Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
This via UltraRob on Twitter. One of New York’s ‘finest’ assaulting a cyclist during a Critical Mass thing:
Full story on the New York Times’ City Room blog.
Cyclists are a minority group (less than 5% of the population), and in other circumstances similar to this, the result’s been rioting. Maybe it’s a good job that we’re […]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Karl On Sea
Oh, please forgive me - too much time behind the wheel this week.
I’ve had too much to do, and too little time. It’s included two days in my role as a stand-up rabble rouser (7 1/2 hours of briefing a company’s staff in groups of 5-9 on a new initiative kicking off in January), and […]
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Posted on August 24th, 2007 by Karl On Sea
I need your help & feedback. I’ve entered quickreleast.tv’s competition to create a short video to get Joe & Joanna Public out there cycling.
Watch my two-minute entry, below, and if you think it’s funny AND does what quickrelease.tv wanted (”. . . to make Joe and Joanna Public get out there and ride…for the sheer […]
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Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Karl On Sea
So every time I go over to The Bicycle Diaries I find something new. Or old. Whatever - I find something that I like. In this case, it’s a video clip from YouTube of the Bicycle Repair Man sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
There’s also a great photo from the Brighton Naked Bike ride (find […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Karl On Sea
The Amazing Group is a local company that does . . . er . . . amazing things, all based around creating innovative on-line products and services. It’s CEO is Paul Campbell (no - not the Canadian actor) - one of the nicest and most focused people I’ve ever met.
Their latest thing is Amazing Tunes […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2006 by Karl On Sea
When one of my favourite bloggers (/grumpy old men) mentioned a Dilbert posting, I just had to read more. Especially in the context of Bill Gates running for President!?
Scot Adams has noticed that atheists, with Richard Dawkins leading the charge are coming out. In the wake of 9/11, it’s acceptable to not believe in God. […]
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