is going to be in 2005, apparently.
hey any #linux friends have the bandwidth to help me troubleshoot a problem with my Linux Mint (21.1) on my Surface Pro 7? (be kind I'm a linux noob). At some point recently my touchscreen and pen stopped working. I've run xdinput and got the attached result. I don't see either. I updated linux-image-surface, linux-headers-surface, libwacom-surface, and iptsd to the most recent versions, restarted and still nothing. I've tried removing and re-adding the touchscreen's kernel module. Help!
Riddle me this, Batman: I have rear wheel hub motor from the original Swytch bike indigogo campaign. 36v,22a controller. It was on a 700c wheel and I could regularly get up to 26-28mph on max PAS on a flat. I had the motor re-laced into a 20" wheel and can barely get above 16-17mph. After looking closely at the motor, it seems likes it's a Shengyi DGW22, which is nearly identical to the sx2 from GRIN, standard wind. 1/2
@Karstan@driusan whatpressureyourunning, rolling resistance etc? You could dial all of those parameters into the motor simulator to match, but I would expect wind resistance between 20-28mph to be significant vs at 18-20mph, tuck and lycra or not. All other things being unchanged (hard to match the tire performance when the rim size is different though), you should get 20/28ths of the prior speed. Sounds like 10% higher losses though?
@enobacon Yeah, too high for tire variation and riding position to account for. I'm essentially trying to dial in exactly what this motor's specs are so I can decide what to do with it going forward.
It'll never stop being weird to me that frozen produce is often cheaper than the fresh versions of the same thing. For example: brussels sprouts at $1.50/lb frozen vs. $3.50/lb fresh.
@Karstan frozen vegetables and fruit are seriously underrated. The logistics of getting fresh produce to you perfectly ripe and unscathed is very expensive. So much so that it’s pretty much unprofitable for grocery stores. Frozen produce is easier and cheaper to transport, and results in much less waste and spoilage. It’s ironically often ‘fresher’ as well, since it can be harvested at its peak and sold all year long.
@db@Karstan assuming flash-freezing, and then not storing it in the self-defrosting freezer for too long, or the ice crystal formation skewers all of the cells. I also wonder what the cost of transportation and refrigeration would be if we weren't borrowing the vast majority of energy costs from our children.
So, what's everybody's favorite source for sheet music these days? I've recently started playing an instrument again and I'm running short on material. Arban's is great but I'm getting bored.
This is bad science at best. At worst it's bullshit gaslighting to people suffering depression. The causation is just as likely to flow the opposite direction as implied in this article. 🤦 https://press.coop/@NPR/111090999940141610
I generally prefer #StarTrek over #StarWars 9 times out of 10. HOWEVER, one thing that the Star Wars franchise has done DRASTICALLY better at: refraining from retconning the entire look, feel, and defining characteristics of technology or species every time some fucking mediocre, white dudebro is put in charge and decides they need to "refresh" the franchise.
Well shit. After weeks of on-again/off-again building and wrestling with my new drip irrigation system, my repurposed 12v RV pump is starting to burn out. 😭
Any suggestions for durable and affordable continuous-duty water pump? #gardening