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Vegan Motorcycle Suits

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From veganmotorcyclesuit.com . "Our products incorporate high strength materials such as Kevlar and Superfabric (the most resistant fabric in motorcycle gear). Materials that will give you maximum protection while doing what you like most. Without having to choose between one option or another." "Animal exploitation for textile use, besides being cruel, is one of the greatest environmental impacts due to the excessive use of water and the use of chemical products used to prepare the leather. Non-leather materials do not contribute to this, and therefore are more sustainable." . Also see Kevlar motorcycle racing suit .

Electronics on Modern Bikes

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These modern super-sports have a lot of electronics, very fast but also very well-behaved. Have not yet crossed 200kmph , but no wheelies or stoppies so far even with aggressive acceleration and braking 🤞🏼🙏🏼 Very controlled! Included Core Tech The electronic ESD set is from Öhlins. Note that the ESD warning goes off if you start the bike when it's moving. This is probably because the ESD caliberates itself on startup and can't do that if the bike is moving. Stopping the bike and restarting everything should fix the issue. The KQS includes the auto-blip downshift. KTRC also takes care of wheelie control. KIBS is exclusive to super-sports . Included Derived Tech Most of the below tech is based on the last two systems above; and includes KLCM , KCMF and KEBC . Would be interesting to go through all three generations of vehicles to see how they've evolved from zero electronics to heavy electronics 🙂 Technically the electricity f

Helmets

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2011-2022 Icon Domain 2 Sha Do Helmet   2023- LS2 Thunder Carbon Racing FIM Matt Black

Starting Out With A Super-Bike

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Background As a former regular biker myself, the term super-bike always seemed a bit hyped. Had two 10-12 BHP bikes for 10 years, a ~15 BHP bike for 6 years, a 25 BHP bike for 9 years, and now a 47 BHP bike for the last 3 years. The last two actually had plenty of power for any kind of city usage, and most highway usage as well. But after having finally moved to a 200+ BHP super-bike after 30 years of biking , one has to admit that there are significant differences in the categories. It's simply not the same kind of machine. It's not even the same world! And I've barely even scratched the surface of what this bike can do. First Week Break-In First of all, here are my personal notes from the first week of a complete by-the-book break-in. BTW, that is something I've done for all five new bikes I've had. Regardless of whether the bikes need it anymore, I believe the riders still do.  That would also explain why even bikes that cost as much as several cars are still

Self-Closing Jam Jar (Frictionless Coating?)

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A popular meme online shows the below self-closing lid on a Japanese brand Jam Jar. Some online users have suggested temperature differentials and resulting pressure differentials as the possible cause. But no one really seems to know why. But such an effect could easily be achieved with a frictionless coating such as the one below, which are becoming increasingly common. After all, the only thing that normally prevents gravity from pulling the lid down is friction between Lid and Jar. The inertial resistance would be minimal, both vertical and rotational. The problem is simply a variation of the frictionless nut question , a vertical acceleration causing a rotational acceleration and vice versa.

Amazing Explanations of Calculus

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This guy gives amazing explanations of Calculus .  Saw the first two videos in the series and both were amazing. Like the commenters said, one almost feels jealous for the quality of content kids have access to these days. You can actually understand a lot of calculus from this cartoon 🙂 Like what limits mean and the differentiation of Euler's number 'e' etc. Actually very nicely done. A great example of how you can prove anything once you start with the wrong premise 😂 This is much better.

Drupal 7 Stop User Registration Emails

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Using A Module Mailcontrol Using Drush drush vset user_mail_register_no_approval_required_notify FALSE All Registration Variables user_mail_register_admin_created_notify user_mail_register_pending_approval_notify user_mail_register_no_approval_required_notify user_mail_password_reset_notify user_mail_cancel_confirm_notify

Show Path of Current Wallpaper in Mac OS X

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Here’s how to show the file path to the currently active wallpaper in Mac OS X: defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE;killall Dock

Kawasaki ZX10R Official and 4K Videos

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Official Videos This one appears to have all the other promo videos in it as well. An unedited copy of the technical section from the full video above. 4K Videos  Two MCN reviews. Two Bike World reviews. A really decent review, ignoring the hyping up, from an unexpected source. A good old-fashioned walkaround. In 4K .

