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No. I didn't even realize that was the question you were asking. No. Of course not.

Ok then, so you stand shoulder to shoulder with progressives "defending Sharia law".

That being said I think we - as citizens - need to actively convince show proponents of Sharia Law that blasphemy laws have no place here

But again, that's just equating "defending Sharia law" with "wanting to implement all Sharia law", which isn't the same. It's a strawman. How many instances can you find of progressives specifically asking for blasphemy laws? Probably not many..?

The prayer in public squares have no place here.

How would that work? You gonna start arresting people for saying "please god" in public now?

that the full face must be shown when walking down the street

Again this one is hard to actually implement. Should this guy be arrested? Is this now illegal?

that sharia courts cannot be used in place of civil courts

But you just said the government shouldn't prevent private individuals from entering in to otherwise legal contracts. Why shouldn't private individuals have the option of using whatever arbitration service they choose as long as it also adheres to secular laws? Can you devise a law that would ban "sharia courts" without using the word "sharia" and without banning all other arbitration services?

Here's a photo of my football player body. That do anything for ya?
http://g01.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB...

No really, I'm quite happy with my 3.5" port which is on my PC, PS4 controller, ipad (currently....) old spare phone, etc.

Hell, I was trying to figure out how to wire one of these up for my deskphone at my old job
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB... when I worked in a job with a fair few support calls, so I could go from music to phone call, simply by moving a cable and answering the phone.

Canon also came up with an optical remaining ink-sensing system for their inkjet printers, meaning their ink cartridges are transparent so you can actually see how much ink they contain and how much is left. None of this BS of selling you a huge black plastic cube which is only 1/4 full.

How many watts can this thing deliver to the chain/rear wheel and for how long? These bikes are really light. About 15 lbs. The whole battery+motor can't weigh more than 4-5 lbs. If someone had a 20 lbs bike at a race, it would feel like it was made of lead to anyone who piked it up. (trust me on this one) I don't see how you could get meaningful power out of something so light. Plus, bikes are generally made of carbon fiber. You can't weld in mounting brackets or make a lot of changes to the inside of the tubes. There isn't much room to work with inside the downtube. If the bottom bracket was the motor, this eliminates the need for a gear box to transfer the power from the motor spindle to the crankset, but this a lot of work. Look at how a modern crank set/bottom bracket is designed: ( http://g03.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB... ) ( http://mywheelsandmore.com/Ima... ).

So how much does thing really help? Let's say you got something working that put out 100 watts for 8-10 minutes using some 18650 batteries. ( On the flats when cruising, racers are putting down 2-300 watts, they hit 1,000 watts in the sprints ) That isn't enough to win the race, but an extra 100 watts would help. What about the 4-5 hours during the race when this motor isn't on? These races aren't 20 minutes. How much drag does the motor producing? On average, I'm guessing the drag from the motor when it is off would hurt you more than the boost from the motor running would help you. Perhaps there is some form of clutch to disengage the motor? Then you have to lug all that extra weight around for 4-5 hours. It wouldn't matter much on a flat race, but it would add up in the mountains.

It came in the mail yesterday, direct from China. I tested it last night, seems to work fine. Haven't charged it yet, it was already charged up when I unboxed it.

Mine is the larger 8-inch second generation unit with the Bluetooth connection. This type: http://g02.s.alicdn.com/kf/HTB...

According to the info I just gleaned from this thread, the device itself is fine and it's a defective charger that could cause a fire, specifically the power cut-off that detects a fully charged battery and automatically stops delivering juice to the battery.... this feature could be non-functional. So my plan for tonight is:

-Test charge the unit for the first time, keeping it and the charger in a relatively safe area in case of a fire, and keeping a fire extinguisher on hand.

-According to the (very poorly written, in broken English) manual, a normal charging cycle takes about 2-3 hours. So make sure to always manually disconnect the charger after 2 hours and not rely on the auto power cutoff.

Lucky I didn't have time to play around with the thing more yesterday, if I did then I would've probably left it charging overnight. Also lucky I came across this information literally hours after I took delivery of the device.