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goobster  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 30, 2016

Hey Pubs. Seems like the trusty Old Fashioned is my drink for the apocalypse, so pour me one and keep em coming for the next four years...

I'm fat and tired of it. So I bought an exercise bike on Amazon with a built-in laptop/tablet table so I can watch movies and get distracted and pedal until I die. Or get thin. One or the other.

The wife and I got bug-out bags, stocked them up, and hid them outside in our back yard. That way, if the Zombies, republicans, tsumanis, or earthquakes come for us and flatten our home, we will still be able to get to our bags out in the yard.

Leaving the country for the holidays. Going out to the ocean and gonna watch mother nature do the northern Pacific coast storm thing, and huddle under warm blankets with the wife and dog. Battening down the hatches, literally and figuratively.

Deleted Facebook from my phone, and am not going to use it at work. Only gonna post original content, and will stop reading my feed entirely, beginning today. (The wife will keep me up to date on any events I need to attend.)

Met with my editor last night. She is pushing me to get back to work and finish my erotica series, and had some good ideas for my scifi book and my zombie apocalypse story. Meeting with her really got my writing juices flowing again, and I think I finally know what I need to do to get these projects rolling again.





veen  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh man screw everything about Facebook apps. They are a battery drain like all hell when going to fb.com in Chrome is just as good. That said, less facebook has never made my life worse.

And what better way to browse Hubski than through an exercise bike, right? ;)

b_b  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, what? I'm kind of shocked right now, but given how shitty my battery is (Nexus 5X), I'm going to try this and see what's up.

kleinbl00  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Literally:

Brand new Pixel. Facebook, Messenger and Pages Manager. Battery at 30% by 6pm.

Delete all three, install Metal. Battery at 70% by 6pm.

Facebook for Android is a fucking vampire.

user-inactivated  ·  2671 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How do you like the Pixel otherwise? I may need a new phone next year.

kleinbl00  ·  2670 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been telling people it's Google's iPhone 3G - that device that delivers exactly what you're expecting, with zero drama, zero surprises and total competence. The 3G was basically the best iPhone Apple ever made; it's all been downhill from there. Having messed with a 5X, a 6P, a 6, a Galaxy 4, a Galaxy 5 and a OnePlus, I would rank them thusly:

1) Pixel

2) OnePlus One

3) 5X

4) 6P

5) 6

6) wait this just got dumb

b_b  ·  2671 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You aren't kidding. Phone off charger from 8am to 1am yesterday and didn't even hit my low power mode (15%). I'm used to having to recharge at like 6pm. This is criminal. All this time I kind of thought the 5X was just kind of a piece of shit. How is this not more well known?!

kleinbl00  ·  2671 days ago  ·  link  ·  
b_b  ·  2671 days ago  ·  link  ·  

From my few day experiment, I think 20% is a very conservative estimate. I might sound nuts fit saying this, but I'd guess it's more like 30-40%. Wonder if the effect is at all phone dependent.

arguewithatree  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

it's so bad. i've been trying to use different apps so i'll give metal a shot

veen  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Another pro tip: if you want to use Messenger in Chrome it sends you to the Play Store, but you can avoid that redirect when requesting the desktop version of the page. It's a bit clunkier Messenger but it totally works.

user-inactivated  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My primary use of Facebook is as a chatroom for clubs/boards at this rate. kb had suggested Metal for those who actually use Fb, but for anyone who uses it mostly for chat then third party apps are muchanging nicer and less of a battery drain. I read there were a few preferred ones, and Disa.im works suitably for my needs.

rjw  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What does Disa actually work with? The website seems to avoid actually mentioning it...

user-inactivated  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Disa apparently works with multiple platforms which I also can't find a definitive list online either for.... Checking the app on my phone right now says Facebook, text, WhatsApp, and 'Third Party Plugins' that you have to search for.

This article is what I used to find the app, if you're interested. It has 3 other alternatives to Fb chat.

rjw  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, Trillian... It's still around?! I used that back in the MSN days. No doubt it's a different piece of software to the one that ran on Windows 98.

