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Since this is the chat thread... Thank christ it's riding season again. Riding with a ton of gear on is still fun, but not nearly as much fun. Nice to finally not have to wear heavily-insulated gauntlets to keep from getting frostbite.
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Oakey posted:Since this is the chat thread... I feel you. I ditched the winter gauntlets a couple days ago and immediately could ride with more confidence on the controls.
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Mar 19, 2010 02:28
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So over in the gear thread someone called Z3n out about being an IT nerd. I am also an IT nerd and ride with a group of people from my department. Is there a strong influx of tech people into motorcycling lately? Has this always been the case? Are we all so numb from programming/configuring/scripting/etc. that we need the release? Just wondering if this is coincidence or a trend or something else.
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Mar 19, 2010 03:36
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Mar 19, 2010 03:41
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ohwandernearer posted:So over in the gear thread someone called Z3n out about being an IT nerd. I am also an IT nerd and ride with a group of people from my department. Is there a strong influx of tech people into motorcycling lately? Has this always been the case? Are we all so numb from programming/configuring/scripting/etc. that we need the release? Just wondering if this is coincidence or a trend or something else. God I hope so. I am a graphic artist and sign maker and have many IT and 'geek' job friends none of whom ride. Perhaps I should get them to hang out in here for awhile...
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Mar 19, 2010 03:42
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ohwandernearer posted:So over in the gear thread someone called Z3n out about being an IT nerd. I am also an IT nerd and ride with a group of people from my department. Is there a strong influx of tech people into motorcycling lately? Has this always been the case? Are we all so numb from programming/configuring/scripting/etc. that we need the release? Just wondering if this is coincidence or a trend or something else. I think we're seeing a lot of this because it is an internet site, so we're gonna see a lot of IT people on here anyways. And SA is sort of out there as being a pay internet site too. But a surprising number of the riders I've met out there have working in or around tech somehow.
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Mar 19, 2010 03:48
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Z3n posted:I think we're seeing a lot of this because it is an internet site, so we're gonna see a lot of IT people on here anyways. And SA is sort of out there as being a pay internet site too. But a surprising number of the riders I've met out there have working in or around tech somehow. Not a remotely balanced sample... point taken
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Mar 19, 2010 03:49
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ohwandernearer posted:Not a remotely balanced sample... point taken I'm 50/50 for motorcycle friends being IT people. At work, we've had someone say "boy I think I know about computers, but I can never understand what you guys are talking about!!!" We were talking about syncing carbs  e: also the only Harley rider is a windows admin, the rest of us are *nix UserNotFound fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 19, 2010 04:16
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ohwandernearer posted:So over in the gear thread someone called Z3n out about being an IT nerd. I am also an IT nerd and ride with a group of people from my department. Is there a strong influx of tech people into motorcycling lately? Has this always been the case? Are we all so numb from programming/configuring/scripting/etc. that we need the release? Just wondering if this is coincidence or a trend or something else. Pfft IT. Nothing but computer janitors.  *goes back to his computer construction-worker job*
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Mar 19, 2010 05:37
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Another CJ here. One of the people who spurred me on into taking the license is a programmer.
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Mar 19, 2010 10:22
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Been a biker longer than a programmer ... biking for 30-odd years, programming for .. cripes, 18 years already?? Man I'm old
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Mar 19, 2010 10:50
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Blaster of Justice posted:My philosophy is to fight fire with fire. Riding a port lifted GT750 with a Figarolli 3-1 for a couple of hours is a perfect warm up for skeet shooting. On the subject of tinnitus, and hearing protection ... I have tinnitus, for many years now, and yes it sucks. Preventing it from getting worse is a full-time occupation. I have used earplugs while biking ... problem is, most of the earplugs I've found are TOO good. They block all but the very loudest sound; I'd like to feel that I'll hear a siren from a distance, rather than hearing it as the ambulance passes me by. I can't find any earplugs that have an "R" value less than 29 (dunno what the R stands for, but 29 decibels is the lowest I've found). Anyone with ideas?
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Mar 19, 2010 10:55
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O'riginal posted:On the subject of tinnitus, and hearing protection ... I have tinnitus, for many years now, and yes it sucks. Preventing it from getting worse is a full-time occupation. Take a pair of scissors, cut a 1/3 off them. Don't cut too much or shove them in too far. 
