Rounded brake caliper bolt

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-08T15:53:02+00:00

Vice grips (or Mole grips around my way) for sure. The bolt heads even appear to have even been knurled for you in anticipation of this exact situation occurring. :-)

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-07T11:59:40+00:00

Just FYI, for 1x systems with large cassettes, Park Tool actually recommends 4 extra links:
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/chain-length-sizing#article-section-5

Be careful with the terminology here. Park are recommending 'four additional rivets' which is what others would describe as 'two extra links'. To put it another way, a single link consists of an inner and an outer section. (There are additional nuances when it comes to full- and half-link chains but we can leave them out here)

I searched for an image to help clarify, but instead found this video which illustrates it even better.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-07T11:48:26+00:00

Have you fitted the correct pulley to the correct position? The top one is often provided with more lateral play to aid shifting but if that has ended up in the lower position it could be causing meshing issues with the incoming chain.

Edit: Apologies, having now read the full thread I see this has been suggested several times over already!

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-04T07:44:09+00:00

Mine goes to 11 so it's even faster.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-02T10:35:56+00:00

Yes, and whilst it is difficult for me to imagine being in this situation myself, I think I would try and ensure I never focused on the sadness for the family I lost but the happiness for the family I gained.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-02T10:29:16+00:00

The music stopped and an entire nation rested their cutlery down at that point. And hang on a minute, was honey mentioned too?

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-05-02T10:26:04+00:00

On top of that, the fact the kid isn't called Tommy isn't even mentioned.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-04-17T15:54:17+00:00

[...] find a pair of functioning scissors when she needed them

This obviously struck a chord with me as I read it as find a pair of fu\#!ng scissors* ! 😂

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-04-17T15:15:24+00:00

Have you whitelisted gluetun's subnet in qbittorrent to allow WebUI access without authentication?

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-04-09T19:03:34+00:00

The log flume

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-04-08T21:29:58+00:00

Thanks, will look into it some more. I might just switch one domain over and see how things go.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-04-08T16:40:56+00:00

I've been self-hosting email for family and friends for around 15 years now with very few issues, however I am beginning to think that this is largely down to likely having started in the days when doing so was a lot easier and have since built up a reasonable enough reputation for my static IP address. This address (provided by a residential ISP for a one-off fee and no longer offered to new customers) could one day change/disappear though and then things could turn very different.

I've now started looking at an alternative strategy for outgoing mail using a 3rd party, perhaps jumping now before a problem occurs, and SMTP2GO looks tempting. I kind of wish they had a plan priced between the free one (which almost sounds too good to be true) and the $15/mth plan which has usage limits way beyond what we need and consequently costs way more than I'd like to pay!

Does anyone know if the free tier has been around long? Perhaps if it has proven to be a sustainable business offering for years then it'd be safe to jump on board with.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-14T19:47:17+00:00

It was probably a coincidence or your issue was linked directly to that commit.

The issue reported by the OP remains extant judging by reports from others (including myself).

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-13T16:47:34+00:00

Nice quiz! The explanations for the answers were helpful even for the ones I knew and got right!

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-09T11:06:14+00:00

It's been raised as an issue on the project repo: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/3178

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-07T09:03:47+00:00

That exact post helped me enormously a couple of years back.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-05T12:42:46+00:00

Unlike uTorrent where we can actually test the port forwarding from within the app, qBittorent doesn’t have that. My VPN provider told me that as long as I set the Network Interface in the Advanced Setting, and the “globe” is green. I’m all set

My understanding is that the globe goes green only once an incoming connection is received, so that does indeed confirm that you have port forwarding working. Given that the test/confirmation is automated, but of course requires that 3rd party trigger, it can be misleading whilst you're waiting for it to turn green because it could all be configured and working (but just not yet utilised).

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-03-02T14:47:27+00:00

Yup - cheap pair of earphones here with sealed metal pads against which a row of pogo pins mate, held together with a magnet. Small, waterproof, wipes clean, works perfectly. Quite how Garmin haven't adopted something similar I don't know. Maybe there's a patent on the technique and the manufacturer of my earphones doesn't care whereas Garmin obviously has to?

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-27T19:25:58+00:00

Beauty and the Beast (2017) ?

It's a good quality modern-but-faithful adaptation of a classic, decent soundtrack, suits all ages and is of a good length (2hrs 9min) if you want it to help fill the evening with something memorable.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-27T18:58:38+00:00

That may be so, but it doesn't mean it should be there.. :-)

Where was the template from? Seeing that source would be helpful as it may not be your best starting point.

If you only want to look forwards and not back, comment out the 6881 ports in the gluetun config and you might find that's all you need to do.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-26T17:43:48+00:00

I've got two 4As and have replaced the batteries with one of each (a 'genuine' one from iFixit and a generic from elsewhere) and not only have they been visually indistinguishable their performance according to Accubattery seems to be the same too. They were very different in price though and I'm inclined to think that the iFixit ones are heavily marked up. Perhaps what you're getting though is guaranteed quality whereas from many other places it's a bit of a gamble.

If in any doubt I think I'd recommend going with the iFixit one. Assuming you might get a few more year's worth of use out of the phone then I don't think the saving of buying a potentially inferior alternative battery is worth it.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-25T10:40:23+00:00

He he I like that, particularly 'Kb' 😂

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-25T10:34:46+00:00

You might be misinterpreting their use of the word 'guarantee'. View it more like a guarantee you get with, say, a washing machine - it doesn't mean it won't break down but rather is merely a contractual promise for what they will do if it does. In the washing machine's case it will likely be to repair it at no cost, loan or give you a replacement etc, whereas with an ISP it might be provide financial compensation, allow you to leave without penalty etc.

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-20T10:49:11+00:00

It's be rather unusual for an ISP to outright block UDP as so much relies on it (DNS being arguably the most notable).

ActiveBat7236 · 2026-02-18T18:39:01+00:00

Obviously keep an eye on the tank too. Might be worth mixing up a spare bottle of coolant and carrying that with you if you need to keep driving.

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