MIT cyclists generated 1.2kw to power a supercomputer in response to Google’s “Innovate or Die” challenge. SciCortex is new to the supercomputing field. With their relatively slow MIPs processors they don’t have any contenders in the Top 500 list of supercomputers, but SciCortex is known for their development of very low power supercomputers, which is […]
Several of my fellow bike commuters are talking about the “heavy” rain that’s been in the Bay Area. I heard one guy talk about the “sheets” of rain falling from the sky the other week. For those outside of California, I’ll describe the typical California rain storm. Take a spray bottle — the kind you […]
I recently received a letter from Caltrans in response to questions that I sent them on October 28 about bicycle detection. I am concerned that although they say they will be installing bicycle detection at new and modified traffic actuated signals, their only options are Type D loops and video detection. They totally ignore my […]
Bicycle news from around the world of bicycle blogs. First of all, I owe Jamie a link because he posted a bike haiku. Bike Snob’s guide to falling down on your bike commute in snow and ice. Theft proof bicycle ideas. Some intelligent discussion about this is at Bicycle Design. Light and Motion wins the […]
Somebody on the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition discussion list asked about bicycle blogs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Besides my own Cyclelicious, here are the ones I know about (below the photo). BikeScape is in San Francisco. Ken Conley is a bike nut and up and coming photographer of cycling events. He covers California […]
World War 2 poster. Most of us are familiar with the "When you ride alone you ride with Hitler" poster. This one reminds people that millions of GIs are sacrificing much more than the car pooler who must put up with the relative inconvenience of car sharing. More fascinating WW2 propoganda posters can be viewed […]