Wed: Sep 17, 2014

A New Yorker Expertly Teaches The Unwritten Rules Of Living In NYC In These Illustrations. That is great info for folks who haven't spent much time in The City.     #>


Monsterous Discrepancies. Nice.     #>


Know What Countries Guarantee Drinkable Tap Water with This Graphic. The answer: not many.     #>


Australian Comic Finds Humor In Humiliation For His Sitcom 'Please Like Me'. On a lark I downloaded Season 1 right after I came back from Australia and really enjoyed it. Season 2 is doing well also, glad that Claire is back...     #>


Exclusive: new Canon PowerShot G7X HD pocket camera - first test. I will definitely be picking up a Canon 7d II, but this camera looks like something great to replace my aging Powershot G12. I'll miss the hot shoe on top but the rest of the features look solid.

    #>


Pro Tip: How to Wrap Cables with Duct Tape Without Getting Them Sticky. Clever and simple.     #>


I just ordered a set of Super Springs from JC Whitney (they had free shipping plus a 10% off coupon.) I have various methods of hauling my dirt-bike in my truck, I can either load it straight into the bed or onto a hitch carrier (like this one: 400 lb. Receiver-Mount Motorcycle Carrier). Generally when it's just me I prefer to use the hitch carrier since it's way simpler to load and unload by myself. The unfortunate side-effect is that it puts a ton of weight on the back of the truck since it is effectively using the rear wheels as a fulcrum on a longer lever than normal. I'm hoping these springs help keep the sag out of the back of the truck since right now it looks like I have half a low-rider.

There's another style of overload spring but it doesn't ride over the top of the axle, it uses another set of U-bolts to mount on the existing leaf spring down near the axle itself. I prefer the simplicity of the Super Spring and I am very sure that mounting them will be faster as well (I also think having one solid stick of metal rather than two pieces will be more reliable in the long term.)     #>


Older Stuff