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A quick stop while riding home, because I thought a picture at this spot would look nice 😅

I've been using a reusable 36oz/1L plastic "flip lid" bottle from Bezos's market - this is my third one (sadly replaced almost on a yearly basis) since I keep accidentally breaking the lids.

It practically comes everywhere with me - walking, cycling, in my backpack. This lid is starting to crack at the hinge and the latch though, but don't really want to replace it with the same thing again.

How long have you had you had your current bottle, and how are you finding it so far?

It's probably too early to get excited over this - Apple needs to implement repair friendly measures first before we take this at face value, instead of their previous IRP program & self-repair 'token gestures' to appease legislators.

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Recently picked up new polyester shorts for riding, and it's made it so much more comfortable for longer rides compared to the previous cotton shorts. Feel like it doesn't restrict my legs as much, allowing me to put some more power down going uphill.

That aside, the store assistant noticed that I altered their reusable insulated bag to slide onto a pannier rack, and thought it was interesting 😅. Will probably need to pick up an expensive cycling bag (which I originally wanted to avoid) to haul heavier shopping... not sure if it's worth risking it with this DIY one

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Amazon and Walmart continue to sell old discontinued Chromebooks which no longer recieve security updates, while independent repairers have restricted ability to sell on the platform due to "quality control".

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Saw this posted on !technology@lemmy.ml and thought ideal to crosspost here too

At the end of Q2 2023, Backblaze was monitoring 245,757 hard drives and SSDs in our data centers around the world. Of that number, 4,460 are boot drives, with 3,144 being SSDs and 1,316 being HDDs.

This graph looks at the annual failure rate for drives more than 5 years old. The higher capacity ones look a little bit concerning IMO. This is discussed within a short section later on in the blog post.

Hey all 👋

I'm trying to add my @lemann@lemmy.world account as a moderator to the !bikecommuting@lemmy.world community, which is currently moderated remotely by @lemann@lemmy.one.

This action has been successfully applied on lemmy.one, as visible in the @lemann@lemmy.world moderated communities on that instance:

https://lemmy.one/u/lemann@lemmy.world

This change doesn't appear to have federated to the same profile on lemmy.world however:

https://lemmy.world/u/lemann

Would it be possible to assist with this issue, or maybe point me to any further channels that could be able to assist?

Thanks in advance

When I first started out shopping by bike, I pretty much stuffed my backpack full. I had an MTB so a pannier wasn't really an option. If things ended up not fitting, my handlebars came to the rescue to hold the rest of the bags.

With my current bike however, things are a little different. The rear pannier rack enables a few more options and things to try...

Carabiner

Tried and tested, never failed me yet. Using the carabiner I can carry a pretty heavy bag on the rear pannier, without shelling out $$ for an expensive cycling bag.

The bag does stick out a bit depending on how packed it is, which is something to be aware of.

Motorcycle helmet clips

These mainly allow me to secure boxes and water bottles to the top of the pannier rack, while still being able to quickly attach and detach shopping bags from the side.

While the helmet clips themselves have been flawless, the bags themselves have been less than stellar - every single one of them have ripped so far ☹️

DIY pannier bag

I did consider getting a proper cycling rack bag... but they're a bit costly and can't really be used for much else.

After some research I made my own, using a reusable 'cooler' shopping bag from a supermarket, and a cheap pannier attachment kit. I had some short bolts, nyloc nuts and washers available to put it together.

It's so much more convenient to use than the other two methods above, but I haven't put it to the test yet with heavy shopping. The zip is a pretty nice touch to keep shopping cool and dry.

How do you guys carry your shopping, or any goods in general?

Following another setback in its legal dispute with Sony Music, Quad9 has decided to block pirate site Canna worldwide. The court-ordered block was initially restricted to Germany but the music label complained that VPNs and a mobile network still allowed Germans to access the pirate site. Quad9, meanwhile, has appealed the underlying court judgment.

Ultimately, Quad9 hopes that the lower court’s blocking order will be overturned on appeal. It will continue to fight the case, even if that takes several years.

This sets a really bad precedent going forward... a bit of a low blow for Sony to go after a non-profit that doesn't have an army of lawyers

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The IAA considers privacy enthusiasts and users who block ads to be extremist.

They also criticise Apple's decision to give users the option to opt out of 3rd party tracking in apps. I'm not sure if the IAA realises advertising can still exist without tracking being a part of it!

Synopsis

In this video Louis reads the transcript of a meeting held by the International Advertising Association back in January this year.

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Reddit's infamous ModCodeOfConduct has reopened the r/OpenAI community, calling for new moderators.

Just like with the r/HomeAutomation takeover 2 weeks ago, it seems Reddit has yeeted out all the old mods regardless of their stance.

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