Things definitely seem to have gotten better (I moved here about 2 years ago). That atmosphere you describe is still around, but there is a growing amount of culture and acceptance. I wouldn’t call it a very progressive city by any means, but the less conservative pockets are expanding, and are some of the more…

Our local news is the best, you’re just jealous. Some highlights:

If you take it out of gear, the engine would stall if fuel cut was on... if you leave it in gear, the engine still spins, so you can cut fuel.

Every modern car uses fuel cut on decel to a significant extent. Below a certain RPM, fuel cut turns off so the engine doesn’t stall.

“helping the prosecutor when the erratic driver was taken to trial”

For me (28 years old), The Wall is hugely nostalgic. I very distinctly remember being 5 years old and going to Burger King and my dad just blasting it on the kick-ass stereo system he configured in his car. Acoustically, the dynamics and the visceral impact of the start of some of the songs are just incredible when…

For me (28 years old), The Wall is hugely nostalgic. I very distinctly remember being 5 years old and going to…

Cycling in Manhattan is certainly, uh, different than other places. But trust your somewhat counterintuitive assumption, traffic generally moves slowly in Manhattan compared to the other boroughs. It requires lots of attention to ride in Manhattan, so it may seem scarier because so much more is happening, but I think…

Ah, the old magic touch :) The gum added some flair, but nothing is more satisfying than watching the struggle and confusion and fixing it with one smooth motion!

Used my foot as a chain tensioner for a 1968 Suzuki K15. Axle slipped forward enough that the chain was skipping, didn’t have a 17mm wrench on me, and needed to get to work. Stuck my foot down on the chain and prayed that there was a low enough coefficient of friction between my gum rubber soles and the chain that I…

If anyone in Toyota corporate reads your complaint, it’s likely they will take it seriously. Keep trying with them. Toyota the manufacturer cares much more about its customers than their dealerships do (since they are entirely separate entities with different ownership).

Are you hiking up? I may hike up there tomorrow from the west side of the mountain...

I rolled a golf cart on top of myself once on asphalt. Not fun. I like this strategy.

Oof, were you triggered, snowflake? Does someone celebrating, experiencing, and writing about their own non-oppressive culture make you uncomfortable?

I don’t think I can add any words to this discussion that are any better thank what igorwords has said, but please, please, just take a step back and give the person the benefit of the doubt. They’re not operating from a place of victimhood, that is something you assumed all on your own before your wrote your OP. Just…

Goodness, your patience knows no bounds. I have to commend you for trying so earnestly to get through to the guy. He doesn’t deserve your sympathy and energy, but you are trying anyway. The world would be a better place if there were more people like you in it.

Looks like his mass moved forward on the bike too, which likely helped stabilize the whole system (same reason you want to load the front of a trailer rather than the rear, and have a nose-heavy rocket or plane). Combine that with all the wiggle room from him shooting up in the air like you mentioned, giving the bike…

I think the other big factor in the save was how he (probably not intentionally) immediately shot up and forward on the bike. More forward center of mass = more stable, helping that steering damper and suspension do its work. Going up gave the bike room to move around under him. Pretty awesome all around.

That was my impression as well. Very coordinated in trying to make Comey seem less credible while getting him to repeatedly say that there was no personal investigation into Trump while Comey was in his position.

I mean, it was almost indecipherable, but his questioning basically hinged on three points: 1) You publicly declared the investigation into Clinton’s emails was closed. 2) You have now publicly declared that there is an investigation into Trump’s campaign that is still open. 3) You have not seemed to make any…

I watched the testimony yesterday, and I thought that (for McCain, or any other Republican as of late) he was coherent, fair, and logical in his statements and questioning. Today was completely different.