szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Yes, but also no - if an ebike is replacing a car trip, it's using 2 orders of magnitude less resources. As an example, this morning I had to take my kiddo to her summer camp, and it's about 5 miles one way. I'm relatively fit, but without electric assistance I'd have driven.
Here in the US, we've built ourselves into a bunch of low-density suburbs - e-bikes represent an incredible opportunity to reduce carbon emissions now, without needing to demolish entire communities and rebuild them more densely.
Interesting take for sure. Maybe the American "bike culture" is holding us back from having good bike infrastructure and encouraging livable communities.
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Love a good cargo bike!
Anyone else here on Zwift? Post your usernames here! If there's interest I could set up a series of group rides. Note that they may be sporadic for the next couple of months, as it's summer where I am now. I'm Sze Hui on Zwift.
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Gotcha that makes sense - hadn't thought about the two accounts approach, that might be better for going forward. Thanks!
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 0%
Are you currently located in the US? I think getting a driver's license in the US is unfortunately necessary because of all the car-dependent places that there are.
Am I just missing where the setting is to blur NSFW images before opening the post? Or is this something that's yet to be implemented? I'm subscribed to a couple of NSFW communities and not having the blur can make opening the app a bit awkward at times
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Well, that's certainly not safe for work
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
I play Just Cause 4 every once in a while, and ironically because of that mindlessness it's almost the perfect game to pick up and play in short bursts - go in, blow some shit up, be done in 20 minutes. It has its appeal because I know I can just pick it up, where bigger story games like Cyberpunk or Fallout you spend a few minutes every time you start up going "now where was I..."
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
I'm not sure that checks rate any better in security here, or in reliability. The check doesn't have any mechanism within it to verify that there's actually money to be moved, and doesn't guarantee that the payment is yours irrevocably. It also doesn't verify the actual intent to move money, or that the writer of the check is authorized to do so. I get that digital systems have vulnerabilities but let's not pretend that this paper system doesn't.
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Seriously - it's 2023, why are we still moving money around with paper IOUs
I need this as a reminder every now and again. Even on my cargo I feel like I have to go fast as a defense mechanism for my suburban town.
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
Same thoughts here - it's like you had to be in it at the very beginning to have any enjoyment - otherwise your first hours in the game are just getting killed over and over again
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
It's the Nature's Bakery fig bars for me, and the KS nut bars
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
I was skeptical of CTEs for a long time. I just used subqueries when I could in T SQL, and then I got a new job and my new company used Postgres. In the adaptation process I took a new look at CTEs and became a convert - it's just nicer and easier to read the intermediate step than as a subquery
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
I can't speak to your ride, but I have no hesitation riding my ebike in the rain. I've got a Shimano mid drive designed for EMTBs, if it can handle muddy MTB trails a little rain isn't going to hurt it
szeis4cookie 1y ago • 100%
I'm mostly work from home, but when I need to go to the office it's about 10 miles each way. Takes me 40-45 minutes. Now that school has let out for the summer, I'll have a couple of weeks where I need to take my kids to their various day camps. Looks like that will be about the same total mileage, except on my cargo bike.
Let's see what everyone is riding out there! I've got two - my roadie is a 2016 Jamis Ventura Sport, upgraded to Tiagra and a set of HED Belgium C2s with a PowerTap power meter hub ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.world%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F1295b136-7461-424f-abf5-986c7b3c72ba.jpeg) My other ride is an Xtracycle Swoop cargo bike ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.world%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F9e835609-c5d9-4be8-92c4-c319352fe654.jpeg) Let's see everyone's rides!