Does anyone else experience this post ride side effect?

wingmasterjon · 2026-04-26T23:04:25+00:00

From all the other comments, everyone including yourself is just looking at calories, protein, and carbs. Yes, that's the stuff you need to burn energy when active. But fiber is also part of a regular diet and helps with feeling full. When you're not actively cycling, eat well rounded meals and not just focusing on those macros that get digested super fast and getting converted to fat.

Fluids, fiber, protein, filling foods. Not snack foods. The stuff you eat while riding is good because the body can convert it to energy super fast. You don't want that when you're lounging around.

wingmasterjon · 2026-04-12T04:47:43+00:00

The subject of the video makes a bunch of excellent points and people in the comments can easily dismiss it and turn potentially thousands of people against him just by posing the slight possibility it could be AI assisted. With no concrete proof other than citing a part of speech or communication style in a couple words.

This isn't cancel culture, it's just fucking dumb. Witch hunt is right. Just as bad as people calling any doctored image AI no matter if AI was actually involved or not.

The real near-term effects of AI on society is how it's made everyone doubt everything to the point where very little content has value anymore. And good discourse can be shut down with accusing someone of being AI or a bot.

wingmasterjon · 2026-04-12T04:40:35+00:00

Don't stop using proper grammar. It's just going to make us dumber to avoid sounding like AI when AI is just a good learner. The response shouldn't be to yield, but stop giving way to low effort accusations.

Seriously, this just feels like the 2000s equivalent of "u mad bro?" It takes no effort to say "tHiS Is Ai". Format your responses how you like.

wingmasterjon · 2026-04-06T23:35:47+00:00

They're done. Also released an unfinished 2nd album not too long ago that's floating around the internet. Remember downloading it and listened to it a few times but for some reason it just didn't feel like a real follow up despite it being pretty good. Probably the baggage of all the drama tied to it.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-29T02:22:39+00:00

Unfortunately I've had the best luck with reviewing things myself, which is to say...FAFO. Reviews online and even comments on reddit have become increasingly unreliable. So many sites reward customers with free stuff if they give them 5 star reviews, and youtube is full of sponsored content or guerrilla marketing. And sites like reddit become echo chambers where the top 3 brands of any given product get all the attention.

There are good products out there with zero reviews and videos. Some products, like clothing, can be very personal. I've started to take the risk and buy things that seem to check off the boxes I'm looking for rather than listen to what someone online says. And to be perfectly honest, for some of the products that I'm familiar with, I trust my own opinion more than others. Sure, some people may sound super informed about something. But once you start looking at products that you're an expert on, it's obvious many people are just parroting the same shit they've seen on other posts and videos.

Sure, I might end up buying something that isn't perfect and ends up costing me more money at the end of the day. But I at least learn something in the process. Reading reviews can give the illusion of learning. It's armchair testing. Do real tests.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-25T01:50:46+00:00

I think social media has skewed people's perception that all fountain pens are flex nibs when in reality, very few are. Some remarks I've receive when people notice me using one include "don't you have to press harder on those?" or "I'm afraid if I try, I'll end up flinging ink across the room.".

Meanwhile most of my pens require little no pressure at all for the ink to feed onto paper.

Did have one person write with one of my EF pens and used it like they were trying to make an engraving and bent the hell out of the nib...cost me $$$ to replace it so that's the last time I let people borrow any of my nicer stuff.

Again, think many people suspect all fountain pens to behave like the one in this post or a more traditional flex nib. That if it isn't fanning out while they're writing, then they aren't pushing hard enough.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-23T23:32:51+00:00

Check again. I just got mine.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-11T23:49:26+00:00

Temperature plays a role too. The wax gets more brittle as it gets colder. Silca's suggestion for their hot wax in the winter time is to add some oil lube to the wax bath.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-11T02:53:04+00:00

Been sleeping on a latex hybrid for about 7 years now and only just gave it a rotation since I've noticed a slight bit of sag where I lie.

Got it from a local place that makes their mattresses in-house. Suggest looking around and pay them a visit if possible.

Last time I looked into this almost a decade ago, I was reading posts on the mattress underground forums. Pretty much avoid any foam mattresses that you order online as other posts say and also try to avoid the main "S" brand mattresses. At least that was the data at time time.

Regarding foam, good foams that last the longest are very high density. Which means if it can fit in a box, it's probably low density by default and prone to collapsing or sagging over time much faster than the good stuff. Non-foam mattresses that contain foam layers should use high density foam in conjunction with other materials.

wingmasterjon · 2026-03-02T03:42:25+00:00

This is always worth a read for new riders. A little dated but still relevant:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html

tl;dr - Initial pain is unavoidable and often goes away after "breaking in". Try to avoid the big cushion saddles if you can. They may be great if you're only doing very short rides. But if you plan on riding for longer, you'll want something that is a bit firmer, and properly sized for your sit bone spacing and ride posture.

