2026-10-21T11:22:26Z https://njump.me Ryan https://njump.me/npub1cgr3hsuwzphtn7hu859xjxd3797lguqu0dlqaydpak8cm7m8e6psfag05w https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/112/547/851/674/283/658/original/99e7371a232f8143.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/112/547/851/674/283/658/original/99e7371a232f8143.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0l536u3gue037m27dzrd0nf43h93tgdknnu4c8t0wv25gkhrvphgzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx7fdj2h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrecwtefda8l49s6t4cd7w3fr7mafvf42gceqnl0xzq46f06j35ms2v8533'>nevent1q…8533</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;It&#39;s probably mostly meant for kids&#34; 🤔<br/><br/>Wildwood is rated PG-13 for strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language. 2026-10-24T14:28:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstrtphjka5um7l83nzg0aq37vkueu7y5wwyj5ry9v5n64gjmfcmkczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxe3mcs4 Oh, no, the cheap zipper on my overpriced rear rack bike bag broke! I guess I have to replace the whole bag!<br/><br/>Or I fix it with a heavy duty zipper, some superglue, needle, thread, and a pair of pliers.<br/><br/>#bikeTooter 2026-09-20T22:18:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf74jxepaa5hsn7qy3gr5mtspj9qwkdqzm06z55want9rx8xa6t5czyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxhemp5a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqulmn298khg029lynzdq8550xaprhyfj4r58jzkppvzcahsthy5cx829de'>nevent1q…29de</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There was no laughter. 2026-09-05T03:48:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8phsxe7atlzju439zmvzek9lx2dmgfq0p5endzfdp79nf8m2urlczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxl38a89 I&#39;ve passed kidney stones less painful than watching this episode of #StarTrek 2026-09-05T02:42:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswgwz75km36tzttnxszv0edjvymcrvjxda9v0ltsz0euwzgujsdjqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxg30syq Best photo I took today during the #pdx Bridge Pedal.<br/><br/>#bikeTooter<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/117/068/870/590/157/260/original/58a045a2a67d93b5.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-10T02:35:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs932gzgacxdg4vehvhecq9g8kzh42q87v2vew0vqd4xj7wk3hz52qzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxa9drm2 I often wonder if the health benefits of riding my bike to work are outweighed by the car exhaust fumes I inhale on the way. <br/><br/>Although today, the car exhaust fumes are probably healthier than the air itself.<br/><br/>#bikeTooter 2026-08-05T14:11:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs20y7zpv4jaw5lmhsdplwdxzpytzmyphvsym3pkk7nr604mmm4erczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx3rst6r And a special fuck you to the new traffic pattern at Murray and Walker.<br/><br/>Give me back my bike lane!<br/><br/>#bikeTooter 2026-04-30T01:38:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvzhajjql35cj9e6jswnr5p69pxmura4e9u5pm7jdlncgh5avyvfszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxl5erhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg7htx29k8qvsmn3gneup6sk0yusapap08627vlldmy5vkdghr2s6knwea'>nevent1q…nwea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s going to take another trip to the hardware store to get a few more fasteners, but I will have 3D printed my way to having a front rack on my e-bike without having to cut and cut and re-solder the line to the hardwired headlight.<br/><br/>#3dprinting #bikeTooter<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/418/072/368/825/875/original/2c186c7aaf2bd1a0.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/418/097/269/858/678/original/6029b3d3ad2c6b5e.png"> <br/> 2026-04-17T04:15:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrg7htx29k8qvsmn3gneup6sk0yusapap08627vlldmy5vkdghr2szyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxynw352 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93y7564vnx0z4vw3nnsx3emxg7lft97gazwttu6t0uv2nydeh9zq33h4e4'>nevent1q…h4e4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Ryan why don&#39;t you just buy a new fork with front rack mounting points?&#34;<br/><br/>Because a new fork is (checks) several hundred dollars. 3D printer filament is $0.023 cents / gram. 2026-04-16T17:25:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs93y7564vnx0z4vw3nnsx3emxg7lft97gazwttu6t0uv2nydeh9zqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxfrd23c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxj4deng3gu98p59xf2w840xmk2xwca29fl8gumfwkzvgdxqg85gm6uflm'>nevent1q…uflm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The good news is the 3D printed fork mounts work as expected. The bad news is I need to design another widget to turn the light mounting screw hole into two screw holes.<br/><br/>Or make some way to mount it on the rack itself, at least until I can get a longer power cable to put it all the way out in front... 