Conde Nast has owned Reddit in some part since at least 2012. They've tended to stay pretty hands off with it though.
That era ended when they fired Victoria.
If I'd known that Kawasaki made a black and gold Z900RS with a racing-style quarter fairing straight from the factory, I'd very likely have bought one instead of my Aprilia. The couple hundred $ it costs over the Ducati will be made up for by maintenance costs within the first year of ownership unless you're willing to do the cam belts and Desmo valve adjustment on the Ducati yourself (hint: it's a pain in the ass). They're both going to be fun and look great, albeit with very different characters; it really comes down to whether the Ducati's inherently Italian cost of ownership is worth it to you.
Is motorcycling inherently more dangerous than driving? Yes. Can much of that danger be mitigated with education, technique, and awareness? Also yes. The single best use of your time in learning to ride would be taking an MSF course; you can learn most of the techniques they teach on your own in a parking lot, but the instruction in mindset and awareness is entirely worth it. I've been riding for 12 years and the lessons taught in my initial class still pop into my mind every time I get on a bike. Hyper-awareness of other drivers and road conditions is the best thing you can learn; I've been in three accidents in my life, two of which were caused by drivers pulling out in front of me, the third due to sand on the road surface that was invisible until I was sliding through it. In each case, proper gear and a full-face helmet saved me from major injuries.
Everything about this race was right up SVG's wheelhouse. Street course, heavy, powerful cars with no downforce, and changeable conditions. The only other drivers in the field who even had street course experience were Lally and Button, and it really showed. Wild race, and I admit I'm a convert from how I started the weekend off.
My parents were there yesterday, and sent me the same view! They also got pickpocketed by a group of scammers that were dumping bird shit on people and claiming to try to help them clean off.
I imagine it's going to be a near-vertical spike.
Liftoff has been a bit slow for me today, but I imagine they're getting a massive amount of traffic that wasn't necessarily in the plans. Or maybe that's just Lemmy in general.
New fireinthesky7 is new. Happy to be here, fuck /u/spez!
RiF is dead, and so is the vast majority of my Reddit participation.
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