Mastodawn

@gcvsa @ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite White lithium, especially generic, is the one I would avoid completely. It tends to break down over time all by itself, either liquifying or hardening, and is not compatible with other greases. If you do frequent maintenance and clean all parts completely, you might be okay, but it also can do harm to rubber and plastic parts.

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DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 6

@ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite Years ago when I was a regular on the BikeForums.net mechanics forum, I did a *really* deep dive on the different types of greases and which would be preferable. Here is a link to a thread with a lot of that research. Short answer is yes, Phil is a more expensive re-packaging of a very good, widely available grease. https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/139241-what-grease-campy-hubs-2.html

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 6

Tofu Golem Dec 6

If you do not live in North America, it might be hard to grasp just how large and powerful moose are. Hopefully, this video will help.

There are two herbivores that grizzly bears will sometimes run away from. The other is bison.

Edit: possible AI video

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 5

Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives Dec 5

After much research and development I have made an offline version of ChatGPT.

Now you can save water and electricity while navel-gazing, and carry one of the world's most powerfully annoying AI chatbots in your pocket.

Order here: https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page/chatgpt-magic-8-ball-offline-version

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 5

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 5

#LLM: Era of AI persuasion in elections is about to begin
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/05/1128837/the-era-of-ai-persuasion-in-elections-is-about-to-begin

AI is eminently capable of political persuasion and could automate it at a mass scale. We are not prepared.

#AIchatbots #conservatism #misinformation #disinformation #SyntheticMedia #posttruth #Christofascism #billionaires #oligarchy

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 5

Bird of the day Dec 5

Rufous-crested Coquette

Tiny hummingbird; male is striking with fabulous spiky orange crest, each feather tipped in black. Otherwise greenish with dark throat and conspicuous white band across rump. Female much less obvious; look for very small size, rufous forehead and throat, and white band across rump. Range usually helps to eliminate other similar species of coquette; note especially similarity to Spangled Coquette. Found more often in edges than other coquettes, especially brushy clearings or roadsides with flowering bushes.

Link: https://ebird.org/species/ruccoq1
Photo Location: Peru

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 5

Erin Fogg Dec 5

"can u explain the gaps in your CV" yes those are spaces they help you know what's a word and what's another word, it's the long bar on the keyboard here gimme your phone I can help u it's easy

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 5

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Dec 5

Great! Now how do the American people get back the billions we had to pay in higher prices everywhere?

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 4

Andy Greenberg Dec 4

The new anonymous phone carrier startup Phreeli, launching today, will let you sign up for cellular service with almost no personally identifiable information—not even your name. All it asks for is a ZIP code, the minimum info legally required for tax purposes. https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

WIRED

DJ Deep House Arrest Dec 3