Idiots like that only see in terms of volume rather than people moved.

So seeing a traffic jam, which might only have a hundred cars, is like a wet dream to them compared to seeing a thousand cyclists in half the amount of space.

It’s disturbing that somebody like that could even be in any position of power, let alone ministry of transportation.

Looks like cars should get that 1m wide lane, and give cyclists the full road, instead. 😂

These numbers are high, but just imagine if cycling infrastructure was a priority, rather than an afterthought that needs to be fought for every single day. I have no doubt that cyclists would outnumber drivers pretty much any time, and maybe that’s why drivers are getting increasingly more hostile.

I was shocked when my new realme, which uses the same tech, didn’t even break 30°C while charging at 8+ Amps (should be around 80W). This was in a relatively warm room (25°C) and using the case that came with it

That’s impressive. I’m looking at my phone now, not charging, but the screen is on, and it’s at 33C. LOL

AccuBattery needs a session to have 60% charged, so <20% to 80% works. Doesn’t need to be every single one.

It’s rare for me to get that low, even while charging to 80%. 😵

But yeah, every so often I’ll let it drain, then do a 100% charge to see what’s up. I don’t like doing that, because even Accubattery says that takes up more of a charge cycle than charging conservatively.

I do like the trend chart, although, the battery health on that actually went UP 5% between March and May 😱

Why on earth are Canadians STILL in the States? Get out of there! Like, WTF are you doing? You are in a HOSTILE country, and you will not have a good time there.

Wipe your ass with that.

As demonstrated in Montreal, Toronto, Paris (France), Netherlands (pick any city), Berlin, San Francisco, and every other place that takes transportation seriously, you have to degrow car-centric infrastructure to build people moving infrastructure, including bike lanes.

The growing urban population needs to find more sustainable ways to get around, because you can never satisfy car-centric infrastructure. “One more lane, bro” isn’t an actual solution to anything.

Unexplained deaths…

found dead after allegedly falling out of a window of his home

reportedly accidentally falling down numerous flights of stairs

died after falling out of the sixth-storey window of a hospital.

was found dead in his Moscow apartment along with the bodies of his wife and 13-year-old daughter.

was found dead after apparently falling from the 16th floor of a highrise apartment

Russia: “Natural causes.”

And my feeling is that they aren’t using the gains from this to make the batteries last, as SUPERVOOC is faster than pretty much every other standard. That makes me think they turned in any and all gains in battery health, for speed.

There is a setting to explicitly benefit from using an official charger and cable, but I don’t know if it’s on by default (it’s disabled on my phone).

That said, the heat while charging is about the same as the heat from holding the phone in my hand (around 38C), and doesn’t get much hotter than that while gaming thanks to pass-through charging.

My Samsung was definitely hotter, and would overheat if charging while doing anything like GPS navigation. But my last Samsung was a Note 10+, and so things may have very well changed since then.

You may want to use something like AccuBattery

Already do, and have for years.

But AccuBattery doesn’t seem to play nice with the OP13, with many users reporting lower battery health from the start (80-90%), and inaccurate capacity (<1000 mAh less than the designed capacity).

Coupled with the fact that it’s only accurate if you are constantly charging from below 15% to 100%, these are ranges that I rarely get my phone into.

Even though battery longevity is important to me, since I no longer replace my phones “every year”, it really would be best if these damn things had user-replaceable batteries that were readily available. 😫

I will note that the intersection that this happened at does not have any safe cycling infrastructure. Shame on Kitchener.

Isn’t one plus one of the brands that has their own fast charging tech, that’s extra fast?

Yes, but…

OnePlus offloads heat to the charger, so the phone actually doesn’t get hot while charging. This fact alone would IMPROVE charge cycles, even at fast speeds.

But OnePlus also uses quite a few “tricks” to preserve battery health. Did the test include those features or did they turn them off. And if they turned them off, did they do the same with the Samsung phones (which have similar battery-health preserving options)?

I’ve had my OP13 since the day it came out (around 5-6 months) and keep it charged to 80% (built-in feature) and only charge it to 100% when I’ll be out for the day and need to use GPS with max screen brightness. Battery health is still 100%.

I’ve owned a lot of Samsung phones before that, and the battery health was the only reason I’ve needed to replace them. So, I’m glad to see that the EU is taking charge cycles into account.

One piece of the puzzle that the numbers don’t mention, is that the smaller battery of the Samsung phones means you’ll be charging more often (i.e. more charge cycles) vs. something like a OP13 with a larger battery and excellent battery life (i.e. fewer charge cycles for the same use). Maybe that balances things out, but I’m still shocked that Sammy can get 1000 more charge cycles, which is YEARS more battery health than the other brands.

edit: clarity

This just recently happened.

Last year, we had a smoke detector with a 10-year built-in battery that was giving false positives. The manufacturer replaced it under warranty, but because I still needed to dispose of it properly, I just put it in the basement until I had time to get rid of it.

Since that time, it had not beeped once.

Two weeks ago, it started beeping, but only a few seconds and maybe once a day. Annoying, but whatever, it was going to be thrown out anyway.

But then it did it more often, until finally, it was going nuts one morning last week, and I had to permanently disable it.

As it turns out, that evening, a house on our block went up in flames. A total loss. None of the other smoke detectors, CO2 detectors, CO detectors, or even air quality meters picked up on anything that day.

Coincidence? Perhaps. I can’t explain it at all.

1,000 charge cycles: OnePlus 13

Hmm. This one has newer silicone-carbon lithium-ion batteries, which should actually increase charge cycles, so what’s happening here?

The American government is openly hostile to our country. We can piss on, burn, or use their flag to dry our dogs. But don’t fly it.

We’re just getting started. Once we establish new paths to trade, we won’t even bother looking back.

Old phones were like this! It was super easy to replace screens, batteries, etc. on smartphones 10 years ago. Then everything became glued, sealed, and enshittified.

Yes, Bazzite and Bluefin are more popular for sure. But I like Aurora as a daily driver (more for power users), and have Bluefin installed in other laptops and our TV’s miniPC for its “Chrome OS” feel and simplicity.

But any option is better than Mint, IMO. Mint feels unfinished and was not very stable. Aurora and Bluefin are the only linux distros that I haven’t broken in 24h. LOL

Mint feels a little sloppy, though.

I would much rather suggest Bluefin, which is from the same group as Bazzite. And if you are a fan of KDE (or a more Windows-like UI), then Aurora is an excellent one, too.

They are all atomic, so users can’t really mess them up.

😂😂😂 Can’t pay a fee if you don’t go! 🤡🤡🤡

If it’s pouring rain outside, would you rather sit in a car or on a bike?

100% bike. It’s fun! A rain poncho, and you’re set.

Also, a road trip in a car while it rains would suck.

If there’s a blizzard outside, would you rather sit in a car or on a bike?

Neither. But I’m from Canada and bike through the winter. Also more enjoyable than driving in the winter 😀

Our cameras directly benefit the community, so people who destroy them here are criminals with no redeeming justification.

No, but $100+ to a poor person could be the difference between literal life and death.

Sure, but nobody is compelling someone to break traffic laws. Someone who can’t afford a fine will probably drive way more cautiously.

But very few poor people can even afford a car these days, so this doesn’t seem like a real concern.

The solution to this is sliding scale fines. The better off you are the more you get fined.

I do agree with that. And more than that, the consequences should include lost time. Imagine some rich asshole who has to do 40 hours of community service. They’d look like a total ass in front of their boss or employees.