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Nicovel0

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Family man. Bicycle obsessive. Nerd. Colander. He/him.

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Pandamoanimum, to random

I saw this advert from 1956 on Instagram and can’t work out how a fridge from nearly 70 years ago basically has better features than the fridge I own now.

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@danherbert @Dasy2k1 @potpie @arclight @Pandamoanimum and this is why if I buy an appliance I expect to keep 10 years+, I make sure to get an unconnected one, until and if manufacturers get their act together.
And it’s the same for cars, maybe even worse!

Nicovel0, to random
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When it’s for them, it’s rewarding skills to retain talent.
When it’s for us, it can’t be done because it fuels inflation, or we’re going through a tough time and we need to tighten our belt, or “fiscal responsibility”, or…

From: @ChrisMayLA6
https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/110744888269464045

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World beating woohoo

BicycleBen, to random
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We unlock our computers and phones with pass codes, fingerprints, and facial recognition linked to user accounts. Why do we not have the same for cars, linked to driving licences, where a recognised fingerprint or faceID is needed before the vehicle can start?

No licence or disqualified? No start.

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@BicycleBen you don’t even need all that tech. A license with a chip would be sufficient. Drive on someone else’s card? Jail for you and license cancelled. Could even be linked to MOT and insurance status.

Gazza_d, to random

This is a good article from Cyclox.
Elite racing is exciting and is great for region promotion, but it doesn't enable or encourage people to cycle.
As they say, everyday people cycling around and enjoying it encourages others.
Good infra enables them https://www.cyclox.org/index.php/2023/06/29/does-elite-cycling-get-people-onto-their-bikes/

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@chrisgerhard @CyclingJourno @Gazza_d the Netherlands never hosted the olympics, clearly they’re doing it wrong

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@wlukewindsor @twobiscuits @CyclingJourno @chrisgerhard @Gazza_d I’m from the south of France, entire campsites there turn German/Dutch over the summer. Arguably that’s what cars were made for: carry people a long distance with lots of luggage to places inaccessible by public transport.

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Let’s keep in mind this is the American south too: abortion doctors have been shot before and I worry that they may add vaccine scientists to their hit list.

Vaccine scientist hounded by conspiracists after Joe Rogan targeted him on Twitter https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peter-hotez-joe-rogan-elon-musk-vaccine-specialist-b2360683.html

boby_biq, to random
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Omg today is gonna be screaming day I see:
I ditched Windows and switched to Mac not bc of the hardware but bc of the software. I won’t ever go back (*never say never but I’m pretty sure it won’t be any time soon)

“You can customize EVERYTHING in this nice open source project”

  • I don’t want to customize shit, I want to work, I don’t want to be able to tweak every little bit of the system I have no idea how and why and why am I able to easily do damage/giant change whatever.
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@boby_biq for me it’s also they last much longer with regular safety updates, so we can pass them down to kids. And Apple is now pushing hard on using recycled materials and making their devices repairable.

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@boby_biq yes it’s definitely early days on the repair front

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