Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Got a new kettle today, nice stainless steel number

My old one was remaining on and boiling even when the switch and light was off.. weird like a ghost in the kettle..

What do ya'll down under there consider a "kettle" ..... ??



humfrz

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by humfrz

If you don't ride a bike on a regular basis ...... you may wish to re-think that plan. First off, it will take your ass bone several weeks to get used to it. Secondly, your legs may not be up to it. Lastly, you may think people in vehicles don't see you ..... in your car ...... on a bike ......


humfrz

True that. I do leg day at the gym though and I definitely do not look like I have chicken legs

There was advice out there to ramp up by doing once a week, then twice a week, and so on. Might try it out this weekend since I have nothing else to do but final touches on the road trip plan.

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Way too many stupid drivers here in Seattle who cannot drive at all. Doesn't matter what weather conditions are like, there's always an accident or 10 every day.

If there happens to be an accident to or from work, commute by car will most likely approach 2 hours.

Some of the reasons I sold my motorcycle when I got to Vegas were the stupid, oblivious, and drunk drivers. Something like 1 in 4 drivers on the road at any given day and time in LV are drunk. Nights and weekends are higher. If Seattle drivers are really that bad and you're on a bicycle, then the accident causing that two hour traffic jam might involve you.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Okay not sure about this one lol! Had too many close calls over the years while on my bike. The last time I braked so hard cuz some bitch decided to turn right in front of me while I was crossing the intersection, I managed to lockup both wheels; just bought new brakes for it like the week before lmao!

Speaking of bikes I think it's hilarious how we used to want more narrow tires for speed and lightweight, while it's totally opposite in the car world.

Yep, I found out the hard way, back at the OSU campus, that the lip for the old trolley rails, still imbedded in the streets, just fit the front wheel of my 10 speed bike ..... fit, like in a vice. ....... yep, I crashed ......


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

True that. I do leg day at the gym though and I definitely do not look like I have chicken legs

There was advice out there to ramp up by doing once a week, then twice a week, and so on. Might try it out this weekend since I have nothing else to do but final touches on the road trip plan.

Yep, ramping up is a good idea. But, I wouldn't start it before your road trip ..... why? ...... cause, you don't want to start a road, with a sore tail bone, sore legs and your body all skinned up ......


humfrz

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by humfrz

What do ya'll down under there consider a "kettle" ..... ??



humfrz

A new fangled electric device that boils water for coffee, tea etc..

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by cjd

Every time you visit a website you compile code. And very few of the guys shipping that code to you know how to write it, so it's slow as heck... gotta get more processing power just to keep the interwebs moving along!

Originally Posted by p1l0t

Well this is true...

No, not really. What goes on in a browser is parsing and interpreting as opposed to compiling.

Originally Posted by p1l0t

Most of what I write is so small it takes seconds but I started writing Android apps to test on my phone and now there is all this other stuff... I mean it's convienyant because it's already written but it can get big fast.

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Ok, cool! Writing Android apps is fun!
I took your initial post too literally and was wondering if you were compiling Linux kernels, that really can take hours.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by humfrz

sore tail bone

Reminds me of this ad.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIl5RxhLZ5U"]Lance Armstrong Nike Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

[krayzie]

BTW the first 2 mins is hilarious LMFAO!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEfSdPz1WtA"]Joe Rogan Experience #737 - Lance Armstrong - YouTube[/ame]

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wow. How does that work? Even if it's not registered? They take your title?

No if it's not registered they don't know.

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[p1l0t]

I love riding my bicycle. When my full time job was at my father's shop 9.5mi from the house I would commute by bicycle jist for the fun/excercise when it was definitely not going to rain. It took me about 45 mintues (or 35 if I pushed myself). By car it was 15-20minutes in the morning with not too much traffic but nearly 40 coming home during rush hour. So the trip home the bicycle was possibly faster if I could average like 15mph. (I ride a 29er and I'm no athlete so that was hard work though). Now I commute 38min in no traffic and up to an hour in rush hour just to get to the first airport so the car is necessary unless I ride to the airport closer to me (4.5mi away) and then take a small airplane over haha. It takes like 20min to preflight an airplane though so no really time savings.

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[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

Some of the reasons I sold my motorcycle when I got to Vegas were the stupid, oblivious, and drunk drivers. Something like 1 in 4 drivers on the road at any given day and time in LV are drunk. Nights and weekends are higher. If Seattle drivers are really that bad and you're on a bicycle, then the accident causing that two hour traffic jam might involve you.

I'm probably exaggerating just a bit, watching dashcam vids from other cities (and countries!) and those zombies make Seattle zombies look like professional drivers!

Luckily, the route to new job has dedicated bike trails according to google maps. That keeps the bicyclists off the narrow roads away from vehicles. I won't be brave enough to ride in traffic alongside cars anyhow. I think it's illegal to ride on sidewalks but cops have better things to deal with.

[cjd]

You guys make me laugh. I already walk/transit everything but autocross events, road trips, and trips to the lumber yard. And I can't haul sheet goods no matter what... So I may as well not have a car. I could bike if it doesn't destroy my back. Oh, I can't haul my kayaks either... So the car really is just a huge expense for fun. I may just be burned out, 3 days of racing this and next weekend coming up, and I haven't had a weekend off since early April (one was a road trip not an event)

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

No, not really. What goes on in a browser is parsing and interpreting as opposed to compiling.

JavaScript is compiled to bytecode at interpretation in modern JS engines, and optimized further as it runs. It's definitely not a traditional compiled language, but it is no longer purely interpreted either. I tripped over some bugs in V8 that led me to some talks on the JIT compiler not long ago. Previously I, also thought it was just an interpreted language.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by cjd

You guys make me laugh. I already walk/transit everything but autocross events, road trips, and trips to the lumber yard. And I can't haul sheet goods no matter what... So I may as well not have a car. I could bike if it doesn't destroy my back. Oh, I can't haul my kayaks either... So the car really is just a huge expense for fun. I may just be burned out, 3 days of racing this and next weekend coming up, and I haven't had a weekend off since early April (one was a road trip not an event).

Public transit ain't bad. Just gotta make sure your city has a decent system. Looking forward to moving to Toronto in August for that reason. Just don't want to always park the car, but at the same time it makes almost zero sense to drive most places, other than the grocery store.

Wonder when Amazon is going to start doing groceries in Canada. Cant wait for that level.of convenience.