Practical:

https://amzn.eu/d/gaPpucQ

though, I’d purchase a proper tempered glass screen. Just to be on the safe side.

An entire Muse concert in five minutes:

Vox Machina series 1-3 on Prime.

revealed…

My only laser is on the pizza slicer!

^^“Relentless and senseless”^^

tbh, it should have read “just do it”!

“Whipping, stripping, peeling the flesh off “

If you buy a compact hi-fi (denon dm41),  it will have a socket for a dab aerial.

having a proper aerial is essential for proper reception.

broader discussion about “if only the dab transmitters could be shared between the networks, thus improving reception”. Ditto, mobile networks sharing the same transmitters..

There’s a bunch of films that you’ll never see via streaming:

the wicker man (Edward Woodward)

performance (mick jagger)

the doors (val Kilmer)

mad max 2

when eight bells toll

rosemarys baby

the naked lunch

mtv unplugged: nirvana, Alice in chains.

any other bands…stone roses live in Blackpool, etc.

it wouldn’t kill Netflix, etc to stream operas and musicals too.

Maybe some new standard in high-Res audio will be the next big thing.

the technology already exists in high res mp3 players.

I’ve yet to see the evidence, but most conspiracy theorists would attribute these weather extremes to HAARP.

President Kennedy did say that “we now possess the means to control the weather”.

Maybe he was thinking of MegaCity4?

maybe the only way to put such theories to the test, is for some University to build its own HAARP.

Unscrew the U-bend under the kitchen sink in style:

https://amzn.eu/d/bn45q0A

I’d happily take a spin on the glencoe slopes.

but, the bindings on snowboards still look mediaeval to a beginner.

wouldn’t it be simpler and less egregious to peoples knees to utilise the ‘Time’ pedal clipless system?

easy release, etc.

what are the options for attaching feet to board at the mo?

Kindle fire 11”

Heinz have been canning foods since the yardankitties.

yet, making the tins so that they stack on top of each other, and not across the floor, thus far has eluded them.

https://amzn.eu/d/iSa1reU

Lidls did a pile hoodie for £12.99

Expecting it to be really cold, I wore one under a paramo Torres jacket.

oh Lordy, the dehydration!

Never mind the SPL’s,

does switching off the a/c, actually boost bar sales?

anyway, watching Soilwork, Arch Enemy and In Flames in one night “must be like winning the lottery “ (Anders Friden).

a very enthusiastic crowd:)

Sgt. pepper, alive and well:

Planting trees as a potential habitat for wildbirds is a very long term venture.

its only once the trees reach maturity and decompose that they provide nutrients for bugs, and hence wildbirds.

pkanting hemp yields seeds in three months. All the while pulling co2 from the atmosphere (ten tonnes, per acre, per annum).

as for the phone mast, what if the electronics were mounted on something resembling a barrage balloon?

you’d achieve all the necessary coverage.

if the balloon was covered in photoelectric cells, it could also provide illumination to the trails.

(i had the idea that for surfers, if they had such a device chained to a raft, they could ride the waves 24/7).

To me, there’s a failure in the uk to create any kind of habitat.

you see this in the grouse estates, where they could rely less on open moorland and just grow trees, etc.

the French are quite happy to hunt in forests. Why can’t we?

I think the best habitat for wildbirds is to legally cultivate hemp.

the birds would appreciate the seeds, and the roots can fix nitrogen and stabilise the soil.

as for the visual intrusion of phone masts, why not something totemic?

the spire of a university reminds people that no matter how smart they think they are, there’s always someone smarter round the corner. It stops them trying to take advantage of any power.

some installation, brutal and jaggy, punctuating Torridons equilibrium may have a similar effect.

Why not redesign the phone mast into some kind of attraction in itself?

or will it work if placed horizontally? (there’s probably somewhere close that could benefit from a new footbridge).

here in Glasgow, we could do with a footbridge to span the chasm between the Slacks and Cochno hill.

great publicity if a mobile network could also incorporate 5g into it (hint, cough).

Tbh, the Ducati one ^^ is a wee bit short to use as a walking aid.

Most golf umbrellas fail at the slightest gust of wind, even the twin layered versions.

