Wahots

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't need a truck, but this is perfect for people who want to take a bunch of mountain bikes out to the downhill mountain bike park. Throw 5-6 bikes in the back, take the riders in a separate car.

That said, I hope they come out with a smaller wagon or sedan with clearance (so a hitch can be installed for mountain bikes).

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 14 points 2 weeks ago

It has a small screen in the speedometer.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I had the Samsung version shit itself. 20 cent ribbon connector blew, Samsung refused to replace it, and instead wanted to replace BOTH screens and the hinge for $600. I threw it in the landfill and bought a $250 Motorola. Idiotic, anti-R2R companies.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I don't even like trucks, but the plain interior, ev qualities, and low price is very attractive. I hope they make a kei van version, or a sedan/crossover. A smaller vehicle could be a really interesting proposition for city use.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Many already do, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one that immediately comes to mind.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Perhaps a sonic weapon at the right frequency could crack the wires?

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fingers crossed that this is a genuine subnautica 2 and not another BZ.

1 is great with co-op mods, though it's about as janky as one might expect. Still, it was a lot of fun building bases with friends, and going on submarine adventures.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Can we exert more influence over China if we work with them?

We thought the same thing back in the late 90s and early 00s. It didn't work out very well for us. It gave them the economic and technological means to surveil their people and build up their military, while we benefited from cheap goods, but at the cost of losing our manufacturing base and electing someone who probably has serious brain damage. Who will now run our country into the ground.

All in all, I expect serious damage to our country, and China to go after Taiwan with their considerable military to grind up their young men, who have no chance of ever having a family after the one child policy screwed up their gender balance so badly.

If you have to hitch yourselves to another state, I recommend Europe over China.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, we just have to speedrun vehicles that are so insanely large and so expensive that they physically cannot fit into most American cities/streets/parking garages.

Looking forward to our inevitable evolution towards eKei cars and ebikes, heheh.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's why ebikes are considered better than analog bikes by some metrics. Outside of electrified trains, there's pretty much nothing as efficient as an ebike for distance /calories burned + electricity usage (minimal, compared to EVs)

https://youtu.be/HW5b8_KBtT8

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is why I started ebiking. I'm usually going up steep hills, or hauling groceries or other stuff. Having an ebike totally changed the math on whether I need to actually drive or not.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Whole generations of young people, and older people just retiring now. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, it's usually very interesting when historic leaders have pissed off massive amounts of their constituents.

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