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  • What do you do to keep your bike safely locked up?

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  • I use a thick chain on my ebike. I forget if it's 11mm or 13mm. But it is thick AF. I also have a Ulock for extra protection. Your city might also use a locker program, which might be administered through something like Bikelink. If so, use it. The lockers are usually spread out in high foot traffic areas like transit hubs.

    If weight is a concern, I'd get a ulock like the Hiplok D1000. It's going to take thieves about 10 cutting wheels to get through.

  • Woman drinking from a community water pump, Chicago, USA, ~1899

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  • It would be gross, but the constant UV exposure would definitely help, at least during summer.

  • Steam Hardware Announcement - (This is wild)

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  • If it's a screen door problem, it means they had to cut costs somewhere. Adding in a battery, SoC, networking + wifi dongle isn't cheap at all. Adding tracking cameras isn't cheap either. Redesigning controllers and switching them to optical ain't cheap. And all that, coming in at less than an index system's launch price, with tariffs on top. I think that's just the price you pay for Questifying the index.

    Personally, I'm really bummed out that they added in a bunch of mobile crap that will swiftly become outdated within five years. The benefit of the Index was that, aside from hardware becoming worn down, all the processing was offloaded to the computer's GPU, so buying a new GPU could instantly raise the bar for graphics and framerate for years to come.

    Give me an Index 2 with high res screens that are stupidly high refresh rate, even higher resolution motion tracking, and optional wireless accessories.

  • How do you beat post-work floppiness?

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  • What if you just didn't go home at first? Hit a climbing gym with buddies, or buy an ebike and use that to commute home. Interrupting your normal schedule and psychologically making home only a place of rest might help you reset your life a bit.

    You don't have to spend money either. You could even just hit up a park, the library, or hang out with buddies. We tend to go swimming lots once standard time hits.

  • Steam Machine

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  • Thank you for your sacrifice. The same thing happens to me at my bus stop whenever I open my umbrella on a rainy day. The bus arrives as soon as I open it.

  • Honestly, the roads would probably be an improvement on some of the local ones...

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  • Some of their roads are still in use today. Others form the basis of major roads that have since been paved over. Wild.

  • Noodle delivery, Tokyo, Japan, 1935

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  • Bikes really haven't changed too much (visually) over the past century or so. It's a great design.

    Materials have changed. Shocks and brakes have gotten significantly better. Gearing, shifters, electric motors, and tires have improved. Even the geometry has improved significantly.

    ...but the fundamental designs have stayed the same. Contrast that to the first airplanes, things have changed a lot in that regard!

  • How do you build your snow forts?

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  • If you carve out a tunnel into the floor and have the entrance down a foot or two, the wind can't blow directly in, and the cold air will sink to fill the tunnel/entrance with your sleeping platform being quite warm.

  • Do air purifiers really reduce dust much?

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  • Anecdotally, yes. I was able to go from dusting my PC every 3-6mo to every year.

    The filters are completely fuzzy on the air filters every 6-12 mo. I still vacuum and dust, just way less frequently. I also don't wear shoes in the house.

    I run them 24/7 in my bedroom and office.

  • What's a video game that you just don't get the hype about?

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  • GTA. Games 3 and 4 were good, 5 was kinda fun, but I'm not really at all excited for the same formula over and over again. Even battlefield feels a bit samey. Only indie games are really taking risks these days. And some of them are fantastic.

  • These Are The Accessories You Actually Need For Your E-Bike - Jalopnik

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  • Aside from a helmet, lights, lock, and storage, I'd recommend a rearview mirror and riding gloves. It significantly improves your blindspots without you having to take your eyes off the road. The gloves can slightly help with the cold, but are primary in case you crash. Once you get in a crash where your gloves get torn up once, you realize how important they are. They also prevent sand/gravel from getting in your hands.

  • Most believable cartoon I've ever seen

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  • My uncle's dog actually fainted the first time he came back from deployment. He was a very sweet dog. Snuggly, quiet white lab who was dignified and looked like vaguely like a polar bear.

  • FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

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  • DHS has argued that agents still identify themselves while masked: “When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13, criminal rings, murderers, and rapists,” assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a September statement.

    If this were true, every judge, police officer and prosecutor would be dead. So no, they do not need to hide their faces. We all know why they are really hiding their faces.

    Release the files.

  • AMD clarifies that RDNA 1 and 2 will still get day zero game support and driver updates — discrete GPUs and handhelds will still work with future games

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  • That's a tough sell if you are trying to resell older components to subsidize new ones :/

  • AMD clarifies that RDNA 1 and 2 will still get day zero game support and driver updates — discrete GPUs and handhelds will still work with future games

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  • Hmm. That's worrying. I was probably going with AMD next to around, but them being semi-EOL'd after six years gives me pause. That would make my current GPU nearly be EOL.

    Sounds like they are backtracking based on "market needs" which sounds like "we'll support this until people get complacent" – not what I want to hear after spending $700+ on a component.

  • The number of e-bikes with USB-C charging has now doubled – to two

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  • It's keyed, so you can feel it even when not looking at it. But it's also large enough that you can find the plug easily (eg, in a dark garage)

  • Great tit

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  • They probably don't make great pets, but I want to pet one so bad :)

  • YSK tricks for one of the cheapest meals: beans and rice

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  • Also, for what it's worth, hot sauce also makes you feel way more full/less hungry. If you need an addition.

  • Good Halloween Games

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  • Inscryption, 100%. Such a good game. Tons of post game content, too.

  • The number of e-bikes with USB-C charging has now doubled – to two

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  • I think everything should just go to 3 pin XLR. Durable, future proof, only plugs in one way, repairable. It also doesn't seem to get clapped out from use.

  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    San Diego helps Calgary get a critical piece of pipe for their ruptured water main ❤️

    vxtwitter.com /cityofcalgary/status/1802432921049161970
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    The Magnet Fisherman’s Dilemma: What to Do With $70,000 Before It Disintegrates - The New York Times (Free article)

    archive.ph /1fMO0
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    In Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago, Now Rediscovered - The New York Times (Paywall removed)

    archive.ph /4DyNE
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    Little known US Cricket Team Wins Unlikely Match Against Pakistan

    www.nytimes.com /2024/06/07/sports/cricket/pakistan-cricket-fans-react.html
  • News @lemmy.world
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    If Elected, Donald Trump Would Face Few Hurdles to Prosecuting Rivals- The New York Times (Free Article)

    www.nytimes.com /2024/06/05/us/trump-retribution-justice.html
  • Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics. @slrpnk.net
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    The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Advanced Reconductoring Could be One Tool to Improve the Existing US Grid- The New York Times (Free Article)

    www.nytimes.com /2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html
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    Winter approaches! Here come the wolves (with snowy paws)

  • Chat @beehaw.org
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    Do you think PFAS will be the lead/asbestos of our generation?

    www.nytimes.com /2023/08/16/magazine/pfas-toxic-chemicals.html
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    Would you ever buy a house if you could get a really good deal on it, and it was right next to a lovely park and a trail, but a murder-suicide happened in it? (And it was cleaned and repaired)

  • Chat @beehaw.org
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    if you could go back in time and talk to your past self, what time would you go back to, and what would you say to them?