2026-04-16T17:20:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxj4deng3gu98p59xf2w840xmk2xwca29fl8gumfwkzvgdxqg85gzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxqxh2j4 ADHD Ryan took over this morning and tried to install the front rack on his bike and now I&#39;m driving to work today.<br/><br/>Oops. 2026-04-16T15:02:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspt05zvtudckltk5rr6uv3xrpq0sl2yz0c8ktxeecz3z8h2842augzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxqpfe22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpd8fz3xr6yhkx3w9drtccca2z9vpkhgdcckyfyc07em6vf99w4cskf92l'>nevent1q…f92l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what&#39;s funny is that the comment about why we were using hash() instead of the string was wrong. Of course the comment and the code was written in September 2020, so we were still on Python 2.7 and maybe the behavior was different back then... 2026-03-13T22:00:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszjn6wxy20k664zh989nuy358td43kfm4ncs6086r6c6tu9kxae2czyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxkq46gv Somehow, a bug in our #python code - that a data checksum would return a different value for the same data in different Python processes - went undetected for six years. <br/><br/>hash() considered dangerous.<br/><br/>Whelp. 2026-03-13T21:44:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8wsecceukqmw8f2gtpsku98x6w54e47qm76g8t4u4kv0rptx2utszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxe78ct3 &#34;Allow {app.name} to hunt you for sport?&#34; 2026-02-09T17:46:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs96l49p57x9nrs3572dpnytvfwlyth3uuxhhj0s5l62kfg6vhjfgszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxrdmwse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfdkjcyxxjuau0zftefuf479f0cf40cfpc7et88eamjy760ql7mcalp640'>nevent1q…p640</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, I did! But as far as I know, nobody has attempted to make them yet. You could be the first!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.instructables.com/DIY-3D-Printed-Rechargeable-Bike-Wheel-Lights/">https://www.instructables.com/DIY-3D-Printed-Rechargeable-Bike-Wheel-Lights/</a> 2025-11-22T01:17:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdeu2x8dq23j0r9675wl63c69ay4m7ml2du5x0l5ytl03ve8vjrhqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxu60xx4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pjnscvwv4gqpvlslemsktmsyskyml9d4cmsyhdn6lgl7ap8a40svykp0f'>nevent1q…kp0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A2 I&#39;ve made bike wheel lights from scratch. They&#39;re better and brighter than anything you can get online.<br/><br/>As for making your own gloves ... fuck around and find out! I used to make my own HEMA gear; I learned to sew to make it. <br/><br/>If you fail, at least you tried, and learned something in the process. If you succeed, you learned something AND you have something to show for it.<br/><br/>So go for it!<br/><br/>#bikeNite 2025-11-22T00:22:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstcy6p4gksndvsp7892szlstc7cwp00w4vw0x35evf98y3rfe3xaqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxw9plav I may have put a notion in my sister&#39;s mind to get a cargo #ebike (meaning I would buy it for her family for Christmas) but I&#39;m not too savvy on #cargobikes <br/><br/>For context she lives in a small, mostly flat town, all suburbs, five miles on a side. She&#39;s in her thirties, a teacher, and has two kids, eight and two. <br/><br/>Suggestions are welcome. <br/><br/>#biketooter 2025-10-19T18:58:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmq4gl6avryketh5pl44q4xdjdxcck9tzft475g5kcuflujxylwqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx7fzrch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd30dr8npqd7utcx6c692zgfx704gk30j9hmpqtn39cgusp0vteac58c50c'>nevent1q…c50c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A7. The bad weirdest is a Cybertruck with a Serenity paint job. <br/><br/>Like, bro, did you watch the show?<br/><br/>#bikeNite 2025-10-03T23:59:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ac5qmqhxnukuk5gea6qf6knrap73fk5q0ce7jcd8rvsamma294gzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxphfk2t My mother took this photo in Estes Park today.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/257/637/198/678/697/original/74a391181cd8a2d0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-24T05:34:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsreeqrxj78fn5577mmyd2wk630c4y986w8xgq3ymg6rh3l0zxsxrszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx0jges4 Last year, dissatisfied with the low quality of commercially available bike wheel lights, I set out to make my own.<br/><br/>Several kilograms of filament and several meters of LED strips later, I had a solution that worked. Bright, eye catching wheel lights that I only had to charge once a week.<br/><br/>I toyed with the idea of starting a small business to sell them online, but there were too many unknowns.