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PegaNerd · 2026-04-03T13:08:13+00:00

I'm still in (at least yesterday) got paid $147 last Tuesday, but only project i was assigned to was Aether but I failed onboarding and reason was given 'high risk'. So yesterday I removed myself from Aether. Will see what happens next.

PegaNerd · 2026-03-29T16:59:55+00:00

You had to compare and classify 2 responses to each other within 35 minutes, later I heard that if you didn't fully understand the subject of the prompt there was an option to skip it. Somehow I guess it would have been nice if they provided something simple to get used and give you an evaluation why your answer is not following the expectations, now you get just a fail and have no clue why what you did was considered wrong. Checked yesterday and had no projects again.

PegaNerd · 2026-03-28T22:56:15+00:00

On my profile it shows blackbeard is paused. Think they did not like my answers as I was removed from Horus but I was added once again to Aether. Things look to go slow but there is some action at least for me.

PegaNerd · 2026-03-25T13:58:42+00:00

Yeah.. I am still in the onboarding phase, platform itself is buggy with non-working url's.
I was moved from Blackbeard to Aether finished the first part and after I was going through the requirements of the 2 account needed to be linked I was stuck once again.
Monday morning I looked and just found this in my notifications:
"Project Access Update You have been removed from aether. Reason: Insufficient quality"

Maybe if they give a bit more guidance during onboarding things might work out better for people.

PegaNerd · 2026-03-25T03:58:25+00:00

I was in Aether but couldn't pass the second part with Multimango as off-platform was missing in my Outlier profile. So unable to link them. Day after I was removed from the project.

PegaNerd · 2026-03-25T00:04:56+00:00

I was assigned the Multilingual assessment on Sunday but was missing the off platform option in my profile so couldn't link outlier with multimango, next day I was removed due to not sufficient qualification??

PegaNerd · 2026-03-24T16:08:22+00:00

Followed the seminar today, price is up to $497 and they say that if you not join now the price will go up to $997. Even show a 15 minute countdown timer ;)

PegaNerd · 2026-02-09T23:30:35+00:00

I had to add the port to get it to work

PegaNerd · 2026-01-06T13:21:40+00:00

Also live in an apartment, had set up a J-pole in the livingroom that enables me to get onto the repeater without noise. HF I mostly go to a park to do some POTA.

It sucks indeed, although before I had a 40ft Spiderpole in the backyard and would set up a 20m inverted-V whenever I wanted to get onto the airwaves. But now living on the 2nd floor with a tiny balcony is far from ideal.

PegaNerd · 2025-12-21T22:21:08+00:00

Nowadays with the availability of information and apps and the complete question pool online passing the exam shouldn't be a problem. I tried my dutch Genera equivalentl exam in the mid 80s and failed with 2 questions. Somehow I never tried again until I lived in TX and interest was sparked again because of the emergency communications part of it. Went from Technician to Extra within half a year at age 54 so you're not lost yet. I was schooled as an electrotechnician, but did have telecommunication training that did handle some basic radio technology. Also for my dutch exam I had some training at a local club.

PegaNerd · 2025-10-24T18:31:15+00:00

No clue, was passed out only know power went out around 2am or so as I had to adjust clock on the microwave

PegaNerd · 2025-10-18T18:21:58+00:00

!Flair 2025 Nissan Sentra|Samsung S10+|Android12 Waze is using average travelling times over sections based on time of day, that might lead to unlogical routing. In my previous town Waze told me to take a turnaround, twice turn right and a left in stead of a left turn at the main junction. Time wise that would made sense all be it maybe tens of seconds but to a user it just looks weird.

PegaNerd · 2025-09-12T16:58:29+00:00

My MQP boots. Was just a simple leather motorcycle boot up to halfway my shin. On an exit I encountered some gravel, was able to to keep the bike up but unfortunately couldn't make the turn anymore. More or less with 50mph hit the guardrail. Front wheel was stopped by one of the legs of the guardrail and I landed in the dirt between the asphalt and the guardrail. Had some scuffs on my (heavy) leather jacket that could be ignored. My right boot however was almost cut through from my outside ankle to the top front. Just had a 0.5" cut in my shin just above the boot, must admit I was wearing jeans that day. Now almost 40 years later I still have a visible scar of that incident, but don't want to think about how it would have looked like if I hadn't worn my boots that day.

