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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

GOG's refund policy is good enough that preordered games can get refunded anyways if they are poor. The ability to preload was worth preordering considering the practically zero downside with GOG. I could have refunded after playing but my computer was powerful enough to push through and still have the performance not be too poor except in a select few areas.

But regardless of the preorder situation, suggesting that this is things done right and we complain too much because there were 4 years of updates improving the state still is a strange stance to take. A game shouldn't be released in a state that it needs 4 years of updates for most users.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Huh? For those of us that paid $90 for a broken game, I think we have a good reason to complain that four years later the game still needs repairing. Sure a company like EA or Ubisoft wouldn't have fixed it but nonetheless there is a fair reason to complain. CDPR wants to salvage their reputation which is why I bet they are doing it---EA and Ubisoft don't have a reputation to salvage at this point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That allows for uninterrupted Netflix streams and even the ability to join video conference calls. Starlink says it can offer speeds of up to 220Mbps per plane

Still on the pretty slow side considering that large planes can have a few hundred passengers. Still technically interesting I'm sure that communicating with a high-speed plane with an even higher-speed satellite comes with it's challenges.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes I would like something a bit stronger. Nonetheless it's a decrease unless they up the number accordingly. Right now a tip starting at 20% is in fact starting at 23% since it's on tax as well.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

A step in the right direction. I’ve always found it very upsetting that before tip machines, the standard 15% tip was on the subtotal and now it’s always calculated on the total. We are double screwed in that over 15% has been pushed lately and the ``15%" is not the 15% that we used to have.

 

A step in the right direction. I've always found it very upsetting that before tip machines, the standard 15% tip was on the subtotal and now it's always calculated on the total. We are double screwed in that over 15% has been pushed lately and the ``15%" is not the 15% that we used to have.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 month ago

Finally. Hopefully removed from Civ V as well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't have to play the multiplayer? The games already made it's not like they would skimp the single-player to focus on the multi-player mode.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

My experience is the opposite. The hours 3-6 feel more dangerous to me because many drivers are in a rush and very uncourteous. At night there are just way less cars on the road and in general they are much more courteous. However I generally don't ride light enough for them to suffer from very bad sleep deprivation.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I carry a bag of salt to pour around me at stop lights

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Well my light is angled downwards hopefully it's not a problem. But I'm not sure if it's actually brighter than modern car lights.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Actually I got it on Aliexpress (link). There might be better priced options but I got this one because it comes with an adaptor for GoPro mounts so I could mount it under my bike computer. It's otherwise much too heavy and large to mount on handlebars.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Feels safer than day riding too with a 2000LM light.

 
 
 

REM delayed again... this time with no new target date.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I've ordered a bunch this year. Some stuff I've gotten that I like:

  • Carbon bottle cages
  • Top tube bags
  • Hand pumps. I ordered 2, one of them worked.. but still significantly cheaper than a brand-name one. Also got a handheld pressure gauge for checking the pressure after pumping on the road
  • Glasses—Maybe dangerous in a crash.

Some stuff I'm waiting on:

  • Cycling computer (iGPSport BSC200). Wanted super basic functionality and am expecting it to be crap. Just a bit concerned with the data handling in terms of privacy.
  • Velocity, cadence, HR sensors. WAY cheaper than from Garmin/Wahoo, we'll see if they work well.

What are your favorites? Or just cheap accessories in general?

 

Hi all,

I've a gen 3 Domane AL 2 (Disk). Currently I have road tires (32mm Conti GP5000 TL) on my (stock) wheels. I see some people near me selling brand new Bontrager Paradime SL at C$200 for the pair (the same wheels I have, but from a Checkpoint model).

Could I buy these to add gravel tires, and then just swap the wheels as necessary? Anyone have any experience with this? Not sure if tolerances are tight enough that I wouldn't have to adjust the derailleur and brakes each time I do the switch. I would of course buy the same rotors and the same cassette.

Bit more details: I wanted to upgrade bikes next year (thinking Domane AL 5) and put gravel tires on my AL 2 for a secondary gravel + commuting bike. But honestly not sure if it'd be worth upgrading because, at least for the moment, I'm not super limited on my bike; more gears of a 105 groupset would be nice, but perhaps not worth a C$2600. Could be much cheaper and potentially quick and easy to just swap wheels to have my "second bike".

 

More BS for consumers who are now being treated even more like thieves when they shop

 

Wow, 12 months for some of the lines, this is crazy. In the push to get people out of their cars, this will not help.

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