u/cdeagle

Yeah, I love and miss my D200. Especially the colors and the autofocus speed.

Thank you. This is a great example. I appreciate you taking the time.

Excellent skin tones and clarity. Can you share your gear?

Feedback welcome, this shot was about 15 seconds of setup in a busy coffee shop, so I’m sure there was a lot I left on the table.

What do you love about the Z fold? I’ve never had a folding phone and am evaluating the Duo. I’m excited about it but unclear what folding phone users love about the folding phones

Oh I agree with you. I had a dad who taught me how to drive based on the Goofy learns to Drive video which makes all this shit very clear.

Just, no one cares, but us.

The leaders who should be developing you in your internship are doing a bad job. They’re treating you unfairly and being unkind.

The unfortunate reality is that many leaders, at many jobs, will behave this way. That doesn’t make it okay, but learning how to navigate toxic leaders is an important step in your professional growth. Eventually you will have the resume to leave places that treat you this way.

Finish your internship, work on recognizing that what they say to you and about you isn’t the truth about you, and honestly evaluate if you can be a more proactive learner on your next role.

This is hard. It gets easier. Be a person who quits when you’ve got the next thing lined up, not a person who quits because it’s hard.

Wow. I find this comment really unhelpful and kind of mean-spirited.

That may be written in some books but it isn’t how California freeways operate.

Too late it’s official, Uncle “Zorro” Fester

Sounds right. Yep.

It depends on your riding. If it’s over 85 degrees Fahrenheit you might be really hot in full leather. Also it’s hard to go places because you don’t really wear another outfit under the leather, and it’s big and hard to store, it’s really only good if you’re just out for a ride. Not fun to walk through the grocery store in full race leathers.

Also please make sure your friends suit fits you correctly.

If you’re willing to have shorter rides on hot days, full race leathers provide great protection.

Gotcha. Thats a different story then. If you buy a leather jacket make sure it’s not a “style” piece. It should include armor at the elbows and shoulders, and that armor should be CE rated.

Second hand equipment can be okay, but it depends on the piece.

AVOID HELMETS. it’s never worth the risk.

I’d be comfortable buying a second hand leather jacket, boots, pants, if I could assess the leather to be in good condition (no cracks, no crumbling. The leather should not be stiff and should feel supple and move easily.)

Is your pricing in Euro? I’m talking about US pricing. I don’t know about Daniese pricing in the EU. :)

You won’t be able to get Dainese for even $300 per item.

Also, full leather on a hot day can get pretty dangerous if you aren’t moving. Even if it’s perforated. I hear you about stopping and cooling off, but it takes the body longer than you think to cool down, and heat can sap your energy very quickly once it hits a certain point.

In your price range I’d be looking at second hand leather or new textile/mesh gear. Check Revzilla. Nothing wrong with Mesh/textile unless you’re at the track. When evaluating textile gear with mesh, look for pieces that have textile panels where you’re likely to experience the most slide, and mesh panels other places for venting.

I was thinking about my buddies CBR1000rr that I’ve ridden on the track a couple of times. I agree the Aprilia is smooth as hell, especially compared to his old fireblade.

Also EFI bikes start a little jerkier than carb bikes. Is that what you mean by “rough start”?

I think two things are happening:

1. You aren’t rolling on the throttle and letting out the clutch quickly enough. You can stay in the friction zone to moderate throttle, but you should also be able to move through the friction zone really quickly on any motorcycle, and launch it.
2. The people around you are revving to be silly or annoying, and they might be dumping the clutch a little during one of the revs. It’s not best practice. The multiple blips are likely just them being silly before launch.

The KTM is the prettiest.

What are your favorite parts of riding?

Great bike my only advice is don’t heavily mod it if you want to resell it. Aesthetic changes are probably okay

Resignation letter:

“I’ve decided to end my time at (Company). My last day will be (2 weeks or whatever). I appreciate the growth I’ve experienced here.”

Anything beyond that in your resignation letter will be pointless and like perceived as petty.

I would say once you have a new gig lined up, talk to HR about the behavior. But have your exit plan in place first. And bring receipts when you talk to HR.

This right here. Bikes are both great. Shop on price.

You should ride however you want! Old school bikes are fun! Super technically advanced bikes are fun! They both have advantages and drawbacks!

I will say that statistics tell us ABS saves lives for new riders. (Source: https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/largest-study-of-its-kind-strengthens-argument-for-motorcycle-abs) so I will always recommend ABS bikes for new riders. AND there’s a lot of value in learning how to brake safely and quickly without ABS.