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[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The kind of homes that would be a starter home for a working class family back in the 1950s just don’t exist anymore.

First of all, yes they do. They're just mostly condos instead of single-family detached houses.

Second, even houses literally built in the '50s that still exist are expensive these days.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

(That's why arrest data is required to be public, despite the damage it does to the arrestee's reputation, BTW.)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago (6 children)

they have the lawful right to seize and inspect your phone

Sure. They can look at the outside of the hardware all they like. But if they can't access the data on it, that's (Constitutionally-speaking) purely their problem, not ours.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

American civil engineers still use a lot of customary units. 💀

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

My Ranger seats 3 in a pinch and is rated to tow 1600 pounds (2.3L I4, regular cab, manual, 4x4) so you can see how my perspective is a little different.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I don’t think aerodynamics are particularly relevant to towing?

Aerodynamics are extremely relevant to towing. "Aging Wheels" on Youtube did a test and found that payload weight makes basically no difference at all, but a trailer with bad aerodynamics can cut an electric truck's range in half.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The Slate is almost the equal and opposite, it’s what r/fuckcars thinks of when they start a sentence with “Can’t you just make do with…” A 20 year old S10 kicks the Slate’s ass in every way because the Slate is designed mostly to play dress-up like a barbie doll. They’re taking pre-orders but they won’t show you where the tie down points in the bed are.

Speaking as a mod of !fuckcars and the owner of a 30-year-old Ford Ranger, I want a Slate truck and I don't think my current truck would be able to kick its ass. (Well, aside from off-roading, since the Slate doesn't have a 4x4 version yet. And, uh, ease of refueling in the wilderness. Hmm.)

Okay, so maybe it wouldn't be an upgrade in all ways, but IMO those tradeoffs are still worth it because the lack of telemetry and other enshittification means it's the first modern mass-market electric car (of any type, truck or otherwise) I'll be willing to own.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not a technology/research issue; it's an economics issue. Trucks simply need an absolutely huge battery pack to brute-force not only themselves but a boxy trailer through the air for hundreds of miles, and all but one of them don't actually have it (even at the very expensive prices they sell for).

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

IIRC, according to Aging Wheels on YouTube, of all the electric trucks, only one (the Chevy Silvarado) actually manages to have decent range while towing.

Think it might've been in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKf8smvGsA

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

It annoys me that Voyager is smart enough to save my comment text, but not smart enough to save the post URL so it can open back up to the same place.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

Yeah the electric pickup is such a no brainer for the US

Disagree. The truck market itself is a no brainer, but electric trucks have design challenges that electric sedans don't. Namely, aerodynamics, towing, and aerodynamics while towing. It is much harder to make an electric truck capable of doing "truck stuff" with a reasonable range and price compared to making an electric car.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Truly confident men aren't threatened by feminism. Acting in a way that earns the label "toxic masculinity" is itself a mark of weakness, not strength.

Just sayin'.

 
 
 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/46852721

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build roads and bridges instead.

So, what exactly is a “DEI bike lane?”

The Daily Wire pointed to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim that a series of 2021 grants funding bike lanes would serve to “improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change.”

Upon hearing “equity,” President Donald Trump’s goons can’t help but get triggered into attacking any federal spending that won’t benefit them directly. In reality, those Biden-era grants directed funds to build a new transit center in North Carolina, replace bridges in New Mexico, extend streets in New Hampshire, install traffic lights and crosswalks in Missouri, and install bike lanes in Seattle, among other projects. Now the financial status of these projects is unclear.

 

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/61209

A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents—especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential activity.


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cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/10923091

From the Atlanta Community Press Collective

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

#Atlanta #AtlantaPressCollective

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/50143863

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46763057

Hopefully my neighbors will rejoice as I no longer have to cut and drill steel.

My next goal is to find another junk trailer so I can get the wheels more centered and have better handling and keep the rear of the trailer from scraping when going up and down driveways.

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