I tried out a year's subscription to a reputable VPN and thought it was pretty decent. It expired last week. I was thinking about renewing ($90/year), but I thought it best to hold off for a little bit. Good call. They wanted me back to the tune of 2 years for $69. Nice.
Hj, which vpn do you use? I’m currently using proton’s free version but I am looking for a more robust ad block etc.
the big scandinavian one (well, the one that sounds like it anyway).
I've been looking at switching everything over to the Proton suite
welp!
This never happened when Miguel was around...
So far, I'm enjoying Amelia Island more than Hilton Head. It's more laid back and better beach access. It doesn't have the plethora of bike paths and the food choices are fewer, but still enough to get by fine.
I think we're going to check out St. Augustine tomorrow. It's a new place, I believe
Today was the Bauble's first Pinewood Derby. While he didn't get the turtle award, dad did not do a great job assembling his car.
It's all in the wheel tuning. Too much exposed axle and the wheels wobble, not enough and they don't turn freely. getting that axle length right is the secret. Also, don't carve away so much wood from the body block, weight is good and aerodynamics do not matter.
One word: graphite
I did use graphite, although I don't think I got the inside of the wheel coated too well.
I think I did have one wheel that was too close, which is my theory. That, or not enough graphite in the wheel hubs.
I finished fourth, last, in every race my first year. My dad felt so bad he purchased a guide from the back of Boys' Life and built a test track that went down our stairs. Three years later, I won every single race except the final where I placed second to my brother when he got the fast lane. I went on to the district races and finished third.
I built most of the final car (and I still have it). The vast majority of the wood block was removed and we even cut down my mom's broom handle to put on it to finish the F1 look. We extended the wheelbase to the maximum we could. I sanded down the nails where the wheels rode to minimize friction. I sanded the inside of the wheels. I sanded the outside of the wheels to have them touch the track as little as possible. We of course ensured it ran perfectly straight. The weights were placed as far back as possible. Finally, I painted it black. Oh, and my dad borrowed a very accurate scale from work that was used for the official weigh-in so we got it to be exactly the maximum weight.
This is crazy - tracks nearly exactly with my experience, down to the borrowed scale from my dad’s work - Control Data (IYKYK) (sans broom handle nose), except my car won everything the first year and then in subsequent years, I never placed better than 4th.