I remember finally building a new PC that was halfway decent and wanting to play some quake 3 mods. So this would have been around 2005??

Broadband was here so I wanted to take advantage of that sweet low ping but needed a physical copy of the game for the mods to work.

Even then it was hard to source a game disc but I got it and had a few years of fun playing urban terror… I can’t really be bothered with online shooters now but back then it was simple, quick and fun. There’s too much going on in things like Apex and Overwatch for me.

Also my PC basically has a console setup in the living room and I play with a switch controller, so I’d get destroyed anyway!

Can someone unpick this for me yes yes no style?

Have you tried any that are criticallyhighly regarded? I certainly wouldn’t describe the art in Akira or any of Otomo’s books as “questionable”. Obviously there’s cheaper stuff out there but there is extremely high quality Manga.

Looks extremely sick

Thanks yeah it’s just standard sadly

Mine is fucked since the last update, the quick switcher flat out doesn’t work anymore

If I wanted to flash a new ROM what are the options these days for backing up app data etc?

15kmh ain’t nothing to sneeze at

OK great, that sounds pretty good for your saddle height then! Easiest way to change your riding position from there is with your stem and handlebars, I wouldn’t mess with the fork itself.

If you want to be more upright you can try a stem that’s shorter and has some rise to it, to bring the bars higher and closer to you. There’s all kinds of different handlebars that have rise to raise your riding position as well. Bike shop can advise on that if it’s something you aren’t comfortable doing yourself.

But to be honest 45° is a fine angle, so unless you’re finding it really uncomfortable or it’s hurting your hands or wrists, I’d say your bike fit is probably OK!

Another thing to review is your riding position and bike fit.

You’ll notice people on road bikes will have their bodies very horizontal which allows them to put more power in to the pedal strokes. At the other end of the spectrum you have a kind of Dutch riding position where the body is straight up. This will be inherently slower just because it’s more relaxed.

On an XC bike in the city you are probably somewhere in the middle of those positions, i would guess.

Then it is good to make sure you have your saddle at the right height so you are able to use all your leverage. If it is too low then you’ll be pushing more with your knees and you’ll need to spend more effort to move the bike. You want your leg to be almost but not fully straight when you have the pedal at its lowest position.

I agree with the other comment that if you’re already doing those kinds of distances, if you keep riding then your “bike fitness” will come together quickly.

A good enough reason to ignore Brave tbqh

The UK government’s response to the petition is an extremely long winded way of entirely missing the point surely? The main thing is offline games which should theoretically work indefinitely assuming the hardware and operating system is the same.

Although it does make me wish we could go back to self hosting fps servers, those were the days…

100% agree. It is not legal to run red lights, there is already a simple road traffic law for this.

It can be pretty bad to watch the amount of cyclists running reds at some junctions, of course drivers run them as well.

Thankfully it’s not illegal to cross the road when you want as a pedestrian in the UK, however. I think some leniency when it comes to cycling is generally a good thing but yeah, it’s illegal to run a red light, knock someone over and then cycle away so, on to the CCTV I guess.

Worked for me luckily. Picked up the BRP book. Haven’t cracked it open yet but I’ve played enough Cthulhu 7th to know the system pretty well.

I’m listening to the glass cannon play Pendragon but the system seems totally different (and very interesting!)

What am I missing?

My opinion is that “Black Snape” is a poor choice of words.

Yes would be OK if they were priced like novellas but I think because of the awards they’re ramped up

I read the first one or two and enjoyed it, but personally felt like novella-ing these was a bit of a grift given how short they are. I didn’t shell out for the full set

Does the through line get good and does it conclude nicely? Or is it still going?

It’s TPU tubes FYI

I’ll never understand the logic behind opening this tunnel and can’t believe that tfl believe this bus service is anything other than a complete joke.

Meanwhile the lift services for the foot tunnels continue to be broken… Come on Sadiq and tfl let’s see a plan

Quite like this option since it’s small, there seem to be many on eBay too. Would the chipset matter particularly? Most of the units for sale are Celeron J4105 but I see a few pentium ones as well

Ah yeah that is one with loads of minis right? I’d love to play both one day but it was ever thus…