Notices by midendian (midendian@mastodon.social)

@sara ugh. I think this is another reason we need micromobility solutions to attack this from the other end. Electric cars are all spyware to the core but e-bikes are just bikes with battery controllers—dumb and easily repairable. The whole car paradigm is rotten and supported by the legal framework they’re licensed by.

chronic bay area antipattern is approximately “I once saw a fun personal project that abused public infrastructure, what if I got a company funded to do it at scale” but this one is still fun. https://thebolditalic.com/hacked-prius-running-on-muni-power-lines-the-bold-italic-san-francisco-80cdbe55d68e