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Oo, ooo! I know this. This is from the Modest Mouse video clip for the song Coyotes. It’s about mankind’s destruction of nature in the face of mankind finding so much beauty in nature.

I was there recently. So many cyclists and cargobikes. It was glorious. Even chanced upon a flashmob with weird and tall-bikes at one point.

Yup, no bells and whistles, and no fuggin app! Just a bike that goes and stops, and can handle my commute.

What’s the patentable part of it?

I skimmed it and didnt find much “more to the story than meets eye” about it.
It’s by a Chinese branch of Honda and limited to the Asian market for now. And its performance won’t rip your pants off - which makes sense given the market.

Thanks!

Available only on BBC iPlayer currently

My first bike was a Suzuki GN250 and I’d highly recommend it (or something similar) to you based on your post. Eg Honda CB250/CD250. Actually any Japanese (UJM) air cooled single cylinder bike will be a great start to learn riding and maintenance. Usually cheap and available parts too.
I now ride a DR650 and still do a lot of my own wrenching.

My dad recently picked up an automated brake light from the ALDI centre isle… so there are cheap options out there to try (and I imagine poor quality). But the tech wouldn’t be too complex i wouldn’t think - using an accelerometer.
They’ve had this tech in after market brake lights for motos for a while now.

This is less to do with single-use plastics, but plastic is often a really good option from a functional POV. It doesn’t conduct heat like metal, it doesn’t break like glass/ceramics and has better moisture resistance than timber. (Not saying plastic couldn’t be replaced a lot of the time, but some times it’s a frustratingly good option).

In terms of complete single-use plastic replacement, I’m not sure, but would also be interested. I’d hope it’s mostly possible.

I have Crohns. This would help monitor disease activity for sure. And having more data could help understand triggers better.

One of the best by an all time fave of mine!

I mean… just gonna go out on a limb here and guess that the expression exists because within the history of every book ever released, there would be some fantastic books with absolute stinkin’ covers.

Yes, covers are there to help you judge a book. But if that was the only metric you used, you would miss out on some good reads.

Yeh, this has got to be one of the least embarrassing/concerning things he’s done