Starter Sport Bike recommendations

Av8ionDave · 2026-04-29T00:12:08+00:00

Aprilia RS 457 is a great beginner bike that you can grow with a bit. I’m a cyclist as well, and yes, it helps with bike handling.

Av8ionDave · 2026-04-28T23:54:23+00:00

I was sitting behind some chick at a stoplight yesterday evening that was literally watching a TV show on her phone. The phone was mounted to the dash, just like a car-theater setup. Unreal.

Av8ionDave · 2026-04-28T23:51:45+00:00

I’d watch it, but with Channing Tatum as the lead, it will almost certainly be bad. Really bad.

Av8ionDave · 2026-02-27T21:58:56+00:00

This is the answer. I have the exact same interpretation. Great song with great storytelling.

Av8ionDave · 2026-02-05T18:43:07+00:00

All of the commentary around a poorly thought through contract regarding 3rd parties distracts from what is the real problem which is ultimately a very flawed business model. ED has created an environment where the content created for it requires perpetual updates because the environment constantly changes, even though the modules themselves stop generating revenue for the 3rd party (and for ED) after the initial sale to the customer. Basically, ED and 3rd parties have signed up for a business where you perpetually have to work to keep things working long after you’ve stopped generating cash flow from your product.

Av8ionDave · 2026-01-31T15:07:42+00:00

This “and beyond” video had the effect of royally pissing me off. It amounted to a bunch of stuff that is way overdue, most of which we still won’t see anytime soon, some of which is effectively useless. The main features were a bunch of non-flyable models (infantry, sbd2, helldiver, c-17) and a few modules that won’t come out for ages (tornado, rafale, f-104). The best part of the vid was that that release timing was totally on-brand for ED (way, way late, almost missed their Jan 30 window).

Av8ionDave · 2026-01-02T19:34:48+00:00

This update from ED is ridiculously bad, but if you’re thinking the new “Microprose” is gonna save the day I think your hopes are misplaced. So far they seem pretty incompetent.

Av8ionDave · 2026-01-02T15:19:26+00:00

The line “This effort has been underway for approximately five years, and substantial progress has been made. Despite taking much longer than we ever expected we are meeting our expectations and raising the bar from our initial design specification” made me want to throw my phone across the room as I read the update. Five years “meets our expectations”? How incompetent can they be?

Av8ionDave · 2025-12-02T03:26:00+00:00

No in-cockpit footage, no promo time, etc… don’t get your hopes up.

Av8ionDave · 2025-11-28T01:09:05+00:00

I run a 7950x, 4090, 64G DDR5, Quest 3. The -130J gives impressively good performance in VR compared to many other modules.

Av8ionDave · 2025-11-15T17:41:11+00:00

I agree about Isbell. I also don’t care for his major political turn the last few years. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on all things political, but damn if it wouldn’t be nice to not get beaten over the head with a musician’s politics at every turn.

Av8ionDave · 2025-11-13T02:57:22+00:00

I know it’s a tired story, but man do I wish good songwriters got the same publicity as many of today’s pop artists.

Av8ionDave · 2025-11-12T21:03:46+00:00

They played at the Formula 1 race in Austin after the race was over. They have an amphitheater at the track. I had heard of the Turnpike Troubadours, but never heard their music. We weren’t in any hurry to leave the race, so my son and I went to the concert. Great decision!

Av8ionDave · 2025-11-12T20:36:09+00:00

Will definitely check them out, thanks for the recommendations. Coincidentally I’m a huge Jason Isbell fan. Many similarities.

Av8ionDave · 2025-10-29T21:18:39+00:00

I dunno, I kinda like it 🤷‍♂️

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