I picked this one up last weekend, it's a v-strom 650. Rode it home that day, but everything was still really new and I have never ridden with such knobby tires before. Took it for a little trip to the library today, and I couldn't be happier. I used to have a Transalp in Amsterdam, but decided to go for a HD Sportster, to do it the American way here. While that thing sounds incredibly badass, and I've had some fun with it, it's just not that easy to ride, despite what people say about the Sportster. It never really felt mine, and it took me over 2 years to admit that I just wasn't enjoying it that much.

Not to say that it didn't take me to some beautiful places.


It's still hard to completely let go for it, we'll probably keep it for a while as a back-up, as a friend of ours likes to ride as well, but doesn't have the space for a bike.

A lot of people are scared of riding here, I know a few people that gave up riding when they moved to California / USA.

We currently have 3 bikes and 1 Jeep. A lot of fun to be had.

California though. It'd be a crime to not bike. The risks are worth it imo.

LivDiv wrote:

Riding here scares the shit out of me. My Auntie lost her son a couple of years ago, just commuting to work and some cunt pulled out on on him in her Range Rover while on the phone. She got away with it as well, good lawyers. Likewise a primary school friend lost his best friend. I dont trust car drivers here.

Drivers aren't great here either, but there also pretty slow to start near traffic lights etc, so fairly predictable. You learn the tells of bad drivers quite quickly while riding a bike. It's always dangerous, crossing the street while walking is also something that still feel unnatural here, same goes for cycling.

The worst I've seen was someone reading a magazine while on the highway. She just had that laying over her steering wheel.

Ooh, I haven't seen a monkey yet. Plenty of people with a dog in their lap though.

Maybe I should have a monkey. Could work on the bike as well.

Back in September, eyebrows were raised in the camera operating fraternity, when this piece was published on the BBC Sport Scotland website, about how Kick-Ass co-creator Mark Millar was investing in AI camera technology to cover lower league football games in Scotland.
This is of course not good news for anyone in the industry, so we've been keeping a watchful eye on this cunt.
So it transpires he's entered into a partnership with the shitheels at the SPFL, whereby he produces this coverage for them, and then the SPFL flogs it as PPV to the fans for £10 a match.
Being a complete shower of cunts though, the SPFL also take the same footage and sell it internationally as betting streams. Anything to make a quick buck really.

Anyway, imagine our collective joy when we saw the AI footage of last weekend's Inverness v Ayr Utd match. Rather than following the play, the AI instead spent the entire match tracking the bald head of the linesman, and missed virtually everything that happened on the pitch.
It's just glorious.


Finally, Scottish football is trending worldwide. Mission accomplished SPFL.

That's amazing g! Mandatory beanies for umps from now on?

I think every industry is "threatened by AI" but the human touch is so important that I don't believe it to be true. People say my job will be done by AI one day but, personally, I wouldn't want a computer to be solely in charge when a thunderstorm rolls through and planes are going everywhere.

AI is a good helper but it should rarely be the only operator.


Bike looks sweet Nina. Look forward to your road trip photos!

As I don't know anything about football I could possibly believe that's where the camera should be pointing. He must be the most important guy on the pitch, I suppose. I mean he has a flag and everything.

This is all hilarious. Thanks for making me smile on a shitty morning, G!

I find it amazing that the article talks about making it cheaper than a camera operator like that doesn't mean it's taken away a person's job.
A professional person who has trained and practiced to capture the best footage. Nah just throw that away for a robot.

A nice slice of Victoria Sponge.

Have you ever used Microsoft Teams? It can’t reliably keep track of a big head against a plain wall and regularly crops the person talking right out of the picture.

Really? Hmm. I wonder if they're Elliott suitable. I'm guessing not, although I probably watched them at his age.

Hmm.

Absolutely, but Raiders has some horrific moments though.

The end would be bad and the well of souls.

Then again the sacrifice in Temple of Doom was hardly family viewing.