Living without America https://statusq.org/archives/2026/01/07/13491/
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Not Just Bikes π³π±
@notjustbikes
A cranky old guy who has been places and seen things.
No, I am not going to bridge to Bluesky, and I am not going to create a PeerTube channel. Please stop asking.
Do not re-post my posts (or screenshots of my posts) on other platforms. These posts are meant only for Mastodon.
I remember when the DMCA was first being proposed and I was trying to tell anyone and everyone that anti-circumvention would be disastrous. I must admit that I had no idea how bad it would be.
I knew that media companies would use it to enforce DRM, but I had no idea that John Deere would use it to brick tractors or that Medtronic would use it to stop hospitals from repairing ventilators.
This talk at the Chaos Communication Congress in Germany is well worth a watch. β¨ @doctorow makes the most compelling case I've heard for the EU to (finally) ditch anti-circumvention laws.
Snow, bicycles, and a remarkably quiet morning commute. New post and video with almost eight minutes of calm from Utrecht.
https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/back-to-work-in-the-snow-a-winter-morning-by-bicycle/
Car Brain.
There's a lot of stupid in the world, but here's some more. For those of you not in San Francisco: we have an old freeway running right past the ocean. It is falling into the ocean, and for decades had been closed like 20% of the time as...
https://jwz.org/b/yk1T
I love Amsterdam when it snows, but omfg the number of drivers sliding around with summer tires on their cars ... π
Thankfully traffic was light, as most people were smart enough to stay home or take public transit instead.
Dutch consumers tv-show asks victims of SUVs for experiences!
They ask "experiences, as drivers of SUVs but especially as bicyclists and pedestrians, or as those with a lived experience with the emergency services'
From inhabitants of the Netherlands, but they can probably translate any language you are comfortable with.
We tracked like 17 million train arrivals last year to see where delays happen, and this is the result πΊοΈ
Find out the best and worst stations, routes and times of day in our 2025 Wrapped overview: https://chuuchuu.com/2025wrapped
(on that note, we have a new website so check that out too)
RE: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/115753003267807976
About to hop on! Join us if you can!