harrys_balzac

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[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I bought a dual ABS Honda Grom just over a year ago and I ride it just about daily except for heavy rain and snow deeper than a couple of centimeters - unless the roads have been plowed.

I commute about double that distance and depending on which way I go, the fastest I need to go is about 85-90 km/h, which is near the maximum.

I installed a brighter tail light and added extra lights around the bike that all turn red when I brake. I work until 2am and I want the extra visibility on the ride home.

Many drivers are idiots so my head is always moving to see what's going on around me.

When I was studying to a commercial driving license, the instructor told us that the key to defensive driving is to assume that everyone else on the road is going to the dumbest thing at the worst possible moment.

That bit of instruction has kept me out of several accidents.

Buy good gear and get a bike that's fun. For me, that bike was the Grom. Quick acceleration and stopping, agile, great on fuel, and just fun.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It'd probably help if Red Bull could build a car that doesn't take superhuman skills to drive.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For me, it's become like the Madden series. That is, it's just not fun anymore. It looks and sounds great but that is it.

Especially compared to Forza Horizon. Forza Horizon 3 and 5 are just fun to play and feel more interactive.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's been proven that most of the time, whoever spends the most wins.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Most organized religions don't cultivate empathy, especially the ones considered Abrahamic. It probably inhibits it.

It's all about their gods saying "do these things and you won't suffer at my hands." Followers don't get to think about whether something is correct or the right thing to do. They're too busy thinking about if it's going to count as a sin.

Having lived in Utah for way too long, I have seen this among the Mor[m]ons. They'll do "good works" but it's very impersonal most of the time.

It's about grinding the maximum blessings with the least amount of effort. That doesn't lend itself to empathy.

Especially with the whole temple thing. Spend a couple of hours cosplaying as an avatar for a dead person and still get all the blessings as if you helped a living person in a tight spot.

There's a lot of places (outside of US) that won't certify it as a road vehicle so the data is going to be skewed towards places with shitty safety regulations.

Today's video is brought to you by the fine folks at the Kandahar Cultural Center. Featuring daily stonings and a kid's corner where they can deface replicas of local Buddhist artwork.

Damn. Maybe I am AI.

I saw one of my coworkers looking just like this while pulling out of work today.

The company I work for uses ADP and it rarely gets the amount of PTO I have correct. I wouldn't trust anything they report.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Still more effective than thots and prayers. That's how our governor here in Utah is addressing the drought.

It'd probably be better if it was the Viet Cong and not Venture Capitalists.

 

I renamed one of my partitions and now Mint won't boot up. I go into recovery mode, run a file check and get the following:

Any help would be appreciated.

TIA!

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I need to send a sensitive email anonymously to a VP at work. I was given information I should not have but it's important to get it to this person. I don't have much trust in local management to address the situation. I also need to protect myself because I won't be ready to leave this job for a few more months.

Any recommendations? It can be a simple one and done or one that's good for a limited time/number of emails.

TIA!

EDIT: I appreciate the recommendations! I will start checking them shortly. I'm hoping we can fix the situation locally but knowing that you recommended these helps me feel better about going this route if it becomes necessary.

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EDIT: Thank you for all the comments and suggestions! I'm sorry I can't reply to everything but I have a list now of hardware to look at. I appreciate that everyone has been so helpful! I'll post an update once I buy one and get it going.

I've been running a Plex server for music off my gaming laptop for a few months and (I think) I'm ready to take it further - that is, I'd like to have the server running on its own hardware.

At this point, I'd just be running a music server, but I know I'll want to add more services.

The first would be something like Google Drive - I'm working with a couple of other people on business plans and I'd love to self-host our files and the software (like LibreOffice) to edit them.

I'm comfortable with the software side and I'm finding lots of options, especially in this community.

The hardware side... I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by all the options and I don't know enough to judge the search results.

Any recommendations for hardware or links to guides would be appreciated.

 

Is there a way to download or otherwise use Brainscape flashcards without paying (imo) high subscription prices for their "brain science"?

I'm going to see what I can do on my own but I'm low skill so any help would be appreciated.

TIA!

 

I bought a pair of hypoallergenic pillows a couple of weeks ago and immediately started having a reaction to them. I washed them and no change.

I looked at what they're made from and I think it might be the Lyocell Tencel in the cover - made from eucalyptus trees.

Everything else about them is the same - afaik - as my other pillows.

Anyone else experience this or know anything about it?

 

I've been lurking here for a while, trying to learn and set up my own stuff. I'm starting off with music. I have a few thousand files in different formats and plenty of duplicates.

I already have an Emby server set up and it works very well.

However, is there a music manager that will help me find and eliminate duplicates?

I'm using Linux Mint and I'm still figuring out how to set up the various users and groups so that the software can access where my music is stored.

I'm thinking Lidarr but - as mentioned - something about setting up users and a media group and doing the permissions is not clicking.

For Emby to work, I've made the music directory a shared location and opened guest access.

Any pointers to step by step guides on any of this would be very helpful as well.

 

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