@tk i can think of a lot of 29x2.4” setups that might feel good with an alternative 750d narrower tire option, but anyone proposing a new size and marketing it in french traditional sizes should [redacted]
@pluralistic sony has unfortunately stopped making most of their non-android walkman lineup. i use an NW-A55 and it’s quite nice except that it doesn’t separate my podcasts from my music. takes an sd card and has bluetooth in either direction. the android ones might be an option, but starting at $350 new is maybe less appealing than finding an older device on ebay.
“[…]Some folks are gonna accuse me of getting political. But math is not political, math is math. And as heartless as it sounds, the math says that our standard of living in the western world is enabled by unfettered access to cheap overseas labor” -Linus Tech Tips
There should be mental health intervention for anyone who purchases a roadside letterboard for personal use. Saw one stating proudly that they had canceled their local newspaper subscription, followed by “go woke go broke”
the thing about taking a large car loan is that it is almost universally a bad idea. I traded a WRX that i suspected was going to give me problems, got fully $2k over blue book, thru a weird twist also got $1200 extra from a body shop that was paid to fix some damage that hadn’t gotten done yet, bought when used cars were expensive and new was cheap but right before rates went up, and i still think it was probably a poor choice to buy a (very reasonably priced) new car.
are there any journalists who are attending today’s state department briefing on this truck stop website? I’d like State to clarify a little on this section of the Report on Human Rights Practices. Did they do an investigation on the death of Issam Abdallah of @Reuters?