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I'm looking for a decent 16 inch for my 'balance bike proficient' 5 year old. I would prefer a bmx but can't seem to find any. At least not online. http://www.mhw-bike.com/media/image/f2/84/5d/249819-Scott-Contessa-JR-16-2017-01_1280x1280.jpg I really like this one but it looks pricey. I'm not sure who in Cape Town would stock it either. Or even what they go for. http://www.solomonsonline.co.za/images/categories/MUNA_16_Sparkle_Side.jpg Then there's this one which isn't too bad. I don't like the quill stem but its well priced. Unfortunately CWC has no stock. http://avalanchebicycles.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DS-Dora-large.jpg Then there's this one which is in stock elsewhere. Seems like a good deal. But I'm reluctant and I'm not sure why. Anyone's kid on one of these? Its her birthday today. In a perfect world I would love to get one by the end of today. But if there's something worth waiting for I would. Am I thinking too much into this? Should I just get the Avalanche?

Amerikanitz? Unt wiz ze podium wiz out ze chain too? Ya! Sign him!

Can't hear a damn thing with a full face on. I just nod and chuckle when some one talks to me, or I respond to what I imagined they might have said. If that doesn't work out I just...

Make sure you have a friend or two tagging along. For every time you respond to a mid climb comment with: 'Sorry what was that? I couldn't hear you.' You'll have to de-merit the final review by half a star.

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Can we get some of the more interesting stats please? How many bans and warnings? How many posts deleted by hub staff? How many threads deleted by hub staff? The titles of threads deleted/locked. User with the most posts deleted by hub staff. User with the most likes. Most liked post. Most liked thread. Most viewed ad. Least viewed ad. User with the highest number of positive ratings. User with the highest number of negative ratings. A 58kg woman who is 33 years old has an estimated FTP of 257 watts. What is her fone number?

Stick with it. The pace is a bit dreary at first but it picks up. Eventually its more macabre than mundane. But that's not what makes it good though. Its a psychological puzzle dragged out over 10 hours. You might feel like doing something else after the first episode or two. But I'm pretty sure you'll be sitting like this binging through the last 3 episodes. There's also some well deserved closure at the end. None of that cliffhanger nonsense.

Yeah, try to stick around the tv this time. Stay on the couch and you'll be fine.

That is seriously impressive. Beautiful. I love it when someone turns an old bike into a head turner. How about some full pics of the bike?

Haha. Sounds as good a deal as any.

They'll probably slap 2 polaris chips on the 490. Same architecture just beefed up. 512 bus etc. Same thing happened when I got my R9 280x. They made the 290 using the same Hawaii chip. They just called it Hawaii XT if I remember correctly. It makes far more sense for Vega to carry its own range for the first half of 2017 rather than reserve the chip for top tier 4k capable models. This Vega talk has been very elusive. I'm assuming its more marketing hype to prevent upgraders from buying Nvidia's 1080 or something. I was going to get an R9 390x. I'm coming from a 384 bit card and couldn't wrap my head around dropping to one with a 256 bit bus. But the proof is in the pudding. The new Polaris chip needs less power and still out benches top of the range Hawaii chipsets. Besides. Once AMD release the first 490 reference model. It will run hot. 3rd parties will come along and make their own OC versions with custom cooling and the cycle will go on and on. So that delays a dialed card even further. I'm not a 4k or multiple monitor gamer. I'm still using my trusty 27 inch 1080p monitor and don't intend upgrading that anytime soon. If I do it will probably just be something with a 1440 res. The RX 480 is more than enough for me. Besides. I think the 490 will more than likely cost double.

Since ya'll derailing anyways... http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2016/07/MSI-Radeon-RX-480-box.jpg

Fantastic. You're on the inside now. There's no going back.

or we could just follow?

Access has been revoked...

I came along... I wrote a song for you and everything you do. and it was called yellow. Its troooohooooo. Look how they shine for yooohooo

Ya tried this. Except we went with plascon after all that drama. The swatches aren't the best reflection of what a colour looks like on the wall but I suppose close enough. The colour can also change depending on the type of paint you want mixed. This caused big *** because we went with Plascon Wallseal. Which seems to saturate any colour you go for...

