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Why are you opposed to offbrand bricks? The way look at it the patents are expired and the purpose of patents is to enable a short term monopoly to create a profit motive for innovation. But after the patents expire then the invention belongs to everyone to build upon.

I dislike 1:1 copies of Lego sets. But copying the bricks is fine with me- and actually a good thing long term I think.

I am in the camp we need both infrastructure investments and bike subsidies in the short term. I think people will start demanding more Bike infra after they experience an ebike. And for much of suburban America utility biking without electric assist is really difficult due to terrain, climate or distance.

Why are you opposed to offbrand bricks? The way I look at it the patents are expired and the purpose of patents is to enable a short term monopoly to create a profit motive for innovation. But after the patents expire then the invention belongs to everyone to build upon.

I dislike 1:1 copies of Lego sets. But copying the bricks is fine with me- and actually a good thing long term I think.

I am over in the PNW but that sounds awesome!

Awesome! What type of boat? I own a banshee and love this video https://youtu.be/zSy3L9q11gk

Nice! I keep wanting to try bike camping but haven’t ever gotten organized enough to figure it out.

Checkout rebrickable.com

I am riding a Tern GSD S00 and have put about 100miles/mo on the bike in the last 18mo for errands and commutes to my 2 kids school.

I love the bike but the maintenance is quite a pain. In particular replacing brake pads is annoying due to all of the accessories. Also, the lock failed and a caliper exploded requiring a warranty replacement.

Cargo ebikes are awesome but it seems the hardware needs to be heavier duty to make maintenance less fussy.

100%! I need to figure out excuses for using the bike this summer now that there isn’t a school commute 🙃

Here is the study. https://ieefa.org/resources/norways-sleipner-and-snohvit-ccs-industry-models-or-cautionary-tales

Yeah, I agree. Maybe you misread my comment?

I am simply shocked at how every major auto manufacturer is essentially giving them that advantage too. Pretty impressive how incapable they all truly are.

These are really fun. Do you find the wood holds up well without cracking?

Great list of recommendations.

• The Andrewism YouTube Channel • Walkaway by Cory Doctorow • Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach • Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation • Fighting for the Future edited by Phoebe Wagner • Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler • Princess Mononoke from Studio Ghibli • The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin • Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin • Monk and Robot book series by Becky Chambers • Dear Alice from THE LINE • Dear Alice’ Decommodified Edition by Waffle To The Left • Our History Is the Future by Nick Estes • 3000-Year-Old Solutions to Modern Problems by Lyla June • Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

Wow cool thanks for sharing

Nice work putting on 1,000 miles without a commute! Do you mostly use it for shopping then?

Oh, you are opposed to offbrand bricks being discussed in the Lego community. Not just like opposed in general. I agree honestly. And I understand your position now :)