"Neil and Stormy Skies"
Featuring the IRD Defiant Compact Wide crank in 170mm.
#bicycle #biking #cycling #cyclist #mywork #photog #photography #stormyskies
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"Preston–Snoqualmie Trail: Downed Tree"
I had to stop to remove as much of these multiple downed trees as I could. I was unable to do much about two of them, but whacked off branches until I was able to push my bike through a muddy, leafy ditch.
#bicycleinfrastructure #biking #cycling #forest #mywork #photog #photography #rural
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"Snoqualmie Tunnel"
One of the BQ guys was nice enough to take photos with both of our cameras so I woludn't need to use my mini tripod.
#beyondthehorizon #bicycle #bicycleinfrastructure #bigred #biking #cycling #cyclist #mywork #photog #photography #tunnel
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"At Jefferson Park"
Where I discovered that most of my SD cards had gone bad.
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When @clover and I got to the bottom of a long hill while #cycling yesterday, I heard the tell-tale sign of a #tubeless leak in my front tire, a well-used #Panaracer #GravelKing. She even said it was smoking, but I knew it was just sealant blowing out.
Thankfully, it was at the end of our ride and I didn't have to deal with steering on a floppy tire. I did snap this picture, though.
I tried seating it again today and it just wouldn't hold air because of the same spot. That's when I noticed the bulge in the sidewall near the bead, so I decided to toss the tire and put on a fresh (identical) one I had in reserve. The new tire seated without issue, aside from how I had to do it twice because I put it on the wrong way the first time. :P
This isn't a knock on Panaracer tire quality, of course. The tire's been through a lot and there was only so much tread left anyway.
#bicycle #mastobikes #biketooter
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I would love to see a study on how many car alarms actually prevented car theft versus how often they go off total
I suspect at this point they go off as false alarms so often that nobody pays attention to them
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Perhaps because of that, car-security experts say, people rarely pay them any mind, rendering them even less effective. Since blaring alarms usually mean someone accidentally bumped into a vehicle, or even just happened to play loud music down the street, an alarm rarely means an actual theft is taking place. Besides, if a thief really is trying to steal a vehicle, who wants to approach a potentially dangerous criminal? “You have a car thief attacking your car. You’re going to run out, and you’re going to do… what?” asked Reg Phillips, a vehicle-security expert who works with the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. “What is in that car that’s worth getting hurt over?” (Of course, one could call the police instead.)Moreover, a blaring alarm might scare off a first-time joyrider, but they’re a non-issue for most professional thieves, who can clip a few wires and silence an alarm with ease. Indeed, one 1997 analysis found that cars with alarms “show no overall reduction in theft losses.”
Worse, car alarms may be affecting the health of the people around them when they go off. A report from Transportation Alternatives, a bicycle-advocacy organization, estimated that New York’s car alarms lead to about $400 to $500 million per year in “public-health costs, lost productivity, decreased property value, and diminished quality of life.” An estimate from an organization whose stated goal is “to reclaim New York City's streets from the automobile” should be taken with a grain of salt, but the point still stands that car-alarm sounds are stress-inducing and sleep-interrupting.
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in reply to Neil E. Hodges • • •This is pretty much how capitalism is supposed to work.
One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
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skry
in reply to Neil E. Hodges • • •Cartoon of the trolly problem, but the trolly is a Tesla and the people are having a party in the street instead of being tied to the tracks.
“Tesla autopilot thinks these people are
a green light and is accelerating toward them.
If you swerve, you'll only hit one, but autopilot
will turn off and you're liable for all damages.
If you don't touch the wheel, autopilot kills all
of them, but you're not guilty and Elon pays a fine.”
#Alt4You
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