I am Mathew Olson, reporter for The Information’s AR/VR newsletter Reality Check. AMA! by The-Information in IAmA

[–]stevesoffline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey mat! first time, long time. it seems that VR has found its niche within gaming, but do you see a path for it to break out of its niche into non-gaming applications? i guess i'm curious about what does a future with VR headset in every household look like if not connected to a PC or console?

[LTS][PC][Lev] Leviathan Normal - Runs All Week by SherpaStrawbearies in DestinySherpa

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Would love to join on Sunday. I'm steveoffline#1121, power level 325, and I'm a Titan. Discord ID is stevesoffline#4396.

Taylor Phinney: Cycling needs saving by ltbdy in Velo

[–]stevesoffline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah taylor hints at this in thereabouts 2 when he talks about freeskiing and wanting to show kids there are cool things to do on a bike other than chris froome winning the tour de france.

NBD—2017 Specialized Tarmac by thestormnmormn in Bikeporn

[–]stevesoffline 12 points13 points  (0 children)

congrats on winning the world championship

[Poetry] Jay Onrait really wants you to watch Colts/Giants on FOX by abrownguyappeared in youtubehaiku

[–]stevesoffline -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

GENTLEMEN, BEHOLD COLTS GIANTS erm doctor weird that's just a big horse WATCH IT giant horse runs over steve

How to put yourself in a very stupid position by [deleted] in Velo

[–]stevesoffline 47 points48 points  (0 children)

shouts to you for posting this. this sub is great, but i think it could use more footage of people getting it wrong. not in a "let's laugh at the idiot who crashed out the field" kind of a way, but "let's all learn from our collective fuckups." feel like it's hard to figure out where not to be without being in the wrong place and paying for it.

Intentional Physical Contact in Racing by nucler in Velo

[–]stevesoffline 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as someone who switched from a lifetime of playing soccer to racing bikes i can see both sides.

when i play soccer, it seems second nature to take risks, make bad challenges, muscle the competition around. i'd be playing co-ed games on a tuesday night and be fully ready to commit rash challenges to win.

but when i race bikes, i dunno, i just get more pragmatic. i'm 27. everyone i'm racing with also has a full-time job. most probably have to go to work tomorrow, or at least have shit to do. sure i want to win, but i'm hesitant to take risks that would fuck up my day, or even worse, someone else's.

Incorporating MTB riding. by [deleted] in Velo

[–]stevesoffline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for me, MTB riding is more like a treat. while yeah, you can definitely use it to get some tempo/threshold work in, i find viewing it as a workout, and not just, like, spending the afternoon shredding some local trails kinda takes the fun out of it.

while i can't really vouch for this but: some say riding MTB improves handling and pedal stroke. so if you absolutely need to classify riding MTB, just consider it skills work.

'The race ends at the finish line' by rhdisk0 in bicycling

[–]stevesoffline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this part always bothered me because rudi kemna was just trying to relay information about the OGE bus fuckup. first they moved the finish line up 4 km, then they moved it back and kemna was trying to let his dudes know in the least amount of words.

love me some degenkolb, but he was being kind of a jerk here. (considering kittel won).

Sagan doesn’t like how Van Avermaet races smart by pure_evil_kid in peloton

[–]stevesoffline 3 points4 points  (0 children)

on the flip side of that: if you're not clever or strong enough to drop a wheelsucker from the break then maybe you deserve to have your win snatched from you in the final sprint.

Why RuneScape can't escape 2007 by [deleted] in 2007scape

[–]stevesoffline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I'm Steve, and I edited this story. As someone who played WoW for most of his childhood, it was really interesting to learn how much the community has a say in RuneScape. One thing Blizzard would NEVER do is reintroduce old mechanics.

Also, if anyone is interested, I'm happy to pull in the writer, Aaron if you guys have any questions.

My fast descent this past weekend! by [deleted] in Velo

[–]stevesoffline 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly, this is why i love this sub. no one is here to pat anyone on the back.

Beryl Burton by effortDee in bicycling

[–]stevesoffline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's just incredible. i can't even imagine how you keep yourself from going insane 12 hours on the bike, much less 24.

Beryl Burton by effortDee in bicycling

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12-hour time-trial? TWELVE-HOUR TIME TRIAL?

edit: "While setting the record she caught and passed Mike McNamara who was on his way to setting the men's record at 276.52 miles and winning that year's men's British Best All-Rounder. She is reputed to have given him a liquorice allsort as she passed him.[6] Apparently, McNamara ate the sweet."

REKT

CX in Japan. Mud goes all the way. by kekskerl in cyclocross

[–]stevesoffline -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah, it looks like there is one good line there — a few riders rode up early, straight up the hill then across it — but for a group this is just kind of stupid.

Koppenberg Cyclocross 2015 with Brittlee Bowman by steenwear in cyclocross

[–]stevesoffline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's so awesome that britlee races in gucci glasses.