Tried to renew my #Nebula account, but they don't accept payments from a VISA debit card and I don't have a "real" credit card, so I can't pay for it. 😢
@notjustbikes I will keep following you on YouTube, but it's not the same.
@erwinrossen are you sure they don't support visa debit cards? That doesn't seem right. I've used one in the past for Nebula (before I got a free creator account).
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.
@notjustbikes Forgive me for fangirling, but knowing you're on Mastodon just made me entire day! Thank you for basically everything you've done with your online presence!
Fangirling over. Serious question, though: Have you ever been to and cycled to get to places in BC and what did you think? I spent 10 days in Victoria recently and it's not amazing, but a breath of fresh air for me as a resident of a "good" biking city by US standards. (Chicago)
But you might be able to build some kind of USB-PD relay that would allow PD negotiations but no other data transfer, though I suspect it would be expensive.
@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.