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lmorchard Les Orchard (at SDF) @lemmy.sdf.org

he / him; semi-hermit in PDX, USA; tinkerer; old adhd cat dad; serial enthusiast; editor-at-large for http://lmorchard.com; astra mortemque superare gradatim

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  • https://hackers.town/lmorchard
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Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
  • Yeah, totally. I'd also love to see like a rack of those for rent, every few blocks in my city. That'd be near perfect

  • Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
  • Yeah, I'm a weirdo with a cargo e-bike. Love it, except when it rains or snows.

    I'd love a sub-$20k street legal EV that skips the entertainment system and most other features. Just give me a weatherproof cabin with comfortable seats and a modest cargo capacity for groceries and small appliances. I'm only ever going to drive it for at most an hour around town and back. Maybe listen to a podcast from my phone. Stick solar panels on the roof and it'll probably always be topped off for how infrequently I drive. I'll rent something if I take a longer trip.

  • Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
  • That's not a reasonable thing to expect to have to do while driving. Sounds like the "you're holding it wrong" of cars

  • When you make your first comment on Lemmy
  • Good gif but wow is that a disturbing URL

  • What Do You Use SDF For?
  • I've kind of lurked around SDF since the mid 90s. (My first time on IRC was via SDF!) I keep meaning to participate more in the community, but my ADHD seems to give me a lack of object permanence with communities 😅

    Either way, I'm glad to be reminded periodically that SDF still exists and I ponied up for a membership a few years back. The shell account comes in handy, occasionally. Glad to see new services pop up from SDF. Happy to see things still trucking along!