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Replacement Peloton Seat Post – What’s the difference?

Today I received my replacement Peloton seat post and had a chance to see first-hand what the changes are. To recap, back in May of this year (102 days ago, to be exact) I, like many owners of the original model Peloton bike, received an email titled “Important Recall Notice”. This email read, in part:…
Zwift Point System Flaws

I am slowly closing in on Zwift level 50 which was (until recently) the highest level attainable. Alas, I suppose enough people had hit level 50 that Zwift HQ decided it needed to raise the roof to level 60, but I suppose it’s just as well. After all, my zeal for Peloton started to wane…
New Flyers Uniforms

Word has reached my desk that the Philadelphia Flyers are getting new uniforms for next season. While this really seems to be a case of fixing something that doesn’t need to be fixed, it’s probably going to happen anyway, so I might as well let everybody know what they should do. First, at least from the descriptions…
Pigs today, everything else tomorrow

Not too many animal welfare issues make it to the Supreme Court, but that is where we will find California’s Proposition 12 today. Proposition 12 is in the spotlight more because of its implications for interstate commerce than for what it means for animal welfare per se, but it’s a big deal on both fronts.…
Allentown Bans Declawing Cats

Following Pittsburgh’s ban on declawing cats passed in late 2021, Allentown this year has also banned the practice ($500 fine for violations). The vote in the city council was unanimous. Allentown has recently become one of the state’s leaders in animal protection, after banning puppy/kitten/bunny mill sales in October of 2022 ($600 fine for violations).…
Pennsylvania Dog Law

The Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1982 Just about everything having to do with dogs in Pennsylvania goes back to Public Law 784, enacted on December 7th, 1982 and commonly just called “The Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1982”. The Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1982 is a piece of legislation that governs various aspects of dog ownership…
Gutenberg vs. Divi

In late January (2022), I upgraded this site to WordPress 5.9 and, on impulse, I decided I would go full-Gutenberg. The Gutenberg block-based editor is the future of WordPress, to be sure, and it seemed like maybe even in its less-than-fully-mature state it would be up to the demands of this very modest site. I…
Rouvy or Zwift?

Recently I decided it was time to give another indoor riding environment a try. After 1,000 rides on Peloton and grinding through more than 40 levels of Zwift, I was beginning to feel like I had exhausted those platforms, and with so many options I wanted to try something new. Enter Rouvy (like Zwift, another…
Not a valid JSON response

For developers, what do you do when it’s your plugin that’s getting the dreaded “Update failed. The response is not a valid JSON response.” message? While I was developing my WordPress plugin, I occasionally found that I was encountering the enigmatic “not a valid JSON response” message when I was trying to update my test pages. As you…