Online pirating of copyrighted content is a serious problem, but the "solution" proposed by SOPA/PIPA is draconian. DNS blocking is part of how China enforces its Great Firewall and how Iran attempted to suppress calls for mass protest on Twitter. Is that the kind of behavior our great country would like to emulate? There are far more elegant ways of protecting intellectual property and copyrighted content, including more sophisticated encryption techniques and digital watermarking. The latter can be inserted into music and video such that the watermark is only perceptible if the media is decoded with an unapproved/unofficial decoder. The studios don't go this way because it would actually require investment and research, even though the final solutions would be far more sustainable. To give the issue a simple analogy: If I have a pest problem in my house, where mice are stealing my food or something, I don't call an exterminator to come and board up all the doors, windows, and holes into my house. Sure, that would solve the pest problem, but it also obviously creates much bigger problems.

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Ha, thanks. Speaking of, I was checking out your Legend minutes ago. 'Tis a fine looking bike.

Do the shorter levers bother you at all? Is the modulation still good? I'm looking at the SLXs, but I was a bit surprised at how short the levers are compared to my Codes. Thanks!

Did you put some protective tape or something on your Descendants? I've got a new pair that I'd like to protect from instant shoe rub...

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How is the Straitline guide working out on your SS2? I have an e13 SRS on mine and the resulting chainline is terrible. It also rubs like crazy. By the way, it looks great! Especially without the stickers.

Yep, offset was the main problem, plus I used an x9 that was already kinda beat. I have usually preferred Sram drive-trains as well, but I have been using the new Saint shifter/derailleur combination on my other bike. The shifting is super smooth and quiet, and the "shadow technology" seems to actually keep the derailleur out of the way quite effectively. Which Shimano brakes? I've heard great things about the Saints (but they're not cheap). By the way, nice Demo! Elka working well on there?