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How Can You Deny An Electric Car?

rajbot — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:11:19 +0000

Ravi likes the Electric Car song by They Might Be Giants. Cute paper-cutout video too!

Copenhagen’s Awesome Bicycle Infrastructure

rajbot — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:56:10 +0000

StreetFilms has posted this video showing off the bicycle infrastructure in Copenhagen, where 37% of all commute trips are made on bike.

Update somewhat related: The Senseable City Lab at MIT has unveiled their Copenhagen Wheel.

It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid e-bikes that also function as mobile sensing units. The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capture the energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion, and road conditions in real-time.

On Bikes and Buses

rajbot — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:05:45 +0000

This was a good week for bicycling in San Francisco! We got our first new bike lane in 3 years, our first physically-separated bike lane, and our very first bike box! Streetfilms has a video covering the Bike Celebration Press Conference:

In other transportation news, several Muni routes will be discontinued tomorrow. Mission Local has made a farewell video to to the 26 Valencia, which is ending its 108-year run:

Travel The World, Meet Interesting People, and Blog Them

rajbot — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:34:16 +0000

I was talking to Bobslobster about the crazy scheme that some people on Reddit came up with to buy some unemployed person a $600 Jet Blue All-You-Can-Jet pass and have them run wacky missions around the country for a month. Mister Lobster had no idea what I was talking about, because he doesn’t read the AskReddit portion of the site. The fact that this ridiculousness was organized in two days is stunning. For those who missed it, here is a recap:

On August 17, Reddit user hiS_oWn posts this question, and offers to kick in $100 towards the ticket:

Anyone else remember that JetBlue $600 for a month deal? What if we sponsor some unemployed redditor to travel around and do stuff for us, like courier packages, or do requests for us as compensation?
Redditor mr-oblivious creates a subreddit where candidates can post their resumes for consideration to be the Reddit Traveler.
Redditor mustardhamsters creates a KickStarter project to start to raise funds for the ticket.
On August 18, Redditor Saydrah offers to screen the candidates for the Reddit Traveler position.
On August 19, the KickStarter Project receives the required $680 in funds, about three hours after it was started.
Saydrah starts a voting thread, where redditors are asked to select their top choice among six candidates that have been screened over the phone.
Redditor arunan volunteers to tally the votes. The results are posted here. Redditors draynen and 77or88 are almost tied for the most votes.
Saydrah asks for more donations, so that two travelers can be sent, instead of just one.
An hour later, Foodproof donates $500, bringing the total to more than $1600.
hiS_oWn posts the official update, announcing both draynen, a filmmaker from Seattle, and 77or88, a recent college grad from Ohio as winners of the Travel Challenge. Donors are invited to suggest “reddit missions” and redditors are invited to arrange hosting in the /r/reddittraveljetblue subreddit.

Hooray for the internet!

Timelapse of ship navigating the Port of Houston at night

rajbot — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:06:15 +0000

OneEighteen, a ship pilot in Houston, has posted this beautiful timelapse he took during a six-hour run through the Port of Houston:

More info about the timelapse. CC by-nc licensed. Part 2 below:

Barcelona Tram Ride in 1908

rajbot — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:42:56 +0000

I’m sure all of you have seen the amazing Trip Down Market Street, shot on a cable car in 1905. And you’ve probably seen the same route shot in 1906 after the earthquake (skip to middle).

But have you seen this footage shot from a Barcelona street car in 1908?

via reddit

Obama Street

rajbot — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:34:44 +0000

Timmmii and crew changed all the Bush St. signs to read OBAMA St. They got the *entire* street before the cops stopped them!

Satisfied Clients

Originally uploaded by Matthew Williams Design

This pic is awesome:

dallas

shag — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:24:42 +0000

no explanation provided:
possibly, no explanation needed

Chimp Riding Segway.

rajbot — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:08:24 +0000

A different chimp this time. From Japan.

Via H.26FAIL.

Moar robots!

rajbot — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:15:20 +0000

The eighties were a time when robots were praised for their transforming ability, instead of feared for there strange customs and weird accent.