Recent Comments

1. 3 days ago on Frazz

   Hm. I did plenty of all-nighters, especially in my undergrad. Course load was very heavy and I was starting to work part-time so I guess I kinda learned the limit by going over it.

   Interestingly, my workload and habits were a lot more relaxed getting a graduate degree (environmental engineering) because the institution didn’t expect you to have 75 weekly hours of availability.

   Interestingly, while not needing to pull an “all-nighter” recently, I have had to do it in a professional capacity because in the real world you don’t always own your deadlines for deliverables – sometimes they get assigned to you and good luck with that. More power to you if you’ve never had to do that, but I wouldn’t say that people that do haven’t “learned much of anything”.

2. 19 days ago on Frazz

   Definitely didn’t use them in warm temperatures. The rubber was quite soft and squirmy at anything over 10-15 C and it lead to very vague cornering. These were Hakkapeliitas and quite narrow – 30 mm – because that’s what fits in the commuter.

   I normally got 2-3 winters out of them, using them 5 days a week. They really don’t like dry pavement but you get what you get and I wasn’t keen on taking them off for a couple of dry days.

   I did not rotate them. Yes, the rear wears faster but the front is more important to keep upright – you can manage some fishtailing in the back with a bit of skill. And sometimes the wear wasn’t in the tread but the casing/bead – salt, grates and curb hops will all do some damage. Quite a few of the retired tires had some life in the tread but had other issues like a sidewall scuff that made it unreliable.

   For what is worth, I never lost a stud – rode them gently on snow/ice at first to seat the studs and tried to avoid hard accelerations or braking.

3. 21 days ago on Frazz

   Been using studded tires for bike commuting (Ottawa, ON) for more than a decade now. Commuting less to the office nowadays since I’m mostly working from home but about to start again. They are a game changer, although not they did not quite allow me to ride on the frozen canal over here.

4. 21 days ago on Frazz

   “Be funny! I’m not interested in learning about an endurance athlete’s obsessions.”

   I don’t know how much you like the non-endurance athlete content in Frazz or if it makes up for the occasional references to that, but you’re going to get pretty irked with those because they are part of the strip – may the balance of things work for you! [I assume you read this for recreation and not as an obligation. If it’s the later, I hope it’s reasonably remunerated].

5. about 1 month ago on Frazz

   Might be 17:00. We’re not in Michigan, but not that far. There’s basically no difference between 5 pm and 5 am at this point – or midnight, for that matter.

6. about 2 months ago on Frazz

   Depending on the era, maybe Hemingway was drinking a Hemingway at El Floridita?

7. 2 months ago on Frazz

   Same here! And part of the learning is figuring out the safe spots to be a smartass!

8. 3 months ago on Frazz

   was a big fan of that band in the early 2000’s…. nice reminder to check them out! Really liked Herr Mannelig as with many others but also their cover of This Corrosion.

9. 3 months ago on Frazz

   I have zero need to have amazingly talented players have to take time off / have diminished performance due to injury.

   I get the appeal, but there are better fighting sports. In contrast, what these athletes can do with sticks on skates is amazing.

10. 3 months ago on Frazz

    Mexican expat to CAN. Can definitely do it.