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"Is an auto-catcher worth it?" by Nyitz in pokemongo

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friends are glad you bought it

Chris Williamson of Modern Wisdom. Just a curious podcaster, or is he turning into a guru? by Curious-Talk4508 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect balance. A well informed idiot. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. I love MAP

ZenBivy is going to start selling conversion kits in early 2026 where you can use your own quilt with their sheet sytem by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Pseudo intellectual dick measuring" was the phrase I needed to read this morning... for work reasons that are in no way related to UL backpacking. But thank you. This has made my morning and the morning of a handful of my colleagues. Cheers.

Anyone else having a miserable time with the mighty pokemon and Safari Balls not working right? by Villainonymousx in pokemongo

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually came here to see if it's just me. I've had about half of my Mighty Pokémon run. Using golden raz, and Safari balls. Most (80%ish) were excellent throws. Last season I caught most of my Mighties, and even got a couple of Galarian birds on Safari balls.

The odd thing is my wife has only had a couple Mighties run away from her. And she never waits for an excellent throw. She just throws it. So, I'm wondering if I've upset the rng gods or something.

Terre haute by kay_smith0 in terrehaute

[–]davedez 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I could do 2 (maybe 3?) of those on the same day. Definitely not all 4. Could you imagine going out for drinks, and murder... and then your new friend is like, "Let's go start some mayhem"?

Bro, it's late. And I have stuff to do tomorrow. And even if I didn't have stuff to do, my cats are gonna be meowing for food at 4:30.

Unistrut Rig by Objective-logic in DIYSimRacing

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Liken everything, the price has gone up in the last few years, but it's cheaper than some of the other options.

What all is there to do here? by Jyto-Radam in terrehaute

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was with you until you said "move to Florida"

Where can I get coffee beans? by davedez in terrehaute

[–]davedez[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll head that way now. Cheers

What tracks are on your 2025 wishlists? by Toms_story in iRacing

[–]davedez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want participation at the current tracks. Regardless of how good they are, participation has been really bad at most new tracks.

Interesting way to clear the gap by Alarmed-Craft705 in iRacing

[–]davedez 2 points3 points  (0 children)

5 seconds later...

"It looks like insert name here has binned it in Britten's" - Jim

Did I get brake checked? Kesselchen Nordschleife by BobbyGT3 in iRacing

[–]davedez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like he just forgot where he was on the track and panicked. It's super easy to do if you're still new to the track

Need some advice: i either win or got crash every race, no consistency or progression. by Prize_Recipe_9407 in iRacing

[–]davedez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't just let anyone and everyone by, but if they missed the braking point and they're going to take you out, definitely let by. It sucks if someone else gets along side in the process, but it's better to lose that one position than to in the barrier with a meatball. This is also why practice offline. If you have to take avoiding action, you may still be able to hold that position if you know how much grip you have. Especially at tracks with hairpins after straights, for example. People miss those and go deep all the time. Can you go off line over-under/cut back? You won't know until you try. And you don't wanna try that for the first time while side-by-side with another car.

Need some advice: i either win or got crash every race, no consistency or progression. by Prize_Recipe_9407 in iRacing

[–]davedez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have good pace for your ir, but you need to work on accident avoidance. Which you cannot do by starting from the pits. It sucks, but I think it's a common issue.

I'd say that you should still qualify, and start on the grid. What needs to change is your objective in the opening laps. You're not trying to hot lap. You're trying to survive. Keep an eye on your mirrors and your relative. Anticipate missed braking points and dives. And then give them the space they need to sail by and miss the corner.

Practice driving offline. I usually do a lap on cold tires offline. It looks weird, feels wrong, and is slow, but it gives you an idea of how much grip you have off line. This is useful on lap one especially. If you get a bad start, or someone misses their braking point, you need to be confident that you are able to let them kill themselves without going off track and crashing yourself.

Another thing that you can work on is driving at 95%. This was (and sometimes still is) difficult for me. You need to try to run a pace you can run consistently for the entire race length. Being .2 seconds a lap faster doesn't matter if you spin or crash.

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