brad262run

brad262run, 8 days ago to cycling

#cycling #gravelcycling #Kansas

What is #UnboundGravel, who's racing and where to watch the world's 'premier gravel event'
Thousands of amateurs join #WorldTour roadies, celebrated Olympians and off-road pros at the marquee #gravel race https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/what-is-unbound-whos-racing-it-and-how-to-watch-it

brad262run, 12 days ago to cycling

#gravelcycling #bicycle #bike
“There’s a belief that we can adapt #nature to suit us by for example resurfacing #trails, rather than adapting to suit #nature. Access to the countryside is not incompatible with #nature protection, but there is a balancing act”
“industry, event organisers, membership bodies, the #cycling media - and riders - can and should do more to raise awareness of the need to minimise conflict and environmental damage when riding off-road” https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/does-gravel-need-a-code-of-conduct

brad262run, 13 days ago to solar

#EnergyTransition #cleanenergy

How a ‘world-changing’ indoor #solar cell promises everlasting #electronics
Harvesting energy from any light source – a new generation of ultra-durable and flexible #solar cells means devices never need to be charged. https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-power-indoor-renewable-energy-powerfoyle-exeger-b2549813.html

For industrial #emissions, these bricks may be a game changer. Yes, bricks.
Inside one company’s effort to create a more #environmentallyfriendly energy source https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/05/industrial-carbon-emissions-electrified-thermal-solutions-conduction-bricks/

brad262run, 15 days ago to running

#running #athletics #DiamondLeague

#Runners take your marks
Get set
🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️
We’re in For an Epic Summer of #TrackandField Showdowns, and It Starts This Weekend
In a preview of what’s to come on the track at the #Paris2024 #Olympics this summer, the spirit of #Prefontaine will be alive on Saturday at the #PrefontaineClassic in Eugene, #Oregon

https://run.outsideonline.com/news/were-in-for-an-epic-summer-of-track-showdowns-and-it-starts-this-weekend/

brad262run, 17 days ago to Electricvehicles

Look out! #victimblaming ahead
“The growing epidemic of #pedestrian distraction was outside the researchers’ purview, but Edwards said it’s likely a contributing factor: ‘I’m sure there would be an effect, because people are too busy looking at their iPhones as they step into the road’” 🙄
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-22/evs-and-hybrids-twice-as-likely-to-hit-pedestrians-study-shows
#electricvehicles #EV #safety #safestreets #walkability

brad262run, 17 days ago to France

“#Baguette de pain française stamp not only features a #baguette wrapped in a ribbon of #France's colors—red, white, and blue—but also features something unusual: it smells like a freshly baked #baguette! Yes, you read that right—a #scratchandsniff #baguette-scented #baguette stamp” https://boingboing.net/2024/05/21/france-now-has-baguette-scented-baguette-postage-stamps.html

Timbre 🇫🇷 🥖 Baguette de pain française https://www.laposte.fr/pp/timbre-baguette-de-pain-francaise/p/1124031

brad262run, 20 days ago to tech

“most striking about the tale of the Bell rocket belt is the shape of the deception that Moore and Bell pulled off” #jetpacks
“exactly what the #selfdriving car #robotaxi bros did over the past decade to convince us all that the human driver was already obsolete. The playbook was nearly identical”
“we have vested an alarming amount of power in the hands of #tech #billionaires”

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/17/fake-it-until-you-dont-make-it/ by @pluralistic
#solutionism #DontBelieveTheHype #AI #artificialintelligence

davidho, 24 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, 28 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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