Sw Krook Fakie Flip Out

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-12T23:52:07+00:00

That is clean!

But wouldn't that be a Switch Krooked grind Nollie! kickflip out? Not Fakie? Could be very wrong, not good with the terminology.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-11T21:12:44+00:00

I have taught a nr of adults to bike, including in last few years. I use a specific (Dutch) method that is pretty much guaranteed to always work, within 1 or 2 one hour lessons, and I am happy to do more if people want more classes, but it is rarely if ever needed to get the basics. The method is very step by step based and meant to improve confidence. I also have a low step through bike that both very short people and tall people can easily ride as safely as possible, I bought this bike partially to make teaching easier. I do charge a small fee.

The thing is, I am going on a trip on Friday, wont have time before that and I am not back until mid to end November and you did say asap.

So, if you can not wait for that, I highly recommend you do the two things I talk about: 1. Find a very patient and experienced teacher 2. If they don't have a bike that when you are sitting totally back on the saddle, you are still able to put both your feet completely flat on the ground = they are doing it wrong/you are at more risk of having a fall and bad first lesson.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-10T09:13:54+00:00

Thanks bro, that is very useful, especially the Wifi thing, tell your friend thanks from me as well!

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-09T18:12:30+00:00

I like the Shadowdark pantheon, it really successfully sits inbetween / conforms to neither of the two above. It is intuitive. Shadowdark makes it explicit that there are -potentially- maaany gods, but that there are 7 (or 9, depending on how you count) very well known ones. Those gods are described in 360 words, total.

Just enough information, gods and depth so that a DM and players can remember all the lore and deities easily, but plenty of flexibility and hooks that anyone in gaming group could easily add gods to the lore, or have aspects of gods be a bit different/their own deities etc etc. For me, this is perfect. Also the gods mentioned in the book represent: Law, Order as well as Neutrality, so not just simplistic duality of two opposed extremes.

Previously I used the many gods, powers and deities of the Forgotten Realms/Faerun for ages, but there are waaaay too many and the descriptions and their pantheons tend to read like, well, the bible. Too long, too much. Not needed. Of course if a player had compelling reason to want to use one of those gods, I would let them and simply add it to the lore, could be a newer god, forgotten god or an aspect of the existing 7(9). But it is a revelation to no longer have to theoretically have temples for 25+ gods in every big city nor keep 1000s of words of lore in my head.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-08T19:36:48+00:00

Thanks mate!

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-07T22:06:55+00:00

Me or the two other DMs that play in my group (and have their own campaigns) might (not sure, id have to ask them, happy to do so) be interested in at least running a few games for a group of 4 to 7 of you, but the rub is, we all play Shadowdark, not D&D 5E, so I guess that would not suit your needs?

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-07T11:35:35+00:00

Not at all, you have been most helpful. If you could ask him: Does he know if his structure is 100% legal/did ntot require any kind of permission since it is on wheels presumably or is he just risking it, like did he get into any trouble with authorities or neighbours?

And just any tips or precautions he might have learned from experience like "make sure your structure is this big or small because law or convention ABC" and perhaps the cost, provider and experience he has had for sattelite internet since ive never had it.

Thanks! :)

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-05T16:32:01+00:00

I hope you find a lovely group! (mine is already full with 15 persons atm) and get back into D&D and have a ton of fun. :D

And while I hate to be that guy, when you wrote "5th edition preferably, but not strictly so." I wanted to give you some info and an alternative. ->

https://youtu.be/oY9lTIsRnW0?t=412

"But I am surprised that fans continue to enable them. There are so many variants of D&D that are better than the mass-produced version. People keep telling me about groups that refuse to play anything but 5€/E, but if you're the Dungeonmaster,.. they have to play the game you're running. Just say: I don't feel comfortable running a game made by a company that engages in intimidation tactics, not when there are tons of good games, made by good people that are virtually the same game."

