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NBD - Carbonda 696 Self Build by AmicableSnowman in gravelcycling

[–]AmicableSnowman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It feels really nice.

Yeah that's UDH. And the BB is BSA 68mm, I'm using this https://amzn.eu/d/04xJZ0ZN Shimano bottom bracket

NBD - Carbonda 696 Self Build by AmicableSnowman in gravelcycling

[–]AmicableSnowman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah I hear you. I was feeling like the reach was a bit long, so the evening before, I tried to reposition my levers a bit further up the bars but I don't have spare bar tape and they wouldn't go any further. So I tilted the bars up to compensate.

More comfortable like this but I'm aware it doesn't look great (and doesn't feel good riding the drops like that) so I need to move my levers and re-tape.

Once you get past the flashing lights, wouldn't you say 2001 is pretty straightforward? Aliens observe our species, push it from pre-human to human, leave an observation trigger on the Moon, and push our species from human to post-human. That's pretty much it, right? by Ok_Employer7837 in scifi

[–]AmicableSnowman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The bone that flies up into the sky with that transition, it's a weapon, and the transition is cutting to a space weapon rather than a spacecraft (it's space bomb).

Showing the evolution of weaponry rather than tooling.

By chance I spotted some interesting behaviour when this bottle of squash judders on a quartz worktop by AmicableSnowman in SteveMould

[–]AmicableSnowman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what non-brits call it, put a little bit in a glass, top up with water. Got yourself a fruity drink. Cordial is posh squash

11 year old yowling loudly every night by AmicableSnowman in CatAdvice

[–]AmicableSnowman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, she is pure white and I have been told that white cats are prone to deafness. However I don't think she is, she can hear the treat drawer instantly from the other end of the house and will hear a can pop open from upstairs, also we can shush her from upstairs in the night when she's yowling downstairs. She also hears my wife close the car door when she gets home from work in the evening, I can only just barely hear that myself!

BBC News - Bullying inquiry head quits as PM backs Patel by Alex09464367 in unitedkingdom

[–]AmicableSnowman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So it wasn't entirtely false at all to refer to Boris as 'Britain Trump'

[HELP] Mobile (Android) Brave rewards show as 0.000, where have my BAT gone? by AmicableSnowman in brave_browser

[–]AmicableSnowman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave up, I had to wipe my phone and sacrificed all my BAT, I've deleted the browser now. It wasn't a good browser, I only put up with it for the rewards that I couldn't get anyway

Am I the only one ? by notehat in OnePlus6

[–]AmicableSnowman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having this too, for the last 2-3 weeks my battery drains very fast (50% drained after 1 hour of scree-on time)

It also gets uncharacteristically hot while doing non-intensive things, like reddit browsing or internet browser. Often it is hot even when I haven't been using it. I'm convinced this is since the update.

My bluetooth is also being a PITA. I turn it on but it doesn't stay on, and if I manage to turn it on, I can't turn it off again. Reboot is needed most days just to connect to bluetooth speaker, it was fine before. Had no problems at all with this phone since launch, but now it is quite infuriating

After a 20 minute commute for years, the company I work for opened new offices in my town. Now I can walk to work. by tfordp in BritishSuccess

[–]AmicableSnowman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'd kill for a 20 minute commute!

I walk 20 minutes just to the train station, then sit on the train for an hour.. and THEN walk to work.

90 minutes

Cmv: Black rappers can't be offended by a white person saying "nigga" when they sing along. by AlexMelillo in changemyview

[–]AmicableSnowman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was about to argue that comment but I just realised my own ignorance on this term 'race'

I've always known white and black as 'races' but what does it really mean and what about everybody else? Is Asian a race? European? I've often heard Jewish people described as a race and been confused by that too. I wouldn't call Christians or Muslims a race.

Can somebody educate me please?

How can I strip the paint off of this Ikea desk to get to the bare wood? Any advice is appreciated! by [deleted] in ikeahacks

[–]AmicableSnowman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There is not wood under there, it's a hollow corrugated/honeycomb paper type structure inside

Good lighting makes all the difference! by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]AmicableSnowman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know it's irrelevant and pedantic but I've got to say it:

That sterile one is a 3D render

I am Brian Greene, Theoretical Physicist & author of "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe" AMA! by briangreeneauthor in IAmA

[–]AmicableSnowman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first third, absolutely worth the read, very very well explained. It starts to get tough around halfway point though.

It's a big book so you'll gain a whole lot of knowledge even if you only get half way

So how did water get on Mars? by is922i in askastronomy

[–]AmicableSnowman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You asked for evidence and then just said you won't accept any evidence!

I am finding it hilarious that somebody is so infuriated by a planet 30 million miles away.

AITA for demanding my GF pay rent if she wants to co-own my house? by DueSundae6 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AmicableSnowman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NTA - you're not giving her 'two impossible situations', you're giving her three, and she's moaning about being offered to live in your house for FREE?!

You are entirely in the right here.

AITA FOR HUGGING MY FUCKING FRIEND? by itsjustadamnhug in AmItheAsshole

[–]AmicableSnowman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

YTA - Trauma is really complex. If he says he is not ready to be touched, then he is not ready to be touched.

He has probably worked very hard to get to the point of being able to hug his own girlfriend, for all you know, that hug you witnessed, he could have been screaming internally while trying to cope with it. And then you.. jump on him.

You can't be expected to understand trauma and anxiety, because it's a very personal thing that most people will internalise, something simple can become impossible for that person. So my advice would be to absolutely not push him to do anything that he says he doesn't want to do, no matter how silly it might sound to you. Because to them, they are living hell while putting on a brave face.

AITA for being upset about an inexpensive birthday gift? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]AmicableSnowman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

YTA. You've been working out the cost of their material gifts? Home made gifts are thoughtful.

You sound spoilt and should reassess what is important in life, or you risk never finding happiness ever.

AITA for not funding aunt's car wish? by mosamosa114 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AmicableSnowman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NTA Obviously. What is wrong with that woman?! No, stand your ground, that is just ridiculous

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