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Cake day: July 25th, 2023

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  • My favorite thing is learning things together. My kids express interest in things, and sometimes we do them together. When my first kid got interested in playing an instrument, I picked up the one I had not played in 10+ years, and we (re-)learned together. (At least until they got way better than me.) Other things we have learned together: playing tennis, snowboarding, 3D printing, building hutches for rabbits.












  • I bent three Velocity Blunt 35s. Now I use DT Swiss XM 481’s even though they only come in black.

    Edit: disclaimer: I probably bent them on either rock gardens or jumps. I would not hesitate to get Velocity rims for a road or gravel bike.

    Edit 2: neither of these are cheap, unless you are comparing to carbon aero dentist wheels or something



  • Light rail is typically used in situations where it is fitting the trains into smaller spaces, often sharing space with other modes of transport. Building it to a heavier grade would cost more and offer no benefit. Even if you spend the money to build a light rail line to support a longer, heavier, faster train, you could not run that train anyway, because the spaces is shared, the turns may be too tight, the bridges may be too low, there may be no space for platforms. It is more cost and space effective to have separate lines.

    Note, many light rail networks use standard gauges, so they can use standard maintenance equipment.




  • I knew this was coming since the results of the 2016 Democrat primaries. I am furious about it. I am furious at the people who do not vote, and those who do not inform themselves before they vote. (I am also obviously furious at the billionaires and their lackeys, the bigots, and the grifters. But they are the minority and should be outvoted easily.)

    I moved. If I am going to live somewhere where I have no influence over politics, I may as well live somewhere more pleasant.