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> Instead of focusing on the main idea you discuss my IT experience and how many servers exactly it requires to run the database. Well yes,…

Which part did you consider me "attacking" you? > The fact is, they're not just trying to cover costs. Of course not. They're a business. >…

> I do not think it is in any way relevant but I have worked in IT. After reading your comments and how you think Strava's infrastructure…

Sorry, there's an implied /s there but you'd actually have to bother reading the previous drivel to spot it. :)

That's where you have to realise that there are many, many different kinds of people in the world. PRs and KOMs drive you (and many other…

> to run a couple of servers. Yes, that's all that's needed. Cheap and easy.

The community is useful. You get to see how your friends are doing and give them kudos, and receive kudos yourself for motivation. You can…

So if it was a one-off payment, what would pay for their monthly IT and staffing costs?

> Double hate them for having a subscription rather than a one-off payment. Seeing as it does continuously cost them money to run the…

Surely the suffering would have ended by now.

Just picked one up, looks good. I wish the minimum brightness could be lower though.

Oh that's great! My Arlec one turns on/off immediately; I'm after one that fades. Thanks!

Does the light fade in and out when you turn it on and off, or does it switch on/off immediately?

> Turbo charged 2GR, there, problem fixed. It'll leak too. That's just the nature of so many highly-stressed mechanical parts swimming in…

> Agreed, but nothing more beautiful than the sound of a 6.0L V12 biturbo engine. Love the sound of my engine. Hate the multiple oil leaks,…

> Also, I'm not advocating you should rort the offer just to get a freebie, I dunno, when I read this line: > *Basically, they’re…

> A bit more detail has been shared; it looks like they're downplaying it a bit > Data exposed: Isn't that exactly "Name, Physical address,…

Thanks for confirming that businesses do get targeted. I never said they didn't do anything wrong. I said businesses get targeted, and…

To be fair, I think anyone who has been on OzB long enough knows that business here do get targetted.

Oh yes that's what I was referring to as well. I thought it was the back support that was the best thing about the Gesture. I find I don't…

I thought it was the LiveBack back support. They even have a trademarked name for it. Meanwhile their armrests are just called armrests.

There's clearly a market for them since Steelcase [sells them without…

You must be new to the world of premium work chairs. :)

These chairs can be purchased without armrests.

My order got cancelled :( > Thank you for ordering with us. > Please be informed that since we were running fire sale/ stock clearance…

That's a great price! It's on backorder after adding to cart, stock expected 2/9/24.

I like the wavetop design which makes it easy to tie up and carry when it's full. I find it strong enough for my typical kitchen and…

Well there you go, it's not unusual at all. I'm not sure how serious Dell are about it though. e.g. for this [$768…

It's actually not that unusual for business-grade laptops; they can be purchased with much longer warranties than typical consumer laptops.…

They actually started making grinders in 1840, before cars and bikes.