A Canadian expat ESL teacher in Taiwan, interested in books, coffee, movies, straight razors, rum...and rain.
Moved to: @SlowRain
#Gogoro electric scooters offered a unique battery-swapping way to charge up. Then #Kymco announced the #Ionex, which offers 4 ways. Now Gogoro thinks it's being a hero by announcing a 2nd way, making it the "world's only dual system"...but they're still 2 behind the competition. They need to offer home chargers, too, if they hope to compete with Kymco's customer-friendly system.
TFW the student who was always the slowest last year isn't the slowest anymore this semester.
From Top Gun to Stand By Me: why the 1980s is my favourite film decade
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There's some truth to this, especially comedy, action, & adventure. Post-80s writing in these genres is mostly dreadful. Interestingly, the 80s was the last decent decade for fiction, too.
This article on the #Kymco #Ionex electric scooter mentions "open" no less than 4 times. I have high hopes for it, especially considering there's already a Kymco dealership on every street corner and small village in #Taiwan. I hope they're reasonable about licensing out the #tech to other manufacturers, unlike #Gogoro and their closed, proprietary system.
https://newatlas.com/kymco-2018-ionex-electric-scooter/53930/
KYMCO launched the Ionex at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show as the spearhead of a new battery-charging strategy. The Taiwanese manufacturer proposes a power outlet network that combines typical charging stations with battery-swapping vending machines, all the while remaining open to other manufacturers.
Gonna try out my new pollution mask. Hopefully this #Airinum lasts longer than my #Respro. Such is life in #Taiwan.
I was teaching my grade-6 students happy vs happily vs happiness yesterday. The boys were laughing because all they heard was "a penis".