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On men and women, and also motorcycles
Sep. 3rd, 2003 05:25 pmThe serious, from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
comeseptember: Psychology Today: The New Sex Scorecard
Put aside Simone de Beauvoir's famous dictum, "One is not born a woman but rather becomes one." Science suggests otherwise, and it's driving a whole new view of who and what we are. Males and females, it turns out, are different from the moment of conception, and the difference shows itself in every system of body and brain.
The silly, fromvinz_klortho: If You Drop It, Should You Eat It? Scientists Weigh In on the 5-Second Rule
Today at work, we were given "two hours" to take the 40-question electronics knowledge pre-test, and all six of us finished within 10 minutes. I got the high score of 92.5%, Rob got the lowest (but passing) score of 80%. (Given that I have an MEng from Cornell with most of a minor in EE, and they all have AS's in Electronics from Pitt. Tech. Inst., something would've been pretty wrong if we -didn't- all pass. Incidentally, we're the first class (of four, including ours) to all pass the pre-test. :) This means that we don't have to take a day of electronics refresher, and at this rate we'll finish training--and get promoted to Tech 3, with consequently higher pay--at least a day early! We then started to learn about conduit bending, very exciting stuff.
I also noticed, while riding to/from work today, that something's sticking in my bike's rear axle assembly--hub or brake, I'd imagine--as I currently can't even roll the bike in neutral with a slack chain. (I also had to tighten the chain -more- at lunchtime, and this extra drag is probably what stretched the chain. However, I'm at the extent of possible adjustment, meaning I'll have to replace the chain sometime soon. :P) Guess I'll go remove some parts and see what's up..
Update, 3:45: No parts removal necessary, yet. The drag was caused by a dragging rear brake, which was easy to adjust--but one would expect worn brakes to get looser, not tighter. Also, I note that the chain is stretched enough that it merits replacement (along with the associated sprockets, for good measure) in the near future. :P
Update, 6:20: Coleman Power Sports in Woodbridge, VA (not too far from here) has the chain in stock ($100, ouch), front ($15) and rear ($30) sprockets would have to be ordered, and while I was asking, oil filter for $5.50. Convenient location, though--no Yamaha parts dealers near Manassas.
comeseptember: Psychology Today: The New Sex ScorecardPut aside Simone de Beauvoir's famous dictum, "One is not born a woman but rather becomes one." Science suggests otherwise, and it's driving a whole new view of who and what we are. Males and females, it turns out, are different from the moment of conception, and the difference shows itself in every system of body and brain.
The silly, from
vinz_klortho: If You Drop It, Should You Eat It? Scientists Weigh In on the 5-Second Rule Today at work, we were given "two hours" to take the 40-question electronics knowledge pre-test, and all six of us finished within 10 minutes. I got the high score of 92.5%, Rob got the lowest (but passing) score of 80%. (Given that I have an MEng from Cornell with most of a minor in EE, and they all have AS's in Electronics from Pitt. Tech. Inst., something would've been pretty wrong if we -didn't- all pass. Incidentally, we're the first class (of four, including ours) to all pass the pre-test. :) This means that we don't have to take a day of electronics refresher, and at this rate we'll finish training--and get promoted to Tech 3, with consequently higher pay--at least a day early! We then started to learn about conduit bending, very exciting stuff.
I also noticed, while riding to/from work today, that something's sticking in my bike's rear axle assembly--hub or brake, I'd imagine--as I currently can't even roll the bike in neutral with a slack chain. (I also had to tighten the chain -more- at lunchtime, and this extra drag is probably what stretched the chain. However, I'm at the extent of possible adjustment, meaning I'll have to replace the chain sometime soon. :P) Guess I'll go remove some parts and see what's up..
Update, 3:45: No parts removal necessary, yet. The drag was caused by a dragging rear brake, which was easy to adjust--but one would expect worn brakes to get looser, not tighter. Also, I note that the chain is stretched enough that it merits replacement (along with the associated sprockets, for good measure) in the near future. :P
Update, 6:20: Coleman Power Sports in Woodbridge, VA (not too far from here) has the chain in stock ($100, ouch), front ($15) and rear ($30) sprockets would have to be ordered, and while I was asking, oil filter for $5.50. Convenient location, though--no Yamaha parts dealers near Manassas.
