Registration walled. Anyone happen to have the full text?

That does sound pretty hard to deal with. Hopefully a better opportunity will present itself to you sooner than later. Are you allowed to listen to music, audiobooks, podcasts or such, maybe with a single earbud? Some YTers like Technology Connections make videos that can be listened to without looking at the screen. VAS Aviation is another one.

When I’m out riding my bike (usually later, to beat the heat) there are a few commercial buildings I pass by that are under construction. And there are people sitting alone in vehicles all night keeping an eye on things (probably to prevent copper theft, homeless trashing it, etc). I’ve often wondered if they’re bored out of their minds and would appreciate conversation, but I’ve never stopped just in case it alarms them.

Had a PS4 but it collected dust while the Switch got all the play (docked, even).

Can you give some examples of interactions that you would prefer to happen, and what would initiate those interactions? I typically avoid interacting with security. When I was working retail, people would attempt to strike up a conversation to distract me while their accomplice was waiting to steal stuff. So I feel like if I walked over to them for no reason then they’d actually be more stressed out.

It’s just an AI company’s data being taken by another AI company, not personal info. Who cares?

You’re really claiming that a truck has better road safety and lesser environmental impact than a crossover?

Looks are unimportant. SUV’s, crossovers and minivans are practical and can adapt to a lot of situations. Sedans and trucks are better for specific tasks, but can’t really compete overall.

Supposedly this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processor

I’m assuming she was a good mom while she was still alive? I need to rewatch, been decades.

If there’s a cart corral on the same aisle within visual distance, then yes. Otherwise I just find another loose cart and push mine there.

“No, it’s not Arch”

What someone does or does not do their own body is none of your business.

Can we get everyone in Colorado to pee in the river?

As you mention the motor is great for hills and weight, like my heavy chain and not-so-Litelok. It’s also good for wind.

I was looking around a city in France (forgot which one, but not Paris) on street view and was noticing that there were not really any bike lanes, hardly even any painted on. Bicycles were mixed in with the traffic on the street. Seemed really scary! And then I noticed the speed limit was 30 kph (~18 mph). And suddenly it all made sense and I was jealous. Around town I have to ride all these crazy routes through residential areas and such in hopes of a little safety, often doubling (or more) the distance I have to ride to get somewhere. Would gladly have an 18 mph speed limit if I could ride on safer streets and just go directly there, it’d be much faster. Although, from what I’ve read, 30 kph isn’t universal in France, as the standard seems to be 50 kph (which is still only 31 mph) and I’d imagine those areas probably do have bike lanes.

500 W sustained, 750 W peak. By default it’s class 2 and limited to 20 mph (which is what the label on the stem says). I typically ride between around 18 and 22 mph. Only really go above that on flat or slightly downhill sections, where the motor isn’t really as needed anyhow. I ride on assist level 1 (minimum), although sometimes I’ll switch to 0 (no motor assistance) on a downhill to give myself a little more exercise.

The Slate startup is doing the same thing, unfortunately. Price was announced as $24,950 and then later the $1450 destination fee showed up in the fine print.

Been riding my 28 mph unlocked e-bike for years. And yet it’s still unnerving when I reach that speed, and that’s riding alone on an empty greenway. IMO, even 25 mph is too fast for bike paths or shared use paths that aren’t basically empty.

The situation has degraded even in the short time I’ve had my bike. I have to pedal to go fast and it requires sustained exertion to max it out and keep it maxed, so typically I’m not riding at full speed. When I slow down I have to pedal even harder to accelerate up to speed again. So you would think that would encourage dangerous behavior because the cyclist is incentivized not to slow down.

But now I’m seeing scooters and e-bikes where they’re not pedaling at all. They’re just holding down a throttle and they seem to have no concept of braking.

The throttle jockeys wouldn’t have to put any effort in at all when they slow down, yet they never do, while those of us actually pedaling do slow down. They also are rather unfriendly as far as a typical bicyclist will wave at you or nod their head or even say hello sometimes, but not with that crowd. They’re typically zoned out with earbuds or whatever.

To me they’re a different type of rider and they don’t seem to have any desire to adopt bicycle culture or norms. I’d imagine they are responsible for most of the dangerous behavior.

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You just proved his point and don’t even realize it.

With all these droughts is it raining more someplace else? Over the ocean, perhaps? Or is there less global rainfall overall?