He says the key to keeping a car running for a long time is to do regular maintenance such as oil changes and lubrication, and to undercoat the vehicle.
Nice!
Over the years, nearly everything on the vehicle has been replaced or repaired, and Campbell says the only original part is likely the body, and even that has had work done on it.
Oh. 🤨
This would be tough unless you plan to self-host or use something like "Gadgetbridge" to keep the data local.
Nearly every service I know of will use some kind of American backend, or sells/"shares" their data with Americans.
The downtown for our little city (just under 300,000 people) has multiple parking structures and a ton of parking lots within a few minutes walking distance from everything in the area. They sit empty.
Why? Because people "NEED" on-street parking and will bitch if they don't get it. So what should be quiet streets or roads with bike lanes just becomes rows upon rows of people parking there.
And then we gift motorists with free parking around the holidays, further clogging up public spaces.
The solutions are so easy, but either a lack of will from leadership, or the entitlement of NIMBYs, makes it very difficult to achieve an outcome that works for everyone.
Crazy that the space needed for ~100 cars, could accommodate 1000+ cyclists. That would be 1000 fewer cars on the road, BTW. 💁♂️
as Canadian grocers adopt measures to favor locally produced products.
Where is this happening? Our local foodbasics constantly features American produce both in their flyer and in the store. Their packaged food will often have a maple leaf, but the country of origin is mostly from the States.
Hell, out of like 5 different type of bagged apples, only one has been Canadian over the last month, and it's always the shitty Red Delicious variety. Are you telling me Canada has no apples?
I find this odd to believe though.
Census.gov reports over 12% of people in the States are poor (38 million people).
The NPR reported that half the population can't afford rent.
A good chunk of the rest are able to afford it, but unlikely to have several thousand laying around for a trip.
A vacation doesn’t have to be extravagant. A good chunk of U.S states have PTO even and driving to Arizona isn’t that extravagant anyway.
I guess it depends on what "vacation" means. In the context of this article, it seems like this lady actually travels for vacation.
If we mean visiting the local beach as a "vacation", we've really been screwed over by wealth hoarders.
I will repeat, regardless of what the (erroneous) claims are by Tesla, a driver is still responsible.
This is like those automated bill payment systems. Sure, they are automated, and the company promotes it as "easy" and "convenient", but you're still responsible if those bills don't get paid for whatever reason.
From another report:
While driving, McGee dropped his mobile phone that he was using and scrambled to pick it up. He said during the trial that he believed Enhanced Autopilot would brake if an obstacle was in the way. His Model S accelerated through an intersection at just over 60 miles per hour, hitting a nearby empty parked car and its owners, who were standing on the other side of their vehicle.
Isn't using a phone while being the driver of a vehicle illegal? And what the hell is was up with highway speeds near an intersection??? This dude can blame autopilot, but goddamn, he was completely negligent. It's like there were two idiots driving the same vehicle that day.
Absolutely. I hope he and the company burn in hell, but I do not want to start giving drivers who kill people a free pass to say "well, it was the car's fault!"
"Autopilot", especially in Tesla cars, is beta software at best, and this feature should never have been allowed to be used on public roads. In that sense, the transportation ministry that's allowed it also has blood on their hands.
My comment wasn't a personal attack on you, and I'm sorry if it came out that way.
It was more to the point that there are several options available for people with disabilities, and sometimes it does require either the cooperation of a doctor or a lawyer who specializes in this sort of thing.
Yes, you might lose a cut of what you're going to receive, but it's better than the frustration that you are going through.
Believe me, I've been through it. My wife's doctor was a complete ass, and it took years and years for them to finally be willing to sign the paperwork the disability tax credit.
And then when it came time to renew, this same doctor sat on their asses until it lapsed, and then she had to go through the entire process again!
It shouldn't have been like that. And if that's what you're going through, I can completely empathize with you.
I have another family member who had to get a lawyer in order to get ODSP, despite decades of suffering and being unable to work. It was only through the lawyer that they were able to get approved very quickly, whereas when they did it themselves, they were constantly being rejected.
Maybe there's a loophole that lawyers know about that we don't, but whatever it is, they do get the job done.
I do hope that things get easier for you and your family.
Yes, false advertising for sure. But the responsibility for safe driving, is on the driver, even if the driver's role is engaging autopilot.
I can only imagine the same applies in other circumstances where autopilot is an option: planes, boats, drones, etc.
Good that the car manufacturer is also being held accountable.
But...
In 2019, George McGee was operating his Tesla Model S using Autopilot when he ran past a stop sign and through an intersection at 62 mph then struck a pair of people stargazing by the side of the road. Naibel Benavides was killed and her partner Dillon Angulo was left with a severe head injury.
That's on him. 100%
McGee told the court that he thought Autopilot "would assist me should I have a failure or should I miss something, should I make a mistake,"
Stop giving stupid people the ability to control large, heavy vehicles! Autopilot is not a babysitter, it's supposed to be an assistive technology, like cruise control. This fucking guy gave Tesla the wheel, and that was a choice!
I'm looking for a spare derailleur hanger for the Triban RC520 GRVL (Decathlon brand), and the one they list on their site is NOT the correct one (per numerous reviews on international Decathlon sites, but also just visually/dimensions).
Here's what they sell:
Does anyone know if this hanger goes under some other name or model? I've seen other hangers (for other bike brands) listed by number (i.e. "#67").
I've gone over numerous websites that list hangers, and this style just isn't there.
As an added note, the derailleur is a Shimano 105 (RD-R7000), and rather than one side being bolted on, the end of the hanger slides between two "fins", and then a bolt goes through everything.
Any help or direction would be appreciated.
EDIT: Getting close! My good friend Ali seems to have a match:
FINAL UPDATE: Decathlon Canada was able to solve this mystery for me! The part is on their website, but not under "derailleur hanger" as you might expect, but as a "derailleur dropout" and doesn't list the RC520, despite being the exact part: https://www.decathlon.ca/en/p/8611184/derailleur-dropout-edr
As an alternative, I could use the other one they sell + a Shimano "Bracket Axle Unit" P/N Y3F398020, but I'd rather simplify and will wait for stock to return on the standard part.
Unfortunately, the only other alternative to "auto" under Profile is "main", which I have no idea what it does.
And under level, it's either "auto" or a bunch of numbers.
That said, I was under the impression that any manual settings would override the settings in the "auto" profile. Is that not the case?