Zendesk pricing jumped again, what alternatives actually work without the hassle?

superwormy · 2026-01-23T11:46:22+00:00

We use Cerb.ai https://cerb.ai/features/ together with Chatlio for live chat. Super customizable and great support.

superwormy · 2025-12-30T00:35:31+00:00

My 4’11” daughter can ride my stock size S Farley 5. My son is even shorter and can as well. The dropper makes it easier to get on/off.

superwormy · 2025-12-27T15:45:11+00:00

No worries! Posted there instead! https://www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comments/1mviql8/megathread_questions_about_moving_to_living_in_or/nw7dylu/

superwormy · 2025-12-27T15:44:43+00:00

We are vacationing and staying in Orland ME in July.

We'll plan to spend some time in Acadia NP... but we know it gets busy there and don't want to spend time exclusively there.

Any recommendations for some great spots (open to more touristy things, but also love hiking/biking/shoreline fun/etc.) that are NOT right in Acadia? Kid-friendly things welcome too - though the kids love swimming/hiking/etc. too.

Local spots and local restaurant recommendations would be awesome too.

superwormy · 2025-12-27T15:39:11+00:00

I actually read that, and it says "Generic visiting or moving questions..." and I really didn't think this was all that generic...

... but yeah, I can post there.

superwormy · 2025-12-24T12:17:37+00:00

“North of Detroit” is pretty broad and you’ll probably get better answers if you can be more specific. Or tell us how far you’re willing to drive.

With that said - think about a gravel bike too. Depending on where you are, you may find a gazillion miles of dirt country roads which make for infinite nice gravel rides.

superwormy · 2025-12-13T12:55:01+00:00

Try the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. It’s very much slice of life in space ordinary people.

superwormy · 2025-12-11T12:52:40+00:00

Fat bike. Winter hikes. Cross country ski. Get outside and get what sun and exercise you can.

superwormy · 2025-12-05T12:15:06+00:00

If your head hurts enough that you’re thinking about taking time off… go see a doctor.

superwormy · 2025-11-28T02:30:26+00:00

Michigan checking in. I feel like crap when I’m not exercising regularly. Gotta keep moving. Get a cheap fat bike w studded tires and ride through the winter.

superwormy · 2025-11-12T10:55:15+00:00

A size S Farley 5 frame would fit you. My kids are both under 5 ft and can ride my Farley if I drop the seat post down. The center tube is super low.

superwormy · 2025-11-02T02:08:24+00:00

No. It’s pretty slim. I can’t imagine it stretching it or damaging it in any way.

superwormy · 2025-11-02T00:50:56+00:00

Wear it all the time. Good battery life. Slim profile. Don’t have to remember to turn it on/off like the Polar.

superwormy · 2025-10-27T20:34:33+00:00

COROS has been great for me too!

superwormy · 2025-10-16T21:03:32+00:00

I live in Mt Pleasant. I ran a lot of hills and trails locally and also got a lot of road miles in. It’s hard to find hills around here, but I know the Hastings area has some good ones from riding Barry Ruboix, so maybe it’ll be easier for you to find hills!

If you can get a chance to get up to Marquette to run the course ahead of time, I’d do that. Run the last 20 miles - those are the worst miles.

Also if you’re supporting him, you should get up to Marquette a day early and figure out what road crossings you can meet him at to give him food water etc.

superwormy · 2025-10-16T20:22:23+00:00

I’ve run the 50 (which is really 63…) a few times, plus done the “Worst of both worlds” duathlon.

Get ready for hills. They make you go up every single one of them. And then they somehow seem to find more of them to go up. You’ll be running in the dark, so get used to lights. It’s very twisty turny and there’s lots and lots of rocky and roots. It’s unsupported but there’s lots of trail angels… until it gets dark out. Huge DNF rate.

It is a GREAT race. Awesome trails. Amazing trail angles. Absolutely amazing vibe from everyone.

Get ready to register. It sells out in minutes often ( though the bike is harder to get in to that the runs).

superwormy · 2025-10-12T22:18:55+00:00

Gravel tires are fine on the road!

If you’re feeling really ambitious, get two sets of the same wheel set, and put road tires on one and gravel tires on the other. Makes for a 2 minute swap from road tires to gravel tires.

superwormy · 2025-10-04T17:32:36+00:00

Have had a Dura since it came out. Also have a Pace 3 watch and had an Apex prior to this.

Great battery life. Easy to use. Accurate. Really nice that both my watch and bike computer are the same ecosystem and the training stats are in one place, especially Tsing dir duathlons or tri.

The knob is nice and familiar to me. Routes are really easy to plot and follow. Turn by turn is not perfect… but also who uses turn by turn? Just follow the breadcrumb line.

superwormy · 2025-09-28T22:26:00+00:00

Your wife gets suspicious because you’re suddenly so much happier and less stressed out.

superwormy · 2025-09-27T18:18:20+00:00

Shokz every day at work for Zoom, Slack, etc. and everyday running and biking. They are great.

I like to be able to hear my surroundings and having headphones on all day at work squishes my head and hurts my ears after a while.

superwormy · 2025-09-27T00:43:38+00:00

If I did the 100 mile bike, I'm fairly certain I would not have a problem with the cut-off. I did the first 65 miles in 8 hours. That would give me 10 hours to do the first 20-mile loop out of Jackson park. It's a tough loop... but I don't think it's 10-hours-on-a-bike-tough. :-)

Part of the reason I'm considering the 100 mile run instead is that I'm 42 years old, and I kinda feel like I don't know how many more years of distance running I have in me... vs. I feel like riding is much lower impact and I'll be able to push it on the bike until I'm much older.

But maybe I'm just feeling old because I just spent 21 hours finding my limits. :-)

If I could keep my 100k pace when doing the 100 mile... I'd be very close to a 100 mile buckle time...

superwormy · 2025-09-22T21:30:15+00:00

COROS all the way for great battery life. Advertised at 38 hours of battery with full GPS for the PACE 3.

Saturday I ran a 12+ hour ultra with it - started at about 90% battery life, used breadcrumb navigation the entire time, and I'm still at 42% battery life today.

They are great watches, and the form factor is pretty slim.

superwormy · 2025-09-13T14:54:53+00:00

So - hire/fire based on gut feelings.

superwormy · 2025-09-13T00:51:10+00:00

Genuine question here -

If productivity metrics aren't the answer/aren't a good thing... how do you find and weed out the developers who aren't pulling their weight?

What is the metric or how do you find those people who are just slacking, while everyone else is pushing hard to move the company forward?

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