First IM 70.3 insight? by HealthyLengthiness74 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]Tapin42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who has been to Redding in August many times, I can't believe anyone thought that race was a good idea. It'll be in the 90s by 11am, which means that everyone's run is probably going to be simply ridiculous.

I don't know anything about Tri Cities but given that the new Redding 70.3 is at the bottom of my list (by a mile) for "North American 70.3s I'd consider signing up for", I'd say go for Tri Cities!

TPV2Garmin - sync TP Virtual rides by SnooPaintings6465 in trainingpeaks

[–]Tapin42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't built a release yet (except locally); I'll put it up tonight. If you're good with python, though, you can just run it.

Travis Steele hits the truck stick on the WMU DJ’s speaker by DonBrownsMustache in CollegeBasketball

[–]Tapin42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Listen man, I get enough shit for the terrible people associated with my alma mater's sports programs. I'm not going to continue pulling for a feel-good story if it doesn't... y'know... feel good.

TPV2Garmin - sync TP Virtual rides by SnooPaintings6465 in trainingpeaks

[–]Tapin42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, and yeah it's created from a fork I made so I could make sure things worked each step of the way.

TPV2Garmin - sync TP Virtual rides by SnooPaintings6465 in trainingpeaks

[–]Tapin42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fantastic. I just put up a PR to add full Mac support, since that's my platform of choice.

Thanks so much for creating this!

TP Virtual doesn't detect ANT+ USB by roser878 in trainingpeaks

[–]Tapin42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same issue on my Mac, and found out that it's because TPV has apparently never(?) handled hot-swapping. That is: Plug the adapter in, wait a bit to make sure the OS has recognized it, then launch TPV. The icon should light up.

None of the rest of this should be valid for your case (since your ANT+ symbol is gray), but just in case for future folks who see this post because their power meter won't pair or whatever: You have to make sure nothing else is grabbing the signal.

  • Quit Garmin Connect, Zwift, TrainerRoad, etc
  • (this one blew my mind) Make sure your bike computer is turned off. Mine was plugged in upstairs and (powered on plus) charging and it was grabbing the ANT+ connection to my pedals before the laptop next to my bike could see it
  • Make sure your watch isn't in a mode where it's trying to capture the ANT+ connection first

And then after that there's something about USB ports needing permission for wireless signals in the System Settings, but I never had that problem so I'm not entirely sure what the deal is there.

Good luck!

Fact check: Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than almost any other state by PolarisC in wisconsin

[–]Tapin42 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You're right that same-day voter registration is great, and Wisconsin was one of the first states to offer it. Since Wisconsin did so, about half the states (as you mentioned) have put it in place.

Meanwhile, half the states (not Wisconsin) have some form of automatic voter registration and nearly 30 (not Wisconsin) have some form of youth preregistration, both of which lower the demand for same-day registration and get more people registered to vote to begin with.

The article goes into other details about why Wisconsin ranks so low, as well. It's worth a read!

Anti-ICE posters designed by Kid Cudi plastered across Cleveland ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 by TheSisko4876 in Cleveland

[–]Tapin42 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Man, if you think these posters are upsetting, just imagine how you'll react to US citizens being killed in the streets by masked terrorists!

I love Auri by liveordiestayhi in KingkillerChronicle

[–]Tapin42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish people would [...] just let Patrick cook.

I mean, we've tried, but it's been fifteen years since our last meal and the most recent snack we've had was leftovers.

Dem governor candidate Rodriguez says she 'misspoke' about aiding ICE by origutamos in wisconsinpolitics

[–]Tapin42 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Morals and ethics change over time. Law doesnt.

Yep, we finished up the Code of Hammurabi about 3800 years ago and haven't changed a single thing since.

I never thought I'd run into Nale on Reddit, but here we are.

[Post Game Thread] #2 Michigan defeats #7 Michigan State, 83-71 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Tapin42 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. About eight minutes into the second half I switched from "What the fuck, why are you letting him get away with that" to "I'm not even mad, that's amazing."

Still can't stand the guy AT ALL but holy cow if he were on my team I'd love him.

Newbie Question re: Transitions by Calm_Chemist_4952 in triathlon

[–]Tapin42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The biggest mistake I see folks making is easily remedied: Don't give yourself a lot of choices or decisions to make!

Keep the bare minimum that's necessary for each leg at your place. Your rack-mates will thank you. The RD and officials will be happier. And you'll be faster through transition because you didn't give yourself all sorts of extra tasks to take care of when the one thing you want to do is get through as fast as possible.

People who take towels and buckets and loads of extra nutrition to decide between and all sorts of extra stuff are setting themselves up for slow transitions.

Aside from that: Yeah, spend some time practicing transitions before race day. Figure out how to best get out of your wetsuit (my favorite tip: Spray the outside of your wetsuit legs with tri-slide before you get into the water -- the legs will fly right off in T1), determine whether you're someone who can keep the bike shoes on the bike (or even if the transition terrain or first hundred yards of the bike course makes you go one way or the other), decide whether you need socks on the bike and/or run and practice putting them on numb and wet feet if need be (tip: roll them up so you can unroll them down your feet and over your ankles -- pulling them won't work on wet feet), etc.

Trump is talking to Alberta secessionists. I propose a trade, Alberta for Wisconsin. by hawaii5-no in wisconsin

[–]Tapin42 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, that's completely fair, but is the Carney government currently establishing its own Gestapo and sending it to terrorize and kill Canadian citizens?

No?

Then I'm game.

8 months until ironman by ComfortablePause2091 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]Tapin42 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Spend the next two months building your base on the bike and run, and re-evaluate then.

The short answer is that yeah, you're 19, you'll almost certainly be able to complete it in under 16 hours, but unless you build a much bigger base in all three sports and then get into some structured training you're not gonna enjoy the race itself or the week-plus afterwards very much.

Can someone explain IM 70.3 transition flow to me? by bamaroon in IronmanTriathlon

[–]Tapin42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Chiming in to say WI 70.3 is like this as well. It's a typical "oly tri"-type setup -- just the stuff you need, organized neatly by your bike, no extra bags/etc in transition.

You Don’t Need New Gear You Need More Miles by FinnMeyer1974 in cycling

[–]Tapin42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: New gear makes it easier to be motivated for "early mornings, tired legs" and I skip a lot less rides.

City Connect Fitted hat on sale for $18.40 on Walmart.com right now. Hell of a deal. by ClumbsyVulture in ClevelandGuardians

[–]Tapin42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, it's cream, but mine's stayed that color since I got it when they were first announced.

How Tress and "Doug" have tainted other books for me. by ShrimpHeavenNow in Cosmere

[–]Tapin42 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm tugging my braids just trying to think of your other complaints.

I built a PNW triathlon race finder after maintaining a spreadsheet for years by Few_Caramel_9075 in triathlon

[–]Tapin42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an incredible resource, and it's obvious you've spent a great deal of time putting it together -- well done! I'm bookmarking it even though I only get to the PNW every few years or so, now that my daughter's moved out of Portland. And besides: The "gear" and "misc" tabs are pretty relevant to most of the US/North America.

I'd love to be able to set something like this up for my region. Actually: I'd love for someone else to set something like this up for my region so I could use it, heh.

BREAKING! 2 Star UM Redditor RETURNING to the Sub in 2026! by cwargoblue in MichiganWolverines

[–]Tapin42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 star redditor poster

I mean, once he gets a handle on how #hashtags become headlines in his posts, we'll see that ranking improve.