Oct 15, 2016

Paul Elio's automobile

Like a continuation of the aptera design, but boxier and only a single seater: elio motors.

Interesting article at greencarreports.com timeline as to how and why the Aptera company closed. Essentially they tried to pursue the green DOE loans but were unable to get the funding necessary as a car, redesigned and ran out of cash. They think if they had stuck with a privately funded approach, they would have been successful.

Oct 10, 2016

Whilest we have Freedom, Jefferson

"Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both. We are destined to be a barrier against the returns of ignorance and barbarism."

Thomas Jefferson, Adams-Jefferson Letters

We have spent the prime of our lives in procuring them the precious blessing of liberty. Let them spend theirs in shewing that it is the great parent of science and of virtue; and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free.

Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Dr. Willard

Oct 1, 2016

Star Size Comparison 2

I love the science museum-style vangelis music

Though I wish they showed a parsec

Sep 30, 2016

100 years

I'm forty five for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life

New Meetup look

Meetup's blog on the redesign.

Digital Trends: take on

Richard Boenigk, Principal Designer, your site looks childlike now and it is harder to find events.

Techcrunch: “We killed the calendar,” CEO and co-founder Scott Heiferman said. Instead, Meetup will recommend listings for you based on your own interests

Reminder, the calendar helped people keep track of their upcoming events, so that they could ensure they would be able to attend.