ultracrepidarian: a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise.
Since I got the Bolt I’ve been looking for a way to view OBD-II data. For those who’ve not encountered it, OBD-II is a specification and connector; all vehicles since 1996 have it. (More at Wikipedia) The Bolt didn’t work with my copy of EngineLink, but… today it does! The secret is this google docs […]
Read MoreVia Elektrek, now this is a proper scooter: I’ve tried the Bird scooters locally and they’re fun. They zip along well on level ground but with my mass (6’10” 240lbs), they can’t manage the hill that I live on. Those are 250W, most are the Xiomi M365. This beast is almost six times more (peak) […]
Read MoreIn addition to being one of my favorite Yaz tunes: I discovered today that it’s also a sociology term Sociologists have a very useful concept: the unmarked category. An unmarked category is present when the category is considered so normal or ordinary in a particular context that it goes unnoticed. The category is the default […]
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… are indeed BS, so I’ve mixed feelings about getting one.
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Uncle Seiko makes decent straps. My friend has a epic cool home hacking setup. I got a Motiv fitbit ring… works well so far. Here’s a beach volleyball game, middling effort: Life goes on! Lastly a two part scale for bad watches, from the WPAC 2019 thread.
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I adore a great rant and this one is right up there. Here’s the setup: WPAC, the Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, is a group of watch addicts trying to help each other wasting money. One of the recurring conversations is that a member posts a prospective watch and the others ritually insult it. This is […]
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Took the SBGN001 for a weekend jaunt. Hiking, snow, desert. It did great. The wear comfort on this 39mm size is fantastic.
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