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DeimosRising posted:Peloton seems like the kind of thing only a moron would buy but my wife specifically wanted an elliptical for Christmas this year so I also thought the outrage at the commercial was weird Most of the outrage is just because the bike is like $2,200 and requires a $50/month subscription to be of any use and they constantly act like it’s for regular people. They get poo poo on for everything for that reason.
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sportsgenius86 posted:Most of the outrage is just because the bike is like $2,200 and requires a $50/month subscription to be of any use and they constantly act like it’s for regular people. They get poo poo on for everything for that reason. Afaik You can free ride without the sub The Sub is for the videos and training poo poo. As well as metric tracking But yeah if you aren't buying into the Eco system there are cheaper alternatives
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 18:12 |
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$2,200 or thereabouts these days will generally get you a decently-equipped carbon road bike: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/road-bikes/performance-road-bikes/domane/domane-sl/domane-sl-5-disc/p/23391/?colorCode=black_red Understandably though, many folks don't want to ride on the road, so one could divert some of the bike money into a direct drive smart trainer and just put a much cheaper alloy road bike on it (that one could still ride outdoors if they ever decided to want to). Like most things tech I'm waiting for Peloton to move forward with planned obsolescence so that the $2k+ you blow today will be completely incompatible with the service in a few years unless you buy the new one.
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 19:07 |
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paperwind posted:Like most things tech I'm waiting for Peloton to move forward with planned obsolescence so that the $2k+ you blow today will be completely incompatible with the service in a few years unless you buy the new one. I can't tell if this is a joke but i swear they already depreciated the first model.
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 21:41 |
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Also buying your partner exercise equipment as requested is very different than doing so unprompted.
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 21:41 |
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i absolutely cannot see the appeal of trying to exercise while watching some peppy fitness mutant yell fake encouragement
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 21:46 |
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R.D. Mangles posted:i absolutely cannot see the appeal of trying to exercise while watching some peppy fitness mutant yell fake encouragement I can’t speak for doing it over an iPad but actual spin classes are very hard and a good workout
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 02:42 |
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paperwind posted:$2,200 or thereabouts these days will generally get you a decently-equipped carbon road bike: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/road-bikes/performance-road-bikes/domane/domane-sl/domane-sl-5-disc/p/23391/?colorCode=black_red Why do I want a real bike when I need a big seat for my big butt?
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 03:28 |
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https://twitter.com/laurawags/status/1204453308192169984 Good for her I guess but working for Vice these days sounds like the antithesis of a stable media job.
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# ? Dec 10, 2019 18:48 |
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hcreight posted:https://twitter.com/laurawags/status/1204453308192169984 I mean name a stable media job outside the NYT
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# ? Dec 10, 2019 19:42 |
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morestuff posted:I mean name a stable media job outside the NYT Slate Podcaster.
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# ? Dec 10, 2019 21:13 |
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habeasdorkus posted:Slate Podcaster. Like half of them don't even work at Slate anymore lol
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# ? Dec 10, 2019 22:37 |
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morestuff posted:I mean name a stable media job outside the NYT Vox explainer writer
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# ? Dec 10, 2019 23:17 |
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morestuff posted:I mean name a stable media job outside the NYT SBNation Fan Contributor! Wait a sec...
