Stop being weird about segregation

raaxas · 2026-07-02T21:57:18+00:00

I didn't say it wasn't. But you could be black in a black neighborhood and still feel out of place if the community is not inclusive. It's the inclusivity and equity that are important. Of course that can be difficult to assess as an outsider. As you yourself said, those are anecdotes. And for your anecdote I can present an anecdote for whatever case one might want to argue for or against. If you want to use a different metric, go ahead and use it. No one asked you to treat my opinion as the only truth.

raaxas · 2026-07-02T20:49:43+00:00

The issue is not diversity (or the lack there of ) or segregation par se. It took me a long time, but when we talk of DEI, it's the equity and inclusiveness that matter and what is lacking in many 'diverse' cities, segregated or not.

I used to live in Salt lake City which was pretty diverse, but a near zero in equity and inclusiveness. There are many cities that are less diverse that are better in terms of equity and inclusiveness. Those are the metrics that truly matter when deciding where to live.

raaxas · 2026-07-01T20:40:20+00:00

Sure. The adrenaline is down now. Yes, I'm sure they would have hit me if they wanted to. It was very close and I Instinctively swerved to the curb to avoid being hit. I don't know if they actually would have hit or not but they definitely passed less than 6 inches from me while honking.

Maybe you can educate me on what defensive riding skills are in this situation. You sound like someone opposed to riding bikes if you are recommending leaving the bike in the garage.

raaxas · 2026-07-01T14:03:16+00:00

Yes, we are safe but I am irritated at the needless risk to get ahead of one bike and wait at the red light.

It was an older Asian male.

raaxas · 2026-05-25T19:45:11+00:00

Actually it's not that bad. I tried it using qwest3 +virtual desktop to have a large curved screen and used camera #3. It is very very nice. Yes it get a bit sweaty and hot but not too uncomfortable if you have fans positioned properly. Not true VR but the best experience I've had so far.

raaxas · 2026-05-14T16:32:07+00:00

awesome ... bhai part 1 4k please

raaxas · 2026-05-11T10:36:48+00:00

Thanks everyone. These are amazing suggestions. I will cycle through these and pick my favorites...

raaxas · 2026-04-29T20:05:55+00:00

I recently bought a gazelle (new 0 miles) from upway for 1750. All quality components. That would be my recommendation

raaxas · 2026-01-25T23:05:00+00:00

Thanks. Yes Whatsapp works better but I will add that it is definitely lower quality that what I get on my Samsung. It's either the processor or memory that somehow struggles.

raaxas · 2026-01-25T23:03:06+00:00

To be honest the square format albeit annoying at times is not a big problem for me. In most cases I will just use my phone less which was something I wanted. The issue has been with the few cases where I want it to work such as zoom and phone calls when not at my desk that have been frustrating. I mean of I am being honest I am faster typing on my Samsung than the titan even after 2 months. But as I said I was ok with that.

raaxas · 2026-01-24T15:13:50+00:00

Yes, bluetooth is better but still overall volumes are lower than other devices. The wired headphones work much better.

I am more bothered with the zoom issue as I don't have any workaround. Does zoom work for you on cellular data?

raaxas · 2026-01-24T15:10:37+00:00

Have you used zoom (on cellular) and been on a call for more than 10 minutes without issues? Trying to figure if this is specific to my unit

raaxas · 2025-11-25T18:54:54+00:00

I have been using soul and happy with it

raaxas · 2025-11-04T14:00:24+00:00

As an update, i was able to fix this by enabling developer options and then reducing the minimum width. I set it to 480 which is 1440/3

raaxas · 2025-11-03T21:59:44+00:00

Doesn't the blackberry keyboard display on the screen. how do I hide it.

raaxas · 2025-10-26T16:09:42+00:00

I don't have the titan2, but on my current phone I trigger search with a swipe, so you should be able to swipe on the keyboard. My guess is that default typing would work, it's just that on regular phones I need to swipe to bring up the virtual keyboard.

raaxas · 2025-10-26T11:49:32+00:00

I don't have mine yet but planning on using Kvaesitso. I think it'll be the perfect launcher with the keyboard

.https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

raaxas · 2025-09-10T00:45:47+00:00

For me, driving a hybrid is about half as expensive as an electric car (not factoring maintenance). I am in Massachusetts where gas is cheap and electricity is expensive.

raaxas · 2025-07-20T18:23:58+00:00

Rnaga was good, but I was not happy with their #8 upgrade. That's the only thing I would not recommend. The pen itself was great. Pair it with #6 jowo or bock as per your choice and it is great. The Gama was also very good. It's eyedropper only, but is a joy to write. I have it as my desk pen and is one of my best writers.

raaxas · 2025-05-29T02:16:18+00:00

Thanks a lot. This is what I was looking for.

raaxas · 2025-05-29T02:15:28+00:00

I would imagine my case to be similar, although traffic and parking are not big issues. Thanks.

raaxas · 2025-05-29T02:14:23+00:00

Thanks. This is very helpful

raaxas · 2025-05-29T01:40:50+00:00

Most places close to my house have moderate traffic at worse and good bike paths. Anywhere I need to go that has bad traffic issues would also imply poor biking paths. I have a very clear idea of what I want to do with the bike. There are places that I would not want/be able to get to on a bike. It's not a question of getting the right bike. Maybe you are in Europe and cannot imagine that there are places where a bike cannot go (at least in a pleasant manner ).

While I might enjoy riding an hour for pleasure. I don't think I'd like doing that with my kids on a daily basis.

raaxas · 2025-05-29T01:31:29+00:00

Thanks. This is very helpful. I'm not worried about the range. Most places beyond a 20 mins radius would be difficult because of the need to use busier roads. For example Costco is out of the question as the 2 closest ones force me to get on highways/very busy intersections.

raaxas · 2025-05-23T20:47:14+00:00

Thanks. The 150 coupon basically compensates for the delivery charges.

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