tbh I haven’t used an email client that wasn’t just a web interface for my personal email since like 2004. I only use one at work because we’re a Microsoft shop with Outlook/Exchange/etc.

Proton Mail is my choice for an actual email service.

I used to have a 2016 XSR900, and while I wouldn’t recommend it for long distance riding I don’t see why it couldn’t be modded to make it more comfortable for that, since the Tracer 900/FJ-09 is built on the same platform. The XSR has the same mounting points for racks and stuff, just that you may have to cut away some plastic to get to them. I used to have the SW-Motech legend gear bags on mine, which wouldn’t really have huge capacity for a long trip but had a solid mounting system that could probably accommodate bigger luggage. I would also probably want some kind of windshield for long distance riding too. I just had a Dart flyscreen on mine.

I can agree with that. My 1975 CB750 feels about the same to my butt dyno as my wife’s 2018 Rebel 500, which is actually a 471 cc machine. The CB spins about as fast as the Rebel when highway cruising because it only has 5 gears vs the Rebel’s 6. They made a bazillion CBs too so I haven’t had problems finding parts either.

Those CB900s/1000s from that era are such oddballs, lol.

Someone before me put a lot of work into keeping it mechanically sound. It had an obviously-new front master cylinder and fuel petcock on it when I got it, and it runs great, so the engine has been taken care of. It just had those ancient tires and spanked brake pads and lines to deal with. I think that if I polished up the aluminum surfaces on the engine it would really look great.

Ouch! Impressive that you stuck with the same bike after all of that.

I’m dreading having to inevitably sync the carbs on my CB750… four of them.

Careful what you wish for, Randy. 🏴‍☠️

Some ancient version of SuSE Linux way back in like 2001. I did not stick with it back then.

How could anyone see the US as a trustworthy partner now?

Hey, thanks for the Wolfenstein code! I’ll get to see for myself how bad Youngblood is… (I redeemed the Windows one).

Great post! I appreciate your work.

I looked up the Epic iPhone app, only available for EU users. Huh. Guess that’s due to the Apple cut in other territories.

They get to reuse so many of their existing assets for each release, I think that really helps them streamline their development cycle. Like, they’re gonna be reusing the Hawaii setting from Infinite Wealth for Pirate Yakuza, which will be out in a few weeks, pretty much exactly one year after Infinite Wealth.

I’m OK with this approach. Not every game needs to take 8 years and 100 million dollars to make.

I have played all of the mainline games in the series in the last year, plus Ishin. It’s hard to pick a favorite, and the way they handled the transition to an RPG with the Ichiban games was very impressive. I think my favorite might actually be Ishin. I really enjoyed the feudal Japan setting, and it was a refreshing change from the usual Yakuza setting.

I will also add that the best thing I ever did to enhance my enjoyment of these games was to play them on easy. It allowed me to progress at my own pace and just enjoy the story and the side stuff without getting frustrated by massive boss difficulty spikes, although there were still a few boss fights that took a lot to beat even on easy difficulty.

Fun that it is now news that Russia has 50,000 troops in Russia.

I recently switched my laptop to Fedora 40’s KDE spin, and like it a lot. I look forward to upgrading.

“No, not like that!”

Was about to comment the same thing.

I replayed it last year on an Xbox 360 emulator, which gave me 1440p and 60 fps. It worked quite well!

I wouldn’t be surprised if they ‘accidentally’ drop a few shells on the Irish UNIFIL positions. Israel is pissed at Ireland for recognizing Palestine.