Monthly Archives: October 2010

AWWTM: When did trucks become a problem?

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Joe

At War With The Motorist‘s tongue-in-cheek name and sarcastic attitude is usually to make fun of people who misuse and overuse the private car.  But at least as big a problem with our transport and built environment is the misuse … Continue reading →

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AWWTM: Fear of cycling

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Joe

In last week’s the week before the week before last’s post, if you build it they will come, I described why we should expect that building proper cycle superhighways — fast, capacious, direct and sensible routes that are segregated from … Continue reading →

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Cotch: How to deliver a petition

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joe

The awesome Science Is Vital campaign organisers kindly asked me to accompany them to Downing Street to capture the delivery of their petition of 35,000 opponents of science cuts.  Over at cotch dot net, I have a short photo essay … Continue reading →

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Cotch: Thames Barrier to Teddington

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joe

With everything that has been happening, I’ve neglected to mention the Thames Barrier to Teddington exhibition at the gallery in Foyles bookshop at the top end of Charing Cross Road, or indeed even been to look myself. I usually ignore … Continue reading →

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Cotch: The Cheese Festival

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joe

I love the Durham Township photoblog — all the fabulous atmospheric shallow-focus photos of rural Pensylvania. Especially the ones of the traditional county fairs and farm shows. The kids with candyfloss, prize livestock on display, and old fashioned family entertainment. … Continue reading →

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In which I inflict Ken Ham upon myself and others

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Joe

This is another archival repost originally written for the old blog in april 2008. I listened to a sermon[1] by Ken Ham, creationist head of Answers in Genesis, the other day. I was erm … researching a role? Anyway, it … Continue reading →

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Cotch: Science Is Vital!

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Joe

On saturday, a couple of thousand nerds gathered outside the treasury to be noisy, and to argue the case that science is vital.  The scientists are getting their contribution in early ahead of the “comprehensive spending review” that is to … Continue reading →

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AWWTM: I don’t pay road tax

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Joe

The “I Pay Road Tax” campaign has done an excellent job of reaching out to cyclists.  Every cyclist now knows that “road tax” was abolished in the 1930s, that what motorists pay is “vehicle excise duty”, and that VED goes … Continue reading →

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AWWTM: If you build it they will come

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Joe

On the London Cyclist thread “is there anything super about the Cycle Superhighways?,” we hear Chinese whispers on the reason why TfL decided against making real superhighways and instead came up with the overpriced and failed PR exercise that are … Continue reading →

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The selfish gene drives an operon

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Joe

This is another archival repost first written for the old blog in 2007. On Monday I mentioned John Maynard Smith’s videos at People’s Archive. They really are marvelous, and you should watch them all. One of the topics he discusses … Continue reading →

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