Asian grocery store in Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, the city that got its first Starbucks in 2002.
Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours covers Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic” on a Game Boy, Live at Blip Festival 2009 (via bytejacker)
We’ve got a bunch of other performances on the Bytejacker blog.
Yay Bytejacker!
My poor, suffering dog. His paws bleed from city street salting… Booties. BOOTIES! My poor, suffering dog. First I cut off his balls… Then this.
The poster child of lost masculinity. Better than bloody paws…
barely.
Posted December 16, 2009 at 8:57pm
Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish policemen take action against environmental activists at the UN World Climate Conference in front of the Bella Convention Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 December 2009. Photo: KAY NIETFELD DPA/ZUMApress
Posted December 16, 2009 at 6:18pm
Conditions were so bad that the population of breeding humans may have been reduced to as little as 1,000, but Professor Curtis Marean, Ph.D suggests that a shellfish diet kept them going.
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sarahcooley:
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The Copenhagen Wheel, unveiled today by MIT students at the COP15 Climate Change Conference, may not look like anything special. But in reality, it’s a treasure trove of bicycle wheel technology, complete with a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), sensors, a smart lock, and a Bluetooth connection to the rider’s iPhone.
[ click through to inhabitat ]
There’s a lot of discussion about this wheel on the eco/bike advocacy sites. I think when it comes down to it, this is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. I like bikes because they are non-polluting, a form of fun exercise, and cheap. Since the majority of electricity is derived from coal, e-bikes would pollute more than a regular bike, would decrease the amount of physical exertion necessary to ride a bike, and would increase the cost of ownership (up-front and through electricity and battery replacement costs).
That all said, e-bike proponents argue, “they’d get more people on bikes.” I’d say that the majority of non-cyclists remain non-cyclists *not* because they are worried of expending too much energy, but rather because bicycle infrastructure is either non-existent or unsafe. If every road had a concrete divided bike lane, more people would bike. If public transit catered to cyclists, more people would bike. If employees were allowed to bring their bikes inside (yay NYC!) and have shower facilities onsite, more people would bike.](http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kur8jvPMWe1qzw4ueo1_500.jpg)
The Copenhagen Wheel, unveiled today by MIT students at the COP15 Climate Change Conference, may not look like anything special. But in reality, it’s a treasure trove of bicycle wheel technology, complete with a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), sensors, a smart lock, and a Bluetooth connection to the rider’s iPhone.
There’s a lot of discussion about this wheel on the eco/bike advocacy sites. I think when it comes down to it, this is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. I like bikes because they are non-polluting, a form of fun exercise, and cheap. Since the majority of electricity is derived from coal, e-bikes would pollute more than a regular bike, would decrease the amount of physical exertion necessary to ride a bike, and would increase the cost of ownership (up-front and through electricity and battery replacement costs).
That all said, e-bike proponents argue, “they’d get more people on bikes.” I’d say that the majority of non-cyclists remain non-cyclists *not* because they are worried of expending too much energy, but rather because bicycle infrastructure is either non-existent or unsafe. If every road had a concrete divided bike lane, more people would bike. If public transit catered to cyclists, more people would bike. If employees were allowed to bring their bikes inside (yay NYC!) and have shower facilities onsite, more people would bike.
