cestvrai

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Nobody takes a train from Germany to France in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

The ICE restaurant car always cures the delay blues, at least for me :)

Tesla Full-Self Driving Veers Off Road, Hits Tree, and Flips Car for No Obvious Reason (No Serious Injuries, but Scary) in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a 45 minute high speed train commute to a busy end-of-line station. I can sleep, read, work, or just stare out the window and think.

Same commute is probably twice as long by car during rush hour.

Car plows into crowd outside Espanyol vs. Barcelona, injuring 13 people; police call it an accident in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I started calling them “potentially fatal car crashes”. Even the “small” ones… us humans are delicate.

Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dunno about NYC but I complain about traffic noise in the surveys that my city sends on occasion.

Spring is here, show me your bikes! in c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My new (used) city bike. Mostly used for the train station and dog running.

Google’s dominance on search is declining – for the first time ever! in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

I still include Google results in my Searx.

Definitely miss the good ol’ days where it was optimized to give the best results. Same goes for Netflix recommendations back in the the DVD mailer days…

Oxford Professor: Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I live in a similar climate and use rain pants.

Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee -2 points 2 months ago

Sounds super cereal…

*deleted by creator* in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

We have I-Root and K-Root in Europe, these are certainly used…

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Simple joy from repairs? (lemm.ee)
 

Our washing machine broke last week and the first thought was to buy a replacement but I wanted to at least attempt a repair first.

The machine would still fill and empty water, but the dishes remained dry and there was a burning smell. So, I unplugged it, tipped it over and popped open the bottom cover.

Aside from the controller, the dishwasher was very simple: a drainage pump, a circulation pump, a heating element and some solenoid valves. A multimeter showed the (main suspect) circulation pump still had continuity which narrowed the search down to the pump’s starting capacitor. Seven euros and a few days later and it’s back in action!

The simple fix really gave me a sense of joy and satisfaction. It feels great to extend the use of something that I already have rather than need to consume more.

Can anyone relate? Any good repair stories?

I’m a big fan of the right to repair movement.