Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

RobFowl

daragh_ wrote: »

You might consider putting a warning if you are going to post links like that in future. Tks.

You must live a very sheltered life !

smacl

Saw this back light on fb today. Reminds me why I don't like saddles with large cut-outs :pac:

daragh_

RobFowl wrote: »

You must live a very sheltered life !

Not particularly (I've seen you in Lycra for example, that's enough to disturb any young mind ). And yes, 99% of the stuff on that feed is what most people would consider innocuous. But this is the cycling forum. Not the 'Kortni Kennedy' glam shot forum. I think a warning is a reasonable thing to suggest.

Ryath

daragh_ wrote: »

Not particularly (I've seen you in Lycra for example, that's enough to disturb any young mind ). And yes, 99% of the stuff on that feed is what most people would consider innocuous. But this is the cycling forum. Not the 'Kortni Kennedy' glam shot forum. I think a warning is a reasonable thing to suggest.

Think you need a warning googling who Kortni Kennedy is NSFW either!

LollipopJimmy

Ryath wrote: »

Think you need a warning googling who Kortni Kennedy is NSFW either!

Jeepers....

Anyway, Taxi Drivers really hate cyclists, came very close to being flattened this morning while on a Dublin Bike, I had to give the side of his car a slap to warn him I was there, he then turned into me altogether and started abusing the life out of me. Told me he'd 'do' me if I touched his car again. I probably don't need to tell ye what happened next

crosstownk

Recently I noticed that the (red) cycle lanes in Templeogue Village had been removed. They were shared with the footpath. Only the section from Austin Clarke Bridge to Templeogue Tennis Club has been removed. The setup in the centre of Templeogue Village is unchanged.

Today I see that they have added a few broken lines on the road which are the new cycle lanes. I know that the broken lines indicate an advisory but the distance between the broken cycle lane lines and the centre of the road is quite narrow. It looks messy and seems a recipe for close passing. Time will tell, I suppose.

I can't complain as I never used the previous ones that were on the footpath.

I'f be interested to hear what others think of the new setup.

Beasty

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Anyway, Taxi Drivers really hate cyclists,

We used to have a poster around here who was a keen cyclist and a taxi-driver. As with all classes of drivers (and indeed cyclists) there is some hateful behaviour out there from a small minority. Please be careful with such generalisations

LollipopJimmy

Beasty wrote: »

We used to have a poster around here who was a keen cyclist and a taxi-driver. As with all classes of drivers (and indeed cyclists) there is some hateful behaviour out there from a small minority. Please be careful with such generalisations

I was having a little vent. I don't mean any offence

nomdeboardie

smacl wrote: »

Saw this back light on fb today. Reminds me why I don't like saddles with large cut-outs :pac:

:eek:

That looks sore and inflamed :P

eeeee

Lumen wrote: »

In fairness they do appear to be mostly actual cyclists rather than random models in high heels draped over bikes.

That's not a very strong defence I'm making.

Yeah, and its their athleticism and prowess on the bike that's been celebrated on that page :rolleyes: they're being objectified as objects of sexual predilection, reduced to an image, a one dimensional being, an object. not the talented athletes most of them are, which is pure and utter bullshyte. Awesome :rolleyes:

You could say it irritated me a touch...

CramCycle

RobFowl wrote: »

You must live a very sheltered life !

I have to say it wouldn't be appropriate for my work place either.

Harrybelafonte

Lumen wrote: »

In fairness they do appear to be mostly actual cyclists rather than random models in high heels draped over bikes.

That's not a very strong defence I'm making.

That's probably worse. Proven athletes, having their accomplishments ignored and being turned into eye candy to titillate men who spend their days behind desks wondering what went wrong with their lives.

Idleater

Re the nsfw question:

Is Facebook browsing appropriate for a workplace in general?

I don't read boards on my work machine. That's what the phone is for.

lennymc

Idleater wrote: »

Re the nsfw question:

Is Facebook browsing appropriate for a workplace in general?

I don't read boards on my work machine. That's what the phone is for.

Tsk Tsk. I'm telling...

Idleater

lennymc wrote: »

Tsk Tsk. I'm telling...

>_>

:-p

LollipopJimmy

Idleater wrote: »

Re the nsfw question:

Is Facebook browsing appropriate for a workplace in general?

