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  • I agree steel frames are great, but trek, specialized and gt abandoned steel in the late 90’s. I love a good vintage frame, but for mtb the modern geometry is an undeniable upgrade.

    High end: Orange cycles, Cromag, Ritchey, Chumba, Cotic.

    Mid range: Kona, Marin, Surly, Niner.

    Also: go tubeless and never buy an innertube again. I bought a 5 pack of tubes for emergencies and used 2 of them in the past decade. The sealant can be a royal pain in the ass, but it beats getting stranded out on the trail.



  • You’re the one moving goal posts and ignoring the 80% of people experiencing apartheid. What else do you call the sanctions on the west bank? Is this another “special military operation”? You’re harping on Hamas but ignore everything Israel has done to create this conflict.

    I love how Palestine is expected to peacefully negotiate with people forcing them from their homes and keeping basic human needs from the majority of the population. Like should I ask my rapist to please kindly stop raping?

    You’re a sack of shit dude. And yes, every war is unjust and wrong on both sides. Every US president is a war criminal, but that doesn’t mean every American should pay for those crimes.

    There is absolutely nothing that Hamas or Palestinians could do to Israel that justifies bombing one for the most densely populated areas in the world. The response does not match the crime and the fact that you are still staunchly supporting an apartheid state tells me that you’re not worth arguing with.

    Go fuck yourself, zionists have no place in a peaceful world


  • Go fuck yourself dude. Oh 20% of people aren’t subjected to inhumane restrictions and have access to basic needs? Wow, Israel must not be doing anything wrong, totally the most moral army in the world.

    I don’t support Hamas, but saying that all of Palestine is responsible for the actions of some is the literal definition of collective punishment. You said it yourself, Israel is the more powerful military and has held the governmental power in the region for recent history, but Hamas is the one doing genocide?? How the fuck do you expect an entire region that has been stripped of their rights, water, food, housing, culture, history, and family to react?

    But please, continue justifying the murder of children because of some religious bullshit.


  • You’re quoting a war that took place in the 40’s as if it’s recent.

    The past 70 years of Israeli control are a lot more relevant to current conflicts, you are ignoring a mountain of atrocities carried out by Israel onto Palastinian civilians.

    Israel is an apartheid state. If you’re going to argue that obvious fact and claim that the people of Gaza deserve to be murdered em masse, then there is no discussion to be had here: you are a piece of shit.



  • Personally, I enjoy watching people who are better than me play a game. One of my favorites is Insym, dude is just incredible at figuring out the mechanics behind gameplay and screwing around with the game engine. It’s really interesting to watch him figure stuff out and test his theories in real time.

    On the opposite end of the scale it can also be hilarious to watch someone like Jerma walk around talking about food while ignoring the most obvious things in the game. It’s like a mobile ad that makes you want to play the game just to do it right.

    There’s plenty of trash content on twitch but there are definitely creators that make watching them play a lot more about their personality than the game itself.


  • This calculator app maybe I use it for nostalgia’s sake but I’ve had it on every android for the past 10+ years. It works great, launches instantly, and the ads were never more than a small banner at the top. I did buy the ad free version but it’s $2, no subscription or any bullshit, just a straight and honest scientific calculator.

    Maybe not underrated because everyone should already be using it but KDE connect is a life changing app. So much functionality packed into a lightweight package. Just having a shared clipboard between my phone and laptop has been such a time saver every single day. If you don’t already have it, you should.




  • Hydrogen fuel cells are genuinely better than lithium powered EVs.

    I’m not trying to say toyota is a “good” brand, but your reasoning makes no sense. I’m pretty sure Honda was the one who invested most into fuel cells, the clarity FCX came out way back in 2008, and they are still doing development on a new CRV. Not to mention Hyundai also has a hydrogen fuel cell EV, this is not a bad investment by anyone.

    Like do you think Toyota was lobbying because they were investing billions into hydrogen EVs, or maybe it was the hundreds of billions they’ve spent over a lifetime making ICE engines, transmissions, belts, brakes, and everything else.

    Hydrogen EVs main problem is fuel production and transportation, there is no way around that. But in terms of pollution during production, hydrogen fuel cells are a fraction of the impact that a shortly lived lithium pack will have. Not to mention you can recycle some gas powered cars by making hydrogen combustion engines, no new production is the best kind of emission reduction.


  • dongtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldShould I replace my SSD?
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    Check the life remaining on the drive with crystaldiskinfo it should give you a nice percentage of life but I go off how much data it has seen.

    An SSD from 5 years ago is probably rated for around 200TB written, but I would check your model. As long as you are below the TBW with no corrupted sectors, the SSD is fine to keep using. I would probably back it up more frequently, and keep checking crystaldisk for any changes.


  • They are shit cars, but this is nothing compared to the other car manufacturers; sticking pedals on Toyotas (21 dead), Ford Pinto (500-900 dead, was an $11 part production deemed unnecessary), GM knew about a faulty switch in 2003 but only fixed it in 2014 (and 174 deaths), Volkswagen lied about emissions causing god knows how much damage, even airbags have killed like 24 people due to a defect. The list is endless, and no car company is better than the other.

    Bikes ftw.


  • It matters because that was a one off prototype that probably cost thousands to manufacture. Even the lost time and opportunity cost of LTT keeping it for months can absolutely kill a company’s chances. It doesn’t matter if it was irrelevant to the LTT audience, or if Linus thought it was a stupid product. It was made by two dudes who wanted to see something brought into the world that didn’t previously exist.

    No one bats an eye at $800 artisan keyboards, even if they function the exact same as a $50 one. They look cool, or they feel nice, or whatever justification people make to themselves. It’s not for one influencer to decide “this is stupid, I want you to make something else”