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None, really. I just rarely used it and I seemed to be a target for hackers. I spent a lot of time trying to get back in to IG after my account was hacked and they changed my password. My brother had the same problem with FB.
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So, on the ride today, just a block away from home, actually, I had a very... unusual experience. A little boy, maybe 9 years old, sees me riding by and he yells, "can I get a hiiiyaaa?!"
Now, if you're not familiar, this is a call and response meme. While the boy pronounced the "hiiyaaa!" along the lines of kids playing karate, the norm is to call back in a most... lascivious manner... suggestive of a (stereotypically Asian) woman in the, uh, throws of passion. The out-of-left-field and totally inappropriate nature of this coming from a young kid totally threw me, and I couldn't do much but stifle a laugh.
Now, if you're not familiar, this is a call and response meme. While the boy pronounced the "hiiyaaa!" along the lines of kids playing karate, the norm is to call back in a most... lascivious manner... suggestive of a (stereotypically Asian) woman in the, uh, throws of passion. The out-of-left-field and totally inappropriate nature of this coming from a young kid totally threw me, and I couldn't do much but stifle a laugh.
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RIP Badgers.
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Owls strike first.
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Owls mean business.
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Pitching a shutout and shocking the world at halftime.
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More exciting game content later.
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Oh, saw this on the ride. I don't know anything about the bike or the brand, but I thought that, at the very least, LesterOfPuppets would enjoy the paintjob.
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I went back and looked through the measurements on my bikes, and decided that 2 of them needed an adjustment in bar reach. One was easy - replace a 120mm threadless, 31.8mm clamp, 6 degree stem with a 110mm threadless, 31.8mm clamp, 6 degree stem.
The other one is the Cannondale, though. It's got a threadless headset, but it's a 1" steerer and a 26mm bar. Current stem is a 130mm, 0 degree 3T Forge Ahead I got back in 1995. I thought, "Oh, I'll just get a 120mm version" Yeah, right. I have been looking for one for MONTHS, and all I ever see are 130 or longer. Or 10 degree, which I don't want. Or 25.4 clamp, which I also don't want. Oh, the pain of too many bikes.
The other one is the Cannondale, though. It's got a threadless headset, but it's a 1" steerer and a 26mm bar. Current stem is a 130mm, 0 degree 3T Forge Ahead I got back in 1995. I thought, "Oh, I'll just get a 120mm version" Yeah, right. I have been looking for one for MONTHS, and all I ever see are 130 or longer. Or 10 degree, which I don't want. Or 25.4 clamp, which I also don't want. Oh, the pain of too many bikes.
You need a shim.
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Oh, saw this on the ride. I don't know anything about the bike or the brand, but I thought that, at the very least, LesterOfPuppets would enjoy the paintjob.
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Dandy Don would say, turn out the lights the party is over.
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Minnetonka update. Looks like it might be thinking of raining.
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Oh, saw this on the ride. I don't know anything about the bike or the brand, but I thought that, at the very least, LesterOfPuppets would enjoy the paintjob.
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