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YellowJersey

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  1. 110km today in 5 hours and 11 minutes. Out for a holiday in BC so I rode from Invermere to Canal Flats and back. 710 meters of vertical. I'm glad the smoke cleared up enough to ride. Though, I had a headwind both ways as the wind changed direction after I turned around. The last 30km were pretty brutal. I also tried out my "cat ears" and I think they do a decent job of cutting down on the wind noise. Can recommend, given that they're pretty cheap. Total this year: 537km
  2. I'd take a practical approach: instead of explaining depth of field, take a picture at 1.4, for example, show her how the background is super blurry and then take one at 16 and show her how the background is in focus; that kind of thing.
  3. Was it building that SFF PC with Adam that was a the last straw?
  4. I popped it open and there's no swelling. I'll do as you suggested and leave the charger in while it's on overnight and report back. Fingers crossed that fixes the issue.
  5. My wife has an HP Elitebook 845 G9 (running Windows 10) and she's having a battery/power problem. The battery indicator will say she has plenty of battery life left and then the laptop just dies and will only turn on again if you plug the power in. Any ideas what could be going wrong here?
  6. I generally go for a seat height that means on the down stroke I go just shy of a full leg extension. No riding for me this week due to heavy smoke from nearby wild fires. :(
  7. Update: Opted to clone using Macrium Reflect free edition. Works fine! I cloned the drives, moved the 2TB into the main nvme PCIE 4 slot, and works like a charm.
  8. I'm a little reluctant to go Samsung due to their problems as of late.
  9. I currently have a 1TB ssd in my system and want to upgrade to a 2TB ssd. Which is the best way to move my install and all my files, settings, apps, etc? I do not want to reinstall all my apps and stuff as that would take hours, if not days. Should I use Windows reinstall but keep everything like option #3 here? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reinstall-windows-d8369486-3e33-7d9c-dccc-859e2b022fc7#WindowsVersion=Windows_10 Or should I just clone the drive as Jayz2cents did here? I was thinking of mounting the 2TB ssd in the spare m.2 slot (limited to PCIE 3), clone the 1TB over, and then mount the 2TB into the main m.2 slot (PCIE 4)? Or is there a better way than either of these options?
  10. 102km today in 4 hours 41 minutes. Came home and had three burgers and a large fries for dinner. I also ordered a pair of "cat ears" for my helmet. They claim to reduce wind noise and my current helmet straps make the wind noise nearly unbearable. I'll report my findings when they arrive. Anyone else have any ideas for reducing wind noise while on the bike? https://www.cat-ears.com/ Total this year so far: 325km Edit: Tested out a DIY idea I had to reduce wind noise. I took some foam "noodles" (for lack of a better term) that were about the diameter of my finger and zip tied them to my helmet straps. It actually worked alright. It was a bit of torture test due to some pretty strong winds (I hit 69kmph (nice) going down a big hill on another 102km ride today). Total this year so far: 427km
  11. Can you post a pic? I'm not sure to what you are referring. I've had a few spoke-related issues in my 25 years of cycling. First one was the rear wheel on my first proper road bike (1998-2012, rip). I was going up a really steep climb in the wrong gear and the spoke literally pulled out of the rum. Guys at the bike shop said they'd never seen anything like it. My second one was a busted spoke on my cross-Canada cycling trip; had to ride 12km with a wonky wheel back to the nearest town to get it fixed. And lastly, I had to get the rear wheel on my current bike )2011-present) replaced last year as the rims were cracked after a decade of use. I've been fairly puncture-free since I switched to Continental Gatorskin tyres in 2008, even more so since I switched to 28s (thinking of going even thicker). I've had a few flats here and there. One involved a two-cm diameter hole being sliced out of the tyre by god-knows-what while cycling from Banff to Lake Louise (and then on to Jasper). Thankfully, I had enough tube patches to close the hole in the tyre but sticking all my patches on the inside. Another one was a mystery flat in 2008 where I woke up to find both my tyres completely flat, but had no issues after I pumped them up again. Also: 90km yesterday in 4 hours and 17 minutes. Not bad for my third ride of the year. The wind was crazy and I had a lovely 15km section of tail wind... before I had to turn around and had 15km of brutal headwind. It was a good ride, though. It's been raining a bit and, according to the forecast, I probably won't be back out on the bike again until late next week sometime. Total this year so far: 223km
  12. Ten years? Probably not. Too much shit happened between then and now and I wouldn't have enough money to capitalise on my knowledge of what investments to make. To be honest, the older I get, the more okay I get with the fact that I'm going to die someday.
