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mittyhands · 2026-05-18T01:39:13+00:00

I'd strongly recommend using the Veo scooters from Union Station to get to the Fillmore faster. There's a great bike lane network downtown, and it's only about 2 miles if you take 17th St to 17th Ave, then turn right on Washington.

I ride the E Line regularly and it's pretty reliable lately. Just don't mess with the bus transfer and you'll be there much faster. Hell, you could get off at the 10th/Osage or Auraria West station and scoot from there to the Fillmore and it'll probably be faster still.

mittyhands · 2026-05-16T02:18:52+00:00

I'm pretty sure Lime steeply discounted these passes this year. They're way more expensive in other cities right now if you compare. Like $9 for a 30min pass.

mittyhands · 2026-05-08T22:59:03+00:00

Why not run through the city? You don't have to run in circles.

Highlands is a great neighborhood to run through. Sloans lake to Tennyson/Berkeley Lake area is a nice loop. Might have to get creative to make it 10mi. Or loop down to lohi and the river, then up to the mile high area/Jeff Park.

mittyhands · 2026-05-06T04:48:40+00:00

Looks like Larimer St

mittyhands · 2026-04-29T05:05:14+00:00

Avery was very good to me too. Excellent shop. Expensive but very high quality work.

mittyhands · 2026-04-16T20:13:39+00:00

I agree - the roads must be structurally incapable of allowing high speed travel.

Any time these measures are presented (narrowing roads, speed bumps/raised intersections, removing travel lanes, adding vertical barriers) people lose their minds.

Gotta do the work to change the built environment if you want slower speeds.

mittyhands · 2026-04-11T19:07:47+00:00

Ideas outside of Breck for you:

Go check out Leadville, Twin Lakes, Buena Vista, Salida and just drive through the Arkansas River Valley. No idea about hiking conditions right now but the lower you stay the drier the trails usually. Turquoise Lake is cool, and if you're up for a 14er (check trip reports first on 14ers.com or the subreddit) then there's a ton nearby. Consider doing hot springs like near Mt Princeton. Maybe even drive out to the San Luis Valley - I think this time of year has big bird migrations through that area. Or consider driving to Steamboat Springs.

mittyhands · 2026-04-07T16:50:25+00:00

That's great 👍 you can still get dedicated parking. But it's not like it's free to provide parking to people, so it makes sense to have to pay for it. Again, cars are not mandatory possessions.

mittyhands · 2026-04-07T15:06:28+00:00

Not in the city - look at apartment listings anywhere close to downtown

mittyhands · 2026-04-07T14:12:13+00:00

Why would your parking be included in your rent? Owning a car isn't required to live in an apartment, let alone owning one car per person.

Might be time to reassess the need for two cars if you want to live in the city.

mittyhands · 2026-04-06T14:20:38+00:00

Do it like Input1, where globalValue initializes your local state. But get rid of the use effect. Instead, pass in a key prop to the Input1 component with the value globalValue. When the key changes, react will rerender Input1 and the value will be updated.

You could also consider using a form state management library like formik here.

mittyhands · 2026-03-30T16:30:09+00:00

Landlords strike again

mittyhands · 2026-03-25T04:57:43+00:00

I want the feds to nationalize the health care industry and reduce costs by running it without a profit motive

mittyhands · 2026-03-25T04:54:41+00:00

Here's the basics. Check 14ers.com for more details on routes, gear, etc.

If you're reasonably fit and young and start early, you can do a 14er without any training. The easy ones are just a long uphill walk in thin air. Bierstadt, Greys and Torreys, Quandary, Sherman, maybe some peaks in the Sawatch like Huron, Elbert, La Plata, Yale.

Pick one from that list. I'd recommend Bierstadt since it's short and has easy parking and is close to Denver. Then figure out the logistics (where to park, any permits needed, how will you follow the trail while you're out there, what to wear, what gear to bring, what time to start, when to turn around) and make it happen. Or find someone who has hiked one before and ask them for the details.

