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Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024 in c/newzealand
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

Thanks Google/Dave! - 0.6mm is a wild amount of wear but they are racing the shit of them...

Are you endlessly curious or something??

I did find this pdf from an nzta page that suggests there's a range of tire sizes available that a given wheel can accommodate (within their range of tolerance as well): https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infosheets/LVVTA_Info_01-2009_V3_Tyre_Size_to_Wheel_Size_Compatibility_Guide.pdf

The 2nd page is a big honking table of different sizes, profiles and rim widths, so I gather there's a degree of anything goes and maybe next time we wear ours out, I'll try to be a little more attentive.. Maybe I can get some accurately sized ones (probably not worth it - getting pinged for going a few kmh over the speed limit would really suck!)

does cross posting count as spam and reposting? in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, that's the ideal, isn't it?

I can see how that's not a trivial thing to implement, however!

Octopus in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

Holy crap, I never knew that!

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024 in c/newzealand
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024 in c/newzealand
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Maybe? Surely it's quite a few mm to get 3km/h over though?

Sounds probably like I need to learn math again... Eww!

Actually, surely tires aren't all the same size? Ours are recently installed and the measured difference hasn't changed.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024 in c/newzealand
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (7 children)

So stupid question - why does my speedo read ~3km faster than a radar thingy on the road?

Is that a safety margin thing or have i got the wrong tires installed (or similar)?

does cross posting count as spam and reposting? in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This might be an unpopular opinion, but that sounds exactly like spam to me.

I get the cross posting, rationale but I hate it (maybe I should just unsubscribe from the dupes?)

Poland’s top university offers scholarships to Palestinians affected by war | Notes From Poland in c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That's fucking rad - I just hope they don't get bombed by the IDF

/s - they'd never do that!?

Oof! Right in the Holy Spirit! in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Hey, illustrators are allowed to hallucinate too!

Nice rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, now I get it.

You actually read that stuff?

Illegal occupation in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Not I if you've got a flamethrower!

Nice rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

ppgrade?

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Nice rule (sh.itjust.works)
 

Auth plz

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Has anyone got anything similar to Épiphanies exceptional L'aube? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works to c/progmetal@sopuli.xyz
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This is a phenomenal (but short) album, has anyone got other equivalent they're sleeping on?

bandcamp

It's very proggy, which I love, but also very heavy. Super-tasteful use (sparse!) of blast beats, etc

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A sign outside Wellington hospital (sh.itjust.works)
 

A sign for cyclists indicating to perform a hook turn with graffiti "abolish all forms of government"

Dunno why, it just seemed funny

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how does Act have so many list MPs? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I just skimmed through the leaflets and realized they got almost as many as lab/nat.

Who do they think they're fooling?

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so sky city might be losing it's licence... (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

I'm delighted about the chance of this even happening. I'm under no illusions, however after the abortive duopoly review of our supermarkets. But this isn't comcom and had a clearer harm to the community, so maybe it'll happen?

God, I'd love to see it revoked entirely, but maybe there'll be some clearer oversight...

The company said it had invested significantly in systems to maintain the highest standards of host responsibility best practice, and prioritised minimising the impacts associated with problem gambling.

As. If.

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So the Shelly Bay fustercluck is over? (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

With Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh buying the land, that seems like a surprisingly agreeable outcome...

Thoughts?

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what is the best way to drop out a threaded screw? (sh.itjust.works)
 

So I've got some rusty old floor screws that I can't loosen with a Phillips head (they're old, so I'm betting it's not posidrv). The notches are all rusted and it hardly bites at all.

If I drill them out, I know I'm in for a hard time but am I better off going for a really fast rotation or slower?

And should I start with a narrow drill bit and work my way up (historically I've broken a few doing this in the past) or just begin at the intended diameter?

Yes, in fact I do work with computers - isn't it obvious?

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Aotearoa daily kōrero 21/07/2023 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works to c/newzealand
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I've hidden this 'cos it's a dupe and the other has more accurate conversation

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

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'Religious debate' time! Check in with your tire pressure... (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm curious what other folks are doing pressure-wise.

I'm fairly lightweight (70kg, possibly after lunch? With back pack and water, who knows? I usually carry extra tools, etc...), and run 2.6" 27.5/650b tires.

Rear is around 20psi, but it's tubeless so I generally catch it once it's slipped down to 15 or 17 after a few weeks :). I've just realized I'm not even sure what the tire is, but it's a maxxis brand, so probably actually 2.4" wide compared to most other companies - not much clearance on my Intense Recluse

My front is usually about 18psi, on a specialized 2.6" somethingorother (pretty sure it's not a butcher)

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Need a little help with a shitty website (sh.itjust.works)
 

So, I spent most of the day troubleshooting a website that drastically slows down when 'a browser looks at it funny'...

Usually it behaves fine - it's not the volume of requests, my teammates think it's something about the kind of requests. But they're struggling to get the logging properly configured.

I'm an EUC engineer (p.o.s. website requires IE11 and ActiveX controls - yay healthcare!), so mostly helping on the sidelines, but I'm looking for some 'supportive' suggestions...

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