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Komoot's big discount.

I'd be careful with komoot. They've been operating at a pretty big loss and they were just bought out by a company that has a tendency to rinse a products features for money until everyone leaves. They'll then sell it on having (in their eyes) hopefully made a profit.

Maybe this will be different, but I doubt it.

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Aussie Ad

I've wondered this for a while, is a car dependant society creating a general senae of selfishness?

Like if you walk everywhere, I feel your behaviour will be rounded out via interactions with others, but in a car you're removed from seeing the human effect your actions have, it allows you to detach your humanity because it happens outside your cage, you're only concerned for what's happening inside thr cage.

Not everyone obviously, cycling around the overwhelming majority of drivers are all good, but as a general trend I do wonder

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“Lab leak” marketing page replaces federal hub for COVID resources

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I remember that the foot and mouth outbreak in the UK was a lab accident, procedure failed and a lot of bovine were culled and some people died in truly horific ways.

I don't understand why it's so political to say that it's likely that covid may have had a similar start. It happens, it's terrible, it's not helpful when you're directly fighting it to focus your energy on blame but if this was a lab leak, shouldn't we now be focused on tightening regulations on bio-experimentaion in order to reduce the risk of this occurring again? Global treaties on how to approach such research, share procedure to keep everyone safe.

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E-Bikes Are Real Bikes—and They’re Great for Everyone

They're bikes but I'm Marmite on them.

The people riding them are often inexperienced who can buy better performance without putting in the time to learn how to wield that. The number of mountain bikers I run into who pass closely on uphill sections only to slow down to a crawl at the slightest descent is infuriating.

Worse is the lime type bikes that allow complete cycling novices suddenly travel at 15mph on shared paths with absolutely no respect for anyone around them.