I am all for stopping it, but the politicians suggesting these bans have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about or how damn near impossible it would be to actually accomplish: Fight it? Absolutely! It’s stupid as hell and will be a complete waste of time and money.

It will 100% not stop anyone with even moderate technical ability, but yes, it should still be fought against.

They’re not doing so great, but also, if someone really wants to use an encrypted connection there’s ways around it even in places like Russia and China.

They’re legally banned but that has not stopped the use of VPNs in the countries that tried to ban them, there are already multiple ways around the efforts to stop them.

All modern cars are vulnerable, not just EVs. If you wanted something “hackerproof”, get an older vehicle with manual transmission and no infotainment center. No drive or brake by wire.

Bonus: If your battery ever dies, you can push start a manual vehicle!

This article seems a little misinformed: VPNs are still regularly used in business and are necessary for companies to function. That’s still probably their primary use if I had to guess.

People who are trying to ban them clearly have no clue what they’re doing as banning VPNs would be an absolute disaster, not just for privacy minded people or folks who want to watch something region locked, but for the basic tech functions of just about any sizeable business.

I had someone tell me I was full of shit and a coward for suggesting a full face helmet and protective gear for downhill skating (for reference, DH skating can get you traveling at highway speeds). They were talking about if you wore a helmet, a regular park helmet would be totally fine because they’re designed for skateboarding falls.

I tried to explain that park skating and DH are two totally different things, which need different gear and skills, but they just kept doubling down on their crazy bullshit. It was either a troll or an insane person but either way, I regret wasting my time on their bullshit. Hopefully the person we were trying to help just ignored their stupid ass. I should really stop going to reddit…

Sounds like you should adjust your subscriptions?

That’s me, and I commute on cheap entry level bikes and e-bikes. Sometimes I even skateboard or walk! It’s not without risks, but you’re statistically more likely to die from living a sedentary lifestyle: In fact, even mountain biking is statistically beneficial to your health, despite the risks of serious injury. People really underestimate how bad sitting around in a car for huge chunks of our lives is.

edit: lmao at the downvote, really???

I don’t know about most, however, it’s not unheard of to plant a heckler who you’ve rehearse with. Probably not a standard practice, but it’s happened.

Stop on by !micromobility@lemmy.world - I commute almost every day on a bike or e-bike (sometimes I even skate).

Probably my childhood home that I grew up in.

Nah, just toss a couple more trash cans under it and you’ll be fine! Don’t worry about fancy stuff like actually fixing it.

It’s layers of protection: Brilliant!

What? It’s fine, there’s a drain in the floor!

That is some impressive fuckuppery!

I drank once when I was 17 but didn’t really care for it (rootbeer and vodka, not great, not terrible).

Fair point, even with guns there’s spall that can get you if the bullets hit something hard, but the fact that we don’t use this kind of design kinda highlights that it’s not worth the trade off of visibility vs protection.

Good luck taking a round to the head even with this thing on.

A Debian based distro is probably your best bet (Mint is my favorite, but there’s a few options including Ubuntu and of course Debian itself).

Hasselback^2