I'm really doubting this is the case. It seems much more likely to be due to zoning laws.
What if it's both? People drive everywhere because zoning forces car infrastructure everywhere. There's few to no safe places to walk/bike anymore.
Readit Newsmperham commented on Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free riviantrackr.com/news/riv... · Posted by u/doctoboggan
mperham commented on Yadea is coming to the Western market newatlas.com/motorcycles/... · Posted by u/breve
The US desperately needs some competition in the EV motorcycle space.
There are several players but they still seem boutique and and way over what the price should be.
I'd argue the competition is already here: e-bikes. Regulation and safety concerns mean motorcycles will always be niche.
mperham commented on Socialist ends by market means: A history lucasvance.github.io/2100... · Posted by u/sirponm
99% of zoning is just class-based segregation.
Do you think it’s a coincidence that the top two countries are completely flat?
No, but I think it’s because e-bikes have only come into widespread use in the last decade. It takes decades to build high quality infrastructure and those countries are the ones that could make bikes work for the general population before e-bikes were available.
This is not as simple as it sounds. Just yesterday I had a call with the Delft university of technology in Netherland, they want me to add some features on the free version of my FOSS product [1] but they did not want to pay anything. Over the last month, I was in contact with a 800B publicly traded company for a 1.8k per year invoice, once we agreed on the general direction they kept adding expectations, first was to sign tons of paperwork with their security checklist, legal stuff which took a few days but when they start asking for things that would take potentially weeks more, I invite them to do extras on a contracting basis, since them I have never heard back and of course they never paid a dime. I have literally tons of stories like this from governments to F500. In my bubble the paid support plan mostly work with US entities.
Really: add a zero to your price. These companies burn millions on procurement bureaucracy. Make them pay for your misery.
mperham commented on I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon blog.joinmastodon.org/202... · Posted by u/Tomte
This is an indescribably devastating loss for a project that, whatever its imperfections, can fairly lay claim to the most intellectually consistent and sincere adherence to FOSS, privacy, and decentralization of any major social media project. Eugene has proven a spectacular and indispensable developer, and I don't know that Mastodon has the ability to move on without him. I want to praise Eugen but the uncomfortable truth is I think Mastodon as a project may not recover from losing him. Though I hope to be proven wrong.
He's stepping down as CEO. He'll still contribute. Most gifted technical people are not strong organizational leaders so it's mature to recognize your own limits and find someone else who can fill that role.
mperham commented on Minisforum Stuffs Entire Arm Homelab in the MS-R1 jeffgeerling.com/blog/202... · Posted by u/kencausey
More than anything, reading this review acts as an ad for the Mac Mini M4. $600, with performance and efficiency well beyond the other options.
mperham commented on The Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund rustfoundation.org/media/... · Posted by u/amalinovic
It's interesting to note that this doesn't actually discuss any funding details. Who, how much, when, how? The devil is always in the details.