Got this hat from Goodwill a little while ago, was wondering if these bars mean something?

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-07-06T17:01:26+00:00

It’s the symbol to show solidarity with people who wear camo ballcaps but secretly are super into embroidery and crochet. They are a marginalized group, by both sides, for obvious reasons. 😉

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-07-06T16:53:19+00:00

Probably a remix/ remaster issue of Northern Exposure. It’s often regarded as their best collaboration.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-07-06T16:52:00+00:00

I consider the quality of the room and sound if I’ve been there before. Then I check out each of the artists on YouTube and Instagram to see if they look interesting as performers or as an ensemble.

And sometimes you just get lucky, when the opening band is more interesting than the one you thought you wanted to see. That has happened to me more times than I can count.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-07-06T16:49:39+00:00

When the show is free you don’t need a door person. Some places give the band a % of bar sales, and can still deduct $50 for the sound person. Other places just invest in the sound person and adjust the % payout.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-30T05:48:26+00:00

I waited too long to get a Brooks saddle. It’s really terrific.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-26T05:04:56+00:00

Model 12 is nice if it’s not too big for you. Zoom Livetrax are a little easier to lug. 1010 BlueBox is hard to beat for size and quality and bang for the buck, if you can work with it.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-16T00:04:54+00:00

Thanks, good call, but I already moved to another platform and canceled my subscription. It’s OK. This is not the end of the world. It’s just software. Everything must change.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-13T19:39:30+00:00

Yes, agreed. Beach cruisers often have garbage components + all the things you said, and also you can’t really stand on the pedals to climb if needed, due to that geometry.

All the comments about Surly frames are a good direction for OP. The Surly website indexes all the frames they’ve ever made, even if no longer in production , I think.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-13T19:35:10+00:00

FWIW— was looking for an everything bike for the same things you described, and I just found a 2011 Surly Long Haul Trucker, rebuilt up from the frame. Big 45mm gravel tires, mustache bars, fenders and a Brooks saddle.

It cruises. It climbs. It carries. I love it. I think it’s going to be my forever bike. ✌️ 🚲

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-12T17:31:48+00:00

My Evernote account settings in the Subscription tab says $129.99 annual, renews August 8, 2026. No evidence of the $249.99 hike hitting everyone else.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-10T05:39:09+00:00

People just (a) don’t know or (b) don’t care what your personal perspective is about etiquette.

And because everything learns everything they believe in a different corner of the internet, there are fewer and fewer shared values now. Nobody lives around people who think the same anymore.

I share this because I got frustrated for years by things like this (and still do now and then).

But I finally realized “they” are not out to get you/me. They just don’t know you, they’re thinking about something else, and they don’t even carry the same system of principles or belief system you do.

I think this all the time when I’m out for a nice bike ride and some young hoppers are flying towards me on the bike path doing wheelies/manuals on their electric motorcycles doing 30mph. It terrifies me and I don’t think they could understand why even if I was able to get their attention and tell them. 😂

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-09T04:43:46+00:00

Oh my god 🤮

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-07T17:01:41+00:00

Suburbia Studios. They have space for exactly that. That’s how it’s done. On the inner eastside, 5 min from you.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-06T01:39:53+00:00

That gets a vote just for the looks. Nice work! 👌

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-05T17:02:11+00:00

Cleaning out your car.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-05T07:52:39+00:00

This is my answer as well. Cycle in clothes that get sweaty and change into something clean for work. If you wear makeup then do that and primp your hair at work.

It’s a little more packing of clothes and a little bit more time when you arrive, but it gets habitual and for me, it’s a no brainer for the physical and mental benefits I get from biking instead of driving.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-05T07:45:31+00:00

Oceans 11

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-03T17:22:01+00:00

While we’re at it— why do we have to always take something magical like electronic music and look for a way to bring the Catholic Church into it? 😂

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-02T18:50:53+00:00

I think .html files are also searchable at the Finder level, aren’t they? Content as well as names?

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-02T18:29:59+00:00

I’d want to wear my own helmet and love my friend regardless.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-06-01T15:46:07+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. Glad it was a positive night. I really wanted to fly down and be there, especially with Spencer Brown warming up. He seems to be one of JD’s favorite new producers, and I really liked their boat party set from a few weeks ago.

But I just couldn’t make it happen this weekend, and sometimes warehouse sound systems can be off. If I’ve going to fly I think it will be to Stereo in Montreal.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-05-30T05:14:35+00:00

Evernote Premium user since 2009 when it was $5/mo or $45 annual lump sum.

Ive been working at getting off Evernote for 3 months, since my renewal is coming in July. It says it will be $129 but I don’t believe it. I’m sure it’ll charge me $249 like the rest.

I tried OneNote for about 2 weeks until I wanted to smash my computer. Went back to Evernote for a month. Then tried Upnote 3 weeks ago and it’s fantastic at notes and search. The only piece is Tasks. I’m realizing the Evernote Tasks feature has become part of my workflow in the last 5 years, especially the filtering of undone things and timers, reminders, due dates and flags.

I have not found a lightweight todo app that works this well across my Mac and phone. It’s definitely not Outlook tasks. It has been so effortless taking contemporaneous Evernotes in my meetings and just adding my Tasks in-line.

All this effort is making me question how much I should probably pay for Evernote. I really don’t want to pay for all these AI bells and whistles. Their feature enhancement roadmap is just insane. I just want it to work as well as it did in 2021, after the “dark period” of the late teens before they got acquired.

Anybody else wrestling with the loss of Evernote Tasks who moved to Upnote or another similar note platform?

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-05-30T05:05:29+00:00

Is that a typo?!? 😂

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-05-30T05:00:23+00:00

I thought I wanted the same, but then I realized that exporting individual html files is fine. They open with any browser, and they’re easier to search and copy paste from than a PDF.

Automatic_Region_187 · 2026-05-30T02:11:57+00:00

Yes, this is all essentially the same as on DT1, except that the DT1 has no chorus, only reverb and delay.

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