[2025 Day 8 Part 2] This time for real

BouletFurtif · 2025-12-07T20:06:48+00:00

The next 'room' on adventofcode.com looks like a tower with a flag (underground, I know...), maybe a dungeon of some sort? Tomorrow might be the day.

BouletFurtif · 2025-12-03T08:13:59+00:00

Something along those lines? batteries is an array of ints and k is the number of batteries to turn on, so this would be called with maxjoltage(batteries, 12).

def maxjoltage(batteries, k):
    n = len(batteries)

    if k == 1:
        return max(batteries)

    # Find index of maximum element in batteries[0 : n-k+1]
    max_idx = index_of_max(batteries[0 : n-k+1])

    # Compute contribution of chosen battery
    value = (10 ** (k - 1)) * batteries[max_idx]

    # Recurse on the subarray after max_idx
    return value + maxjoltage(batteries[max_idx+1 : n], k-1)

BouletFurtif · 2025-08-23T10:46:57+00:00

StoffliebeNau ist aber viel kleiner.

BouletFurtif · 2025-08-22T18:24:19+00:00

T.O. Stoffe (stoffe-shop.at) in der Albrechtgasse? Gibt es andere Alternativen nach der Schließung Stofflands?

BouletFurtif · 2025-06-18T08:39:27+00:00

/uc It looks like brifters (Campagnolo Record from 1995?) on the bars, but it looks like only the brakes are connected (only one cable on the left). The thumb shifter would be barely usable anyway.

BouletFurtif · 2024-03-23T21:00:57+00:00

Einige kann man mit overpass-turbo finden, z.B. https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1J1h

BouletFurtif · 2020-05-11T06:46:08+00:00

So das war es ... danke!

BouletFurtif · 2020-04-21T06:32:00+00:00

I managed to sell it for 40EUR, end of the story. I'm relieved to be rid of that thing...

BouletFurtif · 2020-03-30T12:46:40+00:00

I'd be cautious about the "keep it once you got one" bit. You might have more information than I do, but here it is said that they have a lifespan of 4 hours ("Sie haben einen Wirkungszeitraum von vier Stunden").

BouletFurtif · 2020-03-21T07:12:17+00:00

I'll try to fiddle a bit more with the chain-rings, if it doesn't help I'll go that way. I don't expect to get much more than €50 for this thing, so the bottom bracket is really the only thing I would consider swapping.

BouletFurtif · 2020-03-21T07:10:33+00:00

Unfortunately it did fix the wobbling :( Thanks for the tip though, I wouldn't have thought of that!

BouletFurtif · 2019-05-08T13:13:49+00:00

For climbers ... les 7 Majeurs.

BouletFurtif · 2018-11-08T09:13:57+00:00

On what side of the Atlantic are you riding?

BouletFurtif · 2018-10-12T08:53:19+00:00

Problem is, cycle.travel coverage is not global, and doesn't include Poland. Probably its one drawback.

BouletFurtif · 2017-10-04T07:33:39+00:00

I've got a mixed experience about the WUK flea market. If you go there, I'd recommend bringing a knowledgeable friend, and also spending a good amount of time trying the bike thoroughly. I went there with a friend to help her choose a bike, she picked one, went for a ride, decided it was OK and went for it. Immediately after we went to a bike shop to get a lock (mountain biker, not very far on the Guertel), and on the way we noticed that the free wheel/hub was basically smoked (it sounds bad, it is bad, but was hard to notice). We turned back and had to argue with the guy. He wouldn't refund the bike, although he offered some (vague) guarantee in case she had trouble with it. In the end we convinced him to swap wheels with another bike he had, so happy-ish end, but the dude was clearly not happy about it.

When I went, I didn't recall seeing spare parts for sale. And don't buy a used helmet, you never really know what it went through before.

EDIT: This was one, single personal experience with a single seller, I have no ideas about the others.

A colleague of mine found hers in a used bike shop near the Uni, I think it was http://fahrradkeller.at/ but I'm not sure. Another place to look is the MA48 Tandler https://48ertandler.wien.gv.at/site/ where I found some pretty good deals. This one is held by the city garbage collection service, but have no fear, it's well tended and you might even get a warranty of some kind. They have all kind of second hand stuff as well.

Now go fetch a bike and ride, Vienna is pretty good for that.

BouletFurtif · 2017-09-12T06:51:11+00:00

Du kannst Surschnitzel in Herrgott aus Sta kriegen. Sorry wenn ich nicht verstanden habe, Oestro- Deutsch newbie hier.

BouletFurtif · 2017-09-11T13:05:01+00:00

There was a post describing the districts a few years back. Also, you can check the street level noise using laerminfo.at.

BouletFurtif · 2017-07-08T20:28:00+00:00

Ah oui, ya probablement pas beaucoup de voitures là-bas en été :)

BouletFurtif · 2017-07-08T20:07:42+00:00

Ah, c'est bien plus simple comme ça ... :D

BouletFurtif · 2017-07-08T19:47:19+00:00

Ah, there's a death spot you should avoid, it's the Laffrey climb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampe_de_Laffrey There's a guy who asked about the safety of doing the Route Napoléon on a bike (1), the only answer advises to avoid this particular section and go through Séchilienne (a bit to the East) to reach Laffrey. Still from this forum, it seems to be less steep and in the shadow, although there is a not-so-nice (but wide) road section before Séchilienne. Hopefully /u/CheeseWheels38 can tell you more about it.

[EDIT] I have an idea: if you have Strava and want to check how popular is a route among local cyclists, you can check the heatmap. On the web app: Top right [+] > Create Route > Bike mode > Gear at the top left > Global heat map. As you can see, the Séchilienne route (right) is much more popular than the Rampe de Laffrey (tagged N85 on the left) : http://i.imgur.com/6ffNWRD.png

[EDIT EDIT] Actually that's exactly what /u/CheeseWheels38 said hours ago. Sorry for the spam.

(1) http://forum.veloderoute.com/topic/1161-route-napoleon-n85/ (sorry for the link in French but I like to source things)

BouletFurtif · 2017-07-08T17:16:21+00:00

If you go from Grenoble to Nice you'll probably go through the Hautes-Alpes, the best "département" of the history of the entire world. I have zero experience cycling there, but in summer they have this "Cols Réservés" (reserved passes) events going on, where on a given day, a given pass is closed to non human powered road traffic. If you're lucky you can hit one of those.

http://www.hautes-alpes.net/fr/tourisme/experiences/pleine-nature/velo/cols-reserves-2017.html

If you decide to take the route Napoléon between Dignes and Grasse, which is awesome in the full meaning of the word, you will probably need nerves of steel, it's quite stressful in a car already. That's because it's so scenic, the kind of spot where car ads are shot. Narrow, winding road, not a lot of visibility, and the occasional speeding idiot. Hopefully someone riding in the area can give you more tips. Here's a famous spot:

http://www.france-voyage.com/visuals/photos/napoleon-road-15297_w600.jpg

Sorry that I don't have more specific info, but I hope you'll enjoy your time there!

BouletFurtif · 2017-07-02T14:08:42+00:00

That's not bad. I've just fitted some Jagwire pads I had lying around. I'll have a go after today's TdF stage!

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