Brave seems to have a new behaviour - when I open Brave, it (sometimes) closes the URL I had open and displays a message asking if I want to reopen that URL. I have about 10 seconds to OK the message and then it disappears, losing the URL that I had open.

The text at the top of the message box is "Get back your most recent tab".

I find this an extremely annoying behaviour. If I want to close the URL I had opened, I'll close it myself !

I think Brave does this so that it can display the Brave opening page, with the Privacy Stats and advertise the Brave Rewards.

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I bought a new pair of Keen Voyageur hiking shoes a few weeks ago. They are fantastic as far as comfort and grip are concerned but the sole is beginning to become delaminated from the rest of the shoe. I've done 6 hikes for about 6000m of elevation with them. A quick search on Amazon reveals that other people have the same issue with these shoes.

My previous shoe was a Scarpa with a pretty hard Vibram sole on them. They held up pretty well but don't have anywhere near the traction the Keens have on steep/loose surfaces. I feel like Spiderman in the Keens. I'd like a shoe with similar grip that will last.

What brand/model of hiking shoe are people using and how are they holding up ?

Thanks.

*15th, not 14th.

I'm looking for a good hike for tomorrow, Saturday, August 15th. Something that won't be too muddy or greasy after the rain.

I've recently done Nahahi, King Creek, Wasootch Ridge, Galatea Lakes and Wind Ridge.

Suggestions ?

Right now our short list is Lady MacDonald, Grotto and Prairie Mountain.

How slippery would Lady Mac be ?

I'm taking a friend hiking tomorrow, Saturday, Aug 1, 2026. Calgary is supposed to go to 32C. Banff only to 24C.

Can someone recommend a good medium difficulty (~700m) hike near Banff or away from the heat of Calgary ?

Thanks

My beloved Scarpa Zen hiking/approach shoes have reached the end of their life. The soles are literally worn through and I've glued the toe back together twice now. I need to replace them.

Where do Calgary people buy hiking shoes these days ? I'm a MEC member from way back but I'm loathe to support them because I lost a bunch of share money owed to me when they were bought out during COVID.

Has anyone bought shoes online and can recommend the vendor ? I'd like to support a local Calgary business but almost nobody stocks a size 13 Men's shoe these days.

Advice ?

Thanks

Why can't AliExpress implement a proper search function that works on phrases ?

Right now if you put a phrase into the search box it returns all the matches for both words, individually. Total PITA. Am I missing something ? Is there a way to search for phrases on AliExpress ?

I'd like to give a shout out to all the weekend cyclists cycling west of Calgary on Highway 8, 22, Old Banff Coach Road, etc.

It's great to see everyone out riding with big smiles on their faces, enjoying the fantastic weather.

Kudos to the community for how helpful everyone is if they see someone pulled over on the side of the road.

I'd also like to thank the motorists for driving in a safe and respectful manner when they pass cyclists.

Ride on !

Edit

For those not aware, there are some great roads for cycling west of Calgary. Many people are out cycling to Bragg Creek, Springbank Airport, Springbank Road and just around in general. For those wanting to partake, the journey generally begins at Old Banff Coach Road and 85th Ave SW.

I was using a polygon as a construction object to create a polar hole pattern. The nice thing about using a polygon is that I could re dimension the construction circle and the diameter of the hole pattern changed in one operation.

As outlined in another thread in this sub, I found a bug with using a polygon so now I am using a polar pattern in a sketch.

The polar pattern in sketch works and it puts my hole circles in the correct position. But how do I (easily) adjust the hole pattern diameter if I want to change it later on ?

The only solution I see is to delete the existing pattern and regenerate a new one. Is this correct or am I missing something ?

Another issue I have with the sketch polar pattern is that even if I have my original object fully constrained and I select "Apply equal constraints", the resulting generated copies in the pattern are not constrained. Am I missing something ?

I'm probably much better to do this in Part Design than in Sketch.

Thanks

Update

I did my polar patterns in Part Design.

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I am creating a hole pattern with 10 4mm holes on a 51mm dia. I am doing this by creating a polygram as a construction object and placing the hole circles on the vertices of the polygram.

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To place a circle on a polygram vertice, I select the vertice and the center of the circle and then Make Coincident from the Sketcher toolbar.

It works for the few couple circles but once in a while it will delete a vertices or two from the polygon (10 to 8, for example) or it will delete the entire polygon.

If I undo the operation with Ctrl Z and try and untry a few times eventually it works.

Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug ?

Update

Submitted this. https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/31355

I have some complicated sketches. I'd love to be able to annotate a sketch with a note that reminds me where dimensions come from, etc. The note would be ignored when the sketch is used for geometry purposes.

Right now I go back and forth between my sketches and my design notes. It would be great to have notes consolidated right in the sketch.

Is there a way to do this ?

Does anyone else see the value in doing this ?

Update

https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD/comments/1uwgs83/feedback_on_my_addition_of_notes_to_sketches/

I want to place 10 objects evenly around a circle in a sketch. I want/need to do it in a sketch. What is the easiest way to do this ?

Thanks

I own a 965 and love it. I have 2 kinds of watch bands, silicone and leather.

My skin under my watch (and band) is reacting because it is always hot and sweaty. What watch bands are more breathable and less sweat promoting ?

Thanks

What are the pros and cons of (air) disc brakes on a used truck ? Say a Volvo VNL with 500K on it. Would you rather have discs or drums ?

Apparently there has been some demand destruction.