Belt drive design – very slick, it uses a special dropout to let you pass the belt through the rear triangle.

A couple more rides going north from Berkeley: to Crockett and to Napa (80 miles round trip) and Orr Hot Springs (140 miles one-way)

Creative Generalist – “If you’re wondering, a meal at Moto starts with an edible menu and then move on to such delights as liquid salad, noodles made from pureed rice, mac and cheese with quail, a Chicago hot dog with melting mangoes, charcoal, freeze cooked tuna, cotton candy truffles, and sweetened nachos with a chocolate…more

In their own words — literally – Los Angeles Times – the advantages of inventing a language…or at least a word: “The phenomenon was noted by early 20th century linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf. They proposed a theory that language had the power to broaden or constrain a speaker’s thoughts. That is, it…more

Masters of the Breakthrough Moment –

Masters of the Breakthrough Moment – “Productivity and creativity in the workplace, in their view, occur when members of a group or team wade together into the muck of confusion and unspoken assumptions in order to surface concerns and conflicts that get glossed over in the rush of daily life.”

How to make fire wire with steel wool | Dangerously Fun – “Most people don

Kevin Kelly has compiled a list of what he calls True Films -“documentaries, educational films, instructional how-to’s, and what the British call factuals – a non-fiction visual account.” Some interesting categories are Artists at work and People at work. As he says, “Perfect for Netflix!”

Wild coincidence in Cambodia – “I found Mr. Niem at the ruins of Angkor Wat. Notice that he also graces the cover of my Lonely Planet guidebook to Cambodia. Mr. Niem could not speak any English so communication was not easy. I do not think he knew that he was on the front cover of…more

Hiroshi Sugimoto (the oceans photographer) is showing at the SF de Young Museum until September 23…