brad262run

davidho, 2 days ago to random

Explain to me like I'm 10 years old: Is the Biden tariffs on electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels coming from China motivated 100% by politics (and maybe racism), or is there some other (more legit) reason to do it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PEcRiZPdvY

brad262run, 6 days ago to ebikes

“the number of customers using #bikeshare in the U.S. and Canada is now at an all-time high. Thank you, #ebikes” ⚡️ 🚲
“#bike #infrastructure is crucial for the success of #bikeshare programs”
“#Bikes, of course, should be located near exiting #transit stops, but developing strong partnerships with #transit agencies can also lead to cross promoting services and sharing information” https://enotrans.org/article/e-bikes-and-creating-financially-sustainable-bike-share-programs/ #cycling

skinnylatte, 11 days ago to SanFrancisco

On the bros trying to build cities in Solano and elsewhere:

“What seems to be happening is people really want to ‘stay in San Francisco,’ but they want to exit society. … They don’t want to have to deal with the complexity, the differences, the poverty, the needs, the caring for others that was always part of urban culture. They want to escape. They want their own currency, their own culture, their own people. And they wanted it to look like Disneyland.”

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/justinphillips/article/city-campus-san-francisco-tech-diversity-19435406.php

#SanFrancisco

JoshuaHolland, 11 days ago to journalism

If you make it all the way through Politico's recklessly misleading piece you'll eventually get to this remarkable correction... #media #gazaprotests

From: @JoshuaHolland
https://mastodon.social/@JoshuaHolland/112391736971342137

polotek, 17 days ago to random

I try not to be this person all the time. But occasionally I like to gently remind people that the causality is backwards. Google’s profits are soaring in part because they’re doing layoffs. That’s why they are doing layoffs. There are always 2 ways to increase profits. Make more revenue or decrease operating expenses. (Hint: paying employees is an operating expense) https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112360560095763105

brad262run, 24 days ago to coffee

It’s rude not to offer three cups’: the lengthy, beloved #coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together
Brewing can involve incense, butter, herbs or spices
“Drinking #coffee takes time in #Ethiopia, a nation of caffeine lovers”
“#Ethiopia’s 5 million #coffee-growing farmers produce half a million tonnes of beans a year, making it the world’s fifth-largest producer. #Coffee is the country’s largest export and employs about 25% of the population directly or indirectly” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/23/its-rude-not-to-offer-three-cups-the-lengthy-beloved-coffee-rituals-binding-ethiopians-together

brad262run, 24 days ago to delhi

How does everyday language hide the real impact of building a world that functionally requires everyone to drive?
“This article would be a full-length book if we really tried to name all the ways that we hide the negative impacts of #carculture in our everyday language” https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/04/22/five-car-culture-euphemisms-we-need-to-stop-using
#cardependency #carcentric #motonormativity #traffic #safety #safestreets #design #infrastructure

brad262run, 1 month ago to design

via @BrentToderian
“We can #design or redesign #streets to make people drive more slowly or to discourage driving altogether. We can invest in better public #transit, including #subways and #buses with dependable, on-time service. we can change #zoning laws to allow denser #housing”
“#Traffic deaths and air #pollution are #socialjustice issues”
“drivers also benefit from many of these changes, which would reduce #traffic and make driving safer” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-need-to-make-cities-less-car-dependent/
#bikelanes #mobility

brad262run, 1 month ago to cycling

“Now every professional sport has more rigorous anti-doping procedures, but also far greater #athlete protection than it did 25 years ago. The NFL, soccer, and rugby have strict concussion protocols, yet #cycling’s remain sketchy and inconsistent”
“until now, governing bodies have made very few changes and serious accidents are a common occurrence”
“The objective is very simple — to make #cycling safer” https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/can-cycling-fix-its-safety-problem-nothings-changed-since-maders-death/ #UCI #WorldTour #safety

brad262run, 1 month ago to climate

“The US is already dumping a good chunk of cash into capturing #CO2, even though the only way to stop #climatechange and meet goals set under the Paris agreement is to stop depending on #fossilfuels”
“The two most urgent things that we have to do now, are stopping #deforestation and stopping putting more #CO2 into the air” https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127331/carbon-dioxide-removal-costs-rhodium-group-report
#solutionism #carboncapture #CDR #globalwarming #climateemergency

