Blue-gray mountain bike leaning against a dead scrub bush at the lip of a canyon.
Biking Caprock Canyon in Texas
14.03.2026 22:32
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Blue-gray mountain bike leaning against a dead scrub bush at the lip of a canyon.
Biking Caprock Canyon in Texas
You should write the books that fill the gap between Nicollo and Lymond. The story of the first Baron Crawford and Sybilla in the landscape of early 16th century France would be fantastic. I think you're the only author with both the historical knowledge and writing/plotting skills to pull it off
I now understand why my favorite authors are Dorothy Dunnett and Ada Palmer.
My new Strange Horizons essay is up! With a deliberately provocative title!
WHY ALL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS ARE HISTORIANS
Yes, *all*
And, no, it isn't just for the reason you think...
I've been working toward this one for a while, very excited to share it!
I propose the first law of AI: No AI shall be allowed permission to "rm -rf"
*not sure where that link came from
If you're near a university, contact profs who teach undergrad fluid mech in Mech Eng and Civil Eng. If they've been at it awhile they probably have dozens of fluid mech books floating around their office that they got free from publishers. I'm always glad to donate a book to a good cause.
I'm envious of how close you will be to great MTB trails
Congrats!
It's now a bank. Once the owner didn't want to run it anymore the the property was too expensive to buy and run a drive-,n.
The Kow Korner in Oak Harbor, Wash. Closed in 2000. It was a 50s style drive-in cause that's when it opened. Basic burgers, excellent fries, and an awesome milkshake. Lots of parking for meet-ups and finding out where the Friday kegger was happening (cell phones killed the "where's the party?" hang)
And some of Austin's new "bike lanes" are just taking a 54" concrete sidewalk and painting a black line down the middle with a pedestrian sign on one side and a bike on the other. Great fun when you get to the strip mall exit and drivers don't pause or even look at the sidewalk.
I gave up riding bike lanes to work. 4' lanes with single lines (most of Austin's lanes) don't cut it when you lose a foot to the gutter and Texas trucks are allowed to have side view mirrors that project a foot and a half. And the trucks mostly drive with 1 tire on the bike lane white line.
If Austin is leading, then the rest of the country must really suck. Except for a few new lanes downtown, most of Austin's bike lanes are narrow, unprotected, alongside 35-45 mph roads where people go 55, and suddenly end throwing you into major traffic.
My life has been just a little bit better since I decided to block all Elsevier's review request emails. I don't even see them anymore.
I want a fantasy/scifi world built on this premise...
If you're not into the competitive/social aspects of Zwift, give Fulgaz a try. It uses real videos of rides.
Screenshot of random word generator from Meriam Webster that provides "Your 2026 Word." Result is... brain rot
Yeah...
Started the new year with a bike ride, but already blew my resolution to take more biking pictures
View or Rocky Mountains on the distance
End of year timeline cleanse...
Waymo accident rates should be compared to those of professional taxi drivers (not Uber/Lyft).
Flow chart that originally shows (black arrows) progression from liberal to conservative when mugged, from conservative to liberal from medical bills, from conservative to libertarian when arrested, from liberal to libertarian when starting a business, from libertarian to conservative when having kids, and from libertarian to liberal when fired. New flow lines (red arrows) all lead to liberal as "develops empathy."
A less cursed version...
Given what new Ergon grips cost, there should be a used market!
McMaster-Carr is the US place for mechanical parts
Dark red-brown "Rambling Man" ESB in a classic pint glass from Redhorn brewery. Label says Coffee || Beer || Good Vibes
End of the drive home..
I've got 1x on my touring bike and gravel bike. Main thing is to know your max pedal rpm and choose a front chainring that gives you the max speed you want at that rpm. My tour bike tops out at 20 mph, but 25 on gravel. If you want to ride road at 30 mph then 2x is better
You can't tell me we don't have enough "idea people" when a university STEM faculty search for a single entry-level position gets 100+ high quality PhD applications.
I've read a lot of stupid things and this Vox is right up there.
Truth: There are more great ideas out there in science than we're willing to fund research on.
And there's even more great ideas proven in science that our venture capitalists won't invest in because they're all so enamoured of AI.
Add this to the list of things I take for granted in @minneapolismn.gov .
The bikelanes near me are swept often and well by Public Works.
Every city should have this for basic maintenance and safety!
Awesome book (and series). Might be time to re-read...