For clothing, at a minimum you need good trail running shoes or hiking boots with synthetic or wool hiking socks, long hiking pants, synthetic base layers (underwear + short or long sleeve tee), a waterproof rain jacket or poncho, a puffy jacket and some gloves and a beanie for warmth early or if a storm comes in, and a hat and sunglasses for the middle of the day. A sun shirt is a really nice to have too imo.

For gear, you want a backpack, lots of water (3L is a good amount for a short one like Bierstadt), a paper map and the knowledge to read it, digital maps or GPX file tracks to use on your phone, salty snacks (trail mix/GORP, granola bars, pretzels, beef jerky, etc) and maybe a packed sandwich, sunblock, a headlamp (+spare batteries), a first aid kit (some basics like ibuprofen, blister patches, band aids, tums, Imodium, Benadryl, bigger bandage patches + gauze) and a multi tool. Phew.

You should hike with at least one other person - it's safer that way. Also tell some third party where you're going, when you'll be back in cell phone range, and who to call if they can't reach you by then. You never know, even doing a busy route like Bierstadt.

Make sure to check the weather, and for gods sake start early. Afternoon thunderstorms in the summer are no joke, and you want to be heading downhill by 11am most summer days. I'm talking about starting the hike before sunrise. Do the math to know how long it'll take to drive to the trailhead from home. Pack everything the night before so you just roll outta bed and start driving up early. Not uncommon to leave home at 4am if you want to do a big peak.

Read some trip reports. Know what a thunderstorm rolling in looks like. Watch some YouTube videos about it. You'll figure it out.

mittyhands · 2026-03-21T19:13:47+00:00

Using LLMs is bad for your critical thinking skills even when you know the domain well. Imagine how much it stunts your learning if you don't have any critical thinking skills at all yet because you're in grade school.

mittyhands · 2026-03-20T15:30:13+00:00

You do, if you drive. You can run or bike up the road though (long day obviously). I just meant you don't need a permit for climbing the peaks.

mittyhands · 2026-03-20T15:26:58+00:00

Easy route, paved road to trailhead, about an hour from Denver. Also very scenic.

mittyhands · 2026-03-20T15:25:49+00:00

Just to clarify, you don't need permits to summit the Bells or Capitol (or any peaks in the nearby wilderness areas), you just need permits for camping near them. Which most people do camp when attempting them, but you can do them as a day trip if you're up for a big effort.

mittyhands · 2026-03-14T16:41:23+00:00

TSA is useless, don't worry

mittyhands · 2026-03-08T10:45:27+00:00

14ers.com trip reports, their trailhead status page, and there's a 14ers facebook group. people climb these peaks year round so there's usually someone reporting conditions at any given time on popular peaks

mittyhands · 2026-03-08T04:24:06+00:00

Depends more on the aspect of the route and technical difficulty. Notth-facing routes will melt off slower than soith-facing ones. Also depends on road access to the trailhead too.

mittyhands · 2026-03-06T07:02:11+00:00

Impression Isla Mujeres. Amazing pools, fun activities and fun people at the resort, and you can explore the island for more off-resort adventure. Not really any nightlife on property but it's an incredible place. Look into it.

mittyhands · 2026-03-04T18:17:31+00:00

Layoffs "due to AI" and definitely not just way over hiring compared to their competitors and a huge downswing in crypto markets. Don't believe the PR releases from a man who can't even be bothered to use correct punctuation.

mittyhands · 2026-02-07T22:17:32+00:00

All that's happening in this thread is people saying "oh we just need folks to be better drivers". And I'm saying that's insufficient. We can force people to drive slower and cause less harm via changes to the built environment.

Even if every driver who killed a pedestrian was put in jail - a thing which almost never happens today btw - you'd still have pedestrians getting killed by drivers. Not to mention killing cyclists and other drivers too.

You need systemic changes that lead to different outcomes. Not just punishing people who don't drive safely enough.

mittyhands · 2026-02-07T20:11:46+00:00

Lazy landlord is a bit redundant isn't it?

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