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Annual PSA... if you have poor reception and the app is freezing up, use airplane mode and it will immediately load an offline cached version instead of just locking you out. Good for checking the schedule or map especially if you don't have screenshots saved.

Hopefully the workaround works again this year again (or better, they fixed the bug)

How's the Greenway looking? Is it salted and dry down to the asphalt? Slippery patches?

Wondering if I'll be struggling on a hybrid bike on my way to the Pretti ride

Last year if i needed to check something on the app and the cell network was congested, it would just hang and not do anything. Found that switching to airplane mode triggered the app to immediately load a previously cached version.

Obviously you still want to screenshot the schedules and map but this saved me once or twice when I was missing some info. Hopefully it works this year again (or better, they fixed the bug)

The Saturday show at the Armory in Minneapolis were beyond expectations.

Great set and sound. Loved how it started with his most danceable songs, then dipped into more techno vibes, his mellower stuff, then back into dance stuff. The set told a story or narrative and I love that. And daffodil to end the night, can you beat that?

Unique lighting setup that I hadn’t seen at that venue, but showed some restraint to keep it more minimalistic than not. Really felt like he was bringing a taste of European rave culture to America.

Crowd vibes were the best I’d seen at that venue. Everyone around our group was dancing hard and together. Only briefly noticed people stop dancing to take their ph

On my road bike while climbing up a decent grade, I hit a major pothole that I didn’t see coming up. Never crashed or slowed, just rode through it but severe pain immediately shot up right hand and arm. Hairline fracture in my ulna.

Has anyone heard of something like this happening?

Is this just an unavoidable (if rare) injury or does it suggest that my bike fit or riding style needs refinement?

My child has an Apple watch with cellular service, but no iPhone. She also has an iPad and Macbook on the same iCloud account. She can send iMessages to other Apple-device owners just fine from any of her devices. She can send messages to Android users (via green-bubble sms text messages) from her Watch just fine as well. But she can't send Android users messages from her other devices. Is this expected behavior?

Got a highschooler who is interested in the mind-bending thought experiments related to motion at relativistic speeds. Are there recommendations for a good introductory book on Special Theory of Relativity for the layperson?

Went to Vegas and had a blast. Thinking about Mexico City this year. What differences should I expect in size of the festival, culture, crowds, production value, security, etc.? Do a good number of english-speakers fly in for it or will I feel out of place?

Is there a standard solution for making basement stairs more accessible? I have a typical old-house setup: door swings open (away from the steps, not over them) then the stairs start right at the doorway. You need to take the first step or two down before you can easily grab the railing since it doesn’t start until the second step. No space to extend or move it higher up.

It’s a problem for older relatives with limited motion.

Not sure what to do other than adding a vertical grab bar near the top step?

My iPhone 12 mini got water-damaged and half of the display is now very unresponsive at registering touches. (The face id no longer works either but I'm not as concerned about that.) I've already bought a new primary phone but I'd like to revive the Mini as a spare.

I'm comfortable repairing myself (I've replaced batteries in much older iPhones) but I can't figure out why the parts from Apple's self service partner cost almost the exact same amount ($229) as parts+labor from Apple. Why would anyone do the repair themselves??

I could go third party parts and pay half that, but I've heard that iOS might not play well with