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 00:47 |
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the most stable job in the world is to be one of the 12 never-trump republicans and get your pick between prestigious op-ed jobs.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 03:06 |
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morestuff posted:I mean name a stable media job outside the NYT Edgy leftist podcast with a patreon
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 04:35 |
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Deadspin's most recent story is still the Kellen Winslow plea deal from November 4th, lol
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 13:04 |
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R.D. Mangles posted:the most stable job in the world is to be one of the 12 never-trump republicans and get your pick between prestigious op-ed jobs. That, or a "pragmatic", Red-State Democrat who wants to "pump the brakes on all this Medicare stuff" and doesn't see anything wrong with billionaire funding.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 15:42 |
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Kevin Kaduk, longtime editor at yahoo sports and creator of Big League Stew, has been laid off
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 17:13 |
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Drew Magary did a profile of Stephen A Smith for GQ https://www.gq.com/story/stephen-a-smith-espn-profile https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/1204763422249902080
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 18:08 |
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lmao fantastic line right out of the gatequote:One guy in line didn’t like Stephen A.’s hardline stance against smoking weed. “You're in the Bay Area. I'm sorry, bro. You should be smoking weed, bro.” But of course, such objections didn’t stop this guy from coming. He’s still a fan of First Take. Also, he’s definitely high. E: yeah that's a fabulous read, drat. quote:I wake up every day understanding that I don't represent just myself. I represent my mom. I represent my family. I represent ESPN. I walk out the door every day understanding that reality and operating accordingly.” DJExile fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Dec 11, 2019 |
# ? Dec 11, 2019 18:51 |
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If they could take down OJ, they could take down me, Stephen A Smith.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 19:08 |
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Boredumb posted:Drew Magary did a profile of Stephen A Smith for GQ Drew continues to be great and Stephen continues to be garbage.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 19:12 |
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DJExile posted:Kevin Kaduk, longtime editor at yahoo sports and creator of Big League Stew, has been laid off apparently verizon is doing more layoffs https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1204518690005409792 like they're just bad at this e: Sudden Loud Noise posted:Drew continues to be great and Stephen continues to be garbage. drew also just did the least influential people of the decade he gets it https://gen.medium.com/the-least-influential-people-of-the-2010s-8121ce8ca5c1 Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Dec 11, 2019 |
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quote:There he was, complaining loudly about his accommodations and the “abundance of stairs,” in his words, that he had been forced to navigate along the way to his quarters. The most "Stephen A. Smith complaining at a hotel front desk" thing ever.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 19:52 |
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Vertical Lime posted:drew also just did the least influential people of the decade Fantastic read
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 20:44 |
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Drew is a national treasure. I wish he and Roth would resurrect the Deadcast though.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 20:45 |
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Really good SI piece on Rashaan Salaam. https://www.si.com/college/2019/12/10/rashaan-salaam-death-heisman
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 21:36 |
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Aggro posted:Drew is a national treasure. I wish he and Roth would resurrect the Deadcast though. I would gladly pay to hear it again.
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 23:22 |
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Dr_Strangelove posted:I would gladly pay to hear it again. Bring it back with all the past hosts- Magary, Roth, Marchman, and Daulerio. Call it “Bum Town”
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# ? Dec 11, 2019 23:24 |
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Craggs, too.
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 00:10 |
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General Dog posted:Daulerio. Where's he been since his starring role in the Hogan verdict? I'm half expecting "living under the R5."
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 00:28 |
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Jonah Keri arrested for assaulting his wife and a minor
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 01:18 |
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:Where's he been since his starring role in the Hogan verdict? I'm half expecting "living under the R5." rehab for a while dunno after that
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 01:18 |
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The X-man cometh posted:Craggs, too. Craggs is a piece of poo poo.
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 01:25 |
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It seems a little rude to arrest him for crimes that occurred before he was arrested the first time, couldn't they just add the new charges to the original indictment?
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 01:46 |
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howe_sam posted:It seems a little rude to arrest him for crimes that occurred before he was arrested the first time, couldn't they just add the new charges to the original indictment? I'm not a canadian criminal lawyer but I'd imagine he has to be booked separately
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 01:50 |
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General Dog posted:Bring it back with all the past hosts- Magary, Roth, Marchman, and Daulerio. Call it Bum Town An excellent addition to the Bastard Radio empire.
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 04:35 |
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That Salaam piece is a tough read.
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# ? Dec 12, 2019 17:49 |
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El Gallinero Gros posted:That Salaam piece is a tough read. jesus christ, yeah it is
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