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E-Bikes Are Real Bikes—and They’re Great for Everyone in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

My primary mode of transportation is a bike and IMO not all e-bikes are real bikes.

Pedal-assist sure but if there is a throttle (and pedaling is optional) then I consider it a moped.

Not that I’m opposed to mopeds…

Oxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I live in a similar climate and use rain pants.

Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds super cereal…

openscad is pretty great in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I used to work in Grasshopper for parametric models but now I mostly reach for OpenSCAD.

hexbear.net comically loses its domain name in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

So the tankie idiots join the bigger pool of non-tankie idiots. How will we ever survive…

How do you organize your 3d printing/modeling project folder(s)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I use:

  • A projects folder with CAD files (sub-folders for bigger projects)
  • A models folder with mesh exports and downloads
  • A watched folder with gcode getting rsynced to my octoprint and auto-removed

Never found it useful to save configs from my slicer.

Netflix does it again. Record subscriber gains. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Already bailed when they blocked account sharing…

Vistra's battery storage facility goes up in flames, spurs evacuation orders in c/[email protected]
unnamed in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Really like the sky!

'In This House' Is A Survival Horror For Game Boy, And You Can Play The Demo Now | Time Extension in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Extra scary when there’s a power outage and your screen isn’t backlit 😱

‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Finally, a negative feedback loop…

A Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Local Subway or Bus in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I prefer to bike 5 minutes to the train station rather than taking the metro one stop.

No thanks…

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Don’t settle for a painted line in the gutter (i.imgur.com)
 

Demand segregated bike paths!

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Simple joy from repairs? (lemm.ee)
 

Our washing machine broke last week and the first thought was to buy a replacement but I wanted to at least attempt a repair first.

The machine would still fill and empty water, but the dishes remained dry and there was a burning smell. So, I unplugged it, tipped it over and popped open the bottom cover.

Aside from the controller, the dishwasher was very simple: a drainage pump, a circulation pump, a heating element and some solenoid valves. A multimeter showed the (main suspect) circulation pump still had continuity which narrowed the search down to the pump’s starting capacitor. Seven euros and a few days later and it’s back in action!

The simple fix really gave me a sense of joy and satisfaction. It feels great to extend the use of something that I already have rather than need to consume more.

Can anyone relate? Any good repair stories?

I’m a big fan of the right to repair movement.

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