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a public display of experimental content by adrian ferrero
MINI Pedi-Cab Stunt in China: Not So Green : TreeHugger
MINI Pedi-Cab Stunt in China: Not So Green : TreeHugger.
Being a former pedicabber, this little bit of greenwashing from MINI grabbed by attention. Promoting your AUTOMOBILE company using green transportation methods such as pedicabbing by way of shipping your husk of a product all over the world (using resources along the way) to make your [...]
art to see: Rubin Hirschbeck
Rubin Hirschbeck :: Saatchi Online.
Oil on wood
66,5X57 cm
(Women on three feet)
I found Rubin Hirschbeck several months ago and keep returning to his awkward figure paintings as a reminder of something challenging that isn’t being made in the city that I live in. These aren’t pretty. These aren’t easy. I love his portrayal of women with [...]
“No Car, No Problem”
Willamette Week | “No Car, No Problem” | August 6th, 2008.
Article from local (to me) paper, the Willamette Week, with an example of how families can live without an automobile given the use of single-day or hourly car rental services for far trips.
My only point of contention is that I have been a car-free cyclist [...]
Save Money, Bike to Work - U.S. - CBN News
Save Money, Bike to Work - U.S. - CBN News.
A great video broadcast by CBN news on the benefits of cycling instead of driving. I personally save around $4,000 per year since I gave up my car (more if you count car payments and the constant repair of the crappier cars I drove when I [...]
Why Cycling Is to Transportation What Efficiency Is to Energy : TreeHugger
Why Cycling Is to Transportation What Efficiency Is to Energy : TreeHugger.
I will be posting, often, links to articles intelligently discussing the benefits of bicycling over driving an automobile - occasionally posting my own articles.
Keirin - bicycle sprint racing
Keirin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
I had never looked into this form of racing before now, but after reading a few articles, watching some video, and looking at the keirin track frames featured on the many bike-porn-like gallery pages I am hooked.
From http://users.htcomp.net/gladu/%27drome/tracks/Keirin.html:
“Generally, races take place over a distance of 2000 meters. The riders begin [...]
A cloned dog, a Mormon in mink-lined handcuffs and a tantalising mystery
A cloned dog, a Mormon in mink-lined handcuffs and a tantalising mystery | Mail Online.
Wow. I don’t even know what to say about it. Read.
“20 things I’ve stolen”
Joho the Blog » 20 things I’ve stolen.
David Weinberger posts a snarky and topical post concerning copyright laws.
We Feel Fine
We Feel Fine
Artist Jonathan Harris creates a brilliant interface for research and entertainment using the steady drone of thousands of bloggers concerning their feelings. I am in awe of this project. I am also barely annoyed that I have found yet another torrent of data to waste my time on.
Also, while you’re [...]
