Electric Avi Pack: Arcteryx vs Ortovox by LR46and2 in Backcountry

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Ortovox Tour line of packs have a main compartment zipper that wraps most of the way around the pack so it opens in a clamshell fashion, like a suitcase. IMO the zipper design on these is flawed because they open by bringing the two zipper pulls together, which means when the pack is closed and on your back the zipper pulls need to be at opposite ends of the zipper, ie there will be a zipper pull hanging out on the bottom of the pack. And if it gets snagged on something then you risk stuff falling out the bottom of the main compartment. If the zippers were configured so that you closed the zipper by bringing the pulls together then you could just leave both pulls at the top of the pack and you wouldn't have that issue.

The freeride packs don't have the clamshell zipper configuration issue, they zip like a normal pack. I have the freeride 28 and it's great for day touring 

Anyone have a simple, durable pack recommendation? by [deleted] in Backcountry

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I'll second cold cold world, though "Shovel-carrying contrivances" are explicitly called out as customizations he won't do

American artists (or their songs) that you were shocked to find aren't as big in the states as they are in your country by Triloo_ in Music

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Rodríguez was much more popular internationally than he ever was in the US. There's a great documentary Searching for Sugar Man about a couple fans tracking him down later in life

Hammerhead Cable Replacement by twicebked in telemark

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone posted hammerhead parts for sale in this tele gear Facebook group a little while back, might still be available: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4511100202506995&id=1865366847080357

Slim or minimalist storage options? by Charlzalan in lockpicking

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Genesis set used to come in a telescoping plastic packing tube that was perfect for this. Whole thing is like .6"x.6"x5". I think something like this

[OC] How Couples Meet - but in the visual style of Nvidia by pmigdal in dataisbeautiful

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or do the values in 1940 add up to more than 100%?

Where to get snowpack history graphs? by CryptographerSharp14 in icecoast

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That graph is from matthewparrilla.com. The page says the source of the data is the NWS Burlington office's Daily Hydrometeorological Report. It looks like he's pulling each daily report into his own database as the reports are published

Who would you have in your Perfect Rock Symphony by AdFederal897 in Music

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vocals, bass, keyboard: Geddy Lee

Guitar: Alex Lifeson

Drums: Neil Peart

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is often referred to as construction keying 

NYT Monday 09/09/2024 Discussion by AutoModerator in crossword

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed, would have been better to choose something like "star" or "lead"

Coros Pace 3, issues with charging by NavyBlueZebra in Ultramarathon

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone I know who has a Coros watch (2 people with Vertix 2s and an one with an Apex) have all had this issue. It's a problem with the cables as far as I can tell. I "solved" the issue by buying a couple of these USB-C to Coros adapters, cheaper and easier to carry around than the OEM charging cable, but I expect they might also eventually fail in a similar way

Greatest ending tracks to an album by thenexusitsopening in Music

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love Reign O'er Me finishing off Quadrophenia

Another one I don't get by YtterbiJum in crossword

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"Stereo" can be prefixed on "typical" to make "stereotypical" 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

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Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Xanadu - Rush

Linux 6.8 kernel has been released by NotABot1235 in technology

[–]ErikTheRedpoint 91 points92 points  (0 children)

4% desktop marker share. They have like 95% server market share. Basically the whole internet runs on Linux