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Chrisblue, 1 month ago to random

The author of the AZ abortion ban was a confirmed pedophile.
[The Washington Post]
https://wapo.st/3xC05U5

markmccaughrean, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Ugh. Most depressing Dutch commute ride in ages 😬

Roughly 80% of other cyclists on e-bikes, including many kids as young as ten. So many on those awful fat bikes 🙁

One dude passed me on an s-pedelec doing 40km/h, without legally required plates & helmet 😠

Souped-up moped passed me aggressively doing 80km/h+ on the bike path, also illegal 😡

Finally, massive black Humvee accelerated & illegal crossed multiple lanes at a roundabout so he could cut me off 🤬

Some days, honestly … 🤷‍♂️

ryansingel, 2 months ago to random

I still think the most under-reported, most holy shit tech story of the last 5+ years is how good e-bikes have gotten and how much more affordable a decent e-bike has become.

E-cars and trucks are a nice change but mostly meh. E-bikes, tho? They are magic.

They deserve subsidies and way more press attention.

elizabethtasker, 4 months ago to random

Here's today's press release for JAXA's SLIM lunar landing!

TL;DR:

Pinpoint site identification was crazily successful.

We were lowering into position, detecting boulders like a champ.

THEN ONE OF THE ENGINES DROPPED OFF.

(I kid you not)

(we don't know why yet)

(maybe space pirates)

But we still soft-landed on 1 engine.

(TAKE THAT SPACE PIRATES!)

but on our head.

Strangely, might not be a big deal once the Sun moves round to the other side of the spacecraft.

https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2024/01/20240125-1_e.html