Toshi Clark
@shikataganai.bsky.social
@toshi.clark on threads, was @maximumcharacte over on the old site before deactivating. Diagnostic radiologist, occasional polymath. Cyclist, skier, and musician among many other things.
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Toshi Clark
@shikataganai.bsky.social
· Nov 16
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
if you get an EV then you'll still be traffic. only you'll be electric traffic now.
what you _really_ want but just probably haven't come to terms with yet is less time in your life of being traffic, less being in a car.
this requires good, safe biking infrastructure as well as an e-bike for many.
what you _really_ want but just probably haven't come to terms with yet is less time in your life of being traffic, less being in a car.
this requires good, safe biking infrastructure as well as an e-bike for many.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Update: K2 is taking care of me
>>>>
"We have submitted a parts request for the updated replacement Mindbender walk mode kit on your behalf at no charge.
"The replacement kit we are sending you will include all necessary hardware and should address the issue you encountered."
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"We have submitted a parts request for the updated replacement Mindbender walk mode kit on your behalf at no charge.
"The replacement kit we are sending you will include all necessary hardware and should address the issue you encountered."
Note that the bolt-on assembly with a hinge and the gold-painted metal lever thing that locks the boot into alpine mode is just totally missing on my left boot. Sheared off at the bolts.
That'd explain why they felt a bit loosey-goosey at the tail end of the season eh
That'd explain why they felt a bit loosey-goosey at the tail end of the season eh
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Update: K2 is taking care of me
>>>>
"We have submitted a parts request for the updated replacement Mindbender walk mode kit on your behalf at no charge.
"The replacement kit we are sending you will include all necessary hardware and should address the issue you encountered."
>>>>
"We have submitted a parts request for the updated replacement Mindbender walk mode kit on your behalf at no charge.
"The replacement kit we are sending you will include all necessary hardware and should address the issue you encountered."
REI technological advance of the year: when you return a purchase that was paid for in part with REI card rewards points then said rewards points go back to the card. no more getting paid out with awkward cash for like $10.68
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
REI technological advance of the year: when you return a purchase that was paid for in part with REI card rewards points then said rewards points go back to the card. no more getting paid out with awkward cash for like $10.68
I went shopping at REI, as I had the unsatisfactory prAna Stretch Zion Original to return and wanted to scope out the pants landscape.
(First I tried on a few XL MIPS ski helmets. And none fit satisfactorily. I have a really big head.)
Usual Zoom Ether shorts for context.
(First I tried on a few XL MIPS ski helmets. And none fit satisfactorily. I have a really big head.)
Usual Zoom Ether shorts for context.
December 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I went shopping at REI, as I had the unsatisfactory prAna Stretch Zion Original to return and wanted to scope out the pants landscape.
(First I tried on a few XL MIPS ski helmets. And none fit satisfactorily. I have a really big head.)
Usual Zoom Ether shorts for context.
(First I tried on a few XL MIPS ski helmets. And none fit satisfactorily. I have a really big head.)
Usual Zoom Ether shorts for context.
The distinctive tread pattern of the CrossClimate 1/2/3 is a marketing coup. Helps that it objectively tests well, too
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The distinctive tread pattern of the CrossClimate 1/2/3 is a marketing coup. Helps that it objectively tests well, too
Jog-walk around Sloan Lake, waiting out US Thai to open while out and about on errands. 6 x 2 min jog blocks in the mix.
Bonus shot of an E-Transit LWB high roof set up as a camper. Note the kitty lounging on the dashboard.
Bonus shot of an E-Transit LWB high roof set up as a camper. Note the kitty lounging on the dashboard.
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Jog-walk around Sloan Lake, waiting out US Thai to open while out and about on errands. 6 x 2 min jog blocks in the mix.
Bonus shot of an E-Transit LWB high roof set up as a camper. Note the kitty lounging on the dashboard.
Bonus shot of an E-Transit LWB high roof set up as a camper. Note the kitty lounging on the dashboard.
besides being out of date (2024 update--no 2025 EV6 GT, no non-WT GM Ultium trucks, etc.) this is also stupid because it should 100% be sorted by lb per hp, not some unsorted hot mess as it is now that ignores the weight part of that equation.
www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/g65...
www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/g65...
www.roadandtrack.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
besides being out of date (2024 update--no 2025 EV6 GT, no non-WT GM Ultium trucks, etc.) this is also stupid because it should 100% be sorted by lb per hp, not some unsorted hot mess as it is now that ignores the weight part of that equation.
www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/g65...
www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/g65...
for you SPD types with these newfangled Trail model pedals and shoes like this: do you want the sole and the cage of the pedal to have positive contact when clipped in? (isn't that the point of having a cage? or just for when you don't clip in by choice or accident?)
the afternoon light caught my new biking shoes nicely
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
for you SPD types with these newfangled Trail model pedals and shoes like this: do you want the sole and the cage of the pedal to have positive contact when clipped in? (isn't that the point of having a cage? or just for when you don't clip in by choice or accident?)
more winning, self-bailing out farmers due to self-inflicted-by-tariffs idiocy. an economic ouroboros.