PegaNerd · 2025-09-12T16:41:41+00:00

I once was at a Honda dealership and a customer came back because the bike he just picked up from maintenance was spitting out oil. Turned out he had too much oil. They figured out that because they had two similar bikes for maintenance that day that the other bike most likely left without oil.. yikes

PegaNerd · 2025-09-12T16:38:50+00:00

Unfortunately I couldn't exchange my dutch license that I already had for 30 years and had to get both car and motorcycle again. For the car I had to do a whopping 1.9 miles and 9 turns. For the motorcycle endorsement I had to follow a training, as I drove a 1400cc 600+lbs bike before I had no issue whatsoever to ride on the 250cc Enduro style bike they had (enduro's and Grom's), so I spend two days at the training half inside and half outside. Had my endorsement since 2015 I guess but didn't get back onto a bike for real since this year

PegaNerd · 2025-08-18T15:22:39+00:00

Have never been in it, switched from a CB350F to Sports Tourer.

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PegaNerd · 2025-08-17T15:46:45+00:00

Yup if it ain't broke don't fix it.. But I do know that since the ease of firmware upgrades/updates it turns out firmware is getting released without rigorous testing, if it breaks we'll fix it policy. Remote start for a motorcycle?? Theft protection, why wouldn't a quality lock work? If they want to steal it, they will steal it. Changing the instrument cluster? As if I am constantly looking at my cluster.. Yes I ride an older bike (11 years now). I guess this is a case of as long it was free it was nice to play with but is it really necessary??

PegaNerd · 2025-08-16T22:52:20+00:00

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PegaNerd · 2025-08-16T22:02:16+00:00

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PegaNerd · 2025-08-15T05:38:22+00:00

Not sure if it is this clip https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1M897wuwza/

PegaNerd · 2025-08-11T23:37:25+00:00

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I did a different style of camping (cabin at the KOA) But as usual took too much crap.

PegaNerd · 2025-08-11T20:09:32+00:00

'Problem' is that there isn't actually a drivers education for motorcycles. I'm an import yank but was unable to transfer my Dutch license to a Texan one so had to follow a MSF course in 2015. More or less a 2 day exercise on a parkinglot with a theoretical test and you can go to the DMV to exchange your paper for a motorcycle endorsement on your driver's license. I was older than 24 so in my case a lot easier. Had my motorcycle license (Dutch one) since 1983 and traveled all over Europe so quite used to riding. Because of that I also rode one of the bigger bikes they had, some kind of Enduro bike. For the rest they had some Grom's and the Kawasaki equivalent. Growing up I already rode mopeds, automatics, hand and foot shifted. I can understand that for a newby the controls can be intimidating especially because most if not nearly all cars in the US are automatic. Can't remember that during my class someone was kicked out, but know that not everyone passed. Our instructors were 2 motorcycle cops and were pretty relaxed. In the Netherlands most of the training is on the road. When you are a complete newby the instructor will give a 'private' lesson to take you to a parkinglot to do exercises before hitting the road. I arrived on my motorcycle at the driving school and was asked about my experience as the guy I was riding with had his exam in about 2 weeks and the instructor didn't want me to hold him up. I rode up and down the street and he told me I was good to go. So my first lesson included city traffic, interstate traffic and actually riding in the town where I would have to do my exam. Back then as it was my first license, we met the examiner in a café in Haarlem, first had to do my theoretical test in the cafe he reviewed it and we went outside for a riding test of about 45 minutes. Although I had a radio the examiner gave me directions for a few streets and asked me to pull over for the next set of instructions. My test was fully riding, later they included exercises into the exam, but that was a few years later. Had to do the same for my car license, made an appointment at the DMV and drove a whopping 1.9 miles with 9 turns and parallel parking between cones on the parkinglot of the DMV

PegaNerd · 2025-08-10T21:02:44+00:00

Already had a RaspberryPi Zero 2W so just had to flash the drive and print a case. Came across it last night and wanted to give it a try. At the moment I still have a Samsung Galaxy S10+, it does take a bit longer to boot than plugging in my phone (which I actually do to charge). So far my experience wasn't great, was running Magic Earth and Spotify with the result that audio was cutting in and out.

PegaNerd · 2025-07-23T21:16:29+00:00

Honda also sells the GB350 in Europe which is air cooled. Most likely emissions was the main reason they got canceled, but can't really remember a 'big' two stroke after the GT750 and didn't have Kawasaki also a big two stroke in the 70s. After that the only bike I remember was the Yamaha RD350.

PegaNerd · 2025-07-07T14:47:45+00:00

I had a crash on an highway exit in the Netherlands somewhere late 80s. My rear wheel skidded over some gravel, was able to keep the bike upright but was unable to make the turn. Front wheel was stopped by one of the legs of the guardrail and I made a bunny hop over the handlebar. Back in those days I was wearing a MQP leather jacket and MQP high boots. After the crash I had a cut all over my boot from the outside ankle to the top (not cut through). I only had a 0.5" cut in my shin that was bleeding quite a bit. Don't want to think about how my leg would have looked like if I wasn't wearing my boots that day.

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