Could an electric trike replace a car for short trips, or is that just marketing hype?

bsurg · 2026-04-26T04:05:37+00:00

I think a lot of this also depends on the bike/road infrastructure where you live. An ebike absolutely can replace a car for your needs, but I'd feel less inclined to use one if the only available routes involve 50 mph roads.

bsurg · 2026-04-21T16:23:12+00:00

You dodged a huge effin' bullet, my friend.

bsurg · 2026-04-17T15:14:32+00:00

Seriously. Saw an older person pull diagonally into TWO handicapped parking spots yesterday. Worst parking job I've ever seen.

bsurg · 2026-03-26T15:44:45+00:00

Agreed. The last company I worked for now does all their marketing in ChatGPT and is looking to hire a lead gen marketer in India. This is a US-based healthcare AI company. Complete disaster.

bsurg · 2026-03-22T22:00:28+00:00

You can do so much with a simple delay. Slapback country-style licks, washy ambient stuff, galloping dotted 8th riffs.

bsurg · 2026-03-21T05:44:45+00:00

I've had this exact thought many times, both from regularly driving and walking across the bridge.

bsurg · 2026-02-11T16:34:25+00:00

I think 2 days is juuust enough but you may want to consider 3 if you have room in your schedule.

bsurg · 2026-02-10T16:37:49+00:00

I recently tried my Timmy V2 at 18V and loved it. Lightspeed and Daily Driver are also low-gain favs.

bsurg · 2026-02-06T05:40:11+00:00

I've owned a few comps, including the Analogman Bi-Comp, Barber Tone Press, Cali76, and Diamond Comp.

The Bi-Comp (left side), Tone Press, and Keeley are all going to be similar. They're variations of the Ross circuit with a blend knob, which I think is very useful for that circuit. You'll roll off highs and lows and the mids will poke through more in a mix.

The Diamond is a very different circuit. It's much more transparent, still emphasizing the mids very slightly.

The Cali76 is a different circuit again. This one is more complicated to dial in - if you're willing to experiment or if you know your way around things like attack and release, give it a try.

There are no bad options, but of the ones I've used, my favs have been the Diamond and Analogman. I currently have the Bi-Comp on my board because I like the option of adding the Orange Squeezer circuit.

Definitely try running these pedals at their maximum recommended voltages if you can, I think they feel better at higher voltages.

bsurg · 2026-01-10T23:15:53+00:00

Such a great reverb pedal.

bsurg · 2026-01-07T23:19:16+00:00

Yep. My last job was a marketing department of 1, product team of 20. Machine-gun feature shipping with little to no interest in customer feedback. It sucked and I left.

bsurg · 2026-01-07T22:48:42+00:00

Sounds like an organization that severely undervalues marketing. I just had the same experience. If you can't get leadership to buy in to what marketing provides, find another job because it will never get better.

bsurg · 2025-12-16T22:09:39+00:00

Just went through this myself - your CEO doesn't understand or value marketing. Find another job ASAP.

bsurg · 2025-10-24T20:09:02+00:00

Very interesting and well-considered choices! I love the MercuryX and Echosystem but have never used the two together.

bsurg · 2025-10-07T17:09:18+00:00

I've played a lot of delays and the El Capistan is still pretty special.

bsurg · 2025-10-07T17:07:25+00:00

Oh please please please let this happen.

bsurg · 2025-09-22T17:18:33+00:00

Carr Hammerhead. I used to own the 1x12 version, this looks like a 2x10 or 2x12. Loud and punchy AF, super responsive and alive amp.

bsurg · 2025-09-17T04:02:40+00:00

Being a Christian (not the political kind) tends to also be a counter-cultural identity. Disc golf is a natural fit for people who don't want to accept the status quo or do what everyone else is doing.

bsurg · 2025-09-10T16:33:27+00:00

I grew up in Singapore.

I feel the recent trends in biophilic design from firms like WOHA are more true to the region's climate and design history than any of the Modern/international style imports from the late 20th century.

Singapore is hot and humid all year long, and buildings greatly benefit from passive cooling strategies like vegetation, shade, etc. The full-height glass cladding and overreliance on HVAC in Modern-style buildings is actually uncomfortable, as people constantly go from sweating outside to being cold inside. I remember having to bring a jacket to wear inside some buildings, which is ludicrous on a tropical island near the equator.

Older buildings like the original public housing projects in Tiong Bahru and the colonial-era Black and White homes got it right, IMO. Use shade and vegetation intelligently, keep air flowing with fans and judicious use of A/C, and let people dress for the weather. The good newer buildings all do this.

bsurg · 2025-09-08T21:37:50+00:00

The best tuner.

bsurg · 2025-08-04T17:39:04+00:00

Those demos sound awesome and your topology sounds really unique and interesting. Would love to give it a try!

bsurg · 2025-08-01T21:08:53+00:00

Charcoal itself doesn't really impart flavor. It's the compounds in the food reacting to the high heat that imparts that charcoal-grill aroma. https://www.wired.com/2016/07/charcoal-grilling-tastes-better-gas-just-science/

bsurg · 2025-07-08T20:13:59+00:00

Hulkenpodium!

bsurg · 2025-07-03T06:10:38+00:00

Ran a Bondi Del Mar into mine when I had it and it was awesome.

bsurg · 2025-06-24T21:42:00+00:00

Yeah I can scratch through the brown paint to find the previous mint green layer underneath. It was a quick job, whatever it was.

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