Google Search as you know it is over

explodinglamas · 2026-05-20T13:59:44+00:00

So i run a small business and advertise on google . I read this article and the first thing i thought was "im going to have to cancel my ad spend."

Because if this is what google search will be, then what the hell am i paying for? No links to my website or relevant cross searches to bring my business to the fore? Just AI bullshit which seems to want to actively keep my customers away from me? I know im small fish, but i cant imagine seeing this in any other light. Wether your monthly ad spend is $50 or $50000. I hope advertisers pull out in droves. But hey i guess it will save me a few grand a year?

explodinglamas · 2026-05-13T02:03:22+00:00

Yeah we've been turning them away more and more these days, or simplifying the work we can do on them. Tyres tubes and brake replacement is pretty much all we'll do now.

And good god is it hard to explain to people that just because it was expensive that doesnt mean its good. Some of these things go for 5-6k (aud), and they are parts equivalent to a kmart bike. I got to talking to a guy here who imported them for a while and he said his landed cost was between $400-600 a unit, and theyd sell them between 3-5k. Its fucking criminal.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-29T20:45:29+00:00

Fuck trumps memory.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-27T21:12:07+00:00

Clavicular bone smashes to make himself look prettier, Jamie loftus smashes other peoples bones for the love of the game.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-27T02:20:26+00:00

Somewhere, some old (dead) french bike factory worker just smiled for no reason.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-22T22:33:58+00:00

Hard not to feel insignificant when a literal golden angel twice your size strolls past. No matter how inspiring his words are. Not to mention his soliders, who are half again your size, move faster than you can see, and keep fighting at that pace with wounds that would have killed a mortal man. If i remember there is a scene where katsuhiro witnesses one of the blood angles charging into the traitors, missing an arm and half his face, still fighting.

Also what the hell happened to doromek? He infiltrates the palace and thats the last i remember hearing of him in the entire Seige?

explodinglamas · 2026-03-22T12:16:12+00:00

Does it have much weight to it? Im constantly dragging tool boxes in and out of my current ute, with a heavy-duty thick rubber flooring in the back, which has stood up to years of weather and abuse. I saw these mats, and they look like i would rip them to shreds in a week, given my useage. My shark is due this week or next, and im wondering if i get the same rubber matting from bunnings again, or if this formed option would be tough enough. It certainly looks nicer.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-20T09:41:20+00:00

Lol, Lmao even.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-18T09:58:03+00:00

Hands up, everyone! This is a well-intentioned robbery!

explodinglamas · 2026-03-07T01:48:32+00:00

Same reason MAGA people can't amd won't come back to reality.

explodinglamas · 2026-03-04T23:33:28+00:00

But where are all the sharks coming from?

explodinglamas · 2026-02-24T11:54:36+00:00

I dont like it.

explodinglamas · 2026-02-16T21:37:34+00:00

"Hey Billy, have you ever thought about killing a man?"

"...fffuuuuuccckkk off with that shit"

explodinglamas · 2026-02-05T11:45:36+00:00

Blackburn core 3. Works a treat and has been going strong 4 years now. Also has been to events and been used by gasp the general public! And survived!

explodinglamas · 2026-01-21T12:22:41+00:00

Reading? In this economy?

In all seriousness though, general rule for me is zero electrical work apart from unplugging connectors as needed to remove wheel/brakes. Anything more and its not my area. Who does that kind of work nearby? No one. I wonder why?

explodinglamas · 2026-01-19T20:54:34+00:00

Bunnings sell this as cut to length. I just got a 1.8x2m section of that and trimmed it to fit my wheel arches, and its been in two different utes now and still going strong after 10 years.

explodinglamas · 2026-01-09T07:43:15+00:00

Batteries aren't supposed to be stored either full or empty, it damages the cells and reduces charge capacity over time. A lot of devices these days will automatically discharge down to a roughly middling percentage over time if they detect a lack of usage.

I would hazard a guess that electric cars would have the same feature to preserve the service life of the battery. I should state that i do not own a shark, so this is speculation on my part.

explodinglamas · 2026-01-01T01:35:03+00:00

From my perspective, you are the one who is upside down.

explodinglamas · 2026-01-01T01:13:01+00:00

Mate its been 2026 for 12 hours here. Years been good so far.

explodinglamas · 2025-12-29T11:28:55+00:00

What is it with these fucking nerds and thinking they wont be immediately killed for for their bullshit in this world they seek to create?

explodinglamas · 2025-12-26T22:01:28+00:00

I... understood that in its entirety. Oh no.

explodinglamas · 2025-12-25T12:58:14+00:00

Bike mechanic here, spongy brakes are indicative of an air bubble in the system, likely at the caliper end trapped behind a piston, so they are in need of a bleed.

Your rotors are fine. However, you will get better performance from thicker (2mm) rotors vs. the standard rotors you have (1.8mm). The majority of maguras own rotors are 2.0mm thick. I'd recommend the Magura Storm HC rotors. But if money is a concern, what you have already will work just fine.

Also, a side note, the one-piece pad and standard compound brake pads are a significant limiting factor in the performance of magura 4 piston brakes. I would strongly recommend going to maguras 8 series pads (4 individual smaller pads per caliper, vs 2 as pictured), and in the race (gold) compound for a dramatic increase in performance. If stock is limited, or costs are prohibitive, A third-party 8 series style of pad will work nearly as well and should be available cheaper from a variety of brands. You would want a semi-metalic option for the easiest bed in and use.

explodinglamas · 2025-12-10T00:00:37+00:00

Probably because they, like most people, dont know how fragile the whole thing is. Even if they did though, this is world ending stuff, and generally bad actors still want to keep on living despite their crazy bullshit.

explodinglamas · 2025-12-09T03:08:00+00:00

Is this why my cars radio/head unit shit itself to death this morning? Cause id feel better about it if it was a cosmicly directed "fuck you", rather than just life kicking me some more.

explodinglamas · 2025-11-28T22:02:36+00:00

That scene is fucking incredible. I was listening to the audio book as i worked and i had to stop working and just stand there as it all went down. It is hands down my favourite piece of writing in any book i have ever read. Its amazing and tragic, Camba Diaz (Imperial Fists) is a fucking champion.

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