Funny how something not being ‘profitable’ for six weeks becomes newsworthy once it returns to the black.

These coal plants are in their last few years of operation as a stopgap until enough renewable infrastructure is built to replace them. I prefer these things to be used for a bit longer than have more methane power plants constructed. Evidently Germany feels the same given the reduction of 20GW to 10GW capacity over the next six years.

This study was supported by BHP through the Spatio TEmporaL expLorAtion for Resources ‘STELLAR’ project…

Good god what a backronym.

For anyone as unfamiliar with Danish politicians as I am, that picture is of Morten Messerschmidt at Mar-a-Lago last year, and the person that told Trump to fuck off is Anders Vistisen. Both of the Danish People’s Party, but not the same person that’s let themselves go.

Sidenote, I dislike that political parties are allowed to name themselves. Like MBech wrote, that party doesn’t care about people at all. Unless of course, they look so homogeneous that someone across the world would mistake them for the same person.

I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting for any meaningful time unfortunately, however e-bikes aren’t an Italy specific problem. If anything, the situation by your description is a failure of lawmakers to create classifications for this new technology as it was emerging, and that is an issue every government around the globe experiences. Technology always outpaces rule of law.

I don’t doubt that there are a lot of these modified e-bikes racing around, but claiming nearly all of anything is operating out of the norm strikes me as quite off centre. Even sitting at a cafe or a park bench and using tally counters to track obvious e-bikes compared to non obvious e-bikes would reveal a ratio more closely resembling sales volumes of bikes vs e-bikes than what that operation in Milan put on display.

Regardless, we’re sort of straying from the point here. The law as implemented in New Jersey is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We shouldn’t be making rules about the fastest moving e-bikes and applying them to every subcategory. As the law stands, some overzealous officer could interpret this Ducati to be subject to licensing and insurance requirements.

I suppose there is something to be said for simple modifications, though bikes are relatively simple overall. I’m hesitant against making them difficult to work on as I wouldn’t want to see a future when you must visit a repair shop to change a tire or something like that.

I had a read of the article you linked in another comment claiming ‘80% of e-bikes are illegal’. After a touch of searching around, I saw some numbers showing roughly a quarter million e-bikes have been sold annually in Italy over the last few years. Over the two days of that operation, the sample size was only 71 e-bikes. That’s not particularly representative - though it does make a flashy headline.

Something I keep in mind when I encounter aggressive drivers on the road is that they are one of a thousand other cars I’ve driven by that day. Negative experiences tend to be more noticeable than the nominal sort. Besides that, it occurs to me if the authorities in Milan believed this to be as widespread as it may seem to the average pedestrian, they would do this regularly as it seems it would bring in €200,000 a day.

For what it’s worth, I do like that they immediately confiscated those e-bikes. Between that and the €7,000 fine, sounds a good penalty to keep people from doing it again.

While I agree with your example, this law also applies to an 82 year old on a step thru that has a power limit of 15mph.

It’s a bit of a misguided approach, seemingly signed into law by a Governor on his last day in office.

I haven’t seen any complaints about this law in regards to these fast bikes you’re describing. The problem with this law is that it also applies to everything below, regardless of top speed.

An electric bike with no throttle control that only provides power under 20kmh and when the rider is actively pedalling would still required to have licensing and insurance. That’s the trouble with this type of blanketed solution to the problem.

This viewpoint is exactly how this law got passed.

No consideration for the electric bikes that either only assist when pedalling, nor throttle controlled bikes that only get to 15-20mph.

Imagine if the laws surrounding atv’s were changed to include ‘anything with four wheels that doesn’t operate primarily on a roadway’, and now someone in an electric wheelchair needs insurance and licencing to get around ‘legally’.

Creating rules for Formula 1 cars that also apply to a Toyota Corolla might not be the best idea.

Am I missing something, or did Murphy sign this on his last day in office?

This is a nice example of how starting a business doesn’t mean you can run it. The previous owner went to cut hours, sold the place shortly after, and now it’s more successful while cooperatively operating. People should realise that working with their staff is more effective than floating above them.

Between the two I’d prefer coal use over methane. Not that either is better than renewables, but until there’s enough supply we’ll have to do something. Unfortunately, the energy companies have been saying that for decades while simultaneously dragging their feet. Imagine how far ahead we’d be if Exxon and BP had went toe to toe on wind vs solar.

As long as there’s an uptick in renewable market share each year, I’ll be content. At least it’s being built faster than dirty power.

The one dimensional brains in the comments on these videos are always good for a laugh. Yes, the solution to a slow moving tram is of course to rip out the tracks and give the space back to cars.

Life must be difficult when no problem is ever worked through. Shirt button fall off? Buy a new shirt. Car tire get a puncture? Time for a new car. Lose the house keys? Get the realtor on the phone.

I’ve no doubt changes could be made to make this line useful, but I’m less confident the people involved in directing those changes have much of an understanding to what needs doing.

Oh I couldn’t speak on their modern build quality as mine is from 2014, back when Sony still owned Vaio. I wouldn’t choose it over a Macbook to use as a racquet, but that wasn’t the intended use case then nor would it be now.

I did use an Acer laptop for a bit once and that thing must have been damaged or something because the hinge was so loose it would slowly open up when I was typing. Eventually I remember propping it against something to keep from constantly adjusting it. Fortunately my Vaio doesn’t suffer such an issue.

Anecdotally, I just picked mine up in a similar fashion and despite being uncomfortable from the imbalance, it seems to hold up fine. Might depend on the gesticulation factor - I gave it a ‘tree in the breeze’ sort of motion but not a ‘wacky inflatable tube man’ kind haha.

I take my Vaio on the go from time to time but similarly don’t often see much else but Macbooks. People with tablets and keyboards are becoming a more common sight though.

“It’s not enough anymore to say, ‘I can work hard,'” Dimon said in a recent interview with CNN. “In the old days, you could be in 10th grade, go get a factory [job] in Detroit, and eventually you could afford a family, a home, a car, and that may not be true anymore.” - CEO, JPMorgan

If only there were something that could be done about that, Mr Eight Figure Salary.

If this becomes law, it’ll be interesting to see how they handle a bunch of 20mph motorcycle bikes on the freeways.

That’s what you choose to focus on? I’m not going to get into the minutiae of what a law is.

My overarching point here was that this omission may have been a purposeful tactic, and that I don’t believe a misstep taints the institution as a whole. I attempted to bring this to a polite close once you confirmed the inflexibility of your point of view.

Consider yourself to have won this conversation if that’s what you need.

The world isn’t as black and white as you seem to perceive it. Even saying the Smithsonian ‘folded’ is hyperbolic. They seem to have simply complied with a law, just like they have fire suppression, first aid kits, railings at staircases, etc.

It’s fine and dandy for a person to think and believe they’d never commit an act of violence, but if they see someone trying to strangle a child, that person isn’t going to shrug their shoulders and say ‘I have my principles’ while they go about their merry way.

Evidently you and I are of two different schools of thought, but nonetheless it’s appreciated that you answered my question.

Cheers for that.

“At every one of New York City’s darkest periods, nurses showed up to work. They’re value is not negotiable, and their value is not up for debate,” Mamdani said.

I like this guy more and more as the days go by.