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Re: Emeryville Bike and Ped Bridge is Finished!

Paul Burnett — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 21:37:39 -0000

The new bridge does not look wheelchair-friendly. Are there ramps or elevators at each end?

Re: Is the Golden Gate Bridge’s New Fence Making it too Blowy for Cycling?

Paul Burnett — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:03:27 -0000

So bicyclists would rather the bridge fall down than bicyclists fall down? Got it.

Re: Semantics at the Salton Sea: When does a swarm become a sequence?

Paul Burnett — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:17:48 -0000

Layperson here: is there any possibility that the drying up / lowering of “sea” level Salton Sea leads to a decrease in the weight of the Salton Sea and the quakes are the plate underneath rebounding?

Re: 'Biscuit Tin' Battery May Be Tesla Battery Day's Main Attraction

Paul Burnett — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:01:46 -0000

Cooling the greater thermal mass with a longer path to the heat sink surface will be critical. The biscuit tin better have a donut hole running through its middle.

Re: After 3 lethal crashes, Revel’s shared electric mopeds return to NYC w/ safety changes

Paul Burnett — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 13:56:19 -0000

These motor scooters are NOT “mopeds”, as they do not have pedals and cannot be pedaled like a bicycle - that’s what the “ped” part of the name means.

Re: Honda is working on an electric SuperCub moped, new patent shows progress made

Paul Burnett — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:24:42 -0000

It’s not a moped if you can’t pedal it...is it?

Re: Tesla launches aftermarket Model 3 spoiler for $800

Paul Burnett — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:32:35 -0000

“If it don’t run good, chrome it.”

Re: Tesla Model 3 Charges While Driving With $2,500 Solar Trailer

Paul Burnett — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:23:40 -0000

I’ve seen an electric bicycle with two full size solar cells on a little trailer in the Oakland-Berkeley CA area.

Re: Finns Attempt To Charge Tesla Model X Using Bicycles

Paul Burnett — Mon, 25 May 2020 13:06:15 -0000

Nine people could push a Tesla further than 2 kilometers.

Re: Francis Collins wins 2020 Templeton Prize

Paul Burnett — Sun, 24 May 2020 12:35:04 -0000

In other words: "Francis Collins...has advocated for the integration of unreason and reason."

Re: Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk scraps plans to make electric pickup smaller

Paul Burnett — Sat, 23 May 2020 22:06:35 -0000

In real cold weather tires get a flat spot on the bottom, which give you a thumping effect until they warm up a little bit when driving.

Re: Creationists discover evolution – with a vengeance!

Paul Burnett — Sat, 23 May 2020 21:24:07 -0000

"...wolfies are of the same kind as doggies (or vice versa) because they look so similar..."

Don't forget Thylacines - they must also be doggish.

Re: Creationists discover evolution – with a vengeance!

Paul Burnett — Sat, 23 May 2020 21:19:53 -0000

...the names of the days of the week are the names of objects of worship in past times."

I love pointing out to fundagelicals that the names of most days of the week refer to heathen/pagan gods: Tiw/Tir; Woden/Odin; Thor; Frigg; and Saturn.

Re: Creationists discover evolution – with a vengeance!

Paul Burnett — Sat, 23 May 2020 20:58:53 -0000

"I've heard teachers describe the behavior of ions in terms of the which ions other ions they "want" to bond with..."

I once heard a chemist explain valence as the behavior that occurs in a singles bar with different elements combining...

Re: Creationists discover evolution – with a vengeance!

Paul Burnett — Sat, 23 May 2020 20:50:35 -0000

Creationists' "hyperrapid speciation" makes sense in longer-lived species only if individual members change species several times in their lifetime. :)

Re: Ford files trademark for EV charging network with dumbest name

Paul Burnett — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:31:55 -0000

Hey, they could have named it Edsel Charge.

Re: Swedish E-Bike Cake Ösa Wins Red Dot Award for Design

Paul Burnett — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:37:30 -0000

White is a great color for a mud bike...NOT!

Re: watchOS 6.2 now available for Apple Watch, bringing ECG app to three new countries

Paul Burnett — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:56:56 -0000

Can't download watchOS 6.2 unless you download iOS 13.4 first.

Re: Rattus sp.

Paul Burnett — Mon, 27 May 2019 20:20:07 -0000

There's a book and a movie about "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" in San Francisco - cherry-headed conures.

Re: Up from creationism

Paul Burnett — Fri, 24 May 2019 22:17:37 -0000

The Courier-Journal article mentions "Ark Encounter says its version...is the largest timber-frame structure in the world." That is not true. There is a much larger timber-frame structure in New Mexico - see the Wikipedia article for "ATLAS-I" - better known as "Trestle...the world's largest structure composed entirely of wood and glue laminate."

Re: Up from creationism

Paul Burnett — Fri, 24 May 2019 20:13:59 -0000

Here's another link: https://lex18.com/news/cove...

Re: Kent Hovind resurfaces

Paul Burnett — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 12:28:27 -0000

Remember Al Capone was taken down for taxes. Some another famous person might be.

Re: Aphididae

Paul Burnett — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:35:35 -0000

Google "Woolly Aphids: What's That Fuzzy Fluffy White Stuff on My Tree?" :)

Re: Ardea herodias

Paul Burnett — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:52:36 -0000

You've apparently never seen this: Google "blue heron rookery". They are definitely "herd animals" when they're nesting. The biggest grouping I've seen is at Elkhorn Slough on Monterey Bay, CA.

Re: Tesla remotely increases power output of all Model 3 vehicles through software update

Paul Burnett — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:32:20 -0000

This is called the “Drain America Dry First” plan, which means we run out of oil before other countries which will still have oil -and we will be at their mercy.