What did you do today?

[suicidal_orange]

It was my birthday so I had the day off work.  Sat round waiting for the courier to bring a hard drive (headphones would have meant missing the doorbell) then fought to fit it and now, 10 hours later, I'm still waiting for it to fill up.  In between the waiting for that I waited for relatives to bring cards and birthday wishes and waited in line to vote.  I guess it's better than being in education and having an exam, but I'll never understand why people like birthdays.

[exitfire401]

Cleaned the absolute hell out of my apartment in preparation for the move tomorrow. Can't wait to be out of this ****hole

[demik]

Slept in.

Been working almost 24 hrs past 3 days.

Holy hell I needed that.

How long did you end up sleeping for?

Not long enough tbh. Went to sleep at 2 woke up at 9

[katushkin]

Slept in.

Been working almost 24 hrs past 3 days.

Holy hell I needed that.

How long did you end up sleeping for?

Not long enough tbh. Went to sleep at 2 woke up at 9

Owch. Got a busy weekend? Or can you catch up then?

Tonight's going to be good. It's election time.

[iri]

Owch might be a Welsh toponym.

[katushkin]

A wat

[HoffmanMyster]

I'll never understand why people like birthdays.

For me, it's an excuse to do whatever the hell you want.  No one will question you if you say "yesterday was my birthday". 

[katushkin]

I hate celebrating my birthday. I've removed it from Facebook so people don't write emotionless and empty Happy Birthdays on my wall.

[demik]

Slept in.

Been working almost 24 hrs past 3 days.

Holy hell I needed that.

How long did you end up sleeping for?

Not long enough tbh. Went to sleep at 2 woke up at 9

Owch. Got a busy weekend? Or can you catch up then?

Tonight's going to be good. It's election time.

Nah I work this whole month. But the day and night work is done for this week so I have all morning to sleep.

Until Monday.

[katushkin]

The whole month? What?

[CPTBadAss]

Is there a more beautiful thing in keyboards than this check? That feeling when you plug in your PCB and run aqua key test and everything lights up as working.

[HoffmanMyster]

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Is there a more beautiful thing in keyboards than this check? That feeling when you plug in your PCB and run aqua key test and everything lights up as working.

Hope you don't need F11 or F12...  :O

[CPTBadAss]

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Is there a more beautiful thing in keyboards than this check? That feeling when you plug in your PCB and run aqua key test and everything lights up as working.

Hope you don't need F11 or F12...  :O

**** those buttons!

[demik]

The whole month? What?

jah. It's ok though. Need money for car stuff.

CPT YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN KEYBOARDS.

[katushkin]

The whole month? What?

jah. It's ok though. Need money for car stuff.

CPT YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN KEYBOARDS.

Yah, you gonna need the money to fix that Ford soon

[CPTBadAss]

CPT YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN KEYBOARDS.

LUH YOU TOO BAE

[demik]

The whole month? What?

jah. It's ok though. Need money for car stuff.

CPT YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN KEYBOARDS.

Yah, you gonna need the money to fix that Ford soon

Hey hey!

CPT YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN KEYBOARDS.

LUH YOU TOO BAE

:*

[pexon]

[Lastpilot]

Made it to top 20 dogfighting pilots on Star Citizen! wattttt??? 

[strict]

Finally got a chance to properly detail the new ride.

- Double bucket wash with Chemical Guys Maxi-Suds 2 and a Shmitt
- Clayed with Meguiars light clay
- Light polishing using Optimum Poli-seal and a white Lake Country pad on the PC7424
- Adams Brilliant Spray Glaze
- Collinite 845 Insulator Wax
- Removed 845 using Optimum Quick Detailer
- Quick wipe-down with FK1 425 for anti-static goodness
- 303 on all leather and plastic
- Stoners Invisible Glass on all glass and touchscreen

[iri]

different country, same way of life.

[Ngt]

different country, same way of life.

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Is the beer good in Russia?

[iri]

much better than in the UK.

[Tym]

much better than in the UK.

You should probably go back there then.

[baldgye]

What kind of Russian has a worthwhile opinion on beer? Vodka sure, beer, maybe not

[iri]

much better than in the UK.

You should probably go back there then.

Hey, beer is not the most important thing in life! Or is it?..

[baldgye]

much better than in the UK.

You should probably go back there then.

