picked up a 1998 Specialized Stumpjumper hardtail in bright orange. an oldstermobile. it's in pretty good shape for surviving 26 years.

every time I book a trip, for a month or two after I search for & book the trip, Google thinks my IP is in that city. I'm going to San Antonio in November, so Google thinks I'm in San Antonio.

Google doesn't offer a way to type a different location. The search results page even has an "Update Location" link that could let someone type their location for search & maps, but… nope. way too easy! instead, it links to https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/179386

#google #googlemaps #productmanagement

@marnier if you're server-shopping, mas.to has been stable and well-run 🙂 it seems big and actively-maintained enough that I don't see it just disappearing.

some jackass Amazon.com product manager enabled their obnoxious "Rufus" AI bot popout on every product page, then omitted an option to hide/disable it on future requests.

so, use uBlock Origin to work around that product manager's misaligned incentives.

right-click the widget, choose Block Element, and use this rule:
##.rufus-panel-container

#productmanagement #UX #amazon #ublock

Thailand keeps reminding us what a country with an actual deep state looks like: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/world/asia/paetongtarn-shinawatra-thailand-prime-minister.html (https://archive.ph/ZgE6v)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/world/asia/thailand-prime-minister-srettha.html (https://archive.ph/2v5YD)

#thailand #ประเทศไทย

have an ebike? make it unforgettably fabulous with the nicest pair of 90s Cinelli Spinaci aero bars ever made: https://www.ebay.com/itm/282560122839

transportation device and cultural statement

#bikes

@mhalligan@hachyderm.io sorry to hear about the mattress problem - I know how annoying that can be :( I'm not sure how much a topper can compensate, though I've only seen 1-3" thick toppers.

Latex is most durable, then memory foam (though it can be hot), then polyurethane foam. If the current mattress is too hard - parts of your body aren't fully supported - consider a 2" or 1" medium or soft https://sleeponlatex.com/products/natural-latex-mattress-topper. Scroll down to ILD or email them. It stacks/mixes well (and can fold to test 2x thickness).

I did this in 2019 and it's still the most comfortable mattress I've ever slept on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/07/25/how-to-build-your-own-mattress/ (https://archive.ph/Rw1ln)

and if/when the coils weaken or my preferences change, I can replace only the problematic layer in a few minutes.

mine is Arizona Premium Quantum Edge Elite Bolsa coils (https://www.mattresses.net/quedelbo.html), 1" latex toppers for the firmness I wanted (https://sleeponlatex.com/products/natural-latex-mattress-topper), a bit of "egg crate" foam, and a topper/cover (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FYVW3RH/).

#DIY #mattress

ordered funky aftermarket chainrings for my bike: https://www.ebay.com/itm/123706511747

at 90 RPM, the hardest gear will spin out around 32 MPH… which is still about 5 MPH faster than I'd intentionally go on a bike. I'm braking by then, not pedaling.

my current hardest gear is more like 36 MPH. instead of 2 hard gears that I never use, I get 2 more at the low end that I will use.

(bike geeks: going from 50/34 to 46/30 in front)

#bike

Kamala Harris/Andrew Camarata 2024

Dems are weakest with non-college educated and/or blue-collar voters, especially rural ones. Camarata will roll into every stump speech on a massive Caterpillar loader: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iS6VJjOcCE4

#harris2024

Sidhu Farms now has boysenberries, the world's tastiest berry. They're at many Seattle farmers markets: https://www.sidhufarms.com/farmers-markets

Schuh Farms (https://schuhfarmswa.com/) hasn't started picking yet. They estimate starting around the end of July.

#seattle #boysenberries

self-published ebooks that I am now (reasonably? over?) qualified to write

A Subset of the Many Ways to Fail at Online Dating

alternate title option: Failing at Online Dating in a Nutshell

#hinge #okcupid