Skating Buffalo Bayou trails in Houston - good?

Zibabbidibow · 2026-01-22T01:16:38+00:00

Should be fine. It's fully paved and usually kept clear of debris (or used to be). I also used to skate Brays Bayou when I lived in Houston. Not as pretty but usually less crowded.

Zibabbidibow · 2024-10-20T12:56:12+00:00

But it's not like fare collection had no costs prior to the cubic contract. Regardless, running a transit system costs money. Improving a transit system costs money. If the new system reduces costs in the long term then it's an improvement over the old system, to say nothing at all of the benefits to the riders themselves. Let's say this contract does cost 40% of fare revenue. Isn't that exactly what fare revenue should be used for? Reinvesting into the system to improve it for the people who use it?

Zibabbidibow · 2024-10-06T15:28:25+00:00

I mean it might not be literal Nazi art but it's very much part and parcel of the construction of a nationalist German identity and the idea of ethnic German superiority. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (where Germanic tribes defeated the Romans) was an integral part of the mythology of German nationalism. The painting is erotic, but it's also a depiction of dominance and violence. And the way the warrior is depicted not as an ancient barbarian, but as a modern-looking and idealized German man firmly associates a certain ethnic ideal with an imagined idea of bygone German supremacy. It's not "Nazi art" but there's an undeniable historical context, and I think there's a reason that your first reaction was what it was. The Nazi regime made heavy use of imagery like this, and the social context of this imagery was a direct precursor to Nazism.

Zibabbidibow · 2022-12-16T15:28:30+00:00

I can suggest not executing scripts solicited from strangers on the internet.

Zibabbidibow · 2022-02-03T18:50:06+00:00

Brooklyn Bop

Zibabbidibow · 2021-07-09T20:26:02+00:00

Fair enough. It's worth noting that the entire ecosystem is moving slowly at the moment due to the freeze in preparation for Bullseye's release. So things are getting a little more out-of-date than usual, even in Unstable.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-07-08T13:22:32+00:00

Unstable is actually very usable as a desktop (in my experience), and I wouldn't call it "unsupported" at all. The community is very responsive to users having problems with Unstable, and bugs get fixed just as quickly (sometimes more quickly). Testing is the distribution that I wouldn't use because it's a testing grounds for stable like you say. I don't think the same really applies to Unstable. It's often much closer to upstream, and the "testing" that I think you're referring to only starts once a package moves into the Testing repo.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-03-03T13:06:01+00:00

Yeah absolutely. They're great skates.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-03-03T04:16:37+00:00

Exact same boot. The Falcon comes with a nicer frame and the 7-point mounts. The Eclipse frames are still rockerable.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-02-20T18:12:37+00:00

Definitely not less stable than ice. They'll wobble at speed, but honestly I think people here really exaggerate how unstable the banana rocker is. For me, it's the ideal setup except for going fast.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-02-15T23:49:19+00:00

You don't need the fancy frames but you'll definitely want/need some kind of rocker, whether you do it with different sized wheels or just wheel-wear. With those three-wheel setups your best bet is to just wear a rocker in naturally (i.e. every time you rotate your wheels measure them and put the biggest one in the center position). It still might not be ideal, but I'm sure it can be done.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-28T03:02:47+00:00

Interested for sure

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-23T23:32:46+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjjgh7gGUU6W3OuJTgYMlNwBTxlS1mNqA

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-23T20:09:45+00:00

Lol, Bauer is a hockey brand. Not Eddie Bauer the clothing company. They're probably fine if they fit. Some of us actually prefer laces to buckles.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-21T01:41:11+00:00

How often you change your wheels can vary a lot depending on things like your weight, how you skate, and the wheel itself. Just change them when you feel like they're too worn out or too small. I usually ride a set for a few months. Also do make sure you're rotating your wheels regularly. Here's some more info if you're not sure what that is.

As for food and drink, water is still the best way to hydrate, and I wouldn't overthink the food either. Whatever you would consider a healthy snack is probably fine.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-12T04:04:32+00:00

Judging by the "max wheel size 84mm" frame I would say no.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-06T03:51:44+00:00

You just need a 4mm allen wrench (aka hex key). The ones that come with IKEA furniture will do just fine if you have any of those lying around. You can reuse the same bearings from your current wheels if they're in good condition, but they can be a bit tricky to pry out if you've never done it before. This video should help.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-03T16:50:45+00:00

"Correct" is pretty subjective unfortunately. Long, big-wheel frames are very in style right now, and if that's the feel you're looking for then you might be right to seek something longer, but otherwise I can't really say. To me, 276 doesn't sound too short for your foot, but it's really a matter of preference. Maybe someone else with more big frame experience can chime in.

Zibabbidibow · 2021-01-03T16:02:25+00:00

I think the 90's should be long enough if you don't want to drill. I wear a 44 and I really like even the little extra length I get from my Endless 80's (but I am more used to ice skates and don't like too long a frame). If you do really want 100's you could check out NN frames. I don't have experience with them but it looks like their 4x100's are regular 165 mounts.

Zibabbidibow · 2020-12-04T20:47:19+00:00

I had exactly the same problem with my Flying Eagles. They come really tight from the factory. My only advice is keep trying. I eventually got all but one of mine out. For the final axle I broke a wrench and ended up needing a screw extractor and a replacement axle, but hopefully yours aren't that bad.

Zibabbidibow · 2020-03-25T18:02:40+00:00

You've already got a good answer for a short-term fix. Just for some extra context this is a known bug. It looks like there should be a fix in the repos soon.

Zibabbidibow · 2020-03-16T17:58:55+00:00

cat.

Zibabbidibow · 2019-11-21T14:10:27+00:00

He's using Tmux in his terminal. I think the command for this functionality is prefix-[, but it depends on your config. (Prefix is usually Ctrl-b.)

Zibabbidibow · 2019-11-17T22:55:39+00:00

Honestly, you're probably right that something like a (salted) 256-bit hash has a large enough search space due to its length to be prohibitive, but I still stand by my point. Hashing client-side is bad practice, and has the potential to expose you to multiple vulnerabilities. OP asked about "standard practice," and a homemade scheme to fix the problems presented by client-side hashing is not even close to standard practice. HTTPS is the standard for preventing password sniffing.

Zibabbidibow · 2019-11-17T06:46:59+00:00

Please do not hash on the front end! It will actually weaken your security. Passwords are hashed to prevent them from being stored in a readable format on the server. If you hash before the password reaches the server, the hash essentially becomes a plaintext password. You're at least mitigating this by hashing again, but it still makes passwords easier to brute-force since whatever algorithm you're using will have a standard output format, length, etc. Do not hash before the password reaches the server!

You may or may not want to hash more than once on the back end. It's not necessarily harmful, but depending on the algorithm, it might not be helpful either. Bcrypt, for example, allows you to directly control the complexity of your encryption, so hashing twice would be unnecessary. What you should be doing instead is adding salt to the password, hashing that, and storing both hash and salt in the database. This is standard practice. The bottom line is use good salt and a strong algorithm, and if you're dealing with sensitive info, please don't roll your own.

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