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    there were a load of Uber bikes outside the studios as I left, so I decided to sign up and take one and spoil someone's journey home.

    I paid about twice the value of a bus journey to get home to exercise, cycle like a spastic and nearly kill myself a couple of times.

    I'm still unsure of the cost/benefit analysis here.

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    • funmonospaced
    • the value vs fun & convenience isn't too bad for one person. as soon as there's more than one of you an Uber or cab becomes cheaper.BuddhaHat
    • you should hack them...which is probably easier than building egg throwing drones nowadays.uan
    • people throw them in trash cans and start them on fire here
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    • sign you're getting old.pango
    • Lime scooters are absolute fun.garbage
    • @uan They're actually pretty hard to hack. You need to know how to disable the tx/rx because they phone home immediately if something is wrong.garbage
    • Then they brick it, and put a pin on your location.garbage
    • If one *were* to do this, they would need to ride it very far away, disable the transmitter, do some sidewalk soldering..garbage
    • ..because it's not just a software hack. Then figure out a way to retcon a charging station. It's not worth it at all.garbage
    • That's why you can find ebikes of every brand tossed in lakes or destroyed in Seattle: idiot junkies that didn't know what they were getting into.garbage
    • The youth her in London just heavily kickstart them, knocking out whatever lock mechanism they have, resulting in a very clicky rideNairn
    • So Uber keeps them rotation after the wheel lock has been shattered? Seems about right.garbage
    • They also clock in at around 60lbs, which is an accidental theft deterrent. Anybody around here that actually pulls what off what I described above..garbage
    • ..let's just say it exceeds the abilities, intelligence, and determination of Seattle gutterpunks.garbage
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