Notices by bitey cat bite bite bite bite (cybermeow@cybre.space), page 92

Stop being naive about the electric cars 2017

@CobaltVelvet
Combustion engines are not all American muscle V8s. Lately even Ford have been optimizing air intake with forced induction to minimize gas useage and maximize cleanliness of emission.

@CobaltVelvet @Elizafox the vast majority of environmental impact from automobiles electric and petrol comes from manufacturing and unless you find a way to radically change manufacturing processes in all countries with relevant production humans will need to be distributed across more ecosystems anyways, it's the nature of being a booming population limited by space

@viomi also your car is just less fun, you can't control your transmission, you can't service it yourself to the same extent, there are less inputs like sound and vibration from the engine and fun matters.

@viomi your car is electric and new.... Which in tandem means that your car is made to be more disposable and has less recyclable and user serviceable parts, your car has less horsepower and a lower top speed, the production of your car sponsors imperialist conflict over the minerals we need for liion batteries, and your car will be filling up a landfill long before mine will. Maybe you shouldn't put electric cars on such a pedestal.

@CobaltVelvet because this aincient technology is a catalyst for human fulfilment in a way that electric motors will never be.

Also the idea that manufacturing lithium ion batteries in lieu of petrol engines will save the environment is naive and VC as fuck.

Hydrogen fuel cell will never be economically viable except as an excuse to continue having gas stations.

@CobaltVelvet @Elizafox there's a problem with this logic, see gas cars have more inputs for the human brain to latch on to, user controlled transmissions, loud sounds, big vibrations, gas cars are objectively more fun and something tells me your not going to be as appreciative when large swaths of the population hang on to their combustion engines

@CobaltVelvet well Id probably pour research into the creation of new and different hydrocarbons which is what we would be doing today if oil didn't fuel imperialism.

Your logic about corps destroying the planet is applicable to everything in production, this isn't a problem with cars themselves it's an issue with manufacturing and capitalism. Refusing to participate in the market and mitigating the demand for new cars is far more eco friendly then trashing old cars and making more landfills

@PinkCathodeCat Im not enough of a domestic guy to be divisive lol, as long as you aren't into subawu we can be friends XD

@CobaltVelvet you missed my point. The next war we fight will be over rare Earth metals and not oil

troubleshooting renderer issues is for people with more patience then me.

Ambiguous ass math questions

@tinybarks okay well there aren't many things left that I can enjoy and I cannot afford to be disengaged while driving or else I will start to view it as a chore. Driving stick allows me more freedom when I drive so long as I am responsible enough to not get into too much trouble.

@tinybarks that's cool, Toyota has a decent sloshbox in their ls430 and supposedly in their Celica too.

Gotta admit though, if you are actually competing with another driver then being able to undergear on demand is important.

@viomi @Pasty https://youtu.be/cNgxyL5zEAk

@tinybarks good for you.

@tinybarks im not talking about computers.

Im talking about computers and cars and fitness and painting and programming and fashion and fierarms and more. Im talking about a broad pattern of consumers lashing out against enthusiasts movements trying to popularize something that takes more effort but has more payoff.

Please make your own thread to rant about arch users.