Pedestrian v. motorist v. bicycle
by Pete on September 3, 2010
Felix Salmon, apparently fresh off a near-death experience while biking on 43rd Street, drops a massive (and interesting!) post entitled “A unified theory of New York biking”. He starts off by examining the relatively well-understood interactions between pedestrians and motorists: (…)
Sorry guys, it’s still just a hobby
by Pete on September 3, 2010
On Wednesday, the Internets had its collective loins all a-quiver over the announcement of a new AppleTV box. Lacking any internal storage, the device is now streaming-only—the iTunes store won’t even be offering movies for sale anymore, just for rental. (…)
Sunny side up, hold the overflowing manure pits
by Pete on September 1, 2010
Obviously, a case of excessive government regulation: Barns infested with flies, maggots and scurrying rodents, and overflowing manure pits were among the widespread food safety problems that federal inspectors found at a group of Iowa egg farms at the heart (…)