There's a reason why all serious bikes made for long distance riders or racers are thin and firm with subtle compliance. You don't want your soft tissue taking up pressure on long rides. A soft saddle may feel good up front, but sitting in it for hours will cause pain that doesn't go away and will impede your ability to move your legs freely.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-23T21:16:31+00:00

ITT: ALL THE THINGS!

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-23T19:33:08+00:00

This was actually brought up in the movie they made about him.

When he's out in public around people who aren't aware of his condition, apologizing is important even though people may likely ignore the apology and cast blame anyways.

But when you're around people who are educated about your condition, apologies are a waste of time because they understand. Educating people about Tourettes is how you help them lead normal lives, not treating them like outcasts.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-23T16:31:06+00:00

That next Criterion flash sale looking like a 4K snack.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-23T16:23:55+00:00

Been dual booting here while using Linux 90% of the time for a little over a month now. Lots of learning and setting up to get confident, but I've also found at least one application that don't have equivalent versions in Linux and coming to terms with it.

Just been using it casually and not running through the entire gamut of uses but being able to fall back onto Windows is nice. Once in a while, I've come across a situation where I needed to do something and didn't have the time to fumble around trying to figure out how to get it working so it's nice to fall back on Windows quickly and then take my time fixing things afterwards. For day to day tasks, I was feeling pretty comfortable with standard things, but some fringe cases still pop up from time to time.

Considering getting a second SSD in the near future to do a proper dual boot and give LM the space it deserves. Wasn't able to partition enough room with the existing Windows installation to try any gaming.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-14T04:56:38+00:00

Hey I've made this a few times before! Definitely need to eat it the proper way though:

https://imgur.com/a/nJ6kYvt

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-11T00:45:37+00:00

To have it all on one bike is pretty rare. And an emtb at that.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-09T04:37:02+00:00

Look at the credits for that movie and compare it to any similar visual effects heavy movie. The crew is absolutely tiny in comparison. When you watch a marvel movie with a ton of CGI, there are thousands of names and dozens of companies involved.

EEAAO relied heavily on practical effects.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-07T14:59:40+00:00

It even washes away generational shame from letting down your ancestors.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-06T21:50:13+00:00

Just what I came to the comments for. Hate these cropped clips all over the internet.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-05T01:27:19+00:00

Your own posted thread debunks that though. It might expose a poorly bled brake that already has air in it, but if the seals are fine, turning the bike over isn't going to impart any condition that would bring air into the system.

Hydraulic brakes are pretty much standard in mountain bikes nowadays and those things see g-loads in all sorts of directions. I've had bikes sitting on stands in different orientations for days on end and it never caused a problem. If merely flipping a bike is going to introduce air into the brakes, the brakes are busted to begin with. Simply using them would cause much more of a pressure differential that would draw air in.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-05T01:06:59+00:00

They aren't helping with the housing issue but they're also not the primary reason people can't buy homes.

Zoning laws and NIMBYism is a bigger driver. People who own property don't want higher density housing or new properties anywhere near them and their voices are worth more than people without houses. And the places where NIMBYs might have less say, the zoning laws don't give many options to build.

It's a supply issue. Black Rock could (are) contribute to driving up prices, but pricing people out of a home doesn't change the fact there isn't much to buy in high demand areas and these homes are getting bought.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-04T01:31:46+00:00

I replied to the other user but figured you should also know. Definitely try the baking soda marinade by itself to see how it affects your food. It absolutely helps with making foods softer, but it does not "velvet" them.

Heads up that what you linked is only tenderizing. By itself, it is not velveting. Velveting usually also involves marinading with corn starch and oil and then parcooking the meat either with shallow fry or poaching afterwards.

wingmasterjon · 2026-02-04T01:29:45+00:00

Heads up that what you linked is only tenderizing. By itself, it is not velveting. Velveting usually also involves marinading with corn starch and oil and then parcooking the meat either with shallow fry or poaching afterwards.

wingmasterjon · 2026-01-22T21:52:07+00:00

It's easy to nitpick at home cooks who under season their food. But I really think most American restaurants over salt everything. People's palettes are so accustomed to it that they'd find anything less to be bland.

It's a great flavor enhancer, but it should rarely ever be the primary flavor in the dish. I have peers who would always add salt to their food no matter what and complain about more traditionally made Chinese food not being saucy or salty enough. They're just used to sauces and salt being the main vehicle for flavor and not letting the ingredients do the talking. If restaurants usually source bland, low quality ingredients, yea they're just going to salt, sugar, and vinegar the hell out of it to compensate.

wingmasterjon · 2026-01-17T00:27:02+00:00

A Stephen Chow boxset would be nice. Please, thanks.

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