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E-Bikes

I got in a decent ride this afternoon and a little ride after dinner. I logged 59 miles total. It was a little windier than it's been the last couple of days. It was still a good day to ride. Though school is out, I didn't see anyone riding the sidewalk today. I saw a jogger and a number of walkers.

The wheel guy left a fb message that he got a UPS price of $117 to ship or Bikeflight $75. I had never heard of bikeflight but it is a legit service for shipping bike and parts. They use UPS for transport. The guy wanted me to go online and purchase the shipping labels and then send him a link or a pic of the labels. It saved him the hassle and gave me the insurance I wasn't giving away more money. I tried to do the bikeflight thing online but it wanted a phone number for the guy. I messaged him my phone number and explained I couldn't create the label. About a half hour later he called me. My fears of a deal going bad vanished. He is a bike guy. He moved on when Juiced folded and has some parts that he's now selling. Anyway, he's a real nice guy that loves e-bikes and is very happy that I need and will use his wheel and motor. He was blown away by the miles I have on my bike. We traded bs bike stories. He's like me, very sad that Juiced didn't make it. He said he shopped and shopped and likes what he bought but it is not a RipCurrent S.

In my day ...

Kids these days need their calculator app to do basic arithmetic. They're amazed that I can do math in my head faster than they can on their phone. I tell them that I received my public education before there was a U.S. Department of Education; that I was required to memorize the multiplication table in 2nd Grade (that's age 7, kids); and that I wasn't spoon-fed information: I was taught how to learn things on my own.

I'll agree with ya there. My generation is one of the earlier generations that were failed by the system in the manner of not being taught to think things through. We were taught how to find information but not to think. I learned that by starting to work at the age of 8. The modern US education system merely teaches the younger generations to simply regurgitate info. And firmly refuses to give any guidance about how to think through a real scenario.

Samsung Galaxy

Do any of you have experience with the Z Fold 6?

I don't know why, but I feel drawn back to the big screen and S Pen functionality of the Z Fold 6, which is the last model that supports the S Pen. It still has 5 more years of software support; and I found one, unlocked with 512GB storage, that had the screen replaced in December, for less than $700.

I'd sold my Z Fold 4 because it was too thick for a couple of phone holders on things I really don't use much these days. As a result, I'm on the verge of pulling the trigger on this purchase. I can get the phone, plus the S Pen Fold Edition, plus an S Pen-capable case, for about $725. I'll keep the S24 Ultra for photos/videos (and as a "just in case" spare), but I'd love to hear from any of you here who have some experience with the Z Fold 6.

UPDATE:

I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it, so I hope my love affair with foldables is rekindled. If not, I can likely get my money back out of it selling it. The beauty of buying a used foldable is that their value plummets as soon as the box is opened. They depreciate faster than just about any other tech out there.

Disappearing photos

My wife has a Pixel, which is all Google. She's gotten these messages that keep telling her that her storage is running out.

I kept telling her not to allow it to automatically upload all her pictures.

I've been using F-Stop gallery for years. Keep what I want and simply delete what I don't.
I periodically download my files to a storage device that can be used to restore them to my phone.

timeline problems Google maps

is anyone having problems with the timeline feature where it shows you where you are now and what time it is but it always finishes the time and never stays ticked on here now when editing the time and also shows up random activities that you are not even doing like today it said I was on a bus but I wasn't. think Google maps is such a bad app or you are moving but you are not. you can't even delete the activities only the visits that you have been to or get something went wrong all of the time and if you add a visit to older dates it will just say no visits for this day

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