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12-17-23, 02:13 PM
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WARNING, scary non C+V content
This will very likely become a thing, how long it takes remains to be seen. 
12-17-23, 02:26 PM
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Is it April 1 already? Who thought this was a good idea, let alone necessary?
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12-17-23, 02:53 PM
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Followed closely by wireless steering?
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12-17-23, 03:10 PM
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What's next: self-driving, electric powered bicycle.
Why even bother?
Why even bother?
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12-17-23, 03:25 PM
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They talk about better modulation but any hiccup might send you off the 1000ft dropoff unintentionally. 
12-17-23, 04:46 PM
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Then you pull the brake lever and the little screen only shows "connecting, please wait..."
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12-17-23, 05:33 PM
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12-17-23, 06:21 PM
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Fail safe. Brakes just lock up.
I don't see what the big deal is, wireless braking has been around for ages...
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12-17-23, 07:36 PM
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12-17-23, 07:41 PM
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I'm going to make a hand-held jammer.
That's wicked, I know, and I won't really do it. It is just a curmudgeonly response to stuff like this.
That's wicked, I know, and I won't really do it. It is just a curmudgeonly response to stuff like this.
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12-17-23, 08:25 PM
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12-18-23, 03:17 AM
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Oh, those are here already:
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12-18-23, 04:09 AM
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Sure, sounds like a great idea. Make it a monthly subscription for the best braking with regular system updates. Do you want the best braking possible? That's a $5 per month subscription. You don't want to pay? No problem, you get the "adequate" performance, nothing more.
Now everyone can afford Super Record and Dura-Ace, even if only for the weekend.
Now everyone can afford Super Record and Dura-Ace, even if only for the weekend.
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12-18-23, 05:25 AM
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...and 30 years from now, the F.C.C. and E.P.A. will finally admit that exposure to wireless transmissions at high intensity and/or long duration disrupt mitochondrial activity and cause cancer and are endocrine and neurological disruptors.
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12-18-23, 06:17 PM
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Next might be AI, autonomous steering and navigating bikes to match your Tesla.....
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12-18-23, 06:53 PM
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Sure, sounds like a great idea. Make it a monthly subscription for the best braking with regular system updates. Do you want the best braking possible? That's a $5 per month subscription. You don't want to pay? No problem, you get the "adequate" performance, nothing more.
Now everyone can afford Super Record and Dura-Ace, even if only for the weekend.
Now everyone can afford Super Record and Dura-Ace, even if only for the weekend.
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