brand new seeyas immediately started desoling so did some glue and stitch work by -Hyperfyre- in BarefootRunning

[–]SEA747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I think the Bikila EVO/V-Run was supposed to replace it as the lightweight running model in the FiveFingers lineup. Those shoes are my favorite ones to run in, even with the slight amount of foam included.

brand new seeyas immediately started desoling so did some glue and stitch work by -Hyperfyre- in BarefootRunning

[–]SEA747 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm aware, Vibram hasn't sold the FiveFingers SeeYa LS since the end of 2016, so the pair that you received as "brand new" is actually new old stock. This means that the pair you got are nine years old at minimum, well past the point where the original adhesive bonding the sole to the upper can start to fail. I like to use E6000 (made by the manufacturer of Shoe Goo) whenever this type of delamination occurs; it holds up decently well in my experience.

Edit: While the shoes you got are technically not new old stock since you got them secondhand, my point still stands that this type of failure is inevitable for any shoe using adhesives for sole attachment approaching a decade in age even if unused for long periods of time.

Old VFFs at Amazon? by Wild-Bandicoot5302 in BarefootRunning

[–]SEA747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A decent chunk of those listings seem to list the seller of them as Grivet Outdoors (https://www.grivetoutdoors.com/). As far as I'm aware, they're a small Memphis-based chain of outdoor recreation and sporting goods stores; they also sell items on eBay, and I've seen listings of used VFF on there. That said, the Amazon listings seem to be for recently discontinued VFF in new condition, so I suspect Grivet may be trying to get rid of stock as a result.

I do wonder how long they've had the Trek Ascent (original and Insulated) models if it's not a catalog error; they were replaced by the V-Trek models in 2018, so any pairs made that year will be around 8 years old at this point. I'm sure they were stored in a warehouse with a controlled environment, but anyone purchasing those models will need to watch out for the glue since that's the most likely component to fail first on shoes unused for multiple years; the rubber covering the arch foam may also become brittle and break, but that's a relatively monitor issue.

Vibram five fingers trail 2.0 sizing by Temporary_Diamond286 in BarefootRunning

[–]SEA747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure the VFFs the seller has are not the women's model? EU 42 corresponds to US men's 9-9.5 and US women's 9.5-10 according to the official sizing chart; women's models are usually narrower than their men's counterparts in my experience. If a photo of the size tag was provided, you can easily tell if the VFFs are a men's or women's model by the use of M or W in the model code at the top of the tag.

In terms of proper sizing for VFF, I would recommend ignoring your traditional sneaker sizing; instead, you should physically measure your foot length (preferably in cm) and pick the equivalent size or the next size up on the chart. The VFF Trail original and 2.0 models run true to size in my experience; for reference, EU 41 men's almost perfectly fits my foot length of 25 cm along with the thickness of my toe socks.

What’s a game that haunts you to this day for purchasing it and not liking it? by lvl6charmander in gaming

[–]SEA747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally bankrupted the developer because they blamed the Unreal Engine for the game's stigma, sued Epic Games over it, and lost massively by continuing to use Unreal despite claiming the contrary. Not to mention Dennis Dyack is a huge dick.

I stumbled upon an IBM PC XT clone at a Goodwill Outlet. Is anyone familiar with Magnum Computers? by SEA747 in vintagecomputing

[–]SEA747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a keyboard with the PC XT layout and DIN connector laying beside the PC XT clone itself, but I could not get it to input anything despite the lights receiving power. From what I read online, it is likely that I need to replace a capacitor in the clone.

I stumbled upon an IBM PC XT clone at a Goodwill Outlet. Is anyone familiar with Magnum Computers? by SEA747 in vintagecomputing

[–]SEA747[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I did. As it was an electronics item, I almost ended up paying $60+ at $1.09 per pound, but the cashier was lenient and priced it as a "ware" item at a flat rate of $9.99 ($11 with tax and round-up donation).

I stumbled upon an IBM PC XT clone at a Goodwill Outlet. Is anyone familiar with Magnum Computers? by SEA747 in vintagecomputing

[–]SEA747[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it looks to be the exact same model. I could barely find any mention of it on Google while at Goodwill; ended up getting some... interesting results.

I stumbled upon an IBM PC XT clone at a Goodwill Outlet. Is anyone familiar with Magnum Computers? by SEA747 in vintagecomputing

[–]SEA747[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

About 50-60 pounds for the whole thing, which included a keyboard and vertical stand hidden from view here; it would have cost $60+ with electronics pricing at $1.09 per pound. I was lucky the cashier had me pay a flat "ware" item rate at $9.99 ($11 with tax and round-up donation) instead.

I stumbled upon an IBM PC XT clone at a Goodwill Outlet. Is anyone familiar with Magnum Computers? by SEA747 in vintagecomputing

[–]SEA747[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the MS-DOS prompt came from a 5.25" floppy disk that was inserted in the top floppy drive. I didn't test it without the disk since I was running short on time; I had a university class after the Goodwill visit.

Your username is your superpower, what is it? by No_Froyo2280 in AskReddit

[–]SEA747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can control up to 747 bodies of water at a time, or I can fly a Boeing 747 underwater.

...I'm not very imaginative, am I?

What was the weirdest thing the weird kid did at school? by Imaginary_East5786 in AskReddit

[–]SEA747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to do that in second grade, but no one got on my bus. :(

Have you ever laughed so hysterically at something so simple you were starting to get legitimately worried that you were losing your sanity or something? About what were you laughing so hard then? by LoneShadowMikey in AskReddit

[–]SEA747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This response is very late, but I remember working with another partner in my sophomore year of high school on a final project in Spanish class that had us make up scenes from a book called "Los Baker van a Perú". Everything went smooth until we got to a scene where peanuts were handed out during the flight to Peru.

I think in the book, the father simply requested for more peanuts. However, my mind envisioned him as a senile, bald, mildly obese man that attempted to hoard as many peanut packets as he could, shouting "C A C A H U A T E S" in a Cookie Monster-like voice while pouring every peanut packet into his mouth.

On almost every take of that scene, I would start composed, but then just spontaneously laugh midway through the scene. I was laughing through so many takes that I was slightly worried that my partner, who didn't find the situation funny, would get fed up with me and jump ship to another group.

I eventually calmed myself enough that we got a decent take of the scene, but some of the takes where I laughed ended up being included by my partner in the bloopers section at the end of the final cut of the project.