Nice, but for 160 bucks, it needs to be able to stow ebikes, too. I don't want to rebuy for future bikes.
Is tildes still around? I haven't heard from it since the blackout.
We had great heat pumps in Montana already. And if it gets insanely (-38f) cold, there's a resistive fallback mode. But I'd wager most places aren't gonna get to 38 below.
Under 20k would be very appealing, tbh.
Both of these broke my brain.
If Margaritas are gay, who wants to be straight?
Seriously. If I was a girl, there's no way I'd want to fuck someone with a filthy asshole, especially on my sheets. Skidmarks on the sheets and smelling like old shit is gross.
Wash your ass and groin with soap and water just like you do your armpits and feet.
My unasked for advice? Keep your butthole hair trimmed or shaved. Makes it much easier to keep clean, and it takes two seconds in the shower.
Depends on the bar, but gay bars can actually be pretty chill. Everyone there was really nice and the atmosphere is fun.
The first time we went in, we were super awkward, and a nice older guy saw us standing in the doorway and kinda scooped us up and showed us around the place (coat check, pool/games area, etc). It gave us the warm fuzzies. :)
Both my SO and I aren't straight, but people are pretty respectful and nice at that bar, and I wouldn't feel unwelcome even if I was batting for the other team.
Usually, capital flight from political or physical violence causes societal collapse. Yemen, Sudan, and North Korea are all examples of this. Russia got hollowed out when the war began and most young people with talent left to pursue a better life elsewhere.
You end up with people that either fomented the problem, or anyone else that can't leave. And it's rare to have people move back or reinvest in the region, which is risky. States have a lot to lose when you do stuff like ban abortion or queer people. People won't move their families if there is risk of them getting hurt or sick.
I agree. Most people kinda look similar. And you kinda tune it all out anyways once it becomes mundane.
Honestly, I fucking hate parking apps. You always gotta download a new one, you gotta create an account, verify it, type in your credit card by hand, search for the stall ID number, then the app errors out and tells you that they encountered an error.
So then I just uninstall the app and hope I don't get a ticket for a 15 minute errand.
Back in the day, I loved stuffing a $5 bill in the parking meter cash box and then not having to worry about it for a few hours.
I think Basil is a really cute name, but I think my SO will say no. The opposite where there are five Sams, three Sara(h)s, and two Maxes (M&F) in a class of 30 is annoying though.
Plus, there's a real community aspect, which is nice.
Trump needs to wash his hands before manhandling the meals, lol.
Damn, listeria meat, listeria waffles, ecoli at McDonald's....we need tighter food regulations. This is getting insane.
Occam's razor suggests it would have already happened had that been the case. When the chips were down, Jan 6th happened and Trump was still in office despite government buildings being seized and civil servants were threatened or even killed. If there was going to be something like that, it would have been on Jan 6th while the president was watching from the White House.
I think it would be very wise to just vote for the normal person so we don't even have to entertain the possibility of an authoritarian government and a resulting civil war. Once we are no longer a democracy, or are a managed democracy like Russia, it will be extremely difficult to unring that bell.
More games and a Matrix-esque visual file manager where you could walk through various libraries of documents, files, videos or pictures in 3D space, or proportional size like WinDirStat would be cool.
The lack of good games has really made VR hard to enjoy. I have five good evergreen titles and not much else.
Signs point to e-bike maker Juiced Bikes going out of business
An early pioneer in the North American electric bicycle market, Juiced Bikes appears to be in collapse. According to many...
:(
Clear coolant suggestions for a watercooled PC?
Hello! I've had a watercooled PC for a number of years, but more recently it's been difficult to find EKWB Cryofluid Clear at reasonable prices. I'm thinking of switching to something like Mayhem's x1 coolant, or Alphacool's eiswater.
Any suggestions? Will it matter that some old fluid might still be trapped in a rad even after a flush? I'm hoping to not do a full teardown.
I'm thinking about going with this:
https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/watercooling-fluids/watercooling-fluids-additives/mayhems-x1-coolant-1-liter-clear-mx1c1l.html
Michigan Reveals Winning ‘I Voted’ Sticker Design Following Competition (A werewolf sticker!)- The New York Times (free article)
A contest for the state’s next “I Voted” sticker yielded several winning designs, but a seventh grader’s stood out from the rest.
