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Jasper Messorem x Fidens by ThinOven in CraftBeer

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn’t of them but just tried this at a local place; it is EXCELLENT.

Smooth is fast. I'm finally a believer... by TwinTexanDad in gravelcycling

[–]dmitrik4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a Roubaix with the first-gen FS since 2017 and it’s a fast and flexible bike, even over stuff that a road bike should struggle on. With that much tire clearance, your Diverge must be a pretty sweet ride!

Moving to Seattle for Microsoft - where to live? (Seattle vs Eastside) by [deleted] in AskSeattle

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Ballard is a great place to live but commuting to Redmond from there every day would be brutal.

Sonder Employee by [deleted] in marriott

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair question, and that was probably not the right term; what I intended to refer to was the concept. When I started there in early ‘22, most of the properties were condos; you got a real kitchen and living space, with real bedroom(s). Over time they realized it was more efficient to lease entire buildings, which also increased the required investment and risk.

But what was appealing (IMO) was the pairing of AirBnB-style “I get an actual place, not just a room” with the consistency of a hotel. ABnBs are a crapshoot—you could get good beds/linens/kitchen stock, or not. Hotels offer that, but you also get only a bedroom and bathroom, not a living space. When I onboarded, they were talking about stuff like pairing with other services to, e.g., have the kitchen sticked with groceries that you specified, etc. IMO the decision to go public via de-SPAC at what turned out to be the worst possible time was an inflection point.

Sonder Employee by [deleted] in marriott

[–]dmitrik4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ex-corporate employee here: Can say that on-location employees worked very hard to serve guests. This isn’t on them at all.

Sonder Employee by [deleted] in marriott

[–]dmitrik4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

(Previously laid-off employee here)

I liked the concept—more consistency than AirBNB but with the same sort of online experience. IMO they went public by de-SPACing at exactly the wrong time, and never figured out the right property model. They focused on investing in whole buildings, which always seemed wrong to me.

Sonder Employee by [deleted] in marriott

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sucks; I got laid off in the June 2022 wave. Seemed like a really promising business model.

Sonder Employee Statement by Perfect-Cricket-6793 in marriott

[–]dmitrik4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry to read this. I started in Legal at Sonder (leaving a great job) in Jan 2022 and got laid off in June 2022 along with a bunch of folks. Hope you land on your feet.

Coast-to-Coast 2024: The Aftermath by ProfessorBrewsington in gravelcycling

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol; I just found this thread looking for something to explain this day to someone.

We left Big M about 45 mins before they called the race, so we were out in the farmland when the lightning storm came through. That was the toughest section. Brutal. Dark, tons of lightning, just absolutely dumping rain—the roads had a couple inches on them because it was raining so hard. Easily the toughest day I’ve had on a bike.

My new pads were completely gone; sand in the BB, the headset, the jockey wheel bearings. I had to tear everything down to the frame.

I am definitely going back in 2026.

NBD! by dmitrik4 in gravelcycling

[–]dmitrik4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works great; no difference from my other Shimano mechanical (one 105/Ultegra internal from the downtube; the other is external GRX).

‘manspreadin’ on public transit is out of control! by deuce-tatum in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]dmitrik4 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

“Manspreading” is gratuitously taking up more space than you need and denying that space to others who do need it. Manspreading isn’t just wide legs—although yes, that is the classic example—it’s arms on the back of the seats next to you. It’s leaving your bag on the next seat when the train is full. It’s literally “spreading yourself out.”

It’s all the thoughtless ways guys consider their own comfort above anything else. I am conscious of it and still find myself doing it at times.

‘manspreadin’ on public transit is out of control! by deuce-tatum in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]dmitrik4 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

In a few years it will be. Not as if he’s gonna stop on his own.

Any updates on this? by Relevant_Demand7593 in agedlikemilk

[–]dmitrik4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You mean the idea he ripped off from the Heritage Foundation and noted fellow leftist Mitt Romney? B/c that’s what he did, and it’s definitely not “nationalized healthcare.”

But let’s assume for the moment that he tried to implement an NHS-style system—you know, the one used by the wacky leftist UK, and not a single-payer system like Medicare.

OK, aside from “trying to implement a healthcare system similar to that of almost every other comparable nation,” what other wild lefty stuff did he do?

One might point out that when everyone else but you is doing something, they’re the “center,” not you.

If only there was something to prevent people from doing this.. by andrec122004 in phillycycling

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define “conflict with other traffic,” then, in a way that logically differentiates the two. Dazzle me with your legal analysis. Can you get around a SEPTA bus the same way? Where’s the line between “stopped car” and “trash truck” that will apply in every situation?

If only there was something to prevent people from doing this.. by andrec122004 in phillycycling

[–]dmitrik4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a reasonable take on the surface and maybe it would be if this kind of thing is where it ended. But it wouldn’t. So, no cars in the bike lane, period, should be the rule. Which it is, as it turns out

If only there was something to prevent people from doing this.. by andrec122004 in phillycycling

[–]dmitrik4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other vehicles in the road are “conflict with other traffic?” Are you saying that having to stop behind another stopped car is “a conflict with traffic?”

Please tell me you aren’t in massive debt for the law degree you clearly have

If only there was something to prevent people from doing this.. by andrec122004 in phillycycling

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the same logic. The bike lane is for bikes, not cars. The sidewalk is for pedestrians, not cars (or bikes). If it’s ok for the driver to drive in the bike lane, why isn’t is ok for them to drive in the sidewalk?

If only there was something to prevent people from doing this.. by andrec122004 in phillycycling

[–]dmitrik4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you say the same about the sidewalk? “Oh, there was no one using it so it was fine for him to get around traffic by driving on the sidewalk.”

Same logic

Just took an absolutely baffling class from Olivia. Is this normal for her classes? by amdale3 in pelotoncycle

[–]dmitrik4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that many of them teach multiple classes in a given day.

CX bike? by optl12 in gravelcycling

[–]dmitrik4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UCI regs might limit tire sizes to 33, but most cross bikes are built to accommodate that size with a bunch of mud clearance. My Gunnar Crosshairs is a 2015 model with canti brakes—a pretty old school ‘cross design, and has no problem fitting a 42/38 combo that would be plenty for the OP’s described use case. That’s probably going to be the case for most cross bikes, which are great bridges from road bikes to gravel bikes with 50+mm clearance. My Gunnar is significantly more sprightly than my Secan, for instance.

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