Hot Hinges
While out bicycle riding today (in record heat, by the way) this vehicle stood out as an exceptional example of detailed design.
17-ZAMP
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Category Archives: Wheels
21-HEEL
Innovation
The wheel was discovered around 5000 years ago.
During the age of wagons & chariots, it may have never occurred to anyone that putting two wheels in line with each other would be a practical thing.
But finally in 1817 the bicycle was invented, and that idea led to the motorcycle, and doing backflips:
What invention of the past could use a new twist today?
15-PLEM
Implementation
Focus on situations with change potential:
- High stakes – responsible for the outcome
- Novelty – not drawn from the past
- Challenge – done faster and/or better
- Interaction – work with people
This approach requires serious commitment. Development requires time. The secret is to invest a few moments every day to maximize learning.
Development First by David Peterson & Mary Dee Hicks
14-DASH
Modernization
I think that the BBC’s attitude toward the show while it was in production was very similar to that which Macbeth had toward murdering people:
- initial doubts
- cautious enthusiasm
- greater & greater alarm at the sheer scale of the undertaking
and still no end in sight.
Douglas Adams about the creation of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
09-STAC
Spinning
Absurdism is profoundly human. Camus says it urges us to revolt against meaninglessness by creating our own values. Choosing presence in a harsh universe affirms that optimistic defiance. The cosmos may be indifferent, yet our capacity for wonder makes staying worthwhile.
–Grok
30-WERB
Energetic
Had a great test ride today. Harley-Davidson LiveWire has a very strong, broad powerband and handles quite well as a quiet (and sweet smelling) street bike.
Expected sunny weather but instead got drenched by a cloudburst when approaching the foothills around the valley, so I stuck with the streets around town and put off riding the winding back roads. Still, lots of fun.
Interested in the drive to electrify California? With focus on electric motorcycles? LiveWire is #1 in the lineup of futuristic transportation vehicles.
Just think of the many issues needing resolution before the year 2034, including fortifying the energy grid and making electric recharging more convenient.
It’s an exciting challenge.
28-OFON
Horsepower
Rejoice in the blessings of nature, including electricity.l
Today I would have been riding this LiveWire electric motorcycle (100 hp) if it hadn’t been raining cats & dogs. Rescheduled for Tuesday. (That’s my 35 hp KLR650 in the background.)
25-SANJ
Collision
After he got up I asked how he was feeling. “Terrible,” he said, “hurt my wrist.” Then he ran up to the car which had pulled aside a few feet ahead on Curtner.
I was ambivalent about getting more involved because, although the driver was at fault, it was the bicyclist who ran into the car.