Yep, was scolded on reddit for “making a post about an antisemite” when I mentioned Mel Gibson in a list of some 10 odd other actors I liked (I even mentioned in the post that I was only refering to his acting, not his personal character). Guess by the internets rules, Mad Max is no longer a good movie?

Forhead Fables. Bunch of silly goose gamers have a silly goose time. They also play Dungeons and Dragons and it’s very entertaining.

Teach people to mind their own business. Most of the conflicts I hear about are from people needlessly sticking their nose in other peoples business.

Yet another item on my list of why I’ll never buy a modern car.

Going for no shit november eh?

Pinesol. Does a great job, smells good. Thats when I mop the whole floor though. For spills and such, usually just dishsoap/vinegar

The Leftovers. Really great premise, the acting and writing is fantastic, etc, only 3 seasons so I didn’t have time to get burned out. Watched it a year or so back and I’m already thinking it’s time to rewatch

Edit, gotta mention Get Smart. My parents showed it to me when I was young and it has really shaped my sense of humor in a lot of ways. Very wholesome (although some episodes are very much a product of their time).

Lemmino hits 1 and 3, and sometimes 2 (some of his videos are about dark topics, some are more fun or wonderous). His voice is very nice to listen to. Smooth, low, and a relatively thick, but perfectly understandable Danish accent.

To boot, he’s one of the best goddamned researchers I’ve ever seen. For example, he did a documentary on Jack the Ripper. Instead of just going over the same beats everyone else does, this madlad poured over dozens of police reports, newspaper clippings, and eyewitness accounts from the time of the events, (more than 150 years old), and then compared those to more contemporary research to make a more complete study. He somehow put all of this together into the most cohesive description of the events I’ve ever seen, all with detailed and accurate CGI visuals (nothing graphic, just to show locations and timelines and such).

Really, really dedicated guy with a huge amount of integrity in his work, lots of creative flair, and no annoying biases or wild assumptions.

Gotta think about what it takes to develop a product, combined with the size of your workforce, and the size of your consumer base.

A massive company like CCM can make a decent, cheaper bike because they have mass production facilities on their side. However, those bikes, serving massive consumer bases, are probably more of a “one size fits all” type solution.

Want something more bespoke? Thats usually when you look to smaller companies. They usually have a much smaller team, and that means the product takes a lot longer to develop; prototyping, testing, reiteration, etc. That all costs money, and that has to be recuperated. These companies are usually made up of people who know some consumers are into the product enough that they want a custom tailored version of it, and know they are willing to pay for it, and wait for it.

As for brand image, thats probably part of it for some people, but I personally know a couple people who have very nice custom bikes with little to no branding. They’re into it enough that what matters is the quality and performance.