Author: jedreynolds
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Get around town on a SUB (Seattle Magazine)
I’ve never heard of the term SUB used for utility cycles before. I typically refer to my XtraCycle as my station wagon. (Jump to the end of the article.) http://www.seattlemag.com/0p124a2348/october-2010-parental-guidance/
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Highlighting with Wordlight (Visual Studio)
I love being able to double click on a word and seeing all occurances of it highlighted in my editor. I think the Highlighter plugin for jEdit, and I’m disappointed that there are no free plugins of that quality for VS. Wordlight comes close, tho. wordlight – Project Hosting on Google Code.
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NYT: Honeybee Killer Found by Army
Pollenators are precious and we mustn’t ever take them for granted. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.xml
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Urban Planning for Biking (Jay Walljasper)
This article discusses are really good set of insights for making communities more bicycling friendly. Including hand rails at stop lights, separated bike lanes, street level bike storage and integration into early primary education. How to Make Biking Mainstream: Urban Planning Lessons from the Dutch by Jay Walljasper. Also seen on commondreams.org. This version has…
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Help define the Bike Score for your neighborhood
This is a great topic. What factors make a better or worse community for your bicycle commute? Bicycle lanes? Separated bike lanes? Bike boxed intersections? Cycling hand rails? Cycle-only boulevards? Businesses that have rain-friendly bike parking? Educational opportunities? Bike Score – From the Makers of Walk Score.
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Invert the USDA Dietary Guidelines! (Epoch Times)
We live in a society where dietary advice has been paid for by grain and dairy lobbyists. What we’re left with it a lot of false nutritional advice taught through television advertising. Our bodies need actual nutrients and enzymes: processed foods, soy and pasteurized products minimize those values in favor of sugar, salt and profit. Consider then why there…
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Diabetes and Air Pollution (Science News)
I do not care for the title of this article, because the end of the article discusses how the trend is definitely not causational and might only relate to increased rates of obesity. We all know that air pollution is bad, and we all still drive a heck of a lot. So basically, even if there…
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Pull Up to the Pump — on an XtraCycle!
Strangely gratifying errand this morning–getting gas. I pulled up to the pump on my XtraCycle. The last time I bought petrol, I fastened the gallon container of gas to the cargo rack of my mountain bike using a bungee cord. It leaked on the trip back and I was quite upset at the amount of…
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The Solar Road Show Was Not in Vain (Put Solar On It)
I hope the solar panels on the white house last their lifetime, not merely the remainder of this administration. But they will put them up there! http://putsolaron.it/whitehouse/
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