nerdshoe's comments

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punishment for taking breaks

The existence of littered bottles found along major highways tells a different story. Nobody throws out that many bottles of orange crush.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Uber Bike – A New Way to Commute or Explore

I use the non-e-bike version of these (socialbicycles.com) on a regular basis and it works quite well. Bikes have GPS, a GSM radio, and are geo-fenced, with a recovery fee charged if you lock outside the zone. My system is quasi-dock based with small geo-fenced hubs within the service area where locking is free, and a small fee ($1)for locking off-hub. People do free-lock or leave them in weird areas, but usually if they intend on using it again.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Fools and their crypto

Paranoid much?

In a world where someone will steal your account if you so much as look the other way, this is a good thing?

Because paying taxes is for chumps.

Tell us more about those fees... You want your transaction to happen when?

Replace corrupt monetary policy with corrupt money. Flawless.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Google’s Founders Wanted to Shape a City – Toronto Is Their Chance

I think the difference here is a company building a community rather than a community building around a company.

A modern example of the latter is visible in the municipalities clamouring to accommodate Amazon. Time will tell if that one ends in another broken city.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Canada's 'secret spy agency' is releasing a malware-fighting tool to the public

And it didn't even come by way of Russia.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Canada's 'secret spy agency' is releasing a malware-fighting tool to the public

Our PM doesn't name and shame them on twitter, and they don't get involved in elections. Is that so weird?

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: The Electric-Bike Conundrum

Now we're getting somewhere. Given that these factors are multiplied with automobiles, shouldn't all vehicle speeds be limited so? I am a firm believer that everything should be limited to 30km/h in urban and residential environments where pedestrian and vehicle traffic coexist.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: The Electric-Bike Conundrum

Nowhere near it. Electronic shifting provides no motive power and is still manually controlled by the rider.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: The Electric-Bike Conundrum

Other than your damaged pride, is this a problem?

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her to Work by 7 A.M

The Elon Musk Reality Distortion Field is proving to be as effective as the one surrounding Steve Jobs (praise be unto him.)

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

Can confirm. I spotted a plane towing an Amazon banner over my city on Prime day.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Firefox marketshare revisited

Twitch. Not for hours viewed but because they seemingly have a lock on their corner of the market. That Youtube has spent so much on game streaming, and still failing, is a sign that competition exists.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: Pop-up bike lanes show that demand exists

I would never log my daily 3km ride to work in Strava, and I've had it count my after work singletrack romps as commutes. How strava thinks it can be a good source of commuter data is beyond me.

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: The far-reaching effects of air conditioning

Deep lake cooling is used in Toronto, Canada, though not widespread, and is offered by a private company. http://enwavetoronto.com/district_cooling_system.html

nerdshoe | 8 years ago | on: The far-reaching effects of air conditioning

Legionnaire's disease thrives in air conditioners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease