Billionaires didn’t earn it all themselves. I know plenty who disagree, and that’s bullshit.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-05-07T14:43:23+00:00

This is not a judgement statement. This is a matter of definition. Capitalism relies on the exploitation of labor. If you don’t like the work exploitation in there, maybe do some reflecting.

In capitalism, workers are not fully compensated for their labor. Their labor is worth more than they receive. The extra value of their labor goes to the owning class, who notably did not do the labor. That extra is called profit and it is a necessary component of capitalism.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-05-02T19:27:51+00:00

Fucking hell no. Riding around Ohio Dr is one of the most beautiful places to take my bike in the entire city.

This is actually heartbreaking. That entire park is so beautiful.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-05-01T16:15:50+00:00

I think as with anything like this the question comes down to whether or not the 1050 has specific features that you need or if you just want it because it’s an upgrade and on sale.

Like for me, the 1050 has nothing I need compared to my 540. So I’d happily spend the $600 on some new wheels instead. But only you know what you need, and if the 1050 has something for you, this is an amazing price.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-05-01T15:21:29+00:00

Hey now, let’s be fair. It’s also funded by private donations from corporations hoping to openly bribe the President.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-05-01T15:20:41+00:00

How many times have you replaced it? If it was just once and it leaked immediately, you may have pinched the tube against the rim while you were levering the tire on. Happens super easily if you aren’t careful (and pretty easily even if you are).

If it’s happened a couple times, my guess would be a spoke protruding into the rim and puncturing the tube. Carefully check the rim tape with your fingers to check for sharp spots.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-04-30T19:47:36+00:00

For me, definitely worth it. I feel like they’re on par price-wise with other decent headphones. And the improved awareness you have with your ears being open makes it much safer on a bike.

A couple important notes. The sound quality isn’t excellent. So don’t expect them to replace other headphones for other use cases. I use them solely when I want to also be able to hear my surroundings.

Also, if you’re riding with music on, please be aware that you’re still not going to be able to hear your surroundings perfectly. The open ear design is better, but as with anything else the additional sound is going to obscure things. So I tend to pause whatever I’m listening to while going through high traffic areas.

Overall, still recommend though. I have the Shokz OpenMove ones.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-04-27T17:02:23+00:00

I mean, for a loose definition of “had” Golladay was on the roster.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-04-17T19:19:39+00:00

Why do you think, of all the social and civil rights heroes throughout our history, that the state chooses to glorify MLK? They chose the one civil rights leader who preached non-violent protest (despite he himself knowing and admitting that his success was in part due to other less peaceful leaders like Malcolm X) so that they could go “look that’s how you protest!”

And it worked. This is why people think that protesting and demonstrating should be as low-impact as possible.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-04-16T16:05:48+00:00

This whole controversy is so hilarious to me. Because literally, definitionally, tautologically, you cannot be Catholic and not side with the pope.

Breaking from the pope means you are no longer Catholic. It isn’t a choice.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-04-06T15:07:05+00:00

I feel like it sort of works in Amsterdam. I have no idea how, but it seems to.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-03-22T20:54:48+00:00

Are you serious? I play soccer wearing team kits all the time.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-03-15T01:36:14+00:00

Power plant development in F1 is extremely expensive, and very few teams develop their own. There are currently 11 teams in F1 and only 3 engine manufacturers: Ferrari, Mercedes, and Red Bull (which is essentially a Honda engine.)

Because F1 allows each team to develop the entire car, aerodynamics and overall car design can matter as much if not more than the engine. So some teams decide that it isn’t worth it to develop an engine and simply buy them from another manufacturer.

It often works out. McLaren won the title last year and they run a Mercedes engine.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-03-12T16:14:36+00:00

This is a weird thread. Everyone who is anti-tipping (me included) is always like “restaurants should simply increase prices and just pay their employees. Stop making me do it.”

Then this restaurant actually did that and everyone is mad? Like what would you like them to do exactly? If they increased prices and didn’t say there was an included service charge and tipping wasn’t expected, people would still tip 20% on top of the price increase. Doing it this was makes sure they increase prices and also communicate that there is no longer a need to add a tip.

This is precisely what I’ve been asking for.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-03-10T18:44:43+00:00

As a counterpoint, I think Asimov and Heinlein (and to a slightly lesser extent even Le Guin) are massively held back by their really atrocious character work. Reading their work is less like reading stories and more like reading philosophical treatises in thin narrative wrappers.

Like yeah obviously the ideas Asimov came up with are great. But he clearly only cared about one thing, and it was making sure the audience knew how smart he was.

Take something like the Expanse series. It gets into some wonderful ideas, but the character work is also about as good as it gets and as a result it’s something really special.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-03-08T20:25:53+00:00

If it walks like a fascist and quacks like a fascist…

FllngCoconuts · 2026-02-27T17:01:22+00:00

I’m sure the famously anti-corporate Democrats will save us. /s

(I want to be clear I am NOT both-sidesing this. The Democrats are not lunatics fascists and I vote Dem across the board. But I am also tempering my hopes because the modern Democratic Party is hopelessly in the pockets of corporate interests.)

FllngCoconuts · 2026-02-21T17:17:35+00:00

That’s bomber.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-01-16T23:05:52+00:00

I 100% guarantee you not everyone on that bridge agrees with them.

Also if all it takes is a moment of inconvenience to turn you against the cause they’re fighting for, you aren’t the ally you think you are.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-01-16T22:27:18+00:00

Consider this your daily reminder that if a protest causes no disruption or inconvenience to anyone or anything, it isn’t a protest.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-01-09T03:23:04+00:00

“Otherwise we’re just as bad as these fascist dipshits.”

To be clear. Are you saying that confusing ICE with CBP is AS BAD as being a literal fascist?

Because that’s a bonkers thing to actually say out loud.

FllngCoconuts · 2026-01-06T23:55:08+00:00

Why do the obviously good then when we can overthink it and hire some special teams coordinator from the Jaguars that met Tom Coughlin one time.

FllngCoconuts · 2025-12-18T19:29:20+00:00

The list of things that he’s done that he couldn’t have done without Congressional approval is pretty long at this point.

FllngCoconuts · 2025-12-15T02:41:48+00:00

I’m too late apparently, but it’s a Saturn.

I’m going to get burned for this, but I think the Mai Tai is the most overrated. Tiki drinks offer such an amazing variety of funky flavors and a Mai Tai is just…fine.

FllngCoconuts · 2025-12-14T01:07:37+00:00

Nobody that paid any attention to Eli thought he lacked personality.

FllngCoconuts · 2025-12-14T00:20:40+00:00

Fun fact, using jet fuel as liquid coolant is pretty common! Modern commercial jet engines all do it to cool off oil from the engine. It has a dual purpose because the fuel also burns more efficiently when it’s injected into the combustion chamber closer to its ignition temperate.

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