Hey, beer is not the most important thing in life! Or is it?..

top 3 for sure

[JaccoW]

Tore through my boxes of keycaps to make some pictures for the Post your GMK thread while playing with the old tape deck I have in my room.

[fanpeople]

The F107, sandblasted....




Bring on Powder coating

Interesting point, under the paint on the rear plate near the back was edge lots of burrs that were covered by the paint, clearly they didn't mess around when they painted these. 

[JaccoW]

Read up on bicycles as I am planning to replace my bike later this year.

Had my mouth water over the Specialized AWOL Transcontinental.
They have and awesome series about the race from London to Istanbul (a 3100km unsupported "race")


But since that one was an expensive limited edition I moved my eye towards... even more expensive custom bikes like the VanNicholas Yukon and the Santos Race Lite or the more affordable Atropin Randonneur Alfine.

Sigh, the search for an affordable IGH equiped Randonneur isn't easy...
Especially at my size.

[iri]

Read up on bicycles as I am planning to replace my bike later this year.

Had my mouth water over the Specialized AWOL Transcontinental.
They have and awesome series about the race from London to Istanbul (a 3100km unsupported "race")

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But since that one was an expensive limited edition I moved my eye towards... even more expensive custom bikes like the VanNicholas Yukon and the Santos Race Lite or the more affordable Atropin Randonneur Alfine.

Sigh, the search for an affordable IGH equiped Randonneur isn't easy...
Especially at my size.

Hope you won't use it as everyday commuter.

[tp4tissue]

Read up on bicycles as I am planning to replace my bike later this year.

Had my mouth water over the Specialized AWOL Transcontinental.
They have and awesome series about the race from London to Istanbul (a 3100km unsupported "race")

Show Image

But since that one was an expensive limited edition I moved my eye towards... even more expensive custom bikes like the VanNicholas Yukon and the Santos Race Lite or the more affordable Atropin Randonneur Alfine.

Sigh, the search for an affordable IGH equiped Randonneur isn't easy...
Especially at my size.

You should be more glad that you live in a country where something like that wouldn't get snatched..

[JaccoW]

Read up on bicycles as I am planning to replace my bike later this year.

Had my mouth water over the Specialized AWOL Transcontinental.
They have and awesome series about the race from London to Istanbul (a 3100km unsupported "race")

Show Image

But since that one was an expensive limited edition I moved my eye towards... even more expensive custom bikes like the VanNicholas Yukon and the Santos Race Lite or the more affordable Atropin Randonneur Alfine.

Sigh, the search for an affordable IGH equiped Randonneur isn't easy...
Especially at my size.

Hope you won't use it as everyday commuter.

You mean for it being stolen? Or?

My current bike uses a Nexus 8 and has served me well for 7 years or so. I want an IGH because I ******* hate derailleurs and those won't survive the daily abuse that I put it through.
Its pretty much breaking down after 7 years of daily service. Repairing the issues will be too costly and not really worth it anymore.

You should be more glad that you live in a country where something like that wouldn't get snatched..

Already had a bike stolen before. Got replaced under the insurance that was on it. That one was a whole lot less expensive.

Some good locks and using your head make all the difference. Besides, over here your chances of having your bike stolen increase as the bike gets cheaper/more generic. Better to have something that stands out.
Still, with between 541,000 to 897,000 bikes being stolen each year on a population of 19 million bikes that's about 5% of bikes being stolen each year.

I'll put a ring lock and a good long chain lock on it and it will be fine.
I'll keep the old bike for more high-risk trips like getting a beer in town or put the fancy one in a secure bike garage.

(Rotterdam Central Station. Row 1 of 15. :P )

[iri]

Already had a bike stolen before.

you are only 1/3 Dutch then : P

i ****ing hate derailleurs too. not sure what you mean by them not handling your everyday abuse though. don't you just cycle to work on the well-built roads?

also, isn't an out-of-the-crowd bike more likely to get stolen in NL than a generic opafiets?

[pichu23]

Tedious stuff... 

[JaccoW]

Already had a bike stolen before.

you are only 1/3 Dutch then : P

i ****ing hate derailleurs too. not sure what you mean by them not handling your everyday abuse though. don't you just cycle to work on the well-built roads?

also, isn't an out-of-the-crowd bike more likely to get stolen in NL than a generic opafiets?

