Tootfinder

eBike Nerdery
So the full decision matrix is:
- BBS02 48V 500W (750W) (a minor upgrade); would let me use a better battery and have a better margin when the battery gets low.
- BBSHD 48V or 52V (1000W); can be run with an extra spicy 52V battery for more power
- TSDZ8 48V 750W (1200W peak), the reengineered TSDZ2 with actual thermal capacity
- TSDZ16 48V 1000W (not sure what peak but geez that's a lot of motor)
- DM02 48V 500W (A team that made the TSDZ2 split off and went to make better motors)
- DM01 48V 1000W — I've not read up on it much but it's that same team I'm sure making a solid motor.
Also-rans:
- BBS02 36V 500W (existing motor); A spare would be nice so I can refurb mine without having to be without my bike.
- TSDZ2 48V 500W (I have one); tends to overheat and I ride hard. Not a winner.
- CYC motors: rather spendy. Nice stuff though.
- M625, M615, M225, M255: newer Bafang motors; more expensive, no real benefit, CAN bus is not well supported by third parties yet.
Pros of the Bafang BBS series: lots of parts available on the market. Lots of display options
Pros of the Tongsheng TSDZ series: Torque sensor!
Pros of the ToSeven DM series: Torque sensor, better build quality.

November 3, 2026:
Donald Trump calls the press into the Oval Office and announces that the GOP has held the House
—but he warns that Democrats will try to steal the election,
and announces plans to send a legal team to Arizona to root out fraud.
He spends the rest of the night posting threats and allegations on Truth Social.
In the morning, Republican lawyers file to stop vote counting,
arguing that any votes counted after Election Day are illegal under f…

Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.

#Meinungsartikel
#Steuervorteile und #Subventionen kosten den Staat jährlich über 58 Milliarden Euro.
Dazu zählen das

Bundeshaushalt: Ran an die Privilegien und Subventionen
Die Regierung kann sich weder darauf einigen, Steuern zu erhöhen, noch will sie am Sozialstaat kürzen. Doch es gibt andere Möglichkeiten, um viele Milliarden zu sparen.

from my link log —
Timing conclusions: GPS, NTP, PTP timing with Linux.
https://scottstuff.net/posts/2025/06/10/timing-conclusions/
saved 2025-08-25

Timing Conclusions
This is the 13th article that I’ve written lately on NTP and PTP timing with Linux. I set out to answer a couple questions for myself and ended up spending two months swimming in an ocean of nanosecond-scale measurements. When I started, I saw a lot of misinformation about NTP and PTP online. Things like: Conventional wisdom said that NTP was good for millisecond-scale timing accuracy. I expected that to be rather pessimistic, and expected to see low microsecond to high nanosecond-range synci…

Having not written anything about my #tricycle project in months, I've now written two posts in two days. Here's the first:
#BikeTooter
Rethinking the tricycle drive train

Rethinking the tricycle drive train
I've been rereading my posts on design of a tricycle, and especially this one; and I've been looking again at this picture, of Seventy Seven's removable front subframe which carries its front wheel, steering, and transmission systems; and I've been thinking. This will be a short post documenting my thoughts.

Sam Altman says OpenAI has committed to spend about $1.4T on infrastructure so far, equating to roughly 30GW of data center capacity (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/28/openai-1-trillion-altman

Sam Altman: OpenAI wants to get to $1 trillion a year in infrastructure spend
Altman said the company still faces technical and financial hurdles to get to that lofty goal.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Mothermary:
🎵 Like A Prayer
#Mothermary
https://mothermary.bandcamp.com/track/like-a-prayer
https://open.spotify.com/track/50sfnTnKSzj5GVNlru6hup

Sammy Obeid tried to organize a show in #Singapore
This did not go well. Had to submit his whole script in advance. Ultimately rejected.
That's the thing with Singapore, it's an awesome place to visit, but it's also not very democratic. Protests need a permit, etc.

The current battle focuses on expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act
-- that Democrats say will hurt the ability of millions of enrollees to afford insurance.
Democrats have also said they want to reverse Medicaid cuts that Trump signed into law this summer.
Republicans are seeking a bill to temporarily extend federal spending at current levels without any add-ons.
If the government shuts down,
Trump and his administration
— which has already defi…

How a government shutdown would give Trump more power
An impasse over health care could lead to a government shutdown Oct. 1. What actions could Trump take in a government shutdown?

from my link log —
The curious case of the “pygmy nuthatch” in Charlie’s Angels.
https://slate.com/culture/2025/05/birds-movies-charlies-angels-2000-pygmy-nuthatch.html
saved 2025-05-23

It’s One of the Weirdest Mistakes in Movie History. I Spent Months Investigating How It All Went Wrong.
The story behind cinema’s most mysterious bird.