Showa BFF / BFRC Suspension Explained

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A couple of videos from people with hands-on experience, and clearly know what they're talking about. The most comprehensive video apparently, but completely in Japanese. The auto translate is sketchy at best, but it conveys the general idea. Prevents cavitation and foaming of the damping fluid, so more stable at high speeds etc. Also has some good graphics, pics and animation. Official Videos Then there's that overconfident kid in class doing a book report thinking he knows everything there is to know about the book from everyone around, but has never actually opened the book. Absolutely no technical information in these two videos below; zero mentions of the actual mechanism or the cavitation advantage.

Cars

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[Bikes are listed separately ] 2012 to Now - Honda Accord 3.0 V6 AT 3,000cc. 6-cylinder. 4-stroke. Fuel-injected. Water-cooled. 225 BHP. The only car so far to get a mention in this list. Does not have the Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) of the later 3.5L variant and is lighter as well . Honda Accord 2007 | Complete Review Wish List Not really into cars but these are classics. HM Contessa 1.8L Isuzu Possibly the first Indian car with 5 forward gears, as seen personally in 1986 or so. Caused a small riot at the time. HM Contessa - Desi Muscle Car Porsche 911 Porsche 911: One Car to Do It All - Petrolicious Petrolicious has a video on the Singer model too. But James May does a much better job of explaining why the purists prefer this version. 911 Modified by Singer | Porsche 911 Tribute | Top Gear A much more detailed video. If there were a car for real oldschool bikers such as Leno himself, this would probably be it. Also, like Leno says, no one w

Probiotic Coconut Water Kefir (Palm Wine?)

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Median vs Mean - What Is An Ivy League Graduate Worth?

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There is a reason Business Schools report Median test scores, and not the Mean . The Mean or average scores would be a lot lower. See the video below to understand why. Business Schools usually admit two types of students. 1. The majority of students who have average test scores, and are allowed in for the loans they take and fees they bring. 2. A few high-scoring scholarship students who serve two purposes, marketing and increasing Median scores. Can confirm this first-hand, having been in the latter category. An occasional Bill Gates or a Mark Zuckerberg are great for maintaining the school's reputation. But the question is why aren't there more of them? Because those cases are really rare. But you can have half your students at 730 and the other half in the low 600s , and still report a Median score of 730. Guess what the actual average score would be. Business Schools are first and foremost, big businesses. Want to know if that graduate is actually worth hiring? D

Serenity

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Mal: I tell you, Zoë, we get a mechanic, get her up and running again, hire a good pilot, maybe a cook - Live like real people. A small crew - They must feel the need to be free. Take jobs as they come. They never have to be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get... we'll just get ourselves a little further.

Objectives and Targets

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Tom Cronin: He's making his first mistake. Nicky: It's not a mistake. They don't make mistakes. They don't do random. There's always an objective. Always a target. Pamela Landy: The objectives and targets always came from us. Who's giving them to him now? Nicky: Scary version? He is.  

Great Vegan Soap - Medimix Classic

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Medimix Classic 18 Herbs Soap is a high-quality commercial vegan soap. Note that the Classic version is made from plant oils, and clearly says Animal-Fat Free on the package. But Medimix Glycerine and other varieties may have animal fat, like most commercial soaps. Please check before buying.

People Fiddling With Your Motorcycle

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A thirty year old problem. Like the guy says :  "It’s expensive, it is easily damaged, it is potentially very dangerous even before the engine is started, and it does not belong to you. Don’t touch."

Travels

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Stayed Bangalore Mysore Surat  Erie Houston Asheville Greenville Visited Jodhpur Udaipur Patna Calcutta Pampa Daman Mumbai Delhi Goa Chikmagalur Munnar Coorg Bakersfield Washington Toronto Brussels Amsterdam LA San Antonio Austin

Talent, Tools and Training

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Imagine having raw natural talent, the best tools ever designed by man, and being thoroughly trained with both on the field for years and even decades.

Notes on Enlarging the SSD in CentOS (IONOS Cloud Server)

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The steps on Customizing the Logical Volume After Enlarging the SSD in CentOS (Cloud Server) are quite thorough. But for some reason, the growpart option did not work and the manual option had to be used instead. But the manual option works fine, if all the steps are followed correctly; especially the restart part.

Recursive SQL for Network Marketing

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Had once written a piece of recursive SQL for calculating rewards within a network marketing pyramid, efficiently at the backend. This was above 15 years ago, and the code is archived in a backup. Please leave a comment if you would like a free copy of the SQL, as extracting it involves a little bit work; basically restoring the backed-up production database.

