Lately i’ve decided that i need to change my lifestyle a bit to be more fit. I stopped cycling so much a few years ago when i had an ankle injury, and then i went off to china and didn’t cycle too much there either. Once i started gaining a bit of a [...]
I’m currently reading “Energy and Equity” by Ivan Illich. In it, he’s discussing the idea that people who use more than a certain amount of per capita energy tend to be enslaved by the social relations that result from all the of infrastructure and centralized political power that delivers the ability to consume that [...]
Sheldon Brown, July 14, 1944 - February 3, 2008
From Harris Cyclery:
Dear Harris Cyclery friends and customers,
It is with heavy hearts that we convey to you the news that Sheldon Brown has passed away. Our thoughts go out to his family at this time. The cycling community has lost one of it’s most passionate members.
Sheldon [...]
Just a quick link today…i thought this article was an interesting and entertaining read: Big and Bad: How the SUV ran over consumer safety. Enjoy!
I’ve been here a couple days now, and i think i’m starting to understand the traffic a bit. Initially, my hypothesis was basically “holy fuck, there are no rules, you just fuckin dodge people and honk lots”, but over time i’ve come to see a few patterns. It seems to work pretty well [...]
I went out to the bicycle carcass polo ‘07 event today, in east van. totally had a blast. We played all sorts of inane bike games, including a blindfolded slow race (last person to cross the finish line without having to touch their foot to the ground is the winner). There was [...]
ok, i just had to post some more. I really liked these two articles from alternet, both on an environmental theme:
Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society. This one had some great predictions about what features of our society will remain feasible in the coming years as oil production falls. He [...]
I just got this message while i was on irc on the “freenode” network:
14:18 -christel- [Global Notice] On the 12th September Rob Levin,
known to many as Freenode’s lilo, was hit by a car
[...]
I went to hang out with ifny and jack at the UBC radio station (101.9fm CITR) today, during the Pedal Revolutionary Radio show, which ifny currently hosts. We got to chat with some people from both Winnipeg and Seattle who told us various details about their recent Critical Mass experiences. I had some [...]
10 of us went on a trip to Pitt Lake on monday. It was Adam’s birthday, and he called a ride to celebrate. I was the only one who had been to Pitt Lake before, so i sorta led the way and gave directions. We started at grandview park at about 9:30am, [...]