I don't read boards on my work machine. That's what the phone is for.

I have two screens and as part of my role as a recruiter I would check people out on social media. At times I still have to close it quickly, Facebook in general is NSFW.
I had 'liked' Slash, guitarit from Guns N Roses and a few weeks ago the page started posting NSFW images every day. It's all about shock value now

smacl

Idleater wrote: »

Re the nsfw question:

Is Facebook browsing appropriate for a workplace in general?

I don't read boards on my work machine. That's what the phone is for.

Workplaces vary hugely but your employer may well monitor any content that arrives on your screen, so better not to have anything on screen that you wouldn't want on screen with your boss looking over your shoulder. If in any doubt, personal content linked to your name, such as FaceBook, personal emails etc... are best avoided if privacy is important to you.

LollipopJimmy

Serious exchange rate today, time to buy on Amazon before prices are jacked up or things stabilise

bp_me

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Serious exchange rate today, time to buy on Amazon before prices are jacked up or things stabilise

Amazon dont bill you until they ship.

ThisRegard

nee wrote: »

Yeah, and its their athleticism and prowess on the bike that's been celebrated on that page :rolleyes: they're being objectified as objects of sexual predilection, reduced to an image, a one dimensional being, an object. not the talented athletes most of them are, which is pure and utter bullshyte. Awesome :rolleyes:

You could say it irritated me a touch...

There's blokes on the website too.

smacl

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Serious exchange rate today, time to buy on Amazon before prices are jacked up or things stabilise

Fluctuating a lot this morning, back to just below 80p after being 82p earlier this morning and 76p yesterday. I'm guessing in the short term most of the UK sites will bill you in euros and pocket the difference.

Harrybelafonte

ThisRegard wrote: »

There's blokes on the website too.

The same applies to them.

tomasrojo

cdaly_ wrote: »

You could mount a short length of copper (or Qualpex) pipe end-on on the side of the box and mount the lamp to that. Easy and cheap...

I did do something like this in the end to get an extra front light onto the bakfiets:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=100140509&postcount=110

AstraMonti

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

That's probably worse. Proven athletes, having their accomplishments ignored and being turned into eye candy to titillate men who spend their days behind desks wondering what went wrong with their lives.

Formal fallacy, but each to their own. I shall never again post any more of these atrocities.

magicbastarder

Idleater wrote: »

Re the nsfw question:

Is Facebook browsing appropriate for a workplace in general?

I don't read boards on my work machine. That's what the phone is for.

our CEO has explicitly stated he's not going to 'do' people from browsing facebook.
that said, i'm one of the few people with access to our dev proxy.

magicbastarder

AstraMonti wrote: »

Formal fallacy, but each to their own. I shall never again post any more of these atrocities.

important distinction - the link posted was not intended as a joke. analogy fail.

tomasrojo

tomasrojo wrote: »

Rod brakes I'd heard of. Rod shifters?

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.ie/2016/06/lets-just-ease-ourselves-back-into-it.html

Bike Snob NYC gives more details today:

The way it works is this: first, you open the upper quick release lever, which frees the axle in the dropouts (or I guess track ends if you want to get technical). Next, you use the lower lever to manually lift the chain onto another cog--while pedaling backwards of course. Then, once you've got the chain where you want it, you have to weight the saddle in order to tension the chain, then finally you close that upper quick release lever again.

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.ie/2016/06/bsnyc-road-jernel-part-iii-last-stop.html

eeeee

AstraMonti wrote: »

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Formal fallacy, but each to their own. I shall never again post any more of these atrocities

Sexism, yeah hilarious :rolleyes:

Harrybelafonte

AstraMonti wrote: »

Formal fallacy, but each to their own. I shall never again post any more of these atrocities.

Ah, did we stop you having your little bit of sexist fun?! God, we're soooo PC it's disgusting. Men sure have it tough these days not being allowed ogle women in peace anymore.

Does your little comic imply that you feel aggrieved that you're also not free to make fun of minorities and religions? I'm not sure I get it.

As for the "formal fallacy" statement, I'd be delighted to hear how an exaggerated, sarcastic scenario was in anyway an attempt at logic, let alone some construed logical fallacy.

manafana

Hate that don't use your work pc to look up something but do it on your phone instead. no difference your in work.