<br/><br/>So I released them open source: <a href="https://www.instructables.com/DIY-3D-Printed-Rechargeable-Bike-Wheel-Lights/">https://www.instructables.com/DIY-3D-Printed-Rechargeable-Bike-Wheel-Lights/</a><br/><br/>Ride brightly, my friends.<br/><br/>#bikeTooter<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/052/050/032/546/978/original/2e4d37b3595bf784.png"> <br/> 2025-08-18T22:08:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9p8e6mtcunm5wrnzahv3xwp97w35e5ruhnxzqla584dnx00wtfmqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxvnuxw6 One thing I need to test once I&#39;m healed - My e-bike has thicker tires than your average acoustic bike. Not full on fat tires, but definitely thicker.<br/><br/>I wonder if this contributed to the crash, since I think the tires are wide enough that once caught in the train tracks they immediately stopped. I feel an acoustic bike with normal tires might not have had the same catastrophic deceleration and I would have had more time to react. <br/><br/>#bikeTooter 2025-07-20T14:21:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw539mvlh9egf3jkta9c37t0er2ta3ha4g4mxtwk8jqscwmrsgycszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx672xql Has anyone ever tested if you can slow down or even crash #python by using an absurd amount of spaces per indent? 2024-10-11T03:54:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrh2tdsy2reuafng72flzhuc4yuhhxcya6uc0xcmhw6yws5zffnjqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxjh4ay0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgl5l9yam9hkd8awucc398gew5q9963n0dvawlwqzqddqgwa8uxxqd2f0hx'>nevent1q…f0hx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair enough. <br/><br/>Now, imagine you&#39;re writing code where your users are in the same room as you and any bugs in production knock them off box and screws their weekly quotas.<br/><br/>That&#39;s what it&#39;s like developing in #vfx. 2024-10-11T02:37:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0zyal6rd9lhsf2xk2xdz0m7vnhx6rcmfyxs0w5wzks5hzm0t4skczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx6gjl8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry3c5k4psmmpjet50yenwngnyvhek783qx9t9e8gpd5ls08k4pes5mcn8a'>nevent1q…cn8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;most&#34; is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. Especially if those cold areas are error handling. 2024-10-11T02:28:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz8dmqspj4gyf2hdrj2yyf763a3h6d3mwxdaacxmr486eh4se3utqzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxye9cw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfpkv6gwn7ra750f6emq2agsjkaggwh22cx63l0ku6s3ve3funwcqxgxcc'>nevent1q…gxcc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK... since the majority of y&#39;all feel that 100% test coverage is a burden, how much coverage is enough for a #python package? 2024-10-11T01:59:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqfpkv6gwn7ra750f6emq2agsjkaggwh22cx63l0ku6s3ve3funwczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx6p48u5 Am I being unreasonable to expect 100% test coverage? <br/><br/>(excluding Qt/UI stuff which we don&#39;t have much experience testing)<br/><br/>#vfx #python 2024-10-09T21:34:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdt7a273t8s7vt7r07k0tvv8qn407aeu27dqmrgqqes0w9jn3xl6qzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxl30d6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cvrs2jl0rjruxckk6608gf9c4cw85pt9ff4yd6ktlfhlsgxfc2saw330v'>nevent1q…330v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what happens in the holodeck stays on the holodeck*. <br/><br/>*also goes on your permanent record in Section 31. 2024-07-17T02:48:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszmanqazqgdzlpnl096npm6urax6f4qne07hj2y7p3m33a739a4fczyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxfpjwu4 What is the Zen of #python to you? 2024-07-03T19:27:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kwjzf3lm6vtja246eyx7w5dvu7ftvw3tkmt5t7krek3f2d0ffjszyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx4ydd2x Sometimes I think about the junior technical artist who taught himself #python and somehow did not learn that functions could take arguments and return values so instead did everything through globals. 2024-06-10T14:57:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvfkk3fv9mw83guwzv8qhgfl7e059jlrtjtl7m06sh0yaamvl4szgzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gx6j9yal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhktg4hc9gz7px27zy7ykv9mm0wefrryh7w0n2y24a5l8ljxeuts3swnel'>nevent1q…wnel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...which common rule? Our linter didn&#39;t object, and Black didn&#39;t care 2024-06-06T23:21:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyrmfd7wnqa2fxpc5sk38rml6dgdyv3eexewjxvyk8mxfqy59vq0qzyrpqwx7r3cgxaw06ls7s56gek8chmarsr3ahur5358kclr0mvl8gxwafm8n Just had an &#34;interactive&#34; code review.<br/><br/>The team spent at least five minutes arguing over whether I should have done this:<br/><br/>if (cond):<br/> return ...<br/>else:<br/> return False<br/><br/>or this<br/><br/>if (cond):<br/> return ...<br/>return False<br/><br/>#python 2024-06-06T22:51:58Z