I'm gonna give Disa a go.

user-inactivated  ·  2673 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy nuts. Didn't even know it was that old until y'all brought it up. I would have used it a while ago if I knew about it. I'd assume it's more polished in this iteration. That said, Disa can be a bit janky at times with simple things like not opening the app when I click the notification and ordering the messages in reverse chronology (that's just my own peeve, not a bug... just a feature!). But, on the whole, it serves its purpose for me reliably, and I'm happy with that alone.

goobster  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Aw man... Trillian was awesome...

WanderingEng  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    bug-out bags

I love that my interest in backpacking has led me to having a defacto bug out bag. It might be a little sketchy in the winter; I haven't tackled winter camping yet. But I could make do in a pinch.

Hiking is also great for fitness. All the trees and stuff are better distractions than movies for me.

user-inactivated  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not in the shape I'd like to be either. Started making time to go to the school gym for their rowing machine, the erg, since they can only be found in big gyms. Started playing the fishing game on it which is essentially copter meets agar.io. Used to think it was dumb as hell while working out... somehow it keeps me sane whenever my eyes are open. Only problem is that I already sit too much, so I'm thinking of joining you on the notion of exercise bikes as a workout....

BTW. You're first year on Hubski was completed yesterday. See ya in the anniversary club in 2 weeks.

goobster  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow! One year old already?!? Fantastic.

user-inactivated  ·  2673 days ago  ·  link  ·  

:)

kleinbl00  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I owned a Concept 2 Model C for about five years. Sold it for more than I bought it for because the HOA had one. They're pretty dope. If I had room for one I'd buy another.

user-inactivated  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Concept 2s of different models line a whole wall on the second floor. They really are dope and give a lot of muscle groups a nice exercise if you have good form. Sadly, I only see people on them after they stare at me for a bit and try it out for a couple minutes. The dream is to get own of my own 'when I grow up'.

kleinbl00  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Think I bought mine used for $350.

user-inactivated  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh shit, I can reach that by next semester. I even have a place in mind for it.

kleinbl00  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, keep your eye out. They're really simple to rebuild, too, and Concept 2 supports their products really well. I swapped out the handle, the computer and the footstraps and bought new bushings. There's also a guy who sells a shroud that goes around the fan so it blows 100% in your face; that thing is super-handy.

The mechanicals of the C, D and E are not substantially different; a C with the new computer is effectively a D. Only real difference between a D and an E is the E is taller and a different color.

user-inactivated  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Did you get a custom handle or one of Concept 2's? I get no pain, no gain, but making and popping blisters if I want to stay rowing for 10-20 minutes isn't fun. That shroud... sounds perfect. Thanks for the descriptions, I'm like to make the most pragmatic choice and go for the cheapest one without compromising the functionality of the hardware; keeping it simple for myself.

kleinbl00  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Behold: The C-Breeze.

I did the PM5 computer and the ergo handle.

And you're going to want biking gloves. Workout gloves work, too - go fingerless. You'll feel kinda flashdance but you won't beat the crap out of your hands.

user-inactivated  ·  2673 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Solid. Thanks for the links, especially for the C-Breeze. Last time I went to the gym, another one of those hey-I'll-try-this-out champs sat next to me and went absolutely ham for 5 minutes. The breeze from his fan...

I'm more than willing to slap on any gloves that'll prevent the feeling of hot coals on my (inner?) knuckles. I think I might have a spare set of fingerless gloves back at the mothership I can even use for the time-being.

user-inactivated  ·  2675 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Best wishes to your writing. I hope you'll get a huge kick out of it.

What led you to write erotica?

goobster  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    What led you to write erotica?

I'm a horny bastard who can craft a fine turn of phrase? :-)

Honestly, I had a dream about a friend. And I told her about it. She told me to write it down for her. So I did.

And then another.

And another.

And another.

Now I have a series of erotic/porn stories that all fit into a theme, and my editor thinks they are fresh, a new approach, and have the potential to sell.

So I'm gonna finish the edits she gave me (cough cough, two years ago, cough cough), and get it into shape for final edit and then layout. We'll see what happens.

user-inactivated  ·  2674 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    We'll see what happens.

Best of luck with that.