Thanks! I’m pretty happy how it turned out as well. I hope this one will be even better.

Here’s few more pics if you’re interested.

I possibly could but I haven’t given up on it just yet so I don’t want to disassemble it into pieces before I’ve at least attempted to fix the frame.

I bought a 32T chainring to replace the 38T one and see how much that helps. If it’s still too stiff then I’ll just convert it into 11x1 with a 11 - 50 cassette so then with the 38T chainring it has the same gear ratio as my old bike and I might try then using the 32T chainring for winter driving for when there more need for torque rather than speed.

The “paintjob” you see on my old bike isn’t paint. I have an uncontrollable urge to make my posessions unique looking and with bikes that means a duct tape camo paintjob.

Plumber by training, but these days I work as a self-employed general contractor / handyman.

My thinking is that companies looking for employees get flooded with nearly identical applications, so it’s hard to stand out. I’d rather just email, call, or even show up in person and ask for work - whether they’re actively hiring or not. It shows initiative.

Honestly, I didn’t even want the position - I only applied to keep my unemployment payments going. I spent maybe five minutes writing the application and still got the interview.

Last time I was looking for job I just looked up companies from my field and sent them an email. I sent two emails and got 1 interview. Didn’t get the place though, so I just employed myself then.

Why do you need to be such a mean jerk about it? I’m familiar with the saying - I just misunderstood you at first, and I already acknowledged my mistake. What more do you want?

We seem to be finding our way into echo chambers just fine without algorithms or big tech as well.

I believe that, in reality, wolves domesticated themselves. They started hanging around humans because it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Dogs and wolves are the same specie - just a different subspecie. A Chihuahua could breed with a wolf.

Fair enough. “This is gonna twist so many incel knives” just made it sound like that’s what you were refering to.

One of the main issues in the current AI discussion is user expectations. Most people aren’t familiar with the terminology. They hear “AI” and immediately think of some superintelligent system running a space station in a sci-fi movie. Then they hear that ChatGPT gives out false information and conclude it’s not intelligent - and therefore not even real AI.

What they fail to consider is that AI isn’t any one thing. It’s an extremely broad term. It simply refers to any system designed to perform a cognitive task that would normally require a human. The chess opponent on an old Atari console is an AI. It’s an intelligent system - but only narrowly so. Narrow AI can have superhuman cognitive abilities, but only within the specific task it was built for, like playing chess.

A large language model like ChatGPT is also a narrow AI. It’s exceptionally good at what it was designed to do: generate natural-sounding language. It often gets things right - not because it knows anything, but because its training data contains a lot of correct information. That accuracy is an emergent byproduct of how it works, not its intended function.

What people expect from it, though, isn’t narrow intelligence - it’s general intelligence: the ability to apply cognitive ability across a wide range of domains, like a human can. That’s something LLMs simply can’t do - at least not yet. Artificial General Intelligence is the end goal for many AI companies, but AGI and LLMs are not the same thing, even though both fall under the umbrella of AI.

Incel violence isn’t really the epidemic you’re making it sound to be. There have even been papers written about the lack of it.

I’m not 100% sure but I don’t see why not if that’s the name you gave them when registering as a customer. They all read in my ID as well.

I’ve only broken up with my ex-partners.

I’m not familiar with the term “multicouche” but it seems like what we call a composite pipe so essentially aluminium pipe encased in plastic. I’ve never used compression fittings for that, only press fittings.

Few points that came to mind:

• I can’t see the nut for the toilet tank connector?
• How are you going to seal the joint between the toilet tank connector and the 1/2" to 3/8" reducer? Teflon tape?
• You still seem to be missing the pipe insert for the copper pipe. You absolutely need one.

If I were you I’d probably ditch the multicouche section entirely and find one of these:

There are ones with both straight and angled heads as well as ones with internal and external threads as well as 12 - 15 - 18mm ends that you can use the same compression fittings as for copper pipes. Here you could replace the gasgets and everything between them with just a 1/2" to 1/2" hose. You may even find a 1/2" to 3/8" one that you could attach directly to the toilet tank.

Regarding the gaskets, rubber ones seal better against uneven surfaces but fibre can withstand more heat and pressure. Rubber ones are also easy to overtighten. Tighten those with hand only and then around half a spin with a wrench. Don’t let it twist while tightening.

Does this help?

You’re not hoping anything, you’re just trying to look clever by pretending to be worried about phrasing no one actually misunderstood.

Concern trolling / weaponized empathy - Pretending to care as a disguise for judgment or hostility.

I have 3 first names and I’m legally allowed to use any of them.

Ironically, I had to use AI to figure out what this is supposed to mean.

Here’s the intended meaning:

The author is critiquing the misapplication of AI—specifically, the way people adopt a flashy new tool (AI, in this case) and start using it for everything, even when it’s not the right tool for the job.

Hammers vs. screwdrivers: A hammer is great for nails, but terrible for screws. If people start hammering screws just because hammers are faster and cheaper, they’re clearly missing the point of why screws exist and what screwdrivers are for.

Applied to AI: People are now using large language models (like ChatGPT) or generative AI for tasks they were never meant to do—data analysis, logical reasoning, legal interpretation, even mission-critical decision-making—just because it’s easy, fast, and feels impressive.

So the post is a cautionary parable: just because a tool is powerful or trendy (like generative AI), doesn’t mean it’s suited to every task. And blindly replacing well-understood, purpose-built tools (like rule-based systems, structured code, or human experts) with something flashy but poorly matched is a mistake.

It’s not anti-AI—it’s anti-overuse or misuse of AI. And the tone suggests the writer thinks that’s already happening.

I don’t feel like their wealth changes the equation that much. I don’t expect them to just hand me money just because I’m their biological child - and since I’m doing fine on my own anyway, I wouldn’t really need them to.