u/spez is a complete and utter piece of shit

I don't use Uber because it is cheaper, I use it because I know the fare ahead of time, I don't need to dial a dozen different cab companies, and the vehicles are generally nicer. I don't use streaming because it is cheaper, I use it because I don't need to worry about time shifting, and can access much higher quality content than on cable. As for the cloud? You can pry my big iron from my cold, dead hands.

I'm with you. I'm so completely and utterly over working in IT. The industry used to be full of companies founded by people who loved tech, and were staffed by kids who grew up on Lego and Logo. Today these same businesses are owned by investors who don't know the first thing about technology, and staffed by grown up kids who were told by their guidance counselor that IT was a high paying field. Nobody knows their ass from a hole in the ground anymore, and getting anyone remotely competent on the phone is like pulling teeth. If I could bail on this industry tomorrow and build picnic tables I'd never look back.

I've been a Linux user since installing Slackware from floppy discs. These days I run Mint on my desktop/laptop and Ubuntu on servers. Does this make me weak?

Hikvision also has some serious baggage from the Chinese govt. Hanwha is really good stuff, South Korean, a spin off from Samsung.

Wow, a completely sensible and rational take on the issue.

Whatever you do, test the finish first. If you can remove the piece and do a test on the bottom, do it before you commit to the entire piece.

I'd probably do what you said, maybe use some sanding sealer first, and then stain and wipe on poly. I've had great success mixing poly and oil based stain 50:50 to make a wipe on finish.

As someone who lives in a country that formerly had a nationalized phone company in the internet age, and currently has a nationalized power company and airline. Dear God fuck no!

I find that installing things from repos you typically get something far more up to date with Ubuntu than Debian.

Lemmy is hilarious right now. You managed to respond before my post even completed submitting for me.

This. So much this. I own a compact pickup truck, and a few SUVs, and really wish I could have station wagons instead, but the used market is the used market, there really isn't anything available.

And the Hilux isn't available in the US. I use one as my daily driver. Seats four, has a useable bed, hauls anything I throw at it, gets car MPGs, and is narrower than a Camry. It is as much pickup truck as pretty much anyone really needs.

Apparently these have been around for a long time, just got noticed when people heard Spez had been taking advice from Elon.

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/testing-communities

This. Audi is the new BMW.

I'm going for the "Meh, good enough" award.

I really do want to balance them, just didn't have an easy way today. If there was a shop available to mount and balance, I'd absolutely have taken it there. The weights are opposite the valve stem, so I'm hoping that I get lucky, we'll see.

Yeah, putting on the Road 5s, Revzilla had them for a good bit less than the Road 6.

Haven't balanced them. They are Michelins, which claim to not need balancing, or at least don't have a heavy spot. I had planned to rig up a basic rig, I do have a pack of stick on weights, but ran out of time and had to get the bike back together. If I notice any weirdness after doing the rear tomorrow I'll need to figure something out. There are no shops available locally who can balance them.

I like to lay them out on paper towel or newspaper and salt them. Let it draw out a bunch of moisture, then I put them on a sheet pan in the oven until crispy.

Thanks, I guess I missed that when I read through. Good information!

Interesting. Based on the amount of force required to pop them apart, I think I'd have ended up with the uppers firing themselves through the wall. Bike is a Honda CB500F. The area where the snap ring and seal sits was corroded and rusty, effectively locking in the seals.