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Post by PaulKay on Feb 17, 2019 10:58:28 GMT -5
I lived in Wisconsin the majority of my life and have never done that. Even for the few years where I didn’t have a garage or indoor parking at my employer.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 17, 2019 10:55:39 GMT -5
Sad news. I remember him as well, but I didn’t know him.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 17, 2019 10:22:41 GMT -5
My opinion matters because what happens in America eventually gravitates around the world. Remember the 2008 Wall Street crash fiasco? We're still feeling it where it matters-in our pockets. When what America does stops affecting me directly I'll be sure to stop voicing my opinion. Until then I'm afraid you're stuck with it. There's an old saying I'll paraphrase; 'when America farts the stink is smelt around the world'. Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one and they all stink. Voice away. Irrelevance awaits. Especially yours.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 16, 2019 9:54:46 GMT -5
I believe Chesapeake's slip is showing again. He claims to be an independent thinker but he spews the Democrat line as bad as Tim and Mike do. They can't comprehend the Trump way of doing things. They say he's losing when he's not. He's getting stuff done they've been fighting against for 50 years. They're playing Chinese Checkers while he's playing Chess. They think he's crazy because he doesn't play by their rules. He's playing a different game. Clearly. Unfortunately he’s the only one playing his game.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 15, 2019 9:20:38 GMT -5
I think that was a deal Jimmy D'Aquisto did with Fender so they do own the name. The one that really ticks me off is Chinese companies stealing American trademark names to be used on cheap knockoffs. Gibson and CF Martin are trademarked in China to Chinese companies because the Chinese government refuses to allow foreign companies to trademark their own name in China. Their laws state that only Chinese owned companies can trademark a name so if you want a trademark you have to sell a controlling interest to some Chinese business. There have been several stores in the States caught smuggling these counterfeit guitars into the country and selling them at the American made prices. There are Chinese made Guild and Gretsch guitars but these are imported by the legal trademark owners and are sold and priced as imports. I’d be curious to know where these are being sold in the U.S, Ebay?
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 14, 2019 16:22:18 GMT -5
Since getting the Trek Commuter I see a huge difference over the racing tires of my old 70’s vintage bike. The fat tires are softer and that helps a bit with shock absorption on a fixed frame bike. They feel more stable in turns.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 13, 2019 10:06:53 GMT -5
The CVT in the Ford Focus is causing owners to deem them lemons because of the hesitation on acceleration. My step-daughter bought one brand new and traded it back in within a year.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 11, 2019 19:20:17 GMT -5
An interesting thing about these pedal assist schemes is just how complex it is. This Trek bike has 2 or 3 microprocessors. One in the Bosch purion display, and one or two down in the motor casing (the dealer said there was two). A FW update to all three is done periodically by Bosch and you need to bring in the bike to get these updates. When I think about what this technology is doing, it is not that far from a motion control application. I think this bike uses a torque sensor to decide when and how much assistance to provide. So basically a closed loop control system running in real time. So the quality of these bikes would be contingent on well the control system is implemented. I know Bosch is an expert in industrial motion control. So it seems like a natural extension of that expertise. The Bosch system does measure torque, as well as pedal and wheel cadence or rpm’s, over 1000 times a second. The harder you work, the harder the motor works. I have the Class I Bosch system with only 250 watts and 20 mph top speed, vs your 350 watts and 28 mph. Your system may be different, but I find mine has a lag to it. Maybe it’s intentional to make sure the bike doesn’t get away from you. Still, starting from a standstill, it’d be nice if I only had to wait one millisecond before the motor kicked in. I think that may be a feature. I notice little assist from a standstill, but a roation or two on I feel less resistance.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 8, 2019 11:04:56 GMT -5
It’s funny that I have played guitar for decades and only have a couple songs with actual lyrics. And I have NEVER actually performed either of these in public. They remain in an eternal state of “not ready for prime time”
So I have a great deal of respect for those who can do that prolifically.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 7, 2019 11:03:06 GMT -5
Why didn’t they just say atonal music was just Jazz.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 7, 2019 10:59:18 GMT -5
What Pat Donohue calls high maintenance songs.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 5, 2019 10:55:53 GMT -5
They made the TV series on the designated survivor idea. Reality is whole lot worse.
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Post by PaulKay on Feb 2, 2019 9:30:16 GMT -5
I only have two electric guitars, so it’s a 50/50 choice. 1. Taylor T3/B 2. Fender american elite strat.
I find the strat easier to play so I tend to play it more. The Taylor is nice, but since I play electric so infrequently, it doen’t get near the attention it should.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 29, 2019 9:52:16 GMT -5
The asymmetry in what sources are considered reliable in today's information wars is remarkable. The right complains -- and has long complained -- about the obvious slant to the national press (rightly so). But rarely dismisses it simply on that basis. Sure, the right will complain about the slant, but always, in the end, ends up discussing the facts and the issues, and not the source. In fact, the right uses the left's sources if for no other reason than that they are the only common sources by which to discuss and debate. And that's because the left dismisses anything that even distantly has the sniff of the right about it. Heck, the left will dismiss anything from the right on the basis of comments in a comment section of an article from the right. The right knows the left far better than the left knows the right. The right lives in the left's information world. The left does everything it can to avoid the right's information world. Huh? If the left were right, the right would leave for the left, while the left left the right right where there were.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 28, 2019 10:08:04 GMT -5
True or not, absinthe seems to have a certain halo/reputation... Well only absinthe any evidence to the contrary.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 27, 2019 9:40:29 GMT -5
Good question. Having been through many border patrol checkpoints in recent years, I know that the reality is that if you look like I do and sound like I do, you get waved through. I was talking recently with an Egyptian-American who tends to have a very different experience. He wasn't bitter about it. He shrugged it off. Me too. My comment at the time as they waived us through....not the right color I guess.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 27, 2019 9:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 26, 2019 11:25:51 GMT -5
An interesting thing about these pedal assist schemes is just how complex it is. This Trek bike has 2 or 3 microprocessors. One in the Bosch purion display, and one or two down in the motor casing (the dealer said there was two). A FW update to all three is done periodically by Bosch and you need to bring in the bike to get these updates.
When I think about what this technology is doing, it is not that far from a motion control application. I think this bike uses a torque sensor to decide when and how much assistance to provide. So basically a closed loop control system running in real time. So the quality of these bikes would be contingent on well the control system is implemented. I know Bosch is an expert in industrial motion control. So it seems like a natural extension of that expertise.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 26, 2019 10:14:18 GMT -5
I'm not so dismissive of the snow anymore -- now they are predicting 8 inches overnight Sunday-Monday. Dreading the commute already, assuming I get out of my driveway. I remember those days. People would ask, well why do you live there? Because that’s where my job is.
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Post by PaulKay on Jan 25, 2019 14:57:23 GMT -5
I am typing this with my fingers because my toes are still frozen. I just got in from a quick ride, 7 or 8 miles, in sub zero weather. Wasn’t bad, but not as much fun as I thought it’d be. Now that’s dedication.
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