uuuh in winter we have things like cloths, even warmed gloves and boots when really cold ? Go in Montreal to figure it out, some are biking there even in winter.

I am pulling stats out of my close area, national stats are : For distances of less than 5 kilometers, cars still account for 60% of commutes. Less than 5 km can you imagine ?

Just put your ass on a bike instead of your fingers, and just try to do things

Yes it is.

Because it is handcraft compared to car industry (85 millions/year), and not subsidized at all.

Now how much costs a car ? Not only the price, but globally, if you include health impact, infrastructure needs.

I don’t think it is laughable.

A new cargo is 5000€ and you can find used or discounted ones for less than 3000€.

A used car will cost far more in repairs, insurance and gas, my 2010 car is valued around 3000€ and it costs us around 1000-1500€/year.

I don’t think bikes can replace cars for everyone, but many people could use a bike instead or their car 95% of the time, when we see that so much people use a car for less than 5 km.

Only concern is safety to use a bike in the middle of fast cars, but a proper infrastructure (separated bike lanes) solves it for a fraction of the cost of roads and parking places.

Goat simulator still exists?

My nephews loved it

There was an article here few weeks ago about how an US governmental agency (I don’t remember which) made screwworm disappear from US decades ago, then Mexico, and managed to contain it to few pockets in central america, and now, just few months after fund cuts from the new government the invasion is spreading very fast and reaching US…

Who could have prevented it ?

edit : https://jlai.lu/post/24776872/16388491 found an other source

It’s not enshitification as it was shit since the beginning : how this company was allowed to bypass workers protection laws (working time, minimum wage…), to burn investor’s money with no limit and no real business plan (12 years burning cash without revenue) ?

Yeah people enjoyed their cheap ride, but now the cost is high.

Copper pots and door handles are very smart products as copper has killing bacterias properties, it is self cleaning, in some way.

Then it is a monopoly building if you take the limited slots before others companies 😁

I was wondering because starlink’s terminals are around $500 while eutelsat’s are 10k. It seems it can be only possible if you accept massive losses on first years, with help of to investors to keep the company running, to take down competitors. Like uber and many others did, which had years of losses before having income.

The rich didnt lost any money, their stock is just lower than in january, but still higher than last year. And it can still get up.

The poor have to cope with higher prices of basic goods, which never comes down.

Only poors are screwed until they eat the leech

Is starlink business model like uber/airbnb? Killing the market with low prices by circumventing regulations to establish their monopoly?

Trump obtained last thursday (feb 27th) the extradition of 29 drug cartel’s barons from Mexicans prisons to US, so, he quite have the choice

The aim is to raise money to fund public transport, so it will become better and cheaper than cars

Check about retrofit kits, if you have 20k to put in your car

No, but I don’t want to live in a society where people in power just let people in need die

Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.

At least here in europe

A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).

They indeed killed the competition…

Aaah then it is not a retreat it is just an excuse to fire people and whine about regulations

Obama brought hope, he brought hum… hate ?

Indeed, plus there is no opposition - at all : here, even ecologists are complaining about some solar panel fields projects because companies want to build it in national parks.

Without oil China is trying to ensure energy independence, they go full nuclear too, they want to build 6-10 reactors per year

Whaaat my laptop is 13yo, It is faster than new, just because I added ram and ssd 4 years ago