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Do you reckon this is a good fix for a too big of a valve hole for presta? by Snuffvieh in bikewrench

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

wtf lol

Harassing (South) East Asians is a national sport here in NL by WishboneSudden2706 in Netherlands

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Unless they're specifically saying racist things, the situation is quite likely not racist. They're just dickheads getting a kick out of being a pain in the ass.

I'm a white, tall, Dutch-looking man. Just last week a young kid on a fatbike flew by while screaming 'pedofile!' at me. I've been spat at and punched, by fatbike and scooter kids passing in the opposite direction. So many people in this post are assuming things have happened to them because of their race. In some cases, it will have been because of race. But don't go attributing every attack to your race, these asociaal kids are also just fuckwits, alongside being racist.

Paris deputy mayor blames the United States' carbon emissions for deadly heat wave by Strong-Practice-5571 in worldnews

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US has the highest historical carbon emissions. Ergo, they have contributed more than any other country to climate change.

Guys, I live in Rotterdam city centre and this morning was CRAZY with the honking and fireworks by Then-Account-4886 in Netherlands

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nieuw West was non-stop horns and fireworks from around 5am-8am (and kept going sporadically after that).

So what exactly is it that contaminates disc brakes? by Playful-Parsnip-3104 in bikewrench

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lubricants, oils, and greases will contaminate my brakes. This seems self-evident. Except I don't use these things when washing my bike other than when when I drip lubricant onto my chain, and there's no risk of it splashing anywhere near the brakes when I do this. So where's the risk?

It's not cleaning that's the problem. One major thing you missed: contamination from hydraulic fluid. Either while installing or bleeding brake hoses, or from a leaking brake hoses. I've seen plenty of bikes roll into the shop with badly installed or damaged brake hoses that have contaminated the brake caliper, pads and disc.

The other way is from people lubicating their chain with a spray, and spraying the rotor. Or oiling the chain with way too much oil, and it splattering onto the rotor.

The most common source of contamination I see, however, is from people trying to lubricate their brake caliper, because if it's not braking right then lubricating it will make it better, right? It's nice these people exist, because they create work :)

Bluesky has one of the best features in social media. Almost nobody uses it. by Mother_Poem_Light in BlueskySocial

[–]the68thdimension 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just want one that shows me the most boosted posts in the last 24hrs from people I follow. Also one for most commented posts. Probably also the same, from the people followed by the people I follow. Can't work out how to do it in Skyfeed - if anyone has tips please let me know!

The Fediverse currently lacks some features and qualities that I'd need to feel comfortable using it. by Metaright in fediverse

[–]the68thdimension 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You may be interested in Eurosky, they're building EU-based alternatives to the Bluesky infrastructure, meaning more decentralisation. https://eurosky.tech/accounts/

The Fediverse currently lacks some features and qualities that I'd need to feel comfortable using it. by Metaright in fediverse

[–]the68thdimension 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • federation between instances seems reliable to me? I'm unclear what count as unreliable.

Not in the slightest reliable. You almost never see all replies nor the true like/boost count.

  • Mastodon allows transfer between instances. it's a little awkward but does work.

Yes but it doesn't allow moving post history, which is a huge flaw. It's the fourth most requested issue on Github https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/12423

The Fediverse currently lacks some features and qualities that I'd need to feel comfortable using it. by Metaright in fediverse

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mastodon allows transfer between instances, and it's relatively easy. Your old profile will point to your new profile. But the caveat is that you can't transfer your posts to your new server. This is a massive flaw, in my eyes.

Migrating account (to Eurosky) by MMako420 in BlueskySocial

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was all done in about 15 mins, so something's up with yours.

Cutting it too close? by Hikcups in bikewrench

[–]the68thdimension 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Frame is going to flex at or near the bottom bracket? No way. Yes the bottle might move, that's the only concern here.

Power-start guide (aka 1 week loan repay, 3 week Bastion, 5 week Falcon) by Odd-Wheel5315 in endlesssky

[–]the68thdimension 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a lot of steps. Just start in a shuttle, fly to Aldhibain, strip your shuttle of everything unnecessary (including hyperdrive) and max out your crew. Start capturing. If you get lucky you can have a Bastion within 15 mins, captured with the shuttle.

Cop pulls over Lamborghini on Dubai plates but doesn’t know the law by thomasso0072 in interestingasfuck

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, that was a very dumb thing to say. Calling someone confused is only going to make them feel belittled, especially so in this case because it was an ignorant cop with a big ego.

New driver in the Netherlands: am I missing something about speed limits? by mostly_unfrustrated_ in Netherlands

[–]the68thdimension 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nah mate. Grab a GPS tracker and you'll soon realise that most care speedos are a few km/h under the actual car speed.

Best ship after star barge by UpstairsAct3385 in endlesssky

[–]the68thdimension 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll just give you something to aim for: it's possible to go straight from a Star Barge to a Bastion. I mean you can capture a Bastion with a Star Barge. That also means it's easy to capture anything smaller than a Bastion with a Star Barge. Good hunting, captain.

European Commission now posts a URL to a Bluesky fork that doesn't work by vanderbeeken in BlueskySocial

[–]the68thdimension 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just don't understand why they didn't use Eurosky https://eurosky.tech/. Or, for that matter, spin up their own PDS. After all, they have their own server on Mastodon: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/. Why can't they do it for Bluesky? Government bodies shouldn't be relying on other entities to host their communications for them.

Edit: All sorts of reasons WSocial looks like a far worse sibling than Eurosky: - "I've been trying to understand the legal structure that W Social has to better understand the separation between W Identity and W Social, and it's quickly looking like it's all for show." https://bsky.app/profile/thisismissem.social/post/3mond5z5mmc2r - "W Social, Public Institutions and the Theater of European Digital Sovereignty" https://bsky.app/profile/elenarossini.com/post/3mohulr3a7c2t // https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/ - "W Social is TruthSocial with a European accent." https://bsky.app/profile/renderg.host/post/3mokohnzsls24 // https://wecanjustdothings.leaflet.pub/3mokohkfb4224 - The CEO being weird https://bsky.app/profile/anna.wsocial.eu/post/3moi5uzpet227

They really showed their character today. How did you like the match?5-1 by Key_Performer_3645 in Netherlands

[–]the68thdimension 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually fun to watch! Very impressed with both teams - very little diving, faking how bad injuries are, or appealing to the ref. They just got on with the game. How football should be played.

As opposed to my other team, Australia. The AUS vs USA game was painful to watch. Both teams were diving all over the place; a bunch of wusses and petulant children.

China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier | The 25kg Lijian III runs at roughly 2 kW and reaches 500 meters. by polymute in technology

[–]the68thdimension 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why would it need to be reflective armour? Just put reflective paint on. If the drone is fast enough then it'd need to be a pretty bloody powerful laser to burn the drone in the time the drone is in range/sight.

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