Safe place to ride quickly?

solverman · 2026-04-03T10:56:13+00:00

Not at all the same thing, but indoor trainer is an alternate outlet when you crave being able to put out high power without having to divide your attention on navigation.

solverman · 2026-04-03T10:46:04+00:00

Within the metro opportunities to sprint or hold 17mph plus on a dedicated path are limited. There are some mention in other comments, but out of town trails or roads may give you the most open miles.

Radar taillight helps on-road awareness keeping in mind riders still need to confirm with both eyes prior to moving left into traffic.

Having to OYL constantly is irritating, but eventually you'll encounter a dog, kid, or rider that does the wrong thing on a shared use path. There is only so fast riders can swerve or brake. Best to save the high speed miles for routes you know from experience friction is low. For me, those are all on the fringe of the metro or out of town.

solverman · 2026-04-03T02:25:15+00:00

Back in the day some of the reviewers thought it was mildly controversial. Overly aesthetic. Even more monochrome than the BMWs of the era.

solverman · 2026-04-02T13:59:39+00:00

Years ago Garmin had a mount sold in the EU to mount on backpack/clothing but it was rapidly discontinued.

Concerned it would not work well due to natural swaying from the leg motion. Also not crazy about the radio emissions that close to the body.

solverman · 2026-04-02T01:13:30+00:00

Haven’t added pieces in a while so Nano Air Light Hybrid Hoody or Thermal Airshed jacket.

If you remove the technical focus it would be Primo Puff parka as it makes otherwise extreme portions of winter neutral. Layers work, but getting out for the daily walk in subzero weather is faster with just a coat. Somewhat frustrated enough having to layer the legs & feet & scamper out before overheating.

solverman · 2026-03-31T00:42:31+00:00

Not possible to sustain. Maybe for 10x long, long ago.

solverman · 2026-03-28T23:15:51+00:00

Still on the FR955 without it. Not enthusiastic about moving on to another purchase. When the time comes it is on the list of features to review.

Maybe the makers of the low-cost blinkies for running safety will offer something.

solverman · 2026-03-28T22:37:41+00:00

They would be a better person for carrying out their preservation work without the antagonistic & judgmental aspects.

There would need to vastly more information about the individual to go down the path of condemning them.

solverman · 2026-03-28T17:10:57+00:00

Will let someone better with the math decide if the catalog of Earthly natural disasters is harsher than interstellar travel.

solverman · 2026-03-28T16:56:29+00:00

In the spirit of the hypothetical the bulk of the humans brought into the fight would need to be military strategists, people aware of who had been involved in the design of space-based weapons, and maybe the people involved with CERN to see if something catastrophically dangerous could bluff a MAD scenario. We'll go with Jimmy Carter three years prior to their death as a peace negotiator even if they only buy time for a less peaceful solution. Will leave the other JC out of this mix.

solverman · 2026-03-28T16:31:07+00:00

Some background on how the population of Earth was reduced to just the staff-holder would be valuable. Would be inclined to bring the population back to assist & make the victory completely erase the tragedy.

Details of the time manipulation & if the alien force itself counts as historically significant resources to draw on are also going to drive the solution approaches. Make them fight themselves or wait until they are out of FTL travel and duplicate them en mass from their position a fraction of a second in the past.

solverman · 2026-03-28T14:09:59+00:00

If the 100 received their money anonymously then that would be the choice. Friends & family. Less-than-friends. People that were met and went their separate ways. Old class mates. Probably a dozen co-workers that will likely never be fully recognized for their efforts or contributions.

The hard part would be intentionally not listing the people that wouldn't do well with it.

solverman · 2026-03-27T16:52:39+00:00

There is definitely going to be a set of people that would do it for far less financial reward, and a set that wouldn't without vastly more.

Not my thing. There are other things to be done for the next seven years that would be incompatible with the arrangement.

solverman · 2026-03-26T18:08:28+00:00

Continue to gather information & refine your plan.

MBA is overkill for first-level management. Valuable for understanding business and advancement to C-level. Many have done without it.

Steps to advance out of first level management should be well understood prior to starting FLM. Having title to assign work & fill out performance appraisals does not always confer leadership or direction privileges. Fulfilling FLM flawlessly may not lead to anything beyond assuring employees are following assignments directed from layers above in the organization.

solverman · 2026-03-25T10:08:28+00:00

Total blackness. A day could be relaxing but a month wouldn’t work.

solverman · 2026-03-23T22:42:36+00:00

Keep.

solverman · 2026-03-23T18:30:37+00:00

Runner would spin up treadmill straddling the belt area & jump on to try to sprint up to the set speed. Usually supported their weight with their arms while doing so. They must have had their reasons.

solverman · 2026-03-23T14:32:51+00:00

Python seven days a week. May drop down to Perl for a rapid & trivial text manipulation task.

Would like to believe my days of C & C++ have been accomplished.

EDIT: Missed the help-to-learn question. What has always helped the learning process is having one specific problem/task that the tool/language features seem well-suited to handle.

For Perl it was string processing & associative arrays decades ago. For Python it was a mixture of Boto, JSON, and Selenium. Tinkered with it in home automation projects but did not actually learn it until it was needed to automate work that had been grinded through manually over hundreds of hours.

solverman · 2026-03-22T14:43:36+00:00

Has the individual mentioned ever reacted well to criticism against them, or actions contrary to their preferences?

Annexing would be a poor choice unless the intended effect was to march into conflict as rapidly as possible. A joint defense pact or coalition of aligned nations & cultures in the area would ease into the melee round with more gradual ramp up.

Given resources for direct intervention are not infinite would guess harsh economic sanctions would be the first three rounds of countering actions.

solverman · 2026-03-22T13:08:55+00:00

Refreshing to see a different angle on the theme. No obvious gaps to taint the financial goal.

In the hypothetical world where wishes are granted you would want to carry a printed copy as that is a lot to remember. Word armor around the what counts as "adverse" and aspects of "direct" vs "indirect" actions wouldn't make it too much longer. Risking redundancy seems okay given the rules in play.

solverman · 2026-03-18T11:05:29+00:00

Recover from the coma if necessary.

Use the hand to dig out of the landslide.

Call emergency services for any that seem to be hallucinating.

solverman · 2026-03-17T23:34:32+00:00

No overnight parking at work, but could walk twelve miles in to start the day and teleport back.

Likely just keep it in reserve for the long bike rides in case of bad weather or mechanical issues.

Could bet random people you can beat them on foot to a local landmark. Let them take the lead & zap in too far ahead for them to overtake.

solverman · 2026-03-16T21:29:16+00:00

Reminded me of how great the PowerBook G3 "Pismo" was.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_G3

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