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  • Putting higher share of profits into workers' bank accounts strengthens aggregate demand. In other words more money for truck loans.

  • The Pensioner in its latest form
  • It's very good. I haven't seen signs of breakage yet and it's permanently loaded with 2.5kg of weight. I was considering an Arkel but it wouldn't have worked as well for my purpose. I've got a convertible Arkel pannier though!

    No kidding though, you look at a our made bags and outsource made ones, and there's a difference in price but not a huge one.

  • The Pensioner in its latest form
  • Not a Thudbuster but I used to have one before replacing it with this so I can provide even more info. 🫠 It's a Kinekt. I liked the Thudbuster and wouldn't ride without it. My back pain disappeared. That said the Kinekt is better. Specifically because there's a preload adjustment. The Thudbuster is either bouncy during normal riding or stiffer than you need it due to the nature of its adjustability. You put a different elastomer, each covering a range of weights. It's fine and it works, but the Kinekt allows for precise adjustment via preload to eliminate bounciness during normal riding. I think the Suntour NCX might be even better and it's cheaper if you don't care about its weight.

    I don't recall where I got them from anymore. I think I've had them for a decade now. 😂

  • The Pensioner in its latest form

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    Soma Double Cross w/ Ritchey fork, 1x11 Shimano drivertrain, 500W rear hub, 400Wh battery, torque pedal assist, 16kg

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    The rebels backed down, but Putin's rule is more uncertain than ever
  • Yes. Countries where the observable reality aligns closer with the official message. The more divergence, the higher the importance of the official message to be heard and uncontradicted, in order to maintain the shared reality within the country. The closer the message to what people see and feel around them, the less important the message is.

    For example, in a country where people make ends meet with great difficulty it would take persistent message that the economy is doing well to convince them in that. People can see that it's difficult to make ends meet. If the official message stops contradicting that reality, the reality will become more apparent. In contrast in a country where people have high disposable income and the official message on the economy is that things are doing well, the two align. If the official message stops, the reality keeps being the same, people keep noticing that they're doing well. And so the official message wouldn't significantly affect the shared reality among the people of that country. Therefore it isn't as important. Reality speaks for itself if you will.

  • arstechnica.com Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills

    Australia ordered Twitter to combat hate or risk maximum fines up to $700K daily.

    Twitter CEO starts fighting Musk’s battles, paying Musk’s overdue bills

    > Now, it appears that Yaccarino's management tactics were so effective that Google is weighing the benefits of forming "a broader partnership" with Twitter, possibly investing more in Twitter ads or paying to access Twitter data.

    Is someone testing the waters for offloading a depreciating asset to Google?

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    Lemmy's total users exceeds 740k today, up from 540k yesterday
  • Tons upon tons of spam accounts on spam instances:

    And some, I assume, are real users.

  • Fishy user growth over the last two days

    Prior to that, there is a nice correlation between activity and user growth. More users - more activity in posts and comments. That's no longer the case over the last couple of days. 🤔

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    Lemmy's total users continues to soar from 240k yesterday to 360k today! Basically quadrupling in the past 4 days
  • Same. It's on the Fediverse stats page though. Second largest app after Mastodon.

  • Grin released their REAR All-Axle Hub Motor
  • Try a reputable bicycle brand mid-drive ebike at an expo or a store if you get a chance. You may not necessarily want that but it'll give close to the best experience an ebike can give.

  • Grin released their REAR All-Axle Hub Motor
  • Indeed their in-house options aren't cheap but then again, the difference in quality is significant. This direct-drive hub motor for example weighs full 2kg less than the equivalent imports. That's all down to engineering, materials used and accuracy of manufacturing. The other options like are significantly cheaper. I'm running a geared Bafang myself due to its lower weight (2.6kg vs 4.2kg). The lower weight is due to the type of motor - geared vs direct-drive. The lapses in quality are obvious. For example water resistance is not great at all. If Grin make an equivalent small and light geared hub, I'd probably buy it as it'll most likely address Bafang's deficiencies and it might be lighter too.

  • Pop!_OS & COSMIC funded by System76 hardware sales
  • Is System76 a non-profit by any chance?

  • arstechnica.com The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips

    US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military.

    The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips

    Re-post without the modified title.

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    Grin released their REAR All-Axle Hub Motor

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    Feature highlights:

    • Thru-axle and QR compatible
    • Built-in torque arm
    • 11-speed cassettes
    • Integrated cadence PAS sensor
    • Made in Canada

    Sadly it didn't get a torque PAS sensor.

    If you're in the market for an electric conversion kit and you like the idea of direct-drive hubs, it probably doesn't get better than this.

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    The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
  • That won't change anything. The financial incentives from investors driving this will demand similar policies even if they get redressed in different marketing.

  • The Pensioner 1.0 - An ultracomfy monstrosity

    Built it around 2012 out of a second hand MTB frame along with some new and old components. Served well for a few years. Sold to a friend who still rides it.

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    24TB of cheap RAIDZ1

    It was supposed to be a temporary setup but it's stayed like this for a while.

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    Senior software guy. Android app/system, cloud, DevOps, IoT, embedded, automotive.

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