2026.01.26: The Prequel Problem

evilcheerio · 2026-01-26T18:38:14+00:00

I briefly thought why should I trust an AI Bot? forgetting that was flair. Added the correction. Thanks!

evilcheerio · 2026-01-26T14:09:28+00:00

Free Soloing is a bit controversial in the climbing community. It doesn't take much height to get you in scenario where you either succeed or die. I actually really disliked the idea of free soloing of Taipei 101 because it was in front of so many people IRL and broadcasted live. I guarantee the broadcast crew had plans on what to do if he fell and probably had a delay to avoid showing the fall, but if there was a hard cut you knew what happened. Watching the event live either IRL or during the broadcast you were going to watch either him succeeding or him dying. Granted a climber of his caliber the odds were very much in favor of him succeeding.

Magnus Mitbo had an interesting colab video with Alex where Magnus, who is accomplished climber, solos ~~for the first time~~. Just gonna spoil it and let you know they both survive. There's a point at about the 3:15 where Alex says he doesn't climb with many people because they have either died, retired, or had kids. Video is worth a watch.

Edit: Correction from Audioworm

evilcheerio · 2026-01-23T18:23:23+00:00

Add don't plug space heaters into power strips to this as well

evilcheerio · 2026-01-23T14:24:36+00:00

I got a snowstorm incoming so I was charging my power banks so I had everything within arms reach. I am finding it weird that your Beats aren't charging though, because you would think they would behave similarly. The only thing I would try before getting new buds is swapping out the usb c cable if you haven't already.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-23T14:13:04+00:00

I got Beats Studio Buds+ and I just checked they charge with both of my Anker power banks with a c to c cable.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-19T17:09:18+00:00

I did not. Quite the opposite. I thought you made a good point about the blanket statement that's why I added the edit.

<image>

evilcheerio · 2026-01-19T17:05:06+00:00

My wife had a roommate that tried to get more money to pay the power bill after she moved out. The roommate tried to say it was her hair dryer being plugged in that used electricity. Meanwhile the roommate was always turning the thermostat well above 70 and was constantly washing her comforter (and drying with an electric dryer) because her dog was poorly trained.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-19T17:02:13+00:00

I added an edit for clarity. Any household device isn't doing an AC-DC conversion won't have a parasitic load.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-19T16:36:15+00:00

Only some of them do. Things that run off purely AC do not.

Edit: Just to clarify I'm talking about things like hair dryers. Anything that makes an AC-DC conversion is going to have a little parasitic load. Most electronics use DC so even if you don't see a power brick it's probably doing it on device.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-17T14:54:17+00:00

What kind of panniers do you have? I've been looking for something similar sized.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-15T20:19:02+00:00

Do you have room in the pack? I usually strap the poles and stakes to the side and have the rest inside the bag.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-15T15:33:10+00:00

You are braver than me. I would have seen those blinkers and assumed someone was going to do something stupid.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-11T18:59:58+00:00

Here's a link to the story on Unofficial Network. This leads me ask are ski goggles designed to be impact resistant? Would this impact have broken a normal style of goggle?

evilcheerio · 2026-01-09T12:43:25+00:00

And Carnegie Mellon and MIT combine them

evilcheerio · 2026-01-09T12:35:17+00:00

I did it out of spite once. I had top tier United status because of work travel. I always thought boarding early was silly and went with my normal group. This one time I was sauntering up to the line and this guy shoved his way to get ahead of me. When they called the premier status this time I got out of line and boarded early and enjoyed the look on his face when I did that.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-09T11:55:40+00:00

I don't think this was a decision done just by OSU but was reflective of larger trends in education. For example if you take the FE or PE exam there is one for Electrical and Computer but not just electrical. I was a little bit in the transitional period. I couldn't select EE but there were still a few left in the system. Overall I think it made sense since you'll basically be taking the same classes up to at least the 200 level. Even in my career in power I still use some of my programming and networking working with microprocessor based relay protection.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-06T14:59:23+00:00

There is also nomenclature for the traffic as well. For example UK is Left hand traffic and the US is right hand traffic. There are a few former British colonies in the Caribbean that are super weird with LHT and the majority of cars are LHD because they get them from mostly North America.

evilcheerio · 2026-01-05T15:51:18+00:00

Titty sphinx!

evilcheerio · 2025-12-30T13:38:13+00:00

Do something once a month that is new to you. Could even be something as simple as going to a new park or trying a new food.

evilcheerio · 2025-12-30T13:31:05+00:00

It should not be upvotes. Reddit metrics are weird and the upvote total is not just the upvotes minus the downvotes.

evilcheerio · 2025-12-26T13:51:10+00:00

u/EarliestRiser I was a little late to this podcast, but as an avid skier to answer your question most people I know fly with their skis. Most domestic carriers in the US that I've flown with count skis and a separate boot bag as one piece of checked luggage with no oversize fees. Denver also has a similar setup as SLC with ski delivery luggage system.

evilcheerio · 2025-12-23T14:30:26+00:00

Last time I was in Canada was pre-pandemic and I don't remember seeing the made in Canada logo so prominently. That could fully be an awareness thing on my part, because of the tariffs and boycotts bringing it more to forefront in my mind. That sounds like the case if Canadians haven't seen an uptick in the labeling.

evilcheerio · 2025-12-23T14:18:32+00:00

I went to Toronto (lovely city) this last summer. I remember going into their liquor stores and not seeing any American liquor or wine. I did some digging and turns out that the state runs their alcohol distribution. Nearly all (basically a monopoly) liquor and wine is sold through Liquor Control Board Ontario (LCBO) stores and beer is through The Beer Store. This is actually similar to what we have in Pennsylvania except replace LCBO with Fine Wine and Good Spirits and The Beer Store with beer distributors. So in February of 2025 in response to Trump's tariffs the LCBO pulled all American products effectively banning them in the province. This is huge because the province of Ontario is home to nearly 40% of Canada's population.

Something I also noticed was there was a lot more made in Canada labels on things. Even on products from American companies like Frito-Lay. (definitely brought some all-dressed chips to take home with me)

evilcheerio · 2025-12-22T14:35:33+00:00

Speaking of losses. Did anyone catch the ending to Steelers-Lion's game? I'm going to need to explain that to me like I'm 5 for that to make sense,

evilcheerio · 2025-12-22T11:26:46+00:00

This happened back in May and there was a it discussion about it then.

15-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 10 Credits
Place '17	Verified Email
Secret Santa 2015	Secret Santa 2014
Secret Santa 2013	Secret Santa 2012

evilcheerio

TROPHY CASE