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krelvar

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  • Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase

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  • My first job straight out of college in the late 90s, I was making 35k a year (tech industry.) my boss was from France, H1B, making 30K, obvious reason is obvious.

  • Irvine-based Super73 Inc. sued for allegedly selling illegal e-bikes

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  • This company along with sur-ron have been playing really fast and loose with the "rules" around e-bikes. I'm not surprised at all. Regulations and more laws are coming for sure. Just waiting for the day you have to get a license, registration, and liability on all e-bikes because these companies take no ownership of this stuff.

    I mean, who do they think they are? The firearms industry?

  • Haoqi’s Affordable Mustang EMTB Gets The Full Bounce Ebike Just Right

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  • I have a Santa Cruz Heckler for fun, but I was using an Aventon cargo bike for all my shopping until just recently, it's being sold and replaced with a fat tire. The heckler was stupid, the others are both in that DTC/store class, 2kish range.

  • Haoqi’s Affordable Mustang EMTB Gets The Full Bounce Ebike Just Right

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  • I believe they're in the same "type group" as Aventon, Lectric, etc. Sold in bike stores and DTC. Not tier 1 stuff and not aimed at people who use the word "send" in an MTB context ;) but good enough for most people who haven't normalized "Only "$8K??? Damn that's a deal!"

    Edit to add - and yes it was a deal and no I don't have a problem.

  • I'm looking for web mail providers, what do you recommend?

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  • I am currently hosting my own email on a server that I rent and I am absolutely sick and tired of email issues, spam, google randomly being assholes and blocking my family's traffic, just stupid shit. It's a second fucking job at times. I have DKIM, DMARC, SPF all configured correctly, Google just randomly decides to stop my traffic randomly. Which of these options would you recommend for say up to 20 email accounts or so, using your own domain? I assume all of these options do things like spam filtering on the back end.

    To be clear, I am not looking for free, just reasonable.

  • Automakers thrived in the pandemic. Many are now struggling.

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  • You'd probably get a discount if you promise to live in it and become a vanfluencer. Make sure to be quirky!

  • Road Rage Is Getting Worse. Here's What To Do About It

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  • Somebody needs to make (Or I need to do a better job searching for) a small camera that does forwards and backwards and uses a GoPro mount so I can stick it on top of my helmet. A regular GoPro is way too big/heavy and not bidirectional.

  • Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers

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  • Code monkey is the appropriate term

  • 1944 Brogan Doodlebug

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  • The other AC

  • What's the biking equivalent of 10,000 steps a day?

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  • Yeah, that's fair. I've put 2500 miles on my cargo bike since I got it just over a year ago. Bike was $1700, plus various accessories, probably $2500 in total.

    Replaced the tires for $100, a few tubes, maybe $20, and the freewheel for $20. I do my own maintenance so no labor.

    I doubt charging was that much, it's pretty damn cheap to charge it.

  • What's the biking equivalent of 10,000 steps a day?

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  • In comparison to owning a car, it's dirt cheap for sure, but unless you can entirely eliminate your need to own a car, it's still an additional cost, and most of the US isn't very good about biking infrastructure. I live in the Phoenix area and we have good bike lanes, but as the saying goes, "paint isn't infrastructure" - the vast majority of my urban riding is along 45mph roads, and paint isn't very good at stopping a distracted driver from wandering into my lane.

    I kinda got sidetracked there but my point is, that 1500 is an additional cost to owning a car for a lot of the country. (Again, US focused.)

  • What's the biking equivalent of 10,000 steps a day?

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  • I've got some issues with my knees, I'm right there with you on walking vs cycling. I had to do a cardio stress test a few years back, and they only had a treadmill. My knees hurt for a month, and I told them in no uncertain terms that I was never doing that again and I'd find a cardiologist who offers a bike for that (and some do.)

    I also agree very much on the variability of types of exercise. I bike in two very different ways - MTBing, which has your 2&3, and I have a cargo bike that I use instead of my car most of the time, and that tends to be zone 2 type steady state. I thoroughly enjoy all of it.

    One thing that's fair to point out though, is that decent bikes are expensive. I'm really glad to see the rise of decent DTC companies that are making bikes (primarily e-bikes) more affordable - Lectric, Aventon, Himiway, etc. that new Lectric cargo bike for $1500 is a great deal, but it's still $1500. And of course that's in comparison to older companies like Specialized or Santa Cruz, where you're looking at significantly more.

  • The NYC council wants to make riding ebikes harder by requiring licenses & registration. NYCers can submit written testimony against this or testify virtually or in person, December 11, 2024

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  • I think this is inevitable in the USA. We nanny state everything.

  • What gives you hope to keep going?

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  • Ours are 11, 7, and 3.

  • 10 things you should really know before getting an electric bike

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  • It's not common but make sure both the bike and battery are certified - UL here in the US. My rule of thumb is to buy a brand that's sold in bike stores, even if you buy it DTC. Odds are better you'll get something where you can get parts that way, or store support if you don't do your own work.

    I have a watt meter that's programmed to shut off the output when the power draw drops below a set threshold for 60 seconds. It also powers a couple computer fans that cool the charger, so it's set at 10W cutoff. Works great, and because it's WiFi, I can plug in the battery when I get home, set a timer on my phone since I always let the battery sit for an hour to cool down or warm up to room temp before charging, then trigger it remotely to start. https://a.co/d/akYxqL9

  • 170-mile cargo ebike aims to make hauling affordable

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  • I have an Aventon abound cargo bike, and I'm about 220 riding weight. On 2nd level assist (of four levels) which is where I ride 99% of the time, I get about 30 miles. Fairly flat terrain. I also ride on the fast side and I'm in decent mountain biking shape - that definitely matters, I almost never touch the throttle.

    Most cargo I've had on it was around 150lb. No idea what the range reduction would have been but the bike handled just fine.

  • Hackers demand France’s Schneider Electric pay a $125k ransom in baguettes

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  • Mike Huckabee: There's no such thing as the Palestinians

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  • I'm sure he's a kinder, gentler Huckabee nowadays.

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