See it here: MCVL

I’ve spent several days reviewing all of the posts here.

This is not something I want to continue. It is, mainly, all wrong.

If there’s ever another blog, I’ll pay WordPress the damn US$48/US$84 (1 yr/2 yr) fee to get rid of the damn ads. Looking at this site as a reader, I’m disgusted by all the ads WordPress has defaced it with. And I think most people think I want the ads there and am making money from them. Not so!

Farewell, readers. And thanks for your attention.

And again, go read the posts at iPeople. I am pleased with it and hope to get back to it.

And final post of blogging?

I don’t know yet.

Human Decision Required

FFS, looking at the sidebar, I’ve done this one for four years.

Happy New Year to all out there.

What Are Alt-Wheels?

Alternative Wheels.

Alt-Wheels are:
– Made for a single rider
– Smaller than bicycles
– Affordable
– Portable

Electric skateboards, electric scooters, electric unicycles, the Onewheel, the Jyroball.

Alt-Wheels differs from “micromobility.” That’s all in this post.

Chinese start-up Mobike loses more than 200,000 bikes

Hong Kong rival Gobee pulled out of Europe altogether at the beginning of 2018, citing “mass destruction” of its bike fleet.

One day soon, the “liberal” democracies on this planet will finally wake up to what they are doing to themselves.

New Material Breaks World Record Turning Heat into Electricity

The new material is so effective that it could be used to provide energy for sensors or even small computer processors. Instead of connecting small electrical devices to cables, they could generate their own electricity from temperature differences. The new material has now been presented in the journal “Nature”.

How does that fit into Alt-Wheels? AirTags and other such location devices.

Scientists Develop New Material to Make Lithium Ion Batteries Self-Healing and Easily Recyclable

Lithium-ion batteries are notorious for developing internal electrical shorts that can ignite a battery’s liquid electrolytes, leading to explosions and fires.

Engineers at the University of Illinois, however, have developed a solid polymer-based electrolyte that can self-heal after damage—and the material can also be recycled without the use of harsh chemicals or high temperatures.

Still years and years away from market…

THE PINT | ONE MONTH OF USE | EBOARDING REVIEW

People who think Alt-Wheels are for people with complete bodies are wrong:

Onewheelin’ on Christmas Eve! [CC]

A reminder from Documentary: Backpedal. We Need A National Alt-Wheels Movement.:

Stick with it, he mutes the wind noise and rides like a road boss (50 kmh = 31 mph):

EUC Having Fun MSX – Top Speed 55.3kph, plus 3D printed mug guard

Previously here:

Alt-Wheels Briefly
Alt-Wheels Notes
Alt-Wheels Bulletin

If you missed either of these in 2019, start 2020 with them:

Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski (prior post)

Netflix: Unbelievable (prior post)

This story has everything:

• tragedy
• making an unusual connection
• seeing things differently
• short-sighted opposition
• secrecy
• determination
• vindication
• changing the world for the better

This little-known inventor has probably saved your life

If I find you talking to anyone, including me, about this matter, I will have to sack you.

Previously here:

Human Variables category

What Are Alt-Wheels?

Alternative Wheels.

Alt-Wheels are:
– Made for a single rider
– Smaller than bicycles
– Affordable
– Portable

Electric skateboards, electric scooters, electric unicycles, the Onewheel, the Jyroball.

Alt-Wheels differs from “micromobility.” That’s all in this post.

EV Adoption Could Cost Germany 75,000 Jobs

Key point:

Whereas it takes some 4,000 workers to assemble a million gasoline-powered engines per year, just 1,840 are needed to build the same number of electric motors, the study claims. And a battery factory requires only a fifth of the workforce when compared with an engine plant.

That math was behind the recent strike of the United Auto Workers here in America: Payne: UAW-GM fight exposes fears of an EV future

Long supporters of government mpg mandates to force a transition to EVs, the UAW has gotten cold feet as studies — including one from its own research department — show battery-powered vehicle production takes less labor to manufacture.

It takes even less labor to manufacture Alt-Wheels so there’s no hope for transitioning to employment there — besides which China has that all sewn up (Future Motion’s American-based Onewheel factory notwithstanding).

Here’s a good take on the politics of the Alt-Wheels bills being vetoed by the hand-wringing Governor of NY State. This is particularly welcome as it’s from someone outside of the bike-advocacy echo chamber:

NY votes 137-4 in favor of legalizing electric bicycles, dictator Cuomo vetoes.

Truth:

Illegal and Reckless Riding in the PEV Community – What does it mean for you?

Never ride without safety gear:

Inmotion v8 Epic Fall EUC Electric Unicycle

The following is a promo video but highlights that electric unicycles can also be more like conventional transport:

Super electric unicycle Супер электрический одноколесный велосипед

That’s not the first time for a design like that. But it makes me wonder if we might see it adopted by Harley-Davidson, Honda, and other motorcycle makers as an alternative to their conventional offerings.

From Russia with love (with a bit of Queen thrown in!):

wish you a happy new year 2020 on your electric unicycle / счастливого нового 2020 года !!!

That nation’s proximity to China has made it take up eScooters and EUCs faster than here in America. First Sputnik, now this!

Previously here:

Alt-Wheels Briefly
Alt-Wheels Notes
Alt-Wheels Bulletin

The Time When Buddha Was Lost – an encouraging story for your life

Previously here:

Human Variables category

Killer quote:

You can’t make the average person buy a course. But you can ruin the life of the ones who do.

How to Sell a Course (Shady Millionaire Edition)

Previously at Mike Cane’s xBlog:

Addiction Runs The World

Previously here:

Human Variables category

Don Imus, Legendary ‘Imus in the Morning’ Host, Dies at 79

Imus was loved or hated for his caustic loudmouth. Outspoken in an age of political correctness, his often coarse satire offended sensibilities. Yet his listeners included those whom he often ridiculed. His call-in guests included President Clinton, Dan Rather, Tim Russert, Bill Bradley, David Dinkins, Rudy Giuliani and political analyst Jeff Greenfield, who once remarked, “He’s out there talking the way most of us talk when we’re not in public.”

Whether you liked him or not, you can’t deny he wasn’t an original.

And that’s what really matters in this world.

Rest in peace.