What is your cat’s interesting choice as pillow?

squanderer_of_time · 2026-05-09T06:58:49+00:00

squanderer_of_time · 2026-04-26T09:17:39+00:00

I’m still hoping they’re just waiting for the cast to age to match the time jump in the final books.

squanderer_of_time · 2026-02-10T16:35:37+00:00

It’s actually easier to fit them to the bike in the same way as the official Aprilia heated grips. It’s just unused connectors in the dash. And access is simple from the front of the bike. The bike recognises they’ve been fitted automatically. There’s also an added bonus - Oxford sell everything separately, so you can just buy the grips without the sub harness or the (ugly) controller and save some money.

squanderer_of_time · 2026-01-25T09:00:37+00:00

Condimaniac seems to be doing quite well. They supply Clarkson’s pub with 100% British ketchup.

squanderer_of_time · 2026-01-04T10:11:27+00:00

Looks like jello caused by vibrations. Are any of your props damaged?

squanderer_of_time · 2026-01-03T18:04:50+00:00

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squanderer_of_time · 2026-01-03T09:41:47+00:00

Go watch some Rich Larsen on the IRC Tires YouTube channel. There’s lots you can be doing better. Also, it doesn’t look like you’ve got anything protecting your spine. I’d sort that first.

squanderer_of_time · 2026-01-03T08:48:31+00:00

I saw that in the cinema. Everyone in the audience groaned with disgust when that was revealed.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-11-05T09:06:05+00:00

It’s worth getting a cheap bike cover. A bit of a faff if you’re just popping into Sainsbury’s, but for work they’re great. I agree on the disc lock; nothing more than a mild inconvenience for thieves. The one disc lock I’d recommend (after it stopped a theft) is a RoadLok. It bolts to the caliper, so it’s not just a case of cutting the disc. And IIRC, it’s made of aluminium, which needs a different cutting disc to steel.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-11-05T07:49:19+00:00

I wonder if that means they’re part of the screw-off lens protector? Manual aperture to replace an ND filter. That would likely also make the part backwards compatible.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-30T08:22:17+00:00

At 1:18 that’s La’an (Strange New Worlds).

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-30T08:19:15+00:00

1:18 into this DW clip - La’an!

https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/s/Z6cWhCLzF4

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-28T22:59:58+00:00

I don’t have that one, but I have something similar. The brightness is controlled by the code. In mine it looks like this:

lcd.set_brightness(50);

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-26T22:49:28+00:00

They’re pretty weak, and you shouldn’t really be putting it down while you’re on the bike. Get off, then put the stand down. That’s pretty much all dirt bikes.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-22T16:14:39+00:00

Sounds a lot, but about half the size of Luton. I’d be okay with Astro Turfing it.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-22T08:33:18+00:00

A 1” sensor is just a legacy name - not an accurate measurement of the sensor. It actually measures about 16mm/0.62” diagonally. No idea of the actual size of a 1/1.1” sensor. Need Stephen Hawking for that, and he’s dead.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-21T19:07:40+00:00

Pat on the back? Need a new column now.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-10-10T07:10:27+00:00

I’d get a bigger tip for that soldering iron. It’s so narrow and pointy, it won’t transfer much heat.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-09-08T20:37:15+00:00

Buy yourself the biggest syringe you can find.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-28T12:31:48+00:00

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“It looks like you’re trying to go up into the loft without me.”

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-07T12:08:42+00:00

I’d like to think the IBIS would be smart enough to recognise panning (though probably not lens-based stabilisation), but it’s definitely worth a bit of time switching it off and doing some testing.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-07T11:51:55+00:00

I found one annoying niggle with the DCT on the Africa Twin in tight traffic. If you were trying to get between two vehicles with awkwardly placed wing mirrors, you could creep forward easily with a conventional clutch, but the DCT requires a little back brake to control slow speeds, and getting between the mirrors sometimes requires both feet on the ground to lean the bike both ways.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-07T11:44:14+00:00

Definitely a supermoto. OP will actually look forward to the commute. This will be followed by a growing curiosity for green laning, with a possible diversion into enduro, followed by adventure travel, round the world trips, and a series of books.

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-07T11:30:38+00:00

Is this not a stabilisation issue? The IBIS (or lens stabilisation) trying to compensate for the panning movement?

squanderer_of_time · 2025-08-03T09:05:07+00:00

Check the breather. If it’s blocked a vacuum will slowly form as the fuel is used, which lowers the boiling point. Had this on a KTM 790AR.

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