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Mar 19, 2010 11:34
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I don't know a single person in IT who rides, but i only know like 2 people who work in it. See how it works?
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Mar 19, 2010 12:19
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I've been in IT for 13 years, and have been riding for 22 (man that makes me seem old, I'm not even 30), and I only know one other IT person who rides. In fact, I dont know any IT people who are into motorsports in general.
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Mar 19, 2010 15:52
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UserNotFound posted:the only Harley rider is a windows admin, the rest of us are *nix
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Mar 19, 2010 16:04
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Actually a friend of mine who just finished up a contract was mentioning how when I first got my bike he thought bikes were kind of an out-there thing but at his last job all his fellow nerds had big Harleys and were stereotypical Harley-looking riders. Also another person who works in software here.
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Mar 19, 2010 16:27
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Handiklap posted:I'm usually not the "hurr winblowz" type, but this is just poetic. It does make some sense. Harley/Windows: "woops, looks like this incredibly simple thing might or might not be working correctly. Better call support/the dealership" Tard/UJM/*nix: "yeah it doesn't start up properly and you have to start this and that service manually but once you do it runs perfectly. gonna tear it down and mod it on the weekend though"
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Mar 19, 2010 16:30
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Ola posted:It does make some sense. Hey I was initially hired as a windows admin  Moving to 'nix now though.
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Mar 19, 2010 16:35
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I have Ubuntu on my work desktop and some other god forsaken distro on 6 or 7 servers. Hate it. Then Windows XP on 100-ish other servers and maybe 700 clients. So simple, predictable and lovely. Win 7 at home. Love it. So there!
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Mar 19, 2010 16:43
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Ola posted:I have Ubuntu on my work desktop and some other god forsaken distro on 6 or 7 servers. Hate it. Then Windows XP on 100-ish other servers and maybe 700 clients. So simple, predictable and lovely. Win 7 at home. Love it. So there! I submit that you've simply grown used to the clusterfuck that is so much of the Windows world.
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Mar 19, 2010 16:47
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All of our servers run 'nix variants with the exception of a handful of old windows 2k/server 2k3 holdovers, for legacy stuff. Then we have something somewhere along the lines of a thousand active hosts of all different OSes on our network at any given time. My home computer just burned out all it's USB ports, so now I get to rebuild it. That's pretty much the last thing I want to do when I go home.  I love Win7 for home use, but it's annoying that it's not compatable with the distribution of samba that we're running.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:03
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ohwandernearer posted:So over in the gear thread someone called Z3n out about being an IT nerd. I am also an IT nerd and ride with a group of people from my department. Is there a strong influx of tech people into motorcycling lately? Has this always been the case? Are we all so numb from programming/configuring/scripting/etc. that we need the release? Just wondering if this is coincidence or a trend or something else. 16 servers with a mix of Windows and Linux (only 4 Windows server, but they're the most important link in the chain, and they've all run nearly flawlessly for 3 years, no matter what OS.) Roughly 1000 LCD devices showing Flight Information throughout the airport, and about the same number of LED signs. Kenny Rogers fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 19, 2010 17:11
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laymil posted:I submit that you've simply grown used to the clusterfuck that is so much of the Windows world. Ghost registry keys from uninstalled hardware that prevents freshly installed hardware from working is completely normal. My OS simply can't be expected to understand my irrational desires. Getting punched in the face whenever I misbehave is completely normal. My husband simply can't be expected to understand my irrational desires.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:23
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I dont know whats going on so far this season but something doesnt feel "right". I seem to be driving faster but I am more nervous about things at the same time. Wasn't helped last night when I drat near fell off my bike when I spotted a deer 5 feet from the road as I was going 65 on a narrow country road. Did some sort of slow down thing and put both feet down like I was driving a car with a clutch. Yea gears dont shift when your left foot thinks its a clutch. Ugh How long does it usually take to get back in the groove after an off-season?
