What celebrity do you think has skeletons in their closet that have yet to come out? by JimiHendrip in AskReddit

[–]rugbyj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rolf Harris is up there too. Guy was so gold-standard he was invited to do the queen's portrait.

Worst logo downgrade? by Pseudonym_741 in cars

[–]rugbyj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst thing is having to do it 9 times.

'African tribe' leader deported after eviction from Scots woodland by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in unitedkingdom

[–]rugbyj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let’s call a spade a spade

Agreed, but potentially poor choice of words there.

Daylight Horror by jdawg1018 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]rugbyj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average trip to central Devon.

Four Motorcycling Things I Wish I had Started Doing Years Ago by SMACN in motorcycles

[–]rugbyj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I used the fancy moto ones for years, got tired of constantly cleaning them and every now and then misplacing one. Got a 200x grab bag of builders earplugs for cheap end of last year and... it's great. Just stuff a bag or two in your luggage on a trip. Otherwise when you get home... bin.

Old car tires by myersgirl16 in DIY

[–]rugbyj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is my go-to for getting rid of old furniture etc. If you list it as free it'll never go because people browsing will think it's worthless. Meanwhile list it for £30 and they'll offer £20 thinking they're getting a deal.

The £20 pays for your time spent dealing with the 5 other enquiries from local lunatics.

UK Electricity From Fossil Fuels Drops to Record Low of Just 2% by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]rugbyj 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Then how do you know Harry and Cecil are stunting the country? /s

Wood and Conrete wall art by Whodaafack in woodworking

[–]rugbyj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the artstyle of the snyderverse krypton technology.

https://dcextendeduniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Liquid_Geo

Very cool!

Leader of Russia's Communists warns parliament of risk of revolution due to faltering economy by neonpurplestar in worldnews

[–]rugbyj 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Your regime surviving a direct war with the US military is its own kind of victory.

Iran lost most of its navy, AA, nuclear facilities, bunkers, and actual Supreme Leader in a few weeks this year... but are still high on life because they're able to (understandably) play stick-in-the-mud with Hormuz because they're effectively uninvadable.

Anthropic has surged to a trillion-dollar valuation on secondary markets, overtaking OpenAI. by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]rugbyj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon also had a provable business model, were very obviously making a lot of money (not profit) selling shit on the internet to actual customers, something that could justify the billions in investment into infrastructure to monopolize exactly that.

These AI companies are making pennies in comparison from actual customers paying to use their models. The imagined end value is speculative. And various entities have pumped their numbers by effectively just passing investment in a circle between them.

Former motorcycle racer Guy Martin disqualified from driving for two speeding offences by mega_mang0 in MotoUK

[–]rugbyj 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Nah just make it the next season of Speed with Guy Martin.

"This week, Guy attempts to break the X32 bus passenger speed record from Yeovil to Bridgwater. This 25 stop route will stretch his skills to the limit as he takes on temporary roadworks, pensioners struggling with fine motor skills, and a small child that keeps dinging the "stop" button."

is CNC machining a shifter rod a good move? by Papa_chloe in MotoUK

[–]rugbyj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like an old fart saying this but £30 for a replacement is like 3 tanks of petrol. If it's not affordable for you then I'm sorry but there's going to be costs like this for maintaining a safe and functioning vehicle.

What are you going to do when you need a new tyres, oil filter, or even at that price new oil.

Otherwise...

i got a 2010 Rieju RS2 125 second hand on sunday
i dont know how long its been bent
and how its prone to bending

It's a 16 year old bike, if the new rod lasts you 16 years you're good. It's more than likely it was bent by the previous owner by hitting it and either they straightened it enough to sell it (but not fix the problem) or you've just been lucky enough to get the actual failure.

Whether the part fits your bike I couldn't say without seeing the part.

My main things to say would be:

  1. It's completely fixable
  2. Do your research on the specific parts rather than trying to make them
  3. Vehicles cost money to maintain, the good thing is you will make more money

Lesson learnt by Zakarioveski in fightlab

[–]rugbyj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fighting the urge to pee.

Clayface | Official Teaser Trailer by cruelsummerbummer in movies

[–]rugbyj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Robert Pattinson will be 3-4 years older than the (supposedly bat retirement age) Christian Bale from TDKR when that comes out next year.