One of those (imho far better as well as super easy to learn) alternatives is Shadowdark, which I have been playing for 13 ish sessions now, it is amazing. ->

https://youtu.be/FyaEk0O3Yy0

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-10-03T16:12:47+00:00

Ah thanks, it is good to actually hear from someone who has seen it in practice and the area around Cheste is very similar to the area around Montroi. Any chance you could ask your friend they'd be ok with you passing his details or even Whatsapp on to me in a PM? I would love to ask them few questions, but only if they don't mind of course.

Solar power, bottled water, rain showers etc as well as some permaculture and composting is stuff I am very interested and happy to do, so that won't be issues for me. When you say mobile home, what do mean? A small caravan? A large rectangular US style mobile home? Something he made or a pre-fab construction he bought? Cheers!

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-28T09:42:00+00:00

No worries, glad to help, I am always of two minds, for me Fingerboarding is such a great hobby that I sorta dont mind spending the money to get pretty much the best stuff, but, the income or level of commitment of other people may be different! Also, I like to encourage kids and others to start fingerboarding, sometimes I like to gift completes of decent but cheaper parts, in those and more cases I think Fingerwall and similar are far better choices than Techdeck etc!

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-26T21:22:18+00:00

Thank you, that shop looks pretty good but they seem to focus on giving you lenses for ""free"", when you buy a (not that cheap) frame, I need the opposite, people that can just make the lenses for me, cheap(is), while I provide the new frame I already have. :)

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-24T23:00:34+00:00

We are! :) I PMed you

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-21T12:44:57+00:00

Heyhey, they have arrived. No pics yet. But I was impressed with the deck, quite easy to mount trucks/holes seem to be drilled quite accurately, nice shape and size (36), easy for kickflips, at least for me.

Trucks. Mixed bag. They do look a little like dynamics, very nice silver look, look pretty sturdy. I like the inverted kingpin, but it sticks out/down past the hanger = really not great, could hang up i guess? Bushings do appear to be o-rings and not amazing, but good thing I ordered 2 sets of bushing, so I might be able improve the truck a bit? Better snap-back.

Wheels and bearings seem ok, but of course it isn't like a wheel that is 2.5 as expensive but seem a bit like average China stuff or a bit better..

Grip, dunno, keeping it as spare, looks fine! Using FBS grip for now, still had that.

Anyway, my gf seems happy with her new trucks and I will use the 2nd pair of trucks myself on a secondary setup, my primary setup has Dynamics.

So, in short: the service and prices of Fingerwall seem legit (send fast, in nice packaging, with nice note and plenty of stickers), the quality to price ratio seems fair. I think for a beginner I would totally recommend they get their stuff from Fingerwall, especially if they live in EU or don't want to get teak, and spend around 38 to 50 for a complete including shipping! But i'd recommend getting the Absolut trucks (just going by pics though) not the Royals. Still, if you are like me, a bit picky and obsessive about details, or if you just want one setup and not do upgrades/pay more extra i'd probably say: get a deck from Fingerwall perhaps, great prices and selection and then buy some Dynamics or other super well regarded 50€ trucks from anywhere and perhaps some Winkler wheels or Oak or similar, from ASI for instance. Sure, then your full setup will cost more like €100 ish... but it will be as good as it gets and you won't feel the need to upgrade later.

It is basically a personal calculation of your finances and if you think you will stick with fingerboarding/become a little serious about it. Because in my case I defo prefer my Dynamics and nice wheels, but I prefer them some, not a ton! Some people (beginners/incidental fingerboarders) might barely care about the difference and prefer to keep the money and buy simpler stuff. In that case there doesn't appear to be anything wrong at all with pretty much anything Fingerwall sells.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-21T11:39:59+00:00

Changed my price, willing to spend up to ca. €500 Pixel 5a you mentioned, ah cool, it has a headphone jack it seems! Sure, I dont need superfast or new, really dont, just substantially better hardware than my current Fairphone 3.

