GbyBE

joined 2 years ago
[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The social stuff may be bloat to you, but it helps me to see which friends are online, and let's me join their games or invite them to mine.

There's nothing that epic adds that I care about and I refuse to buy their exclusives, because that encourages them even more to keep doing that.

Steam may not be perfect, but it's pretty damn good. I have enough with GOG and Steam, and don't want to add multiple storefronts to the list of launchers on my PC.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If they offer it on steam and then sell Steam keys on their own website, that should get them the most from each sale...

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

Press "no tip" and sue them for hearing damage....

Seriously though, as a non American I only tip when the service or food was exceptionally good for the given establishment. People do however get paid a decent salary here, so tipping is optional.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Get a recumbent instead, or for maximum speed gains, a velomobile.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

I had to scroll too far for this...

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

Just use the washable ones, made from organic cotton. Lower environmental impact, shorter time until potty trained as well on average. Still not as good as not putting extra people on the planet though 😁

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Compared to a nice bike, they are still more expensive, but it's not ridiculous for what you get. A bike with loads of torque, ample power, fully adjustable front and rear suspension and very low running costs. I also find the belt drive rather nice. Hardly any maintenance, just check the tension a few times a year.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 10 months ago

Take a chainsaw with you next time. If they complain that you don't have a motor, offer to demonstrate to them that you do in fact have one (without being threatening of course).

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Yes, and it's mostly the wind noise, because on my electric motorcycle I need them more than on my large touring bike with superb wind protection.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

In my experience, you situational awareness is better, because all sounds are turned down, you can still hear everything, it's just not as loud. Most of these attenuate the frequencies where the wind noise is more than the rest, which also helps.

The main reason why I say your awareness is better though, is that you have less fatigue when you aren't constantly exposed to loud noise while riding, again in my experience.

The helmet you have also makes a huge difference, just like the bike. On a naked bike you'll have more wind noise, whereas on a touring bike with a large windscreen, it's mainly engine noise.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

I was a bit skeptical about paying for search, but after trying out the free plan, I subbed and later upgraded to the family plan. No regrets.

[–] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

We have a different brand, but otherwise comparable. During our training and practice, we did a few runs with volunteers and also with the colleague who was wheelchair bound. While it does feel a bit weird the first time, it doesn't feel unsafe to sit in, and also when operating it, you feel like in control without too much effort.

During our evacuations, everybody remains calm, and everything remains orderly and coordinated. I have to admit we never had an evacuation with fire and smoke near the people, but with the early warnings we get, that's unlikely to happen. The building was designed with good compartmentalisation, so even when there's a fire, the smoke shouldn't spread too far.

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