New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging.
As someone who suffers from chronic, unspecified joint pains, I can say without a doubt that cycling not only helps to get rid of the pain (while on the bike), but the effects last days after my ride.
Jogging, on the other hand, increases my body pain like 300% for a week. LOL
I’ve got the Netvue Birdfy with built-in AI detection and a solar panel. If you don’t get the AI version, you have to pay a subscription for that feature.
It’s mounted to a huge tripod meant for studio lighting, and I just installed a squirrel baffle under it. The feeder is about 8 or 9 ft in the air.
It’s awesome to watch them live, or to just replay a bunch of captures at the end of the day. Cardinals are out at 5:30am, and the last birds (also often a Cardinals pair) are usually at the feeder just before sunset (around 8:30pm EST these days).
We had a family of house finch visiting and had 4 or 5 of them at the feeder at one time 😂 All those baby birds!
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s lawyer has said there are still numerous other legal procedures to come, and the deportation process could take months or years.
I agree that the truck industry needs to change (I know a few career truck drivers who have shared their experiences), but this was not a case of improper training, or even fatigue.
There were so many warnings for the driver leading up to the intersection. He didn’t even try to stop.
Only he knows what happened, but the court documents have listed perfect driving conditions, ample warnings, and squarely puts blame on the driver.
I ordered a pair of Pedaling innovations Catalyst flat pedals - they are very long and designed so the pedal axel is in the middle of your foot. I haven’t used them yet, but I’ve found a LOT of foot relief by riding with my mid-foot, even on flat pedals that aren’t large enough to do that optimally.
Generally speaking, most flat pedals work for me, but on very long 100km+ rides, I get hot foot, general foot pain, and don’t enjoy it as much as I should. I’m hoping the Catalyst pedals solve this problem.
Hey, FWIW, I also ordered a Rockbros wide pedal, which I took for a spin on a 120km ride today.
Based on the platform measurement, it’s just a tiny bit shorter than the Catalyst, but for $55 Canadian, so this will go on my other bike when the Catalyst pedals arrive.
With the Rockbros wide pedal, I experienced absolutely zero foot discomfort and my feet feel great after the ride, too. I’m completely blown away.
Mid foot cycling should be taken more seriously. I’m sure some people give up on cycling due to various pains, and they only move to smaller and more restrictive pedals because that’s what they’ve been told are “the best”.
Prior to the Liberals coming to power Ottawa was responsible for about seven per cent of the money spent on reducing homelessness, a number that rose only to 14 per cent with all the new money. Most of the money spent on reducing homelessness was spent by provincial and municipal governments.
This is the most important take away.
The Liberal government doubled their funding, but it’s the provinces and municipalities who are responsible for spending it in ways that help the homeless.
Any failings are on them, and the headline makes it seem like Liberals are at fault.
This has been bothering me long enough that I figured I’d check to see if anyone else is having the same issue, and more importantly, if there’s a fix....
That’s an out-of-the-box idea, but I just tried it with the Windows/Edge and then Windows/Chrome setting, and Google earth spit up an error about the browser not being compatible, but I can try anyway (didn’t load), or it simply didn’t load (forever loading).
I was afraid that might be the case. It certainly seems like that. I’m blown away by how much faster Edge is compared to FF. Google Earth seems to run at 60fps (max refresh rate of my monitor) in Edge and like 15fps in FF… if I’m lucky.
Thanks for trying! Google Earth is running my max refresh rate in Edge, but it’s painfully slow on FF. If it’s working for you, then I know there’s hope!
I’m on Windows, unfortunately, so that’s one variable I can’t change. I’ll consider that config, though!
You can check if hardware acceleration is working by going to “about:support” and checking the “composite” line. If it says Web Render (without software written there in brackets) it’s hardware accelerated. I
It does say “Compositing WebRender”.
I’m going to try a fresh profile to see if that happens. I do have the same issue on multiple PCs (all windows), so I must be doing something that’s creating this issue on all my installs.
I’ve confirmed that the GPU is being used (through Firefox and through the Windows Task Manager). On a fresh FF profile, I’m getting the same slow performance out of Google Earth.
“Therefore,” concluded the report, “cars continue to be the main contributor to changes in overall motor vehicle traffic.”
When you think about it for a second, the worst traffic congestion you’ll find are in places where only cars and trucks are allowed to be: highways.
Yes, you get traffic congestion in cities, too, but hours long congestion only happens in places where cyclists aren’t.
If a [insert ridiculous number] lane highway at [insert any speed] still results in bumper to bumper traffic, perhaps really should be blaming cars for being the least efficient, traffic-inducing, time-wasting form of transportation available.
For pans, cast iron (if you are ok with the maintenance) or stainless steel.
I switch between the two, depending on what I’m cooking. I expect my cookware will last many lifetimes.
I’ve never heard of a non-stick pans lasting more than 5 or 10 years, and that’s if you aren’t being slowly poisoned during that time, either. There are almost no safe non-stick pans, other than cast iron. :)
SS can be non-stick if you use them properly. But even if you don’t, they are easy to clean and make like new again.
I guess at some point, if these become more popular, lawmakers will need to decide if cities will require additional types of paths: one for cars and bikes, one for bikes and pedestrians, and one for bike cars.
Their size makes them awkward to use on both bike lanes and regular multiuse paths, so something will need to be thought of to accommodate them.
I will say that I met someone with a velocar, and it was a bit of a PITA to manoeuvre on standard bike infrastructure. It was also a PITA to fix anything on it.
I’ve been riding the same Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo Mountain Bike since my uncle found it in a sandpit and gave it to me to ride while away on my first internship. It was in somewhat rough shape back then, and it’s kind of the bicycle of Thesius at this point as parts failed and I found ways to replace them....
I figure I’ll start small, see if this is useful, and add capacity as I go.
That’s what I’ve done! I’m lucky that the used MTB I linked is a 26"er, and so was my older one. I built up my older MTB with a bunch of gear, and they all ported over without issues. Then I just added more as I saw fit.
I got a confirmation that payment was on the way… Unfortunately, “all class members who made valid claims will receive a payment of $7.86”, which is hardly worth the time spent filling the application.
Like to bike? Your knees will thank you and you may live longer, too (www.npr.org)
New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging.
Self-hosted YouTube downloader?
Is there a self-hosted downloader that would automatically download liked videos or the ones added to a specific playlist?
Chipping sparrow chipping on my window well (lemmy.ca)
Refugee board orders deportation for trucker in horrific Humboldt Broncos crash (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s lawyer has said there are still numerous other legal procedures to come, and the deportation process could take months or years.
What pedals do you use? How do you like them?
Polyester bee? (lemmy.ca)
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Homelessness increased by 20 per cent despite $443 million Liberal plan: PBO (nationalpost.com)
Some websites are nearly impossible to use in FF due to slow performance
This has been bothering me long enough that I figured I’d check to see if anyone else is having the same issue, and more importantly, if there’s a fix....
Car Journeys Up In 2023 With Bus And Bicycle Journeys Down, Reports U.K. Department For Transport (www.forbes.com)
Feedback on hexclad cookware?
Hello, would anyone have experience with this brand?...
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Looking for advice on turning a mountain bike into a cargo bike
I’ve been riding the same Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo Mountain Bike since my uncle found it in a sandpit and gave it to me to ride while away on my first internship. It was in somewhat rough shape back then, and it’s kind of the bicycle of Thesius at this point as parts failed and I found ways to replace them....
You may be eligible for LifeLabs class-action lawsuit, but you need to apply soon (www.ctvnews.ca)