A 12 year old submitter her design and overwhelmingly won the competition. The stickers should be coming out this election, see if you can snag one if you live there!
Hand recount in primary race for commissioner of public lands ends. Upthegrove (D) wins primary bid by 54 votes
Please vote in the general election this fall! 54 people in the state determined the outcome of the primary!
This is the person who controls all five million acres of public lands and forest fire management.
Parisians Are Choosing Bikes Over Cars. Will New Yorkers Do That, Too? - The New York Times (free article)
The transformation of cycling access in Paris over the past few years may have lessons for New York and its car-clogged streets.
Salivating for mid-block crosswalks, more armored bike lanes, daylit intersections, and more on the west coast, too.
U.S. Plans to Accuse RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents - The New York Times (Free Article)
The Justice Department is set to file an antitrust suit against the real estate company RealPage alleging illegal price-fixing facilitated by algorithms.
RealPage, maker of YieldStar, is almost singlehandedly the ones causing rent to skyrocket across much of the United States.
>One of the algorithm’s developers told ProPublica that leasing agents had “too much empathy” compared to computer generated pricing.
You can learn more about them here and why this antitrust case is so important:
https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next? - The New York Times
The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual populations. Sweden reported the first case outside Africa.
Perhaps not too surprising to us, but researchers are discovering just how great undersea grasses are at filtering out pollutants. Sounds like planted aquariums are the way to go!
Climate change has taken a devastating toll on eelgrass, a kind of seagrass, in some areas of the Salish Sea. Declines of 90% and more have been documented in the San Juan Islands because of a wasting disease.
Seattle adds speed humps to Alki in bid to stop speeding and street racing
The many thousands of drivers who love the view along the West Seattle roadway are likely noticing some bumps in the road. The humps and cushions are meant to encourage a calmer street.
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure - The New York Times (free article)
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions.
I love stories like these: scientists and the NIH working to create a cure for an unprofitable disease, just because it would make the world a better place. And in the interim, making new discoveries that might potentially benefit society at large.
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
Perhaps we shouldn't start deep sea mining yet.
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
How do you deal with hair algae?
I've been fighting it for awhile. Various nutrient levels, light levels, etc. Considering getting a nerite snail, but heard they can be a bit of an escape artist. Any tips?
Salmonella Sickened 171, the Biggest Outbreak From Raw Milk in Years - The New York Times (Free article)
Experts say the number of people affected in the outbreak, linked to Raw Farm milk, could be far higher.
Column: Good news for 100% clean energy. Deep Geothermal has finally arrived
Superhot underground rocks can supply 24/7 clean power, combating the climate crisis.
There are geothermal solutions for geothermal features near the surface already. This article is about advances in deep geothermal solutions: 15,000+ feet of pipe, deep into the earth. Utilizing the falling cost of horizontal drilling equipment from the fracking industry, there are now solutions to drill 10,000 feet down, and 5,000 feet sideways to improve the likelihood of running into superheated rock. Currently, drilling will be limited to geothermally gifted areas of America, but may be able to expand to less fortunate areas as the technology improves and gets even less expensive.
Miserable, Aggressive, Dull- How Heat Affects the Brain - The New York Times (Free article)
High temperatures can make us miserable. Research shows they also make us aggressive, impulsive and dumb.
Looks like critical thinking deteriorates above 72f/22c. Crime swings higher. Lowering your core temperature seems to help, even if you live in a climate with unavoidable heat.
San Diego helps Calgary get a critical piece of pipe for their ruptured water main ❤️
For context, a water main blew, and the city of Calgary has been under strict water rationing for the past handful of days. The new pipe should arrive later this week from California :)
https://www.calgary.ca/emergencies/critical-water-main-break-june-2024.html?redirect=/16avewatermain
The Magnet Fisherman’s Dilemma: What to Do With $70,000 Before It Disintegrates - The New York Times (Free article)
It's pretty cool that the government has a department that can delicately extract damaged money and return new bills to people. I wish this article went into the process of how they do it!
In Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago, Now Rediscovered - The New York Times (Paywall removed)
They found a plant thought to be exinct in the area, and got super excited when they found it. Seeds have been forwarded to a seed bank. The article is worth a read and is fairly short :)