Links: Turning toward resilience

[sonia]

Last call: Old BART cars being turned into homes, shops, entertainment spots and training facilities by Kristin J. Bender.

“It’s always been a dream of mine to build something fun for my family, and for this BART train we’re going for a cozy, woodsy cabin crossed with a space-age modern aesthetic,’’ said Lin, one of eight winners.

Also Making train wheels quieter from jesse_the_k in comments.

The Hidden Potential of Bicycles by Brian Caller.

Bicycles have been used for so long as children’s toys and exercise equipment that we forget what useful technology they represent. They multiply our bodies’ speed and efficiency many times over, allowing us to travel miles without strain. Their widespread adoption in the late 19th century created a ripple of under-appreciated effects in society; for example, they allowed women to commute to jobs away from home and paved the way for the universal sufferage movement.

The hidden costs of using an electric bike by Micah Toll.

We all know that humans are inherently non-social beings that achieve their peak mental health levels when devoid of interaction. So if the thought of having several brief yet pleasant encounters with nice people throughout your day scares you, then think twice about riding an electric bike.

How we know the energy transition is here by Amy Harder. "It won’t be easy or simple, but clean energy is accelerating"

What Great Remote Managers Do Differently by Raghu Krishnamoorthy. Now a wayback link that's not paywalled, thanks silveradept and jesse_the_k!

Checking in and showing compassion. Checking in is about fostering interpersonal trust and connection. Remote work lacks opportunities for spontaneous connection and coaching. They need to be created.

Fork Theory by Jen Rose.

I might be able to deal with 20 tiny little escargot fork annoyances, such as a hangnail or slightly suboptimal pants, but not even one “you poked my trigger on purpose because you think it’s fun to see me melt down” pitchfork.

Also, Unified Cutlery Theory by Umbral Reaver, via silveradept in comments.

Comments

[silveradept]

More bikes and more bike-friendly infrastructure would be fantastic. As would the relative costs of things and placement of things aligning so that biking becomes very easy to do, instead of having to commute 100 miles to work and back and then go 50 miles to a grocery store and back.

I hope the climate optimism is right, and that we're working toward reduction of emissions and shifting over to cleaner power generation.

The Harvard Business Review article is apparently behind a paywall, which is no fun, but turning on reader mode seems to have given access to read the text. And it turns out to be about what good managing practice is, even before remote work became prevalent. And in these days, where the rush has been to return to presentism, it's still applicable, but certainly seems like another of the missed lessons of the pause.

And I also like the Unified Cutlery Theory, incorporating spoons, forks, and knives as an overall picture of someone's energy and well-being.

[sonia]

Thanks, updated the HBR link and added your Unified Cutlery Theory link.

Those distances are definitely not bike-friendly! Cost of housing and income inequality factor into resilience too. Anyone with those kinds of distances, which includes rural living, are harder to do without cars.

Such riches!

[jesse_the_k]

I’m more optimistic about bicycles without big industry. Humans did a great job of making clocks and waterworks and musical instruments before steam power.

There is so much infrastructural detail for me to cherish at the bart.gov site. Making train wheels quieter!

wayback machine captured the full text of “what great remote managers do differently”

Re: Such riches!

[sonia]

Thanks, updated that link. I'll add your other one too.

That's a cool link about quieter wheels. I'm within easy hearing distance of a transfer station, so I'm appreciating that every day without knowing it. The clicky-clack of the trains is comforting to me - homehomehome they say.

Agreed, big industry is a self-perpetuating problem. Good point about making things before all that.

[zdenka]

I like fork theory . . .

[sonia]

And your icon is perfect! See Unified Cutlery Theory from silveradept.

[zdenka]

*g* Thanks! It seemed thematically appropriate.