abyssin

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by abyssin 6y ago
Insanely smart, and well educated.
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by abyssin 6y ago
I personally can hardly handle thinking about the future without taking the possibility of conflicts caused by the climate mess into account.
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by abyssin 6y ago
A bad economy is good for the climate, which is good for the economy.
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by abyssin 6y ago
On the topic of energy, I find this correlation fascinating as well: https://jancovici.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/petrole_gra... . Oil consumption predicts GDP. Complete article: https://ja
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by abyssin 6y ago
I believe it might have to do with the near-monopolies of bike component producers, like Shimano or SRAM. It might also be related to the antiquated model of distribution with local bike shops that have little freedom about how they can sel
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by abyssin 6y ago
I don't agree about the way you assess value, and I don't think it's so much about fashion as you pretend. Mobility choices are lifestyle choices. Buying a bicycle means getting rid of parking issue and exercising everyday by
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by abyssin 6y ago
In Belgium, second hand bikes tend to be overpriced, because many sellers aren't aware of the disproportionately high cost of local labor compared to the cost of producing a new bike. The price of local labor should be taken into accou
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by abyssin 6y ago
It makes sense to answer in terms of ego, and it's true ego plays a role. But the way this truth is used to shield away from tough questions is precisely what sounds sectarian to me.
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by abyssin 6y ago
I agree about the fact they're a great opportunity to experience a unique lifestyle for the duration of one's stay. I've never felt calmer in my life than during the Vipassana retreat I did two years ago. But I'd advise
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by abyssin 6y ago
You can do it, but I wish there was an easy way to sync the hacky configuration between computers.
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by abyssin 6y ago
I do the same and I love it! I use the Tab Center Redux add-on for displaying tabs, but most of the time I don't and I know where my tabs are, switching between them using cmd+<index>. I toggle tab display using F1.
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by abyssin 6y ago
There's already alternatives, and they've been there for a while. The first treason to the community came from Casy Fenton who sold Couchsurfing some 10 years ago, even though he'd benefited from the volunteer work of many sk
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by abyssin 6y ago
I'm perfectly happy with the current style of governance. It seems like it works, while BeWelcome is still struggling with endless babbling.
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by abyssin 6y ago
I've never socialized neither networked here, but I've learned a ton thanks to the quality of the discussion. It taught me a lot about the importance of moderation, and rules in general.
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by abyssin 6y ago
Have a look at Trustroots, the management of the project is quite different and doesn't put the same emphasis on formal democratic processes as BeWelcome does, but it makes for a community that's closer to what seems to me the aut
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by abyssin 6y ago
There used to be a program on the Belgian national French-speaking radio called "Le Jeu des dictionnaires". The rules were similar but the radio hosts never played seriously, and just made up absurd and hilarious definitions.
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by abyssin 6y ago
I disagree. Although offices can have their downsides, I personally can't work remotely because I find it so cold and boring.
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by abyssin 6y ago
Sorry, I mixed up with a different comment indeed. On electric bikes with the motor in the wheel hub, the transmission sustains little effort.
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by abyssin 6y ago
Mine usually last 1000 km. What brand are yours?
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by abyssin 6y ago
If the motor is in the hub, then I can believe wear on the chain and cassette is minimal. And if you use brakes very sparingly, they could also last for a long time. I'm interested in the brand of your pads, I need those! I have to cha
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by abyssin 6y ago
I doubt your story. Disc brake pads do wear out, especially if you ride very hard. The same is true for chain and cassette.
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by abyssin 6y ago
What type of brake is this? I've never heard of such performant and maintenanceless brakes. Drum brakes like Shimano Rollerbrake can go for thousands of kilometers with very little maintenance (although you're supposed to grease t
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by abyssin 6y ago
If you want working brakes and use your bike more than twice a year, you definitely need more than buying a new tube every two years. Working brakes will save your life.
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by abyssin 6y ago
The simple idea of this being possible, and picturing the scene in my head, gave me a lot of hope. I'm tired of the atmosphere of fear in the office, and I'm tired of how I participate in it.
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by abyssin 6y ago
They're happy living outside them with their current level of access to cheap energy. If we address the need to fight climate change, cities might become much more comfortable to live in, given the economies of scale their population d
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by abyssin 6y ago
What I see here is a machine that replaces human work with petrol. We could definitely feed people without these machines, but there might be less meat in their plate, and more workers needed to produce the food.
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by abyssin 7y ago
In some European countries, it used to be a vocation, and there used to be a choice being made for the postman job to be a meaningful one. I know first hand a postman who works longer hours for free because he believes it's his duty to
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by abyssin 7y ago
That sounds like the dream. Is there anywhere you document the other 6 months?
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by abyssin 7y ago
Thanks for sharing your story. What is very little, and how do you make this very little? How do you learn new skills, and what keeps you motivated?
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by abyssin 7y ago
Is this true everywhere in the world?

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