There are two types of thieves: Professional teams with vans and opportunity thieves like junkies and drunk students.
The majority is the latter type and a generic omafiets can be flipped for €25 easily in the city.

Derailleurs need a lot of care to keep working or need to be replaced every year.
And since I ride all year round and half the time the bike sits outside the chain and cogs get rusted to oblivion in no time unless you clean and lube them after every ride.

For comparison: my Shimano IGH hasn't had any type of maintenance for the 7+ years that I use it and is still working. Even through long winters with heavy rain, snow and salt.
If I would have given it a simple yearly checkup by the repair shop it would have lasted even longer.

And... well I use it in the city. So sometimes I jump off a curb or transport my girlfriend on the back. I've had other people on there as well so a bike has to be able to withstand +200kg's of weight at times.

[baldgye]

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Tedious stuff...  :'(

those look really ****ing cool

[absyrd]

Went to my brother's glass studio today. It has been too long. Messiest place on earth, but some beautiful stuff comes out of there.

Don't look directly at the torch!!!





Goblets and giraffe...



One of the many gorgeous paperweights...



Quarter sized pendants...







I love turtles.

[iri]

Derailleurs need a lot of care to keep working or need to be replaced every year.
And since I ride all year round and half the time the bike sits outside the chain and cogs get rusted to oblivion in no time unless you clean and lube them after every ride.

that's not true
i've got my xc bike's derailleur and cogs surviving half time on the street in 2009-2015 in central and northern russia. half of the year there's snow and salt, and additional four months it's all kinds of ****. you can't find environment that aggressive in civilized europe the bike was first used every day, then became my winter vehicle. i lubed the chain every 100-150 km and gave no **** about derailleur and cogs.
my chain and rear mech were both from Deore series.

[JaccoW]

Derailleurs need a lot of care to keep working or need to be replaced every year.
And since I ride all year round and half the time the bike sits outside the chain and cogs get rusted to oblivion in no time unless you clean and lube them after every ride.

that's not true
i've got my xc bike's derailleur and cogs surviving half time on the street in 2009-2015 in central and northern russia. half of the year there's snow and salt, and additional four months it's all kinds of ****. you can't find environment that aggressive in civilized europe the bike was first used every day, then became my winter vehicle. i lubed the chain every 100-150 km and gave no **** about derailleur and cogs.
my chain and rear mech were both from Deore series.

One word: Humidity

[pichu23]

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Tedious stuff...  :'(

those look really ****ing cool

doing for 2 TKL's keyboard. So it's gonna take some time. Hopefully it's worth it  ;D

[iri]

Derailleurs need a lot of care to keep working or need to be replaced every year.
And since I ride all year round and half the time the bike sits outside the chain and cogs get rusted to oblivion in no time unless you clean and lube them after every ride.

that's not true
i've got my xc bike's derailleur and cogs surviving half time on the street in 2009-2015 in central and northern russia. half of the year there's snow and salt, and additional four months it's all kinds of ****. you can't find environment that aggressive in civilized europe the bike was first used every day, then became my winter vehicle. i lubed the chain every 100-150 km and gave no **** about derailleur and cogs.
my chain and rear mech were both from Deore series.

One word: Humidity

three words: one hundred percent (throughout the winter)

also, waves of salty water from melt snow 

[pichu23]

87 switches done.   

[tp4tissue]

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87 switches done.   :D :)

That's alotta work..

[pichu23]

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87 switches done.   :D :)

That's alotta work..

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glad it wasn't for a full 107 keyboard. 

[iri]

Was offered to discuss a position which "pays 60-90K". The company has two offices, one in Cardiff and one in Swansea.
Looks suspicious.

[baldgye]

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Tedious stuff...  :'(

those look really ****ing cool

doing for 2 TKL's keyboard. So it's gonna take some time. Hopefully it's worth it  ;D

I think you should make me a TKL !!!!!!!!!! :D

[Tym]

Was offered to discuss a position which "pays 60-90K". The company has two offices, one in Cardiff and one in Swansea.
Looks suspicious.

Yeah no-one earns that much in Wales.

[baldgye]

Was offered to discuss a position which "pays 60-90K". The company has two offices, one in Cardiff and one in Swansea.
Looks suspicious.

Yeah no-one earns that much in Wales.

lmao

[tigersharkdude]

Not today, but yesterday I spent 4 hours figuring out that my motherboard took a dump

Posted from the slowest computer ive used in years