Good points, indeed
Maybe? But mouths heal so damn fast - and getting hot coffee on a wound sounds nasty
Oh, those were great
Possibly the void trilogy from peter f Hamilton.
Another one with different cultures is the expanse, by James s.a. Corey. This is more different around the belters and whatnot.
Dune and the freemen are amazing. Some of the earlier parts (this is a massive topic!) are really different, with the bene Gesserit and fremen, tleilaxu gholas, etc
Certainly the culture, with it's post-scarcity absence of an economy stands out. I have read any from le guin, yet.
Well, there was that time they included a rootkit in their audio CDs (this went on for a couple of years. Wikipedia)
Really? Wow...
This might be the best format for delivering dad jokes that I can think of (an not a trekkie)
What is this? NCD?
I'm just teasing, you are being fair... Did they really expect 3 muppets to clean up faster than they could breed?
This is exactly the kind of silly shit I come here for. Bravo!
Holy shit, you're a madman
I'm confused! Doesn't urchin really relate to children?
Is that a colloquialism or more English-on-drugs?
Needs more Saddam Hussein, plz
The demo scene was always technically amazing
Riding into work yesterday, somehow while upshifting my chain slipped off the smallest cog onto the frame and hopped off the jockey wheel in the derailleur - all very drastic, but it suggests to me the derailleur twisted?
Historically getting down out of the 9th or 10th gear would need 'a little extra thumb' past the shifters click, that now seems to be the case for the top few gears - but the rest of the 11 speed cluster works great still
Does this sound more like I've worn the cogs somehow or twisted / bent the derailleur?
If it was bent, I thought it would affect all shifting...
It's a shimano HG 11 speed with their reasonably recent chain that's supposed to be really long lasting (possibly intended for e bikes? Mines an old analog, mojo geometron)
I should really double check what the parts are (being a Muppet), and get a photo of the alignment, but I'd love to be able to something on my own before wheeling it into the LBS
This is a phenomenal (but short) album, has anyone got other equivalent they're sleeping on?
It's very proggy, which I love, but also very heavy. Super-tasteful use (sparse!) of blast beats, etc
Dunno why, it just seemed funny
The sector regulator has applied to the Gambling Commission to suspend SkyCity's operator's licence for alleged breaches of host responsibility rules.
I'm delighted about the chance of this even happening. I'm under no illusions, however after the abortive duopoly review of our supermarkets. But this isn't comcom and had a clearer harm to the community, so maybe it'll happen?
God, I'd love to see it revoked entirely, but maybe there'll be some clearer oversight...
> The company said it had invested significantly in systems to maintain the highest standards of host responsibility best practice, and prioritised minimising the impacts associated with problem gambling.
As. If.
The plug has been pulled on a $500 million development at the former Air Force base at Shelly Bay.
With Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh buying the land, that seems like a surprisingly agreeable outcome...
Thoughts?
So I've got some rusty old floor screws that I can't loosen with a Phillips head (they're old, so I'm betting it's not posidrv). The notches are all rusted and it hardly bites at all.
If I drill them out, I know I'm in for a hard time but am I better off going for a really fast rotation or slower?
And should I start with a narrow drill bit and work my way up (historically I've broken a few doing this in the past) or just begin at the intended diameter?
Yes, in fact I do work with computers - isn't it obvious?
I've hidden this 'cos it's a dupe and the other has more accurate conversation
Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!
Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.
So how’s it going?
I'm curious what other folks are doing pressure-wise.
I'm fairly lightweight (70kg, possibly after lunch? With back pack and water, who knows? I usually carry extra tools, etc...), and run 2.6" 27.5/650b tires.
Rear is around 20psi, but it's tubeless so I generally catch it once it's slipped down to 15 or 17 after a few weeks :). I've just realized I'm not even sure what the tire is, but it's a maxxis brand, so probably actually 2.4" wide compared to most other companies - not much clearance on my Intense Recluse
My front is usually about 18psi, on a specialized 2.6" somethingorother (pretty sure it's not a butcher)
So, I spent most of the day troubleshooting a website that drastically slows down when 'a browser looks at it funny'...
Usually it behaves fine - it's not the volume of requests, my teammates think it's something about the kind of requests. But they're struggling to get the logging properly configured.
I'm an EUC engineer (p.o.s. website requires IE11 and ActiveX controls - yay healthcare!), so mostly helping on the sidelines, but I'm looking for some 'supportive' suggestions...