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notjustbikes, (edited ) to random
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Tomorrow (Saturday June 1st) I will be joining Master Hellish and his friends for a network game of OpenTTD!

I'll be on the stream for the first game, from about 1000 to 1400 CET.

It's a fundraising stream for the Cancer Research Fund, so come join the chat and donate for a good cause!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M_OPl5Vz_4

notjustbikes,
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Full information about the stream is here:

https://masterhellish.net/midtriple24

notjustbikes, to random
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The new Prime Minister of the Netherlands has a degree in urban planning, so that's something, I guess.

I'm just glad it's not Wilders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Schoof

notjustbikes,
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@ombremad true, but on the bright side it seems like he might not be a literal Nazi?

The bar is so low these days. 😞

GhostOnTheHalfShell,
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@notjustbikes

I am glad for you!

notjustbikes, to random
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Also in "old people news", ICQ is shutting down on June 26th.

https://icq.com/desktop/en#windows

FiLiS,
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rratdeadbeat,
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@notjustbikes Had to recreate a new account to tell you

Your videos ended up inspiring me to become a train operator (driver). I'm getting my job interview with the SNCF next week!

Thank you for everything you did

notjustbikes, to random
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These guys actually tracked down a copy of Archie (including the source code) and now have a public Archie server back online!

Archie was the Internet's first search engine (before the web existed). I remember using it in the early 90s.

It's pretty funny how usable 90s tech is: imagine, a search engine that just gives you direct links to file downloads without any other nonsense involved!

https://youtu.be/CUwR9xdEuZI

NatureMC,
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@notjustbikes Even older works under hardest conditions: Look at 1+2, how they fixed No. 1: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/how-fixed-voyager-1
And this tech of 1977 still works: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/ (Mission Status)

notjustbikes, to random
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Beste {voornaam|Babboe eigenaar}

I see that Babboe applies the same attention to detail to their emails that they do when designing their cargo bikes. 😂

I also love how I put in the frame number of my bakfiets into their website and it says it's not a valid frame number. Cool. Cool.

I'm curious to see what they actually do about our bakfiets.

notjustbikes, to random
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notjustbikes, (edited )
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What's crazy is that China is subsidizing the shit out of EVs, but also that Chinese EVs are also just way the fuck better than everybody else's.

Legacy manufacturers are just handing the market over the China. They're going to try to ban them with import taxes, but eventually the Chinese automakers will take over.

Of course, all of this will ultimately suck for cities where we need fewer cars, not different cars.

What a mess.

https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/

Swedneck,
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@notjustbikes not only EVs, asia is absolutely styling on on everyone else in terms of mopeds as well.

Gogoro is making mopeds that are borderline scifi and have deployed a really good battery swapping system in like 10 countries, it's despicable that the EU hasn't even started working on its own battery swap standard..

notjustbikes, to random
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It's fascinating how many times I've recieved almost this exact same comment

In order to write this, you need to fail at so many levels:

  1. not understand an obvious joke in a satirical video
  2. believe that I could miss "3.6L V6" literally WRITTEN ACROSS THE ENGINE in that scene
  3. believe that this is purposeful deception on my part
  4. not read the other hundred comments saying exactly the same thing

I guess some people's burning desire to "Well, ackshually" overrides all common sense. 🤦

notjustbikes, to random
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This is a nice touch on the Taipei Airport Metro. Wireless charging!

krt3k,

@notjustbikes @implicitdeny There are "USB-PD breakout boards" that allow you to just get a requested voltage and amperage out of a USB-PD power supply and those aren't too expensive iirc, so combining that with another negotiator shouldn't be too expensive

notjustbikes,
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@krt3k yeah, I know they exist. I own lots of them! 😁

But the trickier part is re-negotiating USB-PD to the phone. This isn't rocket science, and just would require a microcontroller and another USB-PD chip, but the cost would add up for a low volume commercial product.

notjustbikes, to random
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TIL that there's been a trend towards "4x4" in Drum'n'Bass music lately. Which, uh, kinda defeats the purpose of DnB?

I dunno about you, but this just sounds to me like Happy Hardcore with a softer kick.

I mean, I'm not complaining, artists can make whatever they want, but it's funny to me that this song is on the channel "UKF Drum & Bass".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZVJojeCv-Y

Garethness,
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@notjustbikes I am only just now learning of your appreciation of this kind of music and I kinda didn’t expect it?

notjustbikes,
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notjustbikes, (edited ) to random
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I'm getting some quality footage for my upcoming video about Japanese trains.

th,
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@notjustbikes will you include the spotless and washlet-equipped train restrooms?

notjustbikes,
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@th of course!

notjustbikes, to random
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I love that I can get a Shinkansen back to Tokyo at 10PM from a city with less than 100K population.

The drive would be 183 km and take 2h23m but this train will get me there in 1h10m.

It's included in my JR East train pass, too.

♥🚄

notjustbikes, to random
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I can't believe I'm in Japan when the Aurora Borealis is in the Netherlands.

Good thing I've already seen them before in Yellowknife.

https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/112422344899892103

Natanox,
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@adnan @notjustbikes There were weird, also didn't catch them in Hamburg but heard about them in Berlin and more to the south.

They might be visible once more this night!

notjustbikes, to random
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I am on the weirdest train yet.

I booked the HIGH RAIL train, which is billed as a stargazing train.

I thought I was getting a train where you look at the stars from the train.

But no, it's a train where you go to the station near the Nobeyama Radio Observatory, get out for 40 minutes, and try to see stars from the parking lot.

Oh, and there's a detailed guided explanation in Japanese. And a small planetarium on board.

Weird.

At least they have good beer! 🍻

Star-themed train seat turned towards the window

notjustbikes,
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I have no idea what to expect on the Pokémon train tomorrow...

jon,
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@notjustbikes angled seat looks cool. If there were anything to see out of the window? (Ie it weren’t dark!)

notjustbikes, to random
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Tokyo has BBBase, a train designed for road cyclists to take their bikes out of the city for a ride.

It has big, comfortable seats and special racks for road bikes.

I am an old white guy with no bicycle. I'm sure everyone is wondering what the heck I'm doing on this train on an early Saturday morning. 😂

rmcauley,
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@notjustbikes Well thank you very much then!

While I have your ear, I'm a Nebula subscriber but watch your videos mostly on YouTube. (same for other Nebula creators)

Does this have any effect on your revenue personally? Is it better for you if I watch on Nebula?

notjustbikes,
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@rmcauley meh, I wouldn't worry about it.

It's probably better if you watch on Nebula (though downloading a video with YouTube Premium is very good, too), but I really don't think it matters all that much. Do whatever is easiest for you.

I prefer watching on Nebula, so I do that (for other creators).

notjustbikes, to random
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It really is wild how far the US is behind the rest of the world when it comes to public transit.

Outside of NYC, Canadian cities have significantly more per-capita transit ridership than US cities ... and transit isn't even that great in Canada.

Techaltar,
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@notjustbikes Oof, didn't realize we still haven't recovered from the covid drops after all this time!

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