Interesting.

instance migration (Lemmy instance could become a Piefed instance)

So 2 possibilities: a Lemmy community could migrate to a Piefed server, or a Lemmy server could become a Piefed server.

Makes sense that both should be possible. As I understand it, both fit the forum paradigm (or whatever the term is) of ActivityPub.

What’s important to me (and I’d argue for the fediverse too) is that we limit the amount of fragmentation and splintering and forking and egos in all this.

Interesting, thanks.

I think it will be a very interesting day when communities can move instances (I believe that is being worked on)

Including from Lemmy to Piefed?

#2 looks more like an ass than a tit.

IMO, Piefed has the potential to be much more “sticky” than Lemmy.

Why, and when should I expect all my Lemmy posts to disappear into the ethereal dustbin of history? (Serious question on both counts.)

First off, all these brands and model names! If you’re frugal (I certainly am) then you should be very wary of spending over the odds in order to fund a marketing budget. Another problem with showy brands is that they make you a target for thieves.

A bike is a bike. It’s mostly a bunch of mix-and-match spare parts made of metal (or else by Shimano). This is why (IMO!) the case is weak for spending $$$ on a big-brand bike, unlike for example a high-tech gadget which is essentially a black box. Unless, of course, what you’re looking for is the label itself.

Anyway. Go electric. Seriously. I say that a former serious cyclist who has done lots of touring. It makes cycling less of a PITA and so more likely that your new toy won’t be abandoned in a closet in a few months time. If you were in Europe I’d recommend secondhand or something from Decathlon. If those are out then you could do worse than ordering direct from one of the new Chinese marques. Like mine, an electric fat bike which I’ve posted several pics of here. I’ve done 3000 km on it since last year, all touring. It’s extremely reliable and I didn’t pay hundreds of bucks for a fancy label.

Another clue I shamefully missed!

For reference, Paris (France) has had a scheme like this for several years. No lottery, the rebate is 50% of the purchase price capped at 400€.

So my e-bike cost me 800€ instead of 1200. The bike needs to be registered with an official ID (it’s now mandatory for bikes in France, it’s like having a dog). And of course be on the list of EU-regulation-respecting models, which is (unfortunately) quite short.

BUT. It seems that as of this year the rebate is means-tested (like Washington). To incomes of <10,000€, so you now have to be pretty poor to qualify. But bike usage has exploded in Paris so perhaps the scheme has done its job.

IIRC Darwin spent much of Origin of Species talking about it. That and, um, worms.

Amazing. Did not know that but it figures.

Well, well. Looks like you’ve got to the bottom of it. That would explain the ring too.

I was taken in by a virtuoso pigeon artist!

It must have escaped. It was getting a lot of attention at the cafe, but from children. The staff were completely uninterested, presumably because they knew it already. In my experience individual pigeons tend to frequent exactly the same haunts.

Got a good look, if it was painted it was an amazing job. (PS: it was exactly that.) See added photos. As mentioned, it’s not the first I’ve seen (completely different places).

Yes, I think there may have been a ring, that’s definitely a clue I should have been paying more attention to. Too distracted by the fabulous paint job!

Seriously though, I suspect a genetic quirk. Pigeons do have unusual variations due to the human selection in their history. You sometimes see ones with feathered feet for that reason. Like dogs, basically.

PS: looks like your theory is correct. The invisible hand turns out to be very human. I’m impressed.

Location mentioned: Teruel, capital of Spanish province of same name. Cafe on main square.

Price: 1200 € of which I got rebated 400 (!) by Paris regional government as part of their effort to bribe people to get on bikes.

Distance per charge: yesterday I did 75km with 1000m of uphill. That was a big day, too much, but I arrived with 2 bars of battery left. Basically by limiting the power level to 1/5. That means the motor targets about 15 km/h. In theory you just have to turn the pedals, in practice you have to help quite a lot on hills.

Time to charge: 4 hours or so.

Paniers: none, it’s literally a single backpack that I’ve bungeed to the rack. Very practical, this is always the way I’ve done touring and here it’s even better since the smallish wheels help to lower the center of gravity.

Seat: heavily cushioned! Significantly more comfortable than a standard bike but I suspect the real difference is made by the double (front and rear) suspension. I’ve done touring on a recumbent, this is not as comfortable as that (impossible!) but definitely much better than a normal touring bike. I was skeptical about that and it’s a pleasant surprise.

Water resistance is fine, I’ve ridden in driving rain without issues.

The one issue I’ve had (in 3000km!) is with the cadence sensor. It began to wobble, which caused the motor to cut out intermittently, very annoying indeed. Once I worked out what was going on, I fixed it (with tape!) and all was good again.

Stop spamming this community. Reported.

Interesting. By couching your skepticism in very dull (but no doubt accurate) legalese, you managed to avoid getting brigaded for effectively dissenting from the (also very dull) jaded-US-progressive groupthink in this community.

The danger of retaining one’s purity is that you risk forfeiting influence over what may (very well) happen anyway.

American robins seem to be fatter and gaudier than their European counterparts. Just saying.

So that’s what it looks like. I know this bird mainly thru the all-hearing ear of my bird-ID app.

Predictably insightful.

multiple groups that prioritize different paired corners of this people-information-scale triangle

Fact remains that we’re struggling mainly with the scale corner here.

As a counterpoint, I’ve used it for the best part of a decade, every single day, without a single issue.

My experience is anecdata. So is yours and OP’s.