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To the contrary actually. There are very little disagreement or quarrelling on the other platform. I do like it, but for different reasons than than the old Drumpf forum. I think that ship has sailed.

Don’t worry, not much has changed. Any form of debate is still classified as either trolling or defending Trump. Outside of that Biden and Harris are not worth discussing. It is what it is I suppose. RR sends his regards:

Discord: https://discord.gg/ZnZ94Yb7

I have come to a similar, but slightly different conclusion. I.e. one cannot gauge someone’s interest in US politics by how vocal they are about Trump.

R.I.P Sean Lock

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Healthy debate has been dwindling on a number of threads for a while now. For me it seemed like many of the threads were weighed down by all the baggage that's been developing over the years. No comment, statement or argument are debated on face value. The sequence is rather: who is making the statement, why is he/she making the stament, what is his/her hidden agenda, etc... What could be a very interesting debate very quickly digress into personal attacks and accusations. Still sad to see threads being locked outright though.

Very good article. I would not even put it in the same sentence as the crap Morgan wrote. Piers seemingly just needed another reason to circle back to Meghan Markle. This article on the other hand argues for this topic to be debated from both sides. Yes, the tennis player has an obligation to the fans and the tournament organisers to do the post game press conference, but maybe the structure and purpose of these conferences should also be debated. Good on Osaka for pulling out of the tournament. It shifts some responsibility to the ATP as well. It shows that this is not just a spoilt brat who “wants her cake and eat it too”, it is someone willing to sacrifice her career over this. Surely there must be some middle ground which can be reached if both sides compromise.

I think she did the right thing to withdraw from the tournament. Get herself sorted out first instead of locking horns with the tournament organisers. Piers Morgan wrote a pretty crappy piece about this. Totally disagree with him on this one.

Love the new site so far. While I am used to Tapatalk on my phone, the new site is so nice I am not even missing it. Also love the stats you are providing with the top contributors. A suggestion if I may: would be nice to see the total number of viewers on the thread as well if thats possible. The silent majority is an often neglected demographic in social media all together. While its nice to know that the top 4 contributors on a thread constitutes a third of all posts, it does not give a perspective on the audience reached. If at all possible, i think this could be a valuable (even ground breaking) statistic to add.

Correction, sorry for the confusion. Yes, I got that 46x73x30 numbers off the wrong package. That is a PF30 BB I bought incorrectly. These numbers are all damn confusing. The Evil takes a BB92 with 30mm spindle.

Thanks Droo. My Race face BB lasted only 2000km and I had it serviced every +/- 600km. Is that about par for the course? That is way worse compared to the Shimano GXP BB on my other bike.

Race Face crank. I believe its a 30mm spindle.

I am running Race Face PF92 Cinch in my Evil Following V1. I was just informed by my LBS that it needs replacing....again. Are there other alternatives one can use that will last longer, or is there a way to convert the BB to GXP before it bankrupts me?

Yes, that’s a good price. Those come in 2 sizes, 45.5mm and 42mm I think. Not clear which one this is. The smaller one is normally a bit cheaper on the second hand market. With Omegas, always make sure that there is a serial number stamped under the 7 lug. There are a lot of grey market ones without the serial number and they are worth less.

Wine testing at Delaire Graff. Apart from the amaizing view, it’s not often that you get to do a wine tasting with cultivar specific Riedel glassware. Highly recommended!

Opted for something different this evening.

Thanks for the recommendation. Never heard of it before but it seems right down my alley.

Not really stand up comedy, but rather comedy in general - any Trailer Park Boys fans here? Its one of those shows that you can only love or hate and its very unpredictable which is which. Me and my oldest daughter are proper fans and my wife question our intelligence for just watching it, let alone loving it. For those who have not heard of it before: https://youtu.be/W-WYLksUzZM

Not sure if you read Koos’ autobiography “Sex, drugs and boeremusiek”. If not, I can highly recommend it. He lived a very interesting life and is truly a legend. I also used to enjoy his column in Rapport. His free thinking approach to life with a strong proudly Afrikaans twist is something that always appealed to me.

I really wanted to like this song, but can’t help but think that Koos did not intend it to be anything other than a lighthearted shout out to his mate Beyers Truter (or paid marketing). It has a familiar “Lisa se klavier” vibe, but as written by a 7 year old. I enjoy the song as a lighthearted ode to Pinotage, but its definitely more suited to the wine thread than the song of the day thread. Lisa se klavier is one of my all time favourite Afrikaans songs. Few songs have stirred my proudly Afrikaans heart as much as that one. That resemblance is probably what irks me most about this song.

Old Faithful! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

As much as my wife hates Bill Burr, she struggles to argue with his point that women have complex, multi-tasking brains and men have simple brains and that it annoys her that I can find so much contentment in just watching rugby games all day Bill Burr at his best: https://youtu.be/FWhZ2XS08aQ

I love Bill Burr. It annoys my wife endlessly because he swears so much and does not exactly mince his words towards women. Those Conan bits keeps popping up on my Youtube feed and I keep watching them. Cracks me up every time. Especially the one about Caitlyn Jenner and the one about Oprah interviewing Lance Armstrong. Another regular Conan (and Letterman) guest I love is Norm McDonald. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I think he is genius. Fellow comedians all rate him very high.

I like Jim Norton a lot. More so his podcast than his stand-up though. The Jim and Sam podcast is one of my favourites. He has a self deprecating honesty that is quite contagious and puts his guests at ease. You can tell when people are having fun on a podcast.