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By the way, Senna is a great movie that you should watch.

Here is a video of Formula One great Ayrton Senna demonstrating the techique in a Honda NSX. You’ll note he’s wearing a button-down shirt, dress pants, Italian loafers, and no helmet while burying the speedometer on his way around the track.

(Via kottke.org.)

“Emilia, mother’s day is coming up, what should we get mommy?”

“a new sweater”

(contemplative pause)

“daddy, what are you going to get me for happy little girls day?”

Behind the Bicycle Boom

I’d jump on that like a clown on a trampoline

Kindle Fire

I kind of want one. $199? Prime members get free streaming?

World, meet Elena!

We’ll get there at some point… The key is being able to cycle to work without all the sweating.

The Dutch Way – Bicycles and Fresh Bread – NYTimes.com

More important, I think, is mind-set. Take bicycles. The advent of bike lanes in some American cities may seem like a big step, but merely marking a strip of the road for recreational cycling spectacularly misses the point. In Amsterdam, nearly everyone cycles, and cars, bikes and trams coexist in a complex flow, with dedicated bicycle lanes, traffic lights and parking garages. But this is thanks to a different way of thinking about transportation.