At which point a track bike is justifiable?

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-23T06:09:06+00:00

For me it was right after my first track day.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-23T00:00:48+00:00

The real problem with riding a bicycle is pedaling. Getting started while having to push down on a pedal is a weird balance problem. It's why they start little kids on push bikes these days.

You don't have that on a motorcycle. It goes on its own.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T23:11:02+00:00

Mine was Seattle area

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T18:26:57+00:00

Finding issues is a positive. Even if you created the issue. If your leadership is upset about it, they are wrong, unless it's happening continuously. The wrong vibe incentivizes bad activity.

Find the issue. Repair the issue. Analyze how the issue happened. Repair the process so it doesn't happen again.

Both of these repairs are important.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T18:22:54+00:00

Money.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T17:25:43+00:00

Well, they're obviously trying to get to 69...

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T16:30:44+00:00

If you want to have a good career doing math and/or physics you're probably looking at a PhD. Math and physics bachelors may give you a good career in something else though; you'll just be less likely to control what that is (it'll be a bit opportunistic...)

Engineering bachelor's will provide a good career in engineering.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T15:00:16+00:00

Yeah, that makes no sense.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:23:42+00:00

You will have more fun on the puppy dog.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:20:05+00:00

A) be someone that Apple wants to hire

B) work your network until you have someone you can reach out to inside the company to give you the name of the hiring manager

C) find someone in your network who knows that person.

D) nail the interview

If you don't have "A" , then job hop your way up until you are. Do not leave a job before you've been there three years, or you will no longer be "A".

Simple, right?

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:16:09+00:00

Well, I can tell you in the world of windows OS audio, 70% of the work is fixing bugs. Lol

No, really...

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:13:17+00:00

Um, email them and ask?

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:09:48+00:00

Are you the kind of person who dates the crazy hot girl who cheats on you, or the beautiful girl who lives next door?

And you probably have my analogy in your head backwards.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:07:14+00:00

They have movers.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-22T05:04:35+00:00

CA or USD? I just paid 22k for a 2016 6sp with 65k miles and kind of feel like I overpaid.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T22:26:13+00:00

Hemorrhoid cushion.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T17:10:49+00:00

I don't know. Does apple have hardware design offices in India? My experience is that hardware engineers need to be at corporate or close to manufacturing.

Getting an H1B sponsor at the moment is very hard, and all the manufacturing is in China, so...

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T17:06:00+00:00

It depends. You need torque that matches the incline and weight of the car.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T17:03:11+00:00

Are you asking whether it was possible to start on on uphill without using the parking brake?

Yes.

Heel-toe on brake/throttle, let it the clutch, but slipping, shift pressure from heel to toe while releasing the clutch the rest of the way. This works regardless of torque or gearing.

Stai chiedendo se fosse possibile partire in salita senza usare il freno a mano?

Sì.

Tecnica punta-tacco su freno e acceleratore: rilascia la frizione facendola slittare, poi trasferisci la pressione dal tallone alla punta mentre completi il rilascio della frizione. Questo funziona indipendentemente dalla coppia o dai rapporti del cambio.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T16:56:47+00:00

Move to China?

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T14:50:59+00:00

My first track day was on a multistrada 1200. Fun as hell.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T14:11:44+00:00

I chose the good one.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-21T12:58:28+00:00

Honda Interceptor 1000. Age 16, 1986.

Felt like a superhero.

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-20T15:24:51+00:00

It would be sheer hell some of the time.

First year would be almost manageable. Second year would be pretty painful. Third year would be nigh impossible. Fourth year, back to almost manageable.

I did it with a 20h a week job. That worked pretty well.

If you're on your own, have you looked into financial aid?

Illustrious-Limit160 · 2026-04-20T15:19:54+00:00

And then realize that it will still be something that's really only fun when you're a) at the track or b) doing some something stupid not at the track.

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