u/Any-Fox-1822 — reddlx

Is it possible to narrow the shaft diameter of a boot ?

Hello everyone, first post here

I recently bought a pair of Solovair biker boots in UK 6 size (picture is from the store page), and so far i've been loving them. They feel very solid, but are still malleable.

Here are the specs : https://eu.nps-solovair.com/collections/mens/products/gf0-11000-bg

However, I'm having a problem with the top of the boot, as I find the shaft slightly too wide therr, even with the buckles at the narrowest position. Since I have slim calves, It feels like I'm slightly floating.

I have tried slightly shrinking the boots by dampening them and going soflty with a hairdryer, but it didn't have a noticeable effect.

Could a cobbler modify the shaft to make it narrower ? I have no idea on what the process could be

Thanks for your answers

u/Any-Fox-1822 — 16 hours ago

▲ 2 r/AskHistorians

Hello everyone, first post here.
I sometimes hear (whether it is on YT or on toher social media) that art of the past centuries was objectively better because it seemed to be more in line with the social norms of these times (even though i'm grossly oversimplifying), and some channles use this to qualitfy contemporary art as unworthy. I personally do not believe these arguments, and think that the reason most of the famous works have a limited range of subjects was due to the control of patrons on artists. Are there any good publications that explain the relationships of patrons & artists through the centuries and up to the 21st century ?

Thanks for your answers !

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u/Any-Fox-1822 — 9 days ago

▲ 77 r/suckless

Hello everyone,

I've seen since some time on r/unixart and r/unixporn that more and more people are saying "no GNU tools in this rice" in their titles or dotfiles, or "moving from GNU". Some new distros live Dérive Linux also state that the have no dependencies on GNU tools.

Why is this happening, and what is the main reason behind it ? I'm not here to judge, simply confused as what the benefits may be.

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u/Any-Fox-1822 — 14 days ago