The somewhat random musings of Dave Kinkead pertaining to the rather lovely matters of philosophy, cycling, geekery and of course skiing.

  1. Steve discovered the reason the cargo bike he bought online was so cheap.

    Steve discovered the reason the cargo bike he bought online was so cheap.

  2. "It’s just a pleasant way of getting about. Nobody wears a helmet. Nobody wears high-visibility clothing. You just wear what you need to be wearing at your destination. For girls that appears to be very short skirts. And nobody rides their bike as if they’re in the Tour de France. This would make them sweaty and unattractive, so they travel just fast enough to maintain their balance."
    Jeremy Clarkson on cycling in Copenhagen
  3. Fat fixies. Nice!

    Fat fixies. Nice!

    (Source: therubbishbin)

  4. "In writing. Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, “Please will you do my job for me."

    CS Lewis

    http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/04/c-s-lewis-on-writing.html

  5. Worst album covers of all time http://blog.tastebuds.fm/worst-album-covers-of-all-time/

    Worst album covers of all time

    http://blog.tastebuds.fm/worst-album-covers-of-all-time/

  6. "Dear Mr President, I hereby resign"
    http://raganwald.posterous.com/i-hereby-resign
  7. Most of us will outlive our ability to drive. If we want to be able to stay in our neighborhoods, in our homes, beyond our driving years, we need streets that support us in walking. - http://www.walklive.org/about-the-institute/our-team/

    Most of us will outlive our ability to drive. If we want to be able to stay in our neighborhoods, in our homes, beyond our driving years, we need streets that support us in walking.

    - http://www.walklive.org/about-the-institute/our-team/

  8. treadlyandme: Seriously, people get paid to “design” shit like this?

    treadlyandme:

    Seriously, people get paid to “design” shit like this?

    (Source: bikeswarm)

  10. Moral & Political Philosophy Reading Group #10

    uqphilosophy:

    This week, we’ll be covering Rousseau’s Social Contract Book 3, CH1-8.  See you all on Tuesday 3pm, Miche level 5.

    http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/r/rousseau/jean_jacques/r864s/book3.html