For y'all who use #Strava (we don't), here's a heads-up we rec'd via #DuckDuckGo newsletter.
"Researchers found that... Strava's heatmap feature, which was introduced to 'anonymously aggregate users' outdoor activity (#running, #cycling, etc.) to help identify common trails and #exercise hotspots...[and]... provide a 'social' aspect to physical activity, can be 'de-anonymized' to identify people's home addresses... with a 37.5% accuracy rate."
PS. The kickstand is essential. Do not buy without. Also, despite my praise, Specialized sucks. Their sale of app tracking data and the restriction of custom rack options to a $300 fender-rack combo are deplorable.
THALES: Heil! Heil! aufs Neue !
Wie ich mich blühend freue,
Vom Schönen, Wahren durchdrungen ...
Alles ist aus dem Wasser entsprungen !!
Alles wird durch das Wasser erhalten !
Ozean, gönn uns dein ewiges Walten.
Wenn du nicht Wolken sendetest,
Nicht reiche Bäche spendetest,
Hin und her nicht Flüsse wendetest,
Die Ströme nicht vollendetest,
Was wären Gebirge, was Ebnen und Welt ?
Du bist's der das frischeste Leben erhält.
ECHO: Du bist's, dem das frischeste Leben entquellt. #FaustByGoethe 2, Vers 8432 - 8444
Frage an die sportliche #biking Bubble:
Taugt die Climb Pro Funktion von Garmin was? Funktioniert die Stamina Funktion auch ohne Power Meter nur mit Puls?
Bieten die aktuellen Garmins (konkret Edge 840) nennenswerten Trainingsmehrwert für Gravel und MTB (Marathon) der den hohen Preis rechtfertigt?
Hab bislang Sigma Rox 12. War eigentlich relativ zufrieden aber der Akku hält inzwischen nur noch ~4½ Stunden und so recht weiß ich nicht ob ich bei Sigma bleiben will. Gibt keinen adäquaten Ersatz.
Erste Ausfahrt mit dem #GarminEdge840Solar absolviert.
65 km, 645 Hm in ~3h.
Der 840 hat dank reichlich Sonne gerade einmal 7% Akku verbraucht. Nice!
Auch nice: Garmin und Sigma haben das gleiche Bajonett, kann alle Halterungen an meinen Bikes weiterverwenden. Die Sensoren dank Ant+/BLE Standard ebenfalls.
Ablesbarkeit des Displays sowohl bei Sonne als auch im Schatten sehr gut.
Mit den Funktionen muss ich mich noch vertraut machen. #biking#equipment
Epic day biking the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Bikes are allowed before the road opens to cars, which will be any day now. Absolutely spectacular. 3200 ft elevation gain in 16 miles from Avalanche Trail head to Logan Pass. Going up is some work, but the ride back is all downhill. #biking#outdoors#nationalparks#glaciernationalpark#NoCars#Quiet
Since I'm new to the wandering.shop, moved over from home.social, I guess a new #introduction is in order. I'm a writer of fiction: mystery/suspense, science fiction, fantasy, and whatever strikes my fancy! I'm currently training to be a book coach to help people through all the things, so they don't spend years figuring it out like I did. I enjoy #nature, #science, #hiking, #biking, and #vegan#cooking and #baking. Oh, also #art and #architecture.
I interviewed Congressman Earl Blumenauer, the founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, about how Congress can encourage Americans to ride bikes for transportation, not just recreation.
Hint: e-bike rebates and parking cashouts have a lot to do with it.
Doug Ford has blocked the pedestrian & bicycle access to the West Island at Ontario Place. We’re not going to take this barricading of the public trails sitting down.
Come and rally with us this Sunday, June 4 at 12pm, and bring a picnic to enjoy at Ontario Place Beach!
"By closing Ontario Place to the thousands of people who use it every day, MPP Kinga Surma and Premier Doug Ford can continue the lie that “nobody goes to Ontario Place” as they carve it up for friends, lobbyists and donors at a massive cost to provincial taxpayers."
"They don’t even have permits to build the mega spa but they're acting like it’s a done deal."
We--my partner, my kid, and I--have 2 days left to decide whether said kid stays enrolled at her neighborhood elementary school or enrolls in a specialized gifted education program that offers services she very much could use in a different school.
There are pros and cons. But the thing I can't get over is that the other school--the only place in the whole district where these services are offered--is in a no walk/no bike zone. As in kids are literally banned from #walking & #biking there.