Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Job Offer Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:04:03 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <5a3mtj59th060d169mrelvqrvreiftsdib@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:04:03 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9e6dcef354f3a4f425dc4bdb6c775e0a"; logging-data="1582465"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19VV2I1UqdPgHTCQj01qE40" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:gTVNGWvvBEFdICHsCnUueeMA+4o= In-Reply-To: <5a3mtj59th060d169mrelvqrvreiftsdib@4ax.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2286 On 3/19/2025 1:36 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:15:20 -0400, Catrike Ryder > wrote: > >> I never understood why some people like to watch people they don't >> know play with their balls.... or ride their bicycles. > > Sports are battle simulations much like the gladiatorial contests of > ancient Rome. The only difference is that the participants of today's > sports contests are more likely to survive. Bicycle races are similar > except the participants sometimes engage in limited combat. > Not much of a simulation, meh. I find after-action reports fascinating but futbol? not so much. -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971