Developer velocity beat the need for runtime efficiency. Created a ton of code that technically is not production ready but good enough and few want to admit they made the wrong choice.
1) avoid nockoffs of seat posts, stems and handlebars. Well known
2) A worn front chain ring won't negatively impact a rider.
3) it is a bicycle, not a helicopter.
4) Fear mongering is unnecessary
5) A torque wrench needs to be consistent. so long as it is within 10% you are fine
6) sounds like a bike shop owner trying to drum up business.
I can get close to 50 mph (safely) downhill on my 30 year old steel framed 8 speed bike with 20mm tubular tires pumped to 120 psi. No problem with riding at 20 mph on the flats and I'm close to 60 years of age. My "aero" CF bikes with deep carbon rims are minimally faster. Speed is irrelevant unless you are racing. Enjoy the ride and stop relying on equipment for minimal performance gains.
Amazed that the people who felt disadvantaged because of the one or two accepted Blacks who were possibly below the cut but had significant systemic societal and economic impediments have no problem with all of the incredibly sub par legacy students who are accepted because of their parent's wealth. I know of a very affluent person who funded two professorial chairs a year before his music school educated son was accepted at a top 3 business school. No one has a problem with that but they act as if the schools are overflowing with nothing but illiterate and unqualified minorities. Maybe 2% if not less are affirmative action acceptances and that is considered too much. I guess their ancestors intentionally became slaves to ensure their descendants could steal admission spots.
> have no problem with all of the incredibly sub par legacy students who are accepted because of their parent's wealth. I know of a very affluent person who funded two professorial chairs a year before his music school educated son was accepted at a top 3 business school
I can only imagine the horrific consequences if she were Black. 1) Children would have probably been placed in foster care regardless of the father's presence. 2) would have probably been tased or shot because she would have rightfully mouthed offed and "resisted". 3)Would have been portrayed as a delinquent parent by the media.
Ageism is real and you either adapt or fade away. The tech is like the porn industry: youth is coveted and the elderly are not. Zuckerberg stated: “Young people are just smarter.” https://ricochet.com/1274812/zuckerberg-stated-older-people-.... and many believe dementia begins at 40. I'm 56 and in my 4th year of a CS PhD program. Was lucky enough to be able to afford to temporarily retire to school with the hope of becoming the old guy with a fresh degree and the niche expertise necessary for another decade of work. Some of my age peers are beginning to experience difficulties with managers who are young enough to be their children. Many are now getting as many certifications as possible to prove their worth and are becoming frightened. I am unsure of the solution but hair dye is not it. One person wrote: "One advantage we, The Elders, have is that we know not only how things got (and get, and will get) built, but we also know how they fail... We seldom need more than five minutes to point out organizational issues that can cause a project to fail" You will be mercilessly "cancelled" unless you deliver the message in an amenable manner. The generation gap has made many youth unaccepting of contrarian ideas as the hubris of youth can be difficult to tenor for a wizened programmer.
"temporarily retire to school with the hope of becoming the old guy with a fresh degree and the niche expertise necessary": that's a smart strategy. How big did you go on this? What was the degree and how long did you take off?
It is a question of the firm's model. A one time cost + electricity - depreciation or a recurring, variable monthly cost that may exceed the the cost of the hardware?
I have two used workstations that cost less than 6 months of GCE time. Does that work for me? yes might not work for others. (especially if the workstation dies)
