darren is Not Going Back @bikepedantic@transportation.social
Bikes and stuff. Widow, dad, taking it bird-by-bird.
So many things are improved by 🦪,🚲, & 🪕.
Just me, very much not my employer. Opting in to be searchable via #tootfinder. #fedi22
Joined Feb 2023
Can North American cities generally be 'salvaged' in my lifetime? Probably not, but I’m proud that my epitaph will read, “He fucking tried anyway.”
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🎉 Registration is open for the 50 States Ride on September 23rd! 🎉
50statesride.org
My work computer exists solely to reboot itself.
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Henrietta Lacks’ family reaches historic settlement, wins compensation for her stolen cells https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/henrietta-lacks-settlement-compensation-stolen-cells-biotech-company-JNCPZLQGEZENPCHLR643GKBBGA/
Big:
Descendants of Henrietta Lacks reach confidential settlement for theft of her “HeLa” cells used in decades of subsequent biotech research. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/henrietta-lacks-settlement-compensation-stolen-cells-biotech-company-JNCPZLQGEZENPCHLR643GKBBGA/
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EXTRA! We talk with Bob Sorokanich, the former Editor-in-Chief of Jalopnik and the former Deputy Editor of Road & Track, about automotive journalism, the bloat of SUVs and pickup trucks and why even car enthusiasts often hate driving.
https://thewaroncars.org/2023/08/01/extra-inside-automotive-journalism-with-bob-sorokanich/
Good #CambMA News: Work on Hampshire St PBL upgrade has started, will finish by late August! https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Hampshire-Street-Safety-Improvement-Project-Update--July-31.html?soid=1128101169456&aid=RAS6iAMmWJ8
Buried lede: Someone retrofitted a Lotus Elise with an EV powertrain without unnecessarily tinkering with its beautiful form
@arstechnica : "Ultra-fast niobium batteries boast 6-min charge for Lotus Elise-based EV
Nyobolt's battery tech is meant for consumer applications, as well as EVs."
Not pictured: Both of these girls driving me slowly mad. I’m tapped out for the week.
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The best time to tell the public that car trips are not harmless was 30 years ago. The second-best time is now
Alt text not working on my app lately. Pic above shows an SUV parked entirely on the sidewalk bordering a paver street with no raised curb separation
American drivers are too dumb for shared street design
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Some insight into the politics of Riverbend Park from a public records request. Very interesting! https://twitter.com/jakewalker/status/1683843985389809665?t=PJptI0UU6s-igXQ0DsFTsw&s=19
Just imagine a sliding-doors American bikeshare landscape where Lyft didn't break up Motivate, and Uber didn't gut and dump Jump.
The Lyft/Motivate/ex-PBSC platform will live on, regardless of whatever Lyft does. But what a short-term shitshow it could be for DC, Boston, and NYC.
Fuck the TNCs.
Chevy announces Bolt… wait what?
https://www.evpulse.com/news/chevy-announces-bolt-wait-what
Bikes and stuff. Widow, dad, taking it bird-by-bird.
So many things are improved by 🦪,🚲, & 🪕.
Just me, very much not my employer. Opting in to be searchable via #tootfinder. #fedi22
Joined Feb 2023