brad262run, 1 month ago to Batteries

“Scientists have discovered a new process that could supercharge the transition to next-generation rechargeable #batteries capable of more than doubling the range of current #electricvehicles #EV
The #research could help facilitate a switch from conventional #lithiumion #batteries – which are found in everything from #smartphones to electric #cars – to #solidstate sodium #batteries, which are both cheaper and safer”
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/batteries-solid-state-range-anxiety-electric-vehicles-b2527102.html

brad262run, 1 month ago to peloton

📈📉 #Peloton plummeted from a pandemic-high valuation of $50 billion to $2.1 billion as of December 2023”
“Loyal fans and a sticky product should equal piles and piles of money … But it’s not rolling in cash. Some of that might be because it’s not always clear what #Peloton views its product to be”
#Peloton doesn’t want to be a #media company — but a lot of its problems sure look like #media company problems”
https://www.theverge.com/c/24105625/peloton-bike-tread-plus-business-valuation-history #fitness #bike #treadmill #talentmanagement #licensing

brad262run, 1 month ago to Sports

“Basic #temperature plays an important role in how top #athletes feel on the #trackandfield”
“In the world of #sports, #heat isn’t just a random topic, it’s a game-changer”
“Even with very #cold #weather, there are challenges”
“it’s not just extremes that matter”
“Understanding how #temperature affects #athletic #performance will give #athletes, #coaches and spectators alike a better sense of the complexity of all #sports”

https://athleticsweekly.com/aw-promotion/how-temperature-impacts-athletes-1039977191/ #running #endurance #weather

brad262run, 1 month ago to boston

“#Workers from five #Boston-area locations of #BlueBottle #Coffee today launched a #union campaign”
“If the company does not voluntarily recognize the organization, the #workers plan to petition the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB, following a formal process for #union recognition”
“#BlueBottle was acquired by global food giant #Nestlé in 2017” https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/03/boston-area-blue-bottle-coffee-workers-seek-unionization/ #WorkersRights #livingwage

brad262run, 1 month ago to Sneakers

“You don’t want to consider your shoe something you’re going to throw away, and that’s a long-term change. It’s a mental model that needs to change for us to keep building all the products of the future”
“Products should really be made the same way plants grow: Build it so it’s regenerative, it’s circular”

The problem with your #sneakers? They’re built to last too long https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/04/01/plant-based-sole-sneaker/ #shoes #plastics #running #circulareconomy

carnage4life, 1 month ago to random

The BBC used generative AI to help draft promotional emails about Doctor Who and got a bunch of complaints. They will no longer use the technology because of that.

This is a bit silly and is akin to complaining that a spell checker was used to send you email spam. There is a lot of Luddite energy around generative AI and overreactions from companies both for and against it

https://deadline.com/2024/03/bbc-doctor-who-ai-complaints-1235867333/

brad262run, 1 month ago to random

“ignore it at your peril. The massive tome is the latest iteration of a four-decade-long process of crafting #rightwing policies to dismantle the federal government, deregulate industry and eliminate consumer protections and public health measures, while installing a regime controlled by #fossilfuel interests and the #ReligiousRight”
“Voters should regard #Project2025 as a full-throated statement of intent” https://washingtonspectator.org/project-2025-the-latest-plot-against-america/
#reactionary #farright #Republicans #GOP

brad262run, 1 month ago to ultrarunning

The 2024 #BarkleyMarathons will go down as one of the greatest days in #ultrarunning history with the first woman finisher, an unprecedented five finishers, and the first individual four-time finisher
“#Runners have 60 hours to complete arguably the world’s hardest footrace in #Tennessee’s Frozen Head State Park”
https://run.outsideonline.com/news/barkley-marathons-2024-results/ #running

carnage4life, 1 month ago to random

OpenAI is in Hollywood pitching Sora, its text-to-video generator, to A-list directors.

My suspicion is that in the near term it will be more useful as an enhanced version of storyboarding as opposed to replacing live action or animated shots in movies.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/22/24108858/openai-is-pitching-sora-to-hollywood

brad262run, 1 month ago to Wyze

“When paying, you are presented with the option of leaving a tip, no different than pretty much any other interaction with a point-of-sale payment system. But it poses an interesting question—and one we will increasingly be required to answer as the domain of #automation continues to expand:”

Should You Tip A #Robot #Barista? 🤖 ☕️
“there are humans that have to service the machine, restock it “ https://sprudge.com/should-you-tip-a-robot-barista-235949.html #coffee #tipping #AI #artificialintelligence