As in actual arguments man. I cave though. As in let her decide. Which as you can imagine is not the right response at all. I have to agree, or, disagree only to be shot down and end up agreeing anyways.

Please don't start. Those yellows have been stressing me out since she started with them. I'm so relievd that she finally settled on those. That I actually don't care what it looks like anymore. I still dont know what to do about the little wall. Cladding? Wallpaper? Wood? Anything but more yellow paint...

Actually. Its what happens when your wife spends enough time on Pinterest to consider herself a qualified interior designer. Then once she starts and it doesn't turn out like the pictures. It all just snowballs from there... You don't know her do you Gen? Honey. If you're reading this. I love you...

I've been a busy little bee. Empty Plot. House from scratch. This is what it looks like after 4 months. Was hoping to move in mid summer. But so much to do still... http://i.imgur.com/YolTDkH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/i5M9Ufe.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rycXBDu.jpg Master bedroom. Wife wanted a walk in closet. I still think its impractical because it just takes up so much room. But the plus side is we will have much fewer items of furniture in our room. I especially love this little corner in the last pic. Walk in closet directly opposite en suite bathroom. So I want to put a little corner sofa on the left. A place she can plant herself to put on shoes. The odd arrangement also means she has a huge corner spot against the en-suite wall for her dressing table and stool. As you can imagine I have more than enough brownie points to buy a new bike. Sadly though. I have no money left. http://i.imgur.com/fObdNez.jpg http://i.imgur.com/xtcqk66.jpg Still trying to figure out things in the en suite. http://i.imgur.com/clo33hd.jpg Kids room. Designed the house so there are 2 of these rooms of identical size with entrances opposite each other and the guest bathroom between them. http://i.imgur.com/0H9ENl0.jpg Guest bathroom. http://i.imgur.com/1fT7GKx.jpg Passage. Master bedroom at the end. Halfway down is a nook to the left. Its the entrance to both kid rooms and bathroom. http://i.imgur.com/7frHUGp.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GQNLQFG.jpg Open plan lounge, dining area, kitchen and scullery. The wife if driving me crazy with all the yellows. It must have been painted over like 6 times already. Anyways there are a few things I haven't figured out yet...

My jaw like literally dropped when I saw the vulcan though... http://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/styles/fit_1960x1102/public/images/news-article/carousel/2016/02/2553ef792bdf97c932d2700dfa0a813b/vulcan_32.jpg I must say. The chemistry is still there. But its just not what it use to be. It feels a little more scripted than before. I'd like to see them get the stig back...the new driver is stupid

Been watching. At 5 now. It drags a bit. But I still like it.

Alchemy's Austin Powers typeface logo is starting to grow on me

You always seem jaded by shows I personally find interesting. I just started Westworld. I'm 2 episodes in and I can't wait to keep going. Admittedly I feel no need to binge through it though. The story might seem predictable. But I feel like it leaves enough room for plot twists I won't see coming. Save for juggernauts like Ed Harris and Anthony Hopkins. The acting is quite mediocre. Its interesting to see actors try and emulate artificial intelligence. One of my favourite scenes is in the first episode where Ford visits Old Bill. One of the older outdated host models kept in storage. The two indulge in a seamless conversation over some whiskey. The exchange is brief but profound in the way it brings up an old cliche within the context of the shows plot. But Old Bill has subtle jittery mannerisms which give away the fact that he is not human. Newer model hosts like Delores and Maeve don't suffer from this. But that's the point. Their updated software allows them to talk and move to the likeness of a real human being. Its this likeness which sells Westworld to the users. Of course such likeness can only be achieved when the algorithms for expression and reaction allow the host some degree of self awareness. Its how hosts explore this self awareness that make the show. Remember. Artificial intelligence is limited to its programming. Self awareness (or any other human trait for that matter) is either a result of intentional objective based programming or an unforeseen 'consequence' of existing algorithms and how they interact with each other. To make hosts seem more natural in the way they behave. They have to be programmed with algorithms which emulate things which are natural in humans. One of these traits if not the most important human trait of them all. Is self preservation. If a host is programmed with some degree thereof...