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Mar 19, 2010 17:30
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Ola posted:Ghost registry keys from uninstalled hardware that prevents freshly installed hardware from working is completely normal. My OS simply can't be expected to understand my irrational desires. Getting punched in the face whenever I misbehave is completely normal. My husband simply can't be expected to understand my irrational desires. Yeah that's pretty much how it goes. I just have a bunch of images of machines and when anything goes wrong it gets a fresh image. Scorched earth policy? That's how we roll.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:33
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Z3n posted:Yeah that's pretty much how it goes. I just have a bunch of images of machines and when anything goes wrong it gets a fresh image. Scorched earth policy? That's how we roll. When in doubt, rebuild it out!
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Mar 19, 2010 17:41
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Z3n posted:Yeah that's pretty much how it goes. I just have a bunch of images of machines and when anything goes wrong it gets a fresh image. Scorched earth policy? That's how we roll. We have this too (norton ghost) on most machines, only they are in a different country so I get to instruct a 60 year old Swedish man on the phone on how to run the ghost dvd.  Anyway, enough bitching, it's just a job and it's ok.dietcokefiend posted:
I don't really know because last year was my second season of riding and thus my first "new season", but I had been riding on and off all through winter. I'm sort of nervous about what it's going to be like when I haven't ridden since last fall. A big parking lot with some swerve and hard braking practice would probably help bring the feeling back.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:42
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dietcokefiend posted:How long does it usually take to get back in the groove after an off-season? I was crappy for a month or so but my bike is feeling lighter, faster and better handling as the temps go up.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:43
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Ola posted:We have this too (norton ghost) on most machines, only they are in a different country so I get to instruct a 60 year old Swedish man on the phone on how to run the ghost dvd. Outsourcing! Stealing  Yeah, griping aside, my job is really great. Just look at my post count!  quote:I don't really know because last year was my second season of riding and thus my first "new season", but I had been riding on and off all through winter. I'm sort of nervous about what it's going to be like when I haven't ridden since last fall. A big parking lot with some swerve and hard braking practice would probably help bring the feeling back. I went a couple of months without a motorcycle when I had blown an engine, and I just took it slow until I got the hang of things again. Took a week or 2 and everything was fine after that.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:45
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Haha, thank you guys for reminding me why I'm not a CJ any more .
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Oakey posted:Haha, thank you guys for reminding me why I'm not a CJ any more Seriously, glad I went the programming/Mac route. Dealing with my girlfriend's Dell is more than enough Windows crap for me.
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Mar 19, 2010 18:41
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<- Not an IT nerd, but a Mechanical Engineer. There's a decent amount of riders at work, but I don't think any of the IT guys ride.
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story time. I've been annoyed with my suzuki. It keeps feeling like it's sidewinding in tight turns and at high speed, and for several weeks, whenever I got on it, I felt like I was going to die for some reason. So someone flags me down while I'm riding home from work yesterday and tells me my rear tire is low. I knew it, but it's hard to tell if it's really low or not when it's leaned over on the stand while I'm not sitting on it. And also hard to tell when I'm sitting on it. Anyway, I go to the gas station to put some air in it and the pressure gague doesn't move. 'Great' I think, it must be broken. Well I'll eyeball it. So I inflate for a few seconds, and release, and then the pressure gague pops up to 10. 'Oh. Huh.' and I keep filling and it pops up to 20, and so forth. Anyway, it turns out that wheels roll easier when they're inflated, and bikes corner better that way too. So this morning, I take it to the station again to check the front tire (which was low 30s) and, why the hell not, the rear again. Rear was at 15 overnight. So I'm thinking it's an electrical problem.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:So I'm thinking it's an electrical problem. Naa man. It's obviously the carbs. Flatslides will fix you right up.
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Mar 19, 2010 19:48
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heh ... I started as a Windows Admin and now I am primarily responsible for the Linux\Aix environment, VMware clusters, and our private, small 2003\2008 Active Directory.
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Mar 19, 2010 20:01
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I work in network operations at an ISP. windows, unix, vms, linux and bsd are my bread and butter. There aren't motorcycle people here, but there are a hell of a lot of car guys. One guy who has a SRT4, another who had a dedicated M3 Track car...
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Mar 19, 2010 20:09
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:story time. Oh come on, you can't do anything without the proper tools. Don't post here again until you get a multimeter. Sheesh.
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Mar 19, 2010 20:39
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I was an IT dude, but got out as soon as I could. Now I'm doing title work for a large bank. (and working on a script that will eventually save me tons of time and make my manager think I'm a god)
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