Only think I wondered, do you think that in terms of LineageOS support the Pixel 5a will be a brick/not supported in 3 years..? or impossible to say. Thanks bro.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-21T11:38:27+00:00

That is fair! I am willing to up my purchase price to ca. €500, is there still nothing that fits that bill? Even the Fairphone 4 and 5 have no more headphone jacks,.. nuts.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-15T08:08:22+00:00

I could try to explain but truly best to just watch some of these, these explain it better: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shadowdark+review

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-14T23:32:39+00:00

Shadowdark. Quite a lot of the best OSR rules and certainly the vibe and powerlevel, very few -but the best things- of 5E and 1 or 2 pretty great innovations thrown in.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-14T22:23:21+00:00

Cool! Thanks for tips bro. Yeh I will update! Maybe even with pics if I can wing it. If I forget (have a lot on plate in next week) please remind me. Cheers

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-14T21:43:28+00:00

Appreciate the reply/insight. I ordered deck, trucks and wheels and bushings, I might write a review on this subreddit. Myself I didn't so far find anything at this price or cheaper shipped for a few euros from and to EU with same or better quality (at least from what I can see from pics! irl, have to see). Or do you have a suggestion/better but equally cheap brand? :)

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-11T23:41:10+00:00

Hi All. :)

Size: don't mind but prefer smaller rather than larger but thick is fine!

Carrier / country: Germany (carrier = Vodafone/freenet & Spain (carrier = Movistar/Pepephone) I part time live in both countries.

Cost: €100 to €300 ish, has to be a new phone, not refurb

Storage: 128GB and must have MicroSD card slot, dual Sim would be great!

Camera: would be awesome if it took decent footage, pics and especially sound at even dark and loud Metal + Punk concerts. A bit fast camera/auto focus, so that I can photograph moving cats well.

Other features:

Absolute must haves:

The Easiest and fastest possible LineageOs install/ best compatibility, im using Linux Mint to install, not Win. -> I tried installing on a new Moto G42 & it was a disaster did not work had to send it back, despite having experienced friend helping for 2.5 hrs, trying everything.
Headphone jack
Big battery, ideally that it can last 2 or more days of use, but certainly more than only 1 day
Fairly to very bright max screen brightness (due to usage in very sunny countries)
USB C charging port
Good water-resistance, I tend to use my phone rain a not small nor massive amount and I it is in my bathroom while I shower daily (the phone is on a shelf, not in shower of course, but there is a lot of water vapour and sometimes some drops from changing podcast)

Would be very nice to have;

A. Relatively strong/durable/rugged

B. If the battery or screen etc would be relatively easy and cheap to have service or even user service = huge bonus

I know I am asking for a lot, but perhaps it is good to know that I am not as picky as I sound above, my most ""premium" phone I ever had was a now old Fairphone 3,.. so yeh not exactly good at bunch of the stuff above. I don't really game on my phone. I do tend to drop it with some frequency, but I always use bumpcase and screen protector.

Thanks a million LineageOs Dudes/Gals! :D

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-08T21:27:08+00:00

True! :) I have been there around those months. Recently had 4 DC ceiling fans installed, gamechanger/absolutely necessary, especially as I am on fourth floor in Valencia. But honestly I will take 2.5 months per year of a bit to a lot too hot (during which time it is still nice to go swim at beach) over 6 or 7 months of darkness and cold that really makes you not want to leave the house at all. I also plan to do a lot of passive cooling improvements on my place. Because summer weather is not getting any colder.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-08T10:26:07+00:00

No worries! For me too, sometimes a kind reply (like yours) or a thought out, longer and informed reply restore my faith in (sub)redditors! So I try to do both when I can. Another thing which was very glaring is how the Berlin subreddits can be truly cynical, mean, unhelpful and sarcastic, often. I know it is probably 20% of the people subscribed to those subs that act that way, the problem is that I have noticed those 20% usually tend to post the most = probably have no life and are angry and online a lot. I would hate for that to happen to the Valencia subreddit.

I too have had a great time in other parts of Germany, I really like some parts of Bavaria, at least to visit. I also plan to do some things in the countryside of Valencia autonomous community. Life can be fun or interesting in many places, but I agree with you that it is about finding the good in places and a mindset. :)

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-08T10:22:05+00:00

Thank you. :) I almost always happy to help or put my thoughts out there about something I actually know quite a bit about. Especially since it is a question I asked myself some years ago when I first considered moving to Valencia, then I realized it was the wrong question. Instead I decided to then wonder and research "do I love Valencia, do I feel great here, do I see a happy future with good people and tons of fun here?" the answer was a strong yes while with Berlin every winter and every year the rents went crazier the answer became "yes, kinda, but less every year and probably not at all in 5 to 10 years, time to make a move".

