visikde

joined 1 year ago
[–] visikde@lemmings.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Is plastic really better? PVC, ABS,polyethylene and the rest get brittle after some time depending on conditions. All the degradation byproducts are in the water

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Reading the comments I thought I was on Reddit :D
Petty Lane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rB0pHI9fU

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 1 points 1 month ago

Rich is a symptom of reduced empathy
The willingness to exploit systems & labor for fun & profit

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 6 points 1 month ago

Having yet another thing to keep charged
a usb port is far easier to break
I hate earbuds, I want my same old over the ear $15 sony headphones that last for years

BT is just another thing to fuss with for no apparent benefit, I have an assortment of BT crap that won't connect consistently.
Whatever convenience BT might offer is negated by the time wasted learning the intricacies of the ever changing APPs [software]

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 3 points 1 month ago

Gendered sports is an accommodation so men don't have compete with or lose to women

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Infamy or Fame
Noticed them though right :D

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

Wax is mostly made from oil too

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

Paygo is a poison pill the GOPux passed in 1990
We see the results
Unwilling to figure out a sensible budget, their incompetence triggers automatic cuts... Next up Debt Ceiling

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 26 points 2 months ago

We already have a basic problem
Governance ideally is people of good intentions coming together to make things better
Conservatives don't have good intentions Prosecutors control law enforcement
Courts have no way to enforce their rulings

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 1 points 2 months ago

The phone is terrible for listening to music while riding a motorcycle or bicycle.
Impossible to use a touchscreen without looking at it.
Over the years I've used a series of cheap players. For the past few years sandisc clip, last I checked discontinued, replaced with something 4 times the price. I have a few different makes & models. I like to give them away as sort of a digital mix tape of a few 1000 songs I need tactile buttons, which I augment with stick on jewels so I can operate with gloves for the pause/play & next song. Ideally single click for either function. My helmets either have headphone pockets or I add them. Wired headphones, no BT disconnect, no dead batteries.
I clip the player to my right lapel so I can change songs without taking my hand off the throttle :D.
The random on everything including ipods sucks, I usually do a bunch of folders with 200-500 files each

[–] visikde@lemmings.world 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For three years we've used this GEM[global electric motors] LSV[low speed vehicle] as our primary vehicle.
Legally I'm restricted to roads with 35mph speed limits or less, my maximum legal speed is 25mph, I never bothered to modify the top speed. I'm registered & insured in Reno. Driving the GEM is like towing a trailer, if the line of cars forms behind me, I pull over & let them pass Maybe 4 times a year someone rage passes me & generally ends up waiting next to me at the next light
With the lumber rack, beacon & safety triangle, I probably appear to be a city or university worker.

The notion that everyone must drive at or above the speed limit isn't true in my experience. Every trip does not require getting on a limited access highway & blasting along at 70 mph. The time saved is minimal, Small mistakes become serious accidents at higher speeds Every vehicle forum I've ever been on has a large contingent of Boys who want their toys to go fast.
The older model Kei mini trucks is too short & narrow to go faster than 40 mph or so safely. Making it wider reduces the ability to lane split :D

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