I doubt mine was hand stitched by blind Peruvian nuns from lynx whiskers, but it’s unfazed by windy conditions:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196404159380?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bj_hfxqlr6o&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=gwW0qHEeSsW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This time of year, it’s best to wear on-ear headphones.

the heat does wonders at melting anything in your ear canal.

marshall major copies from eBay do the Bluetooth with aplomb and don’t make you look like a cyber person, as well as stopping your hat from getting blown away!

Swap out the fork for some kind of Surly that will allow a 29+ front tyre.

dont cut the steerer and try one of those adjustable angle stems with a beach cruiser/ north road style handlebar.

I remove my Apple Watch to prepare food, etc.

I figured that if I put it into low power mode whilst it’s ‘resting’, I could conserve its battery.

but to do this, I  have to press three buttons in sequence, and also remember to bring it out of low power mode when I reattach it to my wrist (phew).

surely Apple could come up with a short cut?

Afaik, you can only sync one Apple Watch to an iPhone.

dont know if google has the same restrictions.

it would be simpler if a parent could sync multiple devices to one iPad or Mac.

If the market share is currently 80/ 20 (phones vs smartwatches), this will be reversed in five years time. Phones are a big chunk of weight.

You could potentially phone your kids, keep track of their whereabouts, send push notifications, set fitness goals, etc. all the relevant stuff without the bulk or expense of a smartphone.

There’s been discussions on the media about allowing smartphones in school and using AirTags to keep track of your kids.

the answers right there (almost).

4 in a row

Does any teenager require that much tech?

Simpler just to buy them a smartwatch.

It’s his guitars that interest me more.

I’ll be(e) keeping my eyes peeled:)

Just to reiterate:

because of the volume of road traffic, combining this toxic air with cigarette smoke greatly exaggerates the health risks of from merely breathing.

Therefore I can understand the govts logic.

but, you need to go with the  Dutch example and legalise cannabis as the ‘accelerated learning’ (remedial) from the weed makes it easier for Joe Public to make small alterations to their behaviour and leave their cars behind…cafe style, without thousands of vehicles grumbling past.

just building a few cycle lanes isn’t enough.

carrot/ stick, etc.

The problem with smoking tobacco is that it makes all the air pollution stick to the lungs.

so, while the pubs have swelled onto the pavements, theres simply too much toxic pollution from road traffic to make the consumption of kerbside comestibles safe, let alone a single ciggy.

factor in the fumes from gas central heating, and all that air pollution agglomerates into a thick miasma that fails to disperse.

so, even if you don’t smoke tobacco, it’s safer to use your e-bike to reach your locus of imbibification at a higher, windier altitude (staying within drink-driving regs).

regardless of which bike the op chooses, are there any to avoid in terms of availability of replacement rear shocks?

I can imagine that there’s certain sizes that are ubiquitous and then other shocks that come on odd sizes, with prices to match.

If that makes sense…

How about some music therapy?

Placing my parlour guitar next to my armchair gives me feedback about just how much the diabetes and/ or myasthenia gravis has left me knackered.

also helps to record stuff with a cheapish dictaphone.

Apple Watch?

does most of the smartphone stuff, without the weight.

At the right hand Ov Karl Sanders (Nile).

There’s a broader problem about every religion basically grounding their doctrine in the words of psychotic humans (“the demon artifice of man” as Terence McKenna noted).

whether they be Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, etc, it’s all just psychobabble from people who by any definition are severely mentally ill.

and the dogma never gets questioned or revised.

we need to cut through this endless rehashing of unchallenged crap.

So, Id propose that in the uk, undergoing an extended breakthrough DMT experience should be a fundamental prerequisite of any religious or political office. And also readily available to Joe Public too.

the technology exists for the leaders of these religions to safely experience ‘perspective’.

it just needs a legal framework.

and with medical supervision.

There are better times to discover an underlying health condition:

Stuck record:

they could legalise cannabis.

im thinking not just about the revenue accrued.

thnk about the revenue from alcohol sales. But most of that goes straight back to London, whilst police Scotland have to spend a fortune cleaning up the mess from alcohol consumption. Running around town on the trail of wee Willie winkie, et al.

you can’t get rid of drink altogether, but for the men and/ or disabled, it would be nice to have an alternative to testicular ‘mash and breakage’.

And the ability to prop up the economy whilst getting ‘baked’:)

@squirrelking

well spotted. My wellgo’s saved me many a skin-graft to the shins.

Prolly an essential for the WHW (rowardennan/ pushing the bike up the devils staircase).