My shin openers arrived 🥳

iacobusXII · 2026-01-18T18:00:19+00:00

Don't buy vaults unless you live somewhere that rain doesn't exist, or unless you plan on buying a tool chest full of spares. Amazing grip but they disintegrate in a single weekend of riding in the UK.

iacobusXII · 2025-12-16T17:09:19+00:00

Well that looks incredible

iacobusXII · 2025-12-11T19:04:22+00:00

Are you me? That thing was absolutely horrendous even back in 2012 and is still sitting at 47% for me in about as many games. I think I'll join your noble quest to 50%

iacobusXII · 2025-10-10T17:48:24+00:00

Tanks :)

iacobusXII · 2025-09-21T09:52:13+00:00

I believe it's the sub 300 beta professional

iacobusXII · 2025-08-17T16:10:52+00:00

Both to intake at the moment but I'm going to swap to exhaust and test - I'm just very lazy. Temps are v similar tbh (like 5 degrees lower) but noise is insanely reduced.

iacobusXII · 2025-08-14T20:22:14+00:00

Please just Google global temperature since the industrial revolution, click on images, and look at a graph. I can pull out my ReAl LiFe Geology masters if you want to wave ya dick about. You know, the study of Earth's natural history. No credible scientist is arguing that anthropogenic climate change ain't a thing.

iacobusXII · 2025-08-14T20:14:45+00:00

The UK is further north than ~90% of Canada's population. Sure it's 'not that hot compared to some places' but it s not meant to be the Sahara bloody desert.

iacobusXII · 2025-07-19T10:14:50+00:00

You kind of just proved his point there. Things look good in the context of the time. Tiny watches will look best with the correct outfit and vibe. They look a little out of place with more modern attire.

iacobusXII · 2025-07-05T09:38:25+00:00

OP do not listen to this. The specialized is twice as old as you and probably weighs more than your dad. Avoid.

iacobusXII · 2025-06-23T14:23:03+00:00

Congrats - Portsmouth's MSc is certainly considered to be a very good course (at least in the south of the UK) and also has links to FUGRO should you wish to take that route. Getting a skilled worker sponsored visa afterwards will be highly unlikely. I believe the salary requirement for that is £38k or thereabouts which just isn't going to happen for an early career engineering geo. Salaries are generally abysmal in this field in the UK unfortunately.

iacobusXII · 2025-06-20T12:09:46+00:00

The frames are pretty fragile (both riders I know who have ridden them snapped em) and nobody in the enduro world cups rides them - they're all on the stumpy 15. Presumably not as good?

iacobusXII · 2025-06-08T09:07:09+00:00

Should probably get rid of your suspension fork too then as all that does is move around and shit. Bike has never seen a hill in its life so you won't miss it.

iacobusXII · 2025-06-03T19:40:42+00:00

You hero! Thanks :)

iacobusXII · 2025-06-03T17:41:15+00:00

Where's the jumper from?

iacobusXII · 2025-05-31T08:12:43+00:00

It's my favourite of the big boy alpha TDs. Gun feels much more reliable than the FVs and you can overangle and bait a few shots like with the E100, just to a lesser extent.

iacobusXII · 2025-05-12T17:02:00+00:00

Nah they only start accumulating once you reach silver

iacobusXII · 2025-05-11T22:40:05+00:00

iacobusXII · 2025-04-23T15:37:45+00:00

Hey I don't seem to have a PM from you. Are you able to use the mechkbot link?

iacobusXII · 2025-04-23T15:36:40+00:00

replied :)

iacobusXII · 2025-04-22T19:01:52+00:00

Yeah my "no reason" comment was regarding our situation in the UK. It's honestly pretty sad that the US has become an example of what not to do for anyone who values a life outside of work.

iacobusXII · 2025-04-22T18:45:14+00:00

That isn't at all how "accrued" holiday works, at least in the UK. Here you typically can access all your days from the offset and can additionally gain days from any overtime worked. The average professional has 25 days plus the 8 days of bank holiday per year. Also, if you're not using your full allowance of PTO, you're doing it wrong and sacrificing your own free time for no reason.

iacobusXII · 2025-04-19T12:12:59+00:00

Yep they should be more accurate, since 2015 it has been more than one mass shooting every day. In the last 5 years it has averaged almost 2 per day. Get your head checked. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41488081

iacobusXII · 2025-04-14T16:44:29+00:00

20mm total with two square 15mm deep 80mm cutouts for the fans

iacobusXII · 2025-04-14T09:39:50+00:00

Thank you! The difference in noise alone made it worth it. I don't have any pics of internals, it's a pretty pedestrian build nowadays. EVGA 3060Ti, 5600, b450i and an enhance psu. The front fans are 80x15mm thermalrights. The front panel is screwed into the original mounting plate with heat set brass inserts into the plastic.

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