Sometimes people get lucky

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Doesn't mean much.

Campbell, Buffett, Bezos and Taoism

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Joseph Campbell's Hero's journey Follow Your Bliss     "Integrity" || Warren Buffett ||    Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework    TAOISM | The Philosophy Of Flow 

The Anomalies

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Life Defies Entropy

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  Or does it?  

Never buy Amazon Fire TV

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Amazon Fire TV runs on a proprietary Android system that forces you to watch Amazon ads , and there's absolutely no way to customize or disable them . Even if you have the tech skills to install a custom launcher such as the one below, Amazon keeps releasing software updates that blocks them and forces you back into watching the ads. Your only option is to either jailbreak the device and risk losing it altogether, or disable online features and use the device as "dumb" TV with external casting devices. Update Even if you have a Prime subscription, Amazon shows promos and ads before playing movies.   Custom Launcher Read More Remove banner ads from homes screen? How to disable Video Ads on Fire TV & Firestick Home Screen Remove/hide Amazon recommendation banner on Firestick TV Basic Edition How to turn off force fed inappropriate banner ads on Fire TV Home screen

Force Simplified View on Chrome on Android

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The quickest way to do this, is to set Reader Mode triggering in reader-mode-heuristics to Always . You may have to copy the above link and paste it into the browser. Here is it again - chrome://flags/#reader-mode-heuristics Keep in mind that this means the popup will be shown on every page load.

The Dunning–Kruger effect

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This is why personal interviews are almost always a waste of time , in any field apart from sales. But then as Peter Thiel says, sales is almost never called sales. Sales people are usually called business development executives, or investment bankers, or account executives.  

The Stock Market is (NOT) a Ponzi Scheme

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The following is the response to what seems to be a new class of videos on YouTube , driving engagement through dislikes using blatantly false information.

The Price of Talent

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Truly talented people dedicate their whole lives to their craft, and often don't have time to work on the social skills to be likable. They are actually surprised when what they perceive as a statement of objective fact is perceived as arrogant by others. People who have an edge aren't well-rounded.

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham (Audiobook)

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Eureka Forbes Aquaguard "Aqua Care" Fake Service

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This happened back in 2015, and appears to still be happening in 2023 ; despite numerous complaints and legal action by Eureka Forbes . Links 1. Unauthorized Service at Bangalore - FIR ( 2019 ) 2. consumercomplaints.in ( 2019 ) 3. mouthshut.com ( 2020 , lists the number 7026606876 below) 4. consumercomplaints.in ( 2021 ) The Process 1. You call the official Eureka Forbes helpline for an Aquaguard service. 2. Someone inside Eureka Forbes passes on your number to the fake company, and deletes your official call record from Eureka Forbes. 3. Identical looking service techs from the fake company come to your house, do the service, and install fake parts. 4. You pay for a fake AMC with the fake company. Have experienced steps 1 to 3 personally in 2015, but not step 4 . Identical stories are recorded by others in the links above. Still getting calls from these fake companies such as Aqua Care in 2023. 2023 Scam Numbers +917829059658 +917026606876 The comments in the below video give more i

Rumble Strips On Slow Narrow Curving Indian City Lanes

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The U.S. Department of Transportation states that : "A rumble strip is applied along the direction of travel following an edge line or centerline, to alert drivers when they drift from their lane." Now consider the brilliance of adding Rumble Strips to slow narrow curving city lanes, that are barely 5 feet across. Possibly second only to traffic signals on top of flyovers .

The Lovable Bandits

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Tropical jungle village Elite bandit group All men Tall fairer leader Very good at their work (robbing corporate trucks) But loved by the locals Ruffian loves kids Teases teen girl who has crush on black priest Priest nicknames ruffian Luja for not being able to say Hallelujah Group meets in an abandoned building one day Leader asks why rendezvous was changed Lula says something didn't feel right Little girl didn't bring out candy as usual Scene shifts outside Single man in camo seen scurrying Abrupt change Entire building is surrounded Pincer movement Foliage turns into men in camo Kneeling cops with pistols in front Standing commandos with automatics behind them Two concentric circles Raining bullets into building Aftermath Lady cop shown exiting room Blurred baseball bat rolling on table Leader shown lying face up up Similar shots of others

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