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Digital Contributing to Climate Crisis
Gerry McGovern writes in his latest newsletter: Digital Contributing to Climate Crisis: According to “The Cost of Music,” a joint study penned by the University of Glasgow and the University of Oslo, greenhouse gases were recorded at 140-million kilograms in 1977 for music production activities (vinyl; plastic packaging). Moreover, they were at 136 million kilograms…
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Medieval Wood Riving
Posted in: Lost & FoundLove seeing traditional methods of woodworking and framing. Great video here on making 8, 13 metre long rafters from one tree. Just how well these guys maintain their tools and edges alone is an art in and of itself. Only way this could be any better was is if these guys rode their bikes out…
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It’s been a damp spring.
Posted in: BikesWent for a bike ride today. Lovely day out. Had to walk a few sections. We’ve had some rain…
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Facebook Co-Founder Says Break It Up
Posted in: The Internet & MediaFacebook co-founder Chris Hughes has written an interesting opinion piece over at the New York Times, “It’s Time to Break Up Facebook”. I’ve been off Facebook for over a year now and about six months ago stopped using Instagram and Messenger. While I had my own issues and struggles with social media use affecting my…
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Bedrock Bags Kit Bag
Posted in: Gadgets and GearIf I have my druthers – I don’t know what a ‘druther’ is, but if I had mine – I’d always prefer to ride my bike directly out of my garage to the trailhead or wherever the group ride meet up point is. I like the solo warmup and I have a real internal conflict…
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Commute
The kids had a day off school which meant I wasn’t obligated to drive anyone anywhere – at least during business hours – so I managed to load the Surly Disc Trucker up and squeeze in a rare commute to the office by bike. This always includes the requisite taking of photos. Also managed to…