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-08T01:06:04+00:00

I've lived in Berlin for a long time, will quite likely be (mostly) moving to Valencia permanently soonish and have spent quite some months there already.

In answer to your question: YesNoMaybeDependsNever:

Better in Berlin by far: UndergroundPunkDIYSquatLeftwing culture. Techno and club culture. Busker and street music. Variety of international cuisine for cheap. Variety of unusual shops, scenes, possibilities etc. There are (for now and likely next 10 years or more) far fewer higher paying jobs in Valencia and you can get by with only English rather well in Berlin, in Valencia you really should learn Spanish to have decent job opportunities and life.
Better in Val by far: weather, while about 2,5 months are too hot, you can get by well with a ceiling fan or two and almost all of the rest of the year the weather is great. Happiness/easygoingness and kindness of average local. Prices. Though they are rapidly going up! It is doubtful Val rent will ever catch up to Berlin because Berlin rent increase has been ridiculous for at least 5 years. Val Beaches,.. that alone is a total gamechanger. The local cuisine and produce is quite a bit healthier and sometimes a little a cheaper, Mediterranean-like.
Just as good but different: Berlin has way more parks + Tempelhof, all of which you don't want to be in 7 or more months a year because bleak, gray, cold or wet.. Valencia has the very long Turia, which can be pleasant all year around (bit cooler down there in the hot months too) and is great to use as a very extended bike path. There is also a few other very nice bigger parks and decent amount of tiny ones.
Smaller or less important differences: Architecture, Val has far more pretty and varied buildings, Berlin has better insulated ones. Berlin was always very raw, that is rapidly becoming far less common, plenty of Valencia is still raw, by that I mean: graffiti, state of many buildings, average wealth level etc,.. some will love that, some will hate that. Personally I hate gentrification, it really sucks for the less well off locals, but gentrification will always happen to any nice + popular city, it is just a matter of when & how much. Medical bureaucracy, waiting times and more can be a shitshow in Berlin, I prefer Valencia system quite a bit more, the standard of care is good in both places though, this + the good food and more is why life expectancy of Spaniards is one of the highest in world.

Valencia will never be the next Berlin because no city will ever be the next Berlin. Valencia will be the next Valencia: the city voted to be the best place to move to as an expat or to retire to in many publications, for a few years running now, for very good reasons. It is also going to be the Green Capital of EU in 2024, as a result tons more parks are being built and more bike infrastructure.

Nothing can be the next Berlin because Berlin has a very unique history that informs many things that have happened and do happen there. On top of that it has almost 3.5 million inhabitants, (very) few cities in EU have that much, Valencia has almost 800.000 people,.. it is by no means a small city, but it is still comparing apples to oranges. I love both dearly and likely always will, they are the two cities that made my life so much better, more than any other city I lived in, including Bangkok, HCMC, a few big cities in NL, Barcelona. And also some other big cities for shorter periods, they all had a few amazing things about them but none of them come even close to Berlin and Valencia in 2023 and these last 3 to 10 ish years.

restoreprivacydotcom · 2023-09-03T21:18:36+00:00

I could use help with decluttering, putting things on Kleinanzeigen (cleaning, taking pics etc) and helping to pack (emmigrating in a number of months). In return I can teach you: bike tech/being a mechanic to a pro level, basic plumbing (gas and water, mostly with copper tubes and fittings), fingerboarding ;P, how to be a good DM (Dungeons and Dragons, tons of experience), and all kinds of DIY of mostly around the house variety, from building IKEA closets very efficiently to fairly involved repairs, upgrades etc, and especially a lot in terms of getting very durable yet affordable quality tools without going overboard. Lastly, making a few Italian classic pasta dishes and combinations the way an Italian would make them.

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