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Or maybe they're just not the magical pixie dust so many people that don't own them think they are. Multiple sizes of Mirra and Aeron killed my upper back. As it turns out, having shitty mesh doesn't actually support your back so much as it just wedges it into a vaguely U shape. I tried "superior office chair" after "OMG AMAZING OFFICE CHAIR" and the only thing that doesn't leave me reaching for pain pills are good quality gaming chairs, which are typically stiffer.

Because, again, ergonomics is an individual thing and not a fucking marketing point. An "ergonomic" chair is only "ergonomic" if you happen to personally fit that manufacturer's definition of "ergonomic."

Oh just fuck off.

You'll have people here recommending specific brands or manufacturers.

Don't fall victim to this. Brands change. Manufacturers change.

Learn how to recognize a good product from bad.

Currently, right now, I can recommend the first version of the LTT backpack. The construction is solid. Gusseted and reinforced frickin' everywhere. The straps are solid. They're attached to the main body of the pack with thick, heavy fabric and not just sewn directly on. They're also reinforced with rivets. The zippers are solid. The interior has a couple of soft pockets for scratch-prone items. There are multiple laptop/document sleeves. The main compartment is way larger than it first appears. The only issue I've had was with the shitty carabiner-style zipper pulls that everyone knew would break. Replaced them with some paracord. Problem solved.

I have no doubt this particular backpack will last me forever. But that's no guarantee anything they make in the future will.

Do not worry about point of origin. Quality can come from anywhere. Shit can come from anywhere. It's all down to the what the brand and manufacturer are looking for.

Watch out for "bait and switch" brands that pop up out of nowhere, sell direct only, and initially offer a very well made product. So many times they find some modicum of success and then immediately turn to offering multiple tiers of products, with their initial "good" products skyrocketing in price as they push the margins higher and higher. There are a TON of small shoe brands that fit this bill, unfortunately.

But then there's this round and this capacity and that load and this other...

god, shit like this is why I totally fucking abandoned any and all speaking to firearms people. Pure fucking dickbiggery circlejerks and nothing else.

https://www.applemanbicycles.com/repair/ https://ruckuscomp.com/repair/ https://robertscomposites.com/carbon-fibre-repair/ https://www.cyclocarbon.com/services/

Carbon fiber repair has been around as long as carbon fiber has. It's not some new exotic material that nobody knows how to work with.

There are tons of people all around the world riding carbon bikes for years on end without issue.

There are also people, like me, that have had aluminum and steel bikes fail in various ways.

Ultimately it comes down to the quality of the the bike overall, not the material it's made of.

I used to sell appliances and the number of idiots coming in whining that their $300 Amana "only" lasted six or seven years was saddening. Every single time they would bitch about how "Well my grandma's Derpomatic washer lasted for like thirty years!" and I would ask them how much grandma paid for the thing. Oh, you don't know? Well good thing the internet knows. Is that the one she had? Yeah? It was $300 too! In 1962. Meaning it was about $3,000 in current-day dollars. Buy a fucking Speed Queen if you want that kind of longevity.

Oh, you don't have that kind of money? Well then go bitch to your boomer-ass parents about how they ruined the world and leave me out of it.

It's not burned, it's polymerized. It's not dangerous because there's nothing fundamentally dangerous about the oil to begin with.

Love my Thorogoods. I don't need them for work, just for awesome, and I have no doubt I will never have to do anything but minor maintenance on them.

A "quality" mechanical watch can be had for far less than that. Get a frickin' Invicta for $100 or less. A Pro Diver uses the exact same Seiko movement you'll find in TONS of watches upwards of $1,000. Watch snobs will shit their pants in anger, but the movement is what it is and it can be serviced as readily as anything.

Working somewhere that had only Herman Miller chairs fucking broke me.

Almost like ergonomics is individual and not a fucking brand name.

I've yet to find a "serious office chair" that actually properly supports MY spine the way my supposedly shitty "gaming" chair does.

Mainly because the concept of a "serious office chair" is horseshit. A chair is either good or bad and sucking off one particular name over and over doesn't change the fact that a well-made uncomfortable piece of shit is still and uncomfortable piece of shit.

The smoothness of the pan means nothing. Whatever oil you use should be sufficient to keep anything from sticking, and it's not like .2mm of height difference is going to change the conductive properties of a honking great slab of metal to a honking great slab of meat.

Nothing some molotovs can't fix.

Yup. He supported Trump's bullshit right up to the moment when Trump started threatening him personally.

And he still sucks Trump dick every chance he can get, which is weird for someone that's so damn homophobic.