  13. 70km today! It was a really nice day and I felt a lot stronger in the later half of the ride compared to my last ride. Total this year so far: 133km
  14. It's that time of year again! After a bit of a chilly week last week, I went out yesterday for my first outdoor ride of the year. No leaves on the trees yet and the reservoir was still partially frozen over, but it was a nice, sunny, albeit windy, day. Looking at doing a loop around the rockies sometime in July using the following route. 63km in 3 hours and 1 minute.
  15. I did Mueller Hut the first time I was in NZ. It's beautiful.
  16. Been to NZ three times. Absolutely love it there.
  17. That time Linus went ape shit over that imac not having a removable power cord. That was hilarious.
  18. Pretty sure Zero Punctuation did the "long answer "noooo"" gag 15 years ago Quite frankly, I don't really get buying products because of the brand in the first place. First, you can generally find the same or comparable unbranded product for way less. Second, why be a free advertisement for someone else? I've actually been going out of my way to buy, for example, clothes that don't have logos on them at all (or at least discrete branding). But, keep in mind that I am a weirdo, largely shunned by the day walkers.
  19. One thing that has helped me deal with the cost of living is to keep detailed spreadsheets documenting all my spending. (I do it all manually because I enjoy doing it. Yes, I'm weird) Expenses Spreadsheet: List each expense, how much, where you spent it, and date spent. Colour code it to separate "necessities" from "luxuries." I generally describe necessities as anything I reasonably need (ie, groceries, rent, utilities, petrol, insurance; things I'd need to buy regardless). Luxuries are anything I couldn't reasonably go without (ie, restaurants, camera gear, computer gear, holidays, etc). I also have a third category called "professional" as I have to pay licensing fees to maintain my accreditation. Each month, I tally up how much I've spent in total that month, how much I've spent in total so far for that year, and then do the same for my necessities and luxuries. This way, I know exactly what I'm spending my money on and where I can make cuts. I also set myself a monthly and yearly budget goal (this year, I'm trying to spend less than $46,000 CAD in total and am, so far, a little bit under budget). Banking spreadsheet: Simple enough: list all debits/credits by date, which account they went into/out of, and total balance (I have multiple bank accounts). Each month I tally up my total debits for the month and total credits. The goal is to have more credits than debits each month (not always possible). This way I get an idea of how much money is coming into and going out of my bank accounts each month. Summary spreadsheet: I've been doing this for eight years now, so I have a third spreadsheet where I breakdown things like cost per month per year broken down by the various spending categories, so I know what an average March, for example, would cost. I also have another bit where I adjust it all for inflation (using 2016 as my baseline since that's when I started doing this) so I can see how much I'm spending over the years. It's a bit of work, but I actually enjoy it. I've worked out what I reasonably need to live. It requires discipline, though, and a fondness for spreadsheets and data, so it's not for everyone. But, it has really helped me get my spending under control, especially as the cost of living as risen.
  20. "So you're telling me there's a chance." Isn't that from Dumb and Dumber, not There's Something About Mary?
  21. I had that same Microsoft ergonomic keyboard; loved it.
  22. Yeah, I've noticed that, too. It's ridiculous now. It's mostly LTT Store and merch messages.
  23. Kijiji and FB marketplace for me. I try to avoid ebay whenever possible; it's always a last resort for me.
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