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This Glorious Machine

As I weave through double parked cars and brave pedestrians, I see that this bicycle with an electric motor has returned the hope I’d lost over the years. Here, listen, it whispers: tech doesn’t have to be a con or make us the worst versions of ourselves. Look: technology has kept its promise and genuinely made the world better!

I love my single speed bike, but this essay on ebikes by Robin Rendle is lovely: This Glorious Machine!

I've had my eye on a Beachman Bike for some time, but I really do love my single speed.


Robot Karaoke

If you're in Brooklyn on Monday, January 13, 2025, you can head to Wonderville and participate in robot karaoke:

Join us for karaoke night on impossible mode as we replace the lyrics to any SONG with words from any TEXT, then try to sing the results on the spot. It all happens live, so each song has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

Past combos include Yelp reviews of psychics to the tune of Total Eclipse of the Heart and Bernie Saunders Email Subject Lines to the tune of Don't Stop Believin'.


Mused Gives You Immersive Cultural Heritage Experiences

Mused.com is like a Google Street View x Google Earth for place GSV and GE don't go. It describes itself as

Bringing Immersive Cultural Heritage Experiences to Gaming, Classrooms, and Libraries around the World.

Once you sign up for a free membership, you can do things like:

Note that I had difficulty making this work with Google Chrome but it worked with every other browser I tried. My default is Arc.


Tiny Tiny Homes

You may recall Khaleel Seivwright, who during the pandemic built tiny homes for Toronto's unhoused. He was charged by the city and forced to cease construction. The city claimed it was their land and the structures were fire hazards.

Inspired by Seivwright, Ryan Donais is constructing Tiny Tiny Homes to solve the same issue. He's incorporated smoke detectors and put the structures on three wheels, therefore qualifying as bicycles under Toronto law.

You can get involved or donate to Tiny Tiny Homes on their website.


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