Posts by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #ASjr4S4iuvp0dnHzWa by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-02-16T13:38:14Z
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@lauraolin I have a difficult time imagining people ever doubted us. We are, objectively, a danger to ourselves and everything around us. So, either the machines have “learned” this, or (much more likely) we built that part of ourselves into them.
(DIR) Post #ASjr9F2ApbFpdtNeHg by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-02-16T13:39:06Z
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@lauraolin I have a difficult time imagining people ever doubted this. We are, objectively, a danger to ourselves and everything around us. Either the machines have “learned” this, or (much more likely, imo) we built that part of ourselves into them.
(DIR) Post #ATSWojZrV3EnXvXFjs by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-03-10T02:53:16Z
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@tim @lauraolin When my kids want me to buy Dino-nuggets at the store for dinner… those really are what they claim to be.
(DIR) Post #AZ7Tq4fttDWFqUvYPI by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-08-26T10:22:45Z
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@clive @ascentale @dx I *really* like e-bikes for transportation, car replacement, and utility needs. I think they’ll get more people on bikes and out of cars, and that they’re a key point for helping climate change. I (generally) loathe e-bikes out on regular mtb trails- the so-called “bro-ped” use case. Out here, they aren’t legal on the trails, and I don’t like seeing the speed those riders often rip ride around other trail users. #bikenite
(DIR) Post #AaNJ1IyUNlBOoEe30K by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-10-02T23:29:00Z
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@clive Indeed. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t has been on this for a bunch of years, and he and Al Scorch have been hosting a show called “Kill Your Lawn” where they help people rip out turf lawns and replace them with beautiful native plants. Worth a look.
(DIR) Post #Ac2XV10d2v4OCtOojY by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T18:00:02Z
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@tk @cycling @mastobikes I’ll concede that there are applications where disc brakes-specifically hydraulic- are better than rim brakes. But those situations are, I think, wildly overstated, and usually far outside the use-cases of the vast majority of cyclists. #biketooter
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjReolPAPzaM676 by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T22:23:08Z
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@mhoye @tk @cycling @mastobikes I came up riding tandems with sketchy canti brakes in hills, and- it was ok? We adjusted our riding to braking power.On a road bike, I’ve never felt I needed discs. And I rode canti’s on mtbs all through the 80’s/90’s and into the early 00’s. They were fine. Until you were riding DH courses. Are discs better? Sure. Good hydro discs have immense amounts of power. Were rim brakes enough? Yeah. Most of the time. #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #Ac2rjlSR999BOyiUam by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-21T22:28:11Z
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@v_perjorative @tk @cycling @mastobikes To be clear- I’m not saying discs are bad or whatever. I’m saying that most of the time, for many, many people, they’re overkill.Some people seem to feel that discs are necessary for a bike to be safe; that is very rarely the actual case. #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #AcCtHVpzlqKUL0zWdM by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2023-11-26T18:11:21Z
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@kevincianfarini How cold are you talking?I use regular gloves to about 40-45f(“Regular” for me is Giro DND full fingered)Below that, wind block gloves to 25-30fBelow that, I used to like Pearl Izumi lobster gloves, but those don’t work for me these days (and I don’t often ride when it’s that cold). #BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #ArSMAQDpc7lRsOoDUO by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2025-02-24T21:14:42Z
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My love of bikes is such that I’m joyful about even weirdo stuff like this- which is also a bike I own. It’s an impeccably executed bad idea, and it rides better than it has any right to.#bikenite #biketooter
(DIR) Post #At061A2JpR9C7I8QPA by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
2025-04-12T00:16:16Z
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@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite I don’t keep computers on most of my bikes- they don’t bring out the best in me. Generally, I try to (vaguely) track how many hours I’ve put on a bike, as it matters for maintenance intervals (suspension forks, chain lube, etc etc etc). #bikenite