presumably this is just a legislative proposal backed by the WH. but in this era who knows what's up or down
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
presumably this is just a legislative proposal backed by the WH. but in this era who knows what's up or down
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump will unveil a $12 billion aid package for American farmers on Monday, two White House officials said, a boost to an industry hit hard by his trade policies.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
more winning, self-bailing out farmers due to self-inflicted-by-tariffs idiocy. an economic ouroboros.
presumably this is just a legislative proposal backed by the WH. but in this era who knows what's up or down
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
presumably this is just a legislative proposal backed by the WH. but in this era who knows what's up or down
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
engineer came back with how to shore up what was actually built at the mountain house to what should be in place wrt hot tub load reinforcement. and it's pretty reasonable. hopefully I can get this done posthaste, have it actually pass inspection, and then have one less thing on my mind.
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
engineer came back with how to shore up what was actually built at the mountain house to what should be in place wrt hot tub load reinforcement. and it's pretty reasonable. hopefully I can get this done posthaste, have it actually pass inspection, and then have one less thing on my mind.
Fancy thermostat install day with Jetson Home . He’ll also hook up the humidifier to the all knowing control unit but the software to drive said humidifier will be forthcoming in an OTA update.
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fancy thermostat install day with Jetson Home . He’ll also hook up the humidifier to the all knowing control unit but the software to drive said humidifier will be forthcoming in an OTA update.
freezing my AirPods Max, as one does
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
freezing my AirPods Max, as one does
wfh today. in theory the Jetson people should be coming by to install their fancy proprietary thermostat (+ app) + power monitor business, and hook up the disconnected-in-April whole house humidifier. but they aren't here yet.
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
wfh today. in theory the Jetson people should be coming by to install their fancy proprietary thermostat (+ app) + power monitor business, and hook up the disconnected-in-April whole house humidifier. but they aren't here yet.
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with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)
Tonight's mini project to swap over my heated insole setup from my 2023-era AT boots to my current new-hotness dual-BOA alpine-only boots had a bit of a surprise twist:
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight's mini project to swap over my heated insole setup from my 2023-era AT boots to my current new-hotness dual-BOA alpine-only boots had a bit of a surprise twist:
the afternoon light caught my new biking shoes nicely
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
the afternoon light caught my new biking shoes nicely
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
with that rounded toebox they look like large little kid shoes
which I guess they kinda are
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Weakening universal HBV vaccination recommendations has accomplished nothing positive for public health. It is undoing a policy with decades of evidence, extensively demonstrated safety, and it is erroneously suggesting that there is some kind of substantive risk to the vaccine.
There isn't.
There isn't.
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Weakening universal HBV vaccination recommendations has accomplished nothing positive for public health. It is undoing a policy with decades of evidence, extensively demonstrated safety, and it is erroneously suggesting that there is some kind of substantive risk to the vaccine.
There isn't.
There isn't.
maybe I'll grow into it in my dotage, but at this point in my life the ad spend on this ostensibly targeted ad is entirely wasted
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
maybe I'll grow into it in my dotage, but at this point in my life the ad spend on this ostensibly targeted ad is entirely wasted
Home maintenance morning
Did the usual condenser care mini song and dance on the heat pump dryer
Changed the interior air intake filter for the ERV. Was fuzzy looking.
Did the usual condenser care mini song and dance on the heat pump dryer
Changed the interior air intake filter for the ERV. Was fuzzy looking.
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Home maintenance morning
Did the usual condenser care mini song and dance on the heat pump dryer
Changed the interior air intake filter for the ERV. Was fuzzy looking.
Did the usual condenser care mini song and dance on the heat pump dryer
Changed the interior air intake filter for the ERV. Was fuzzy looking.
Reposted by Toshi Clark
Man Always Wanted To Raise Family In Kind Of Place Where White People Greet Each Other On The Street https://theonion.com/man-always-wanted-to-raise-family-in-kind-of-place-wher-1819577286/
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Man Always Wanted To Raise Family In Kind Of Place Where White People Greet Each Other On The Street https://theonion.com/man-always-wanted-to-raise-family-in-kind-of-place-wher-1819577286/
Got the pool table up on wheeled dollies to move it about. Swapped places with the ping pong table. Wife was not enthused by delaying departure to take this last photo
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Got the pool table up on wheeled dollies to move it about. Swapped places with the ping pong table. Wife was not enthused by delaying departure to take this last photo
Finished Red Rabbit just now, in the ski lodge. Next will be Red Winter per the Goodreads order.
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Finished Red Rabbit just now, in the ski lodge. Next will be Red Winter per the Goodreads order.
Did one run. Couldn’t see anything. Wife’s boots killing her. Plus the run was crowded, to add insult to injury.
So she shed her gear at the car, we each had a pastry and a hot drink, and somehow I haven’t migrated back out into the blizzard yet.
So she shed her gear at the car, we each had a pastry and a hot drink, and somehow I haven’t migrated back out into the blizzard yet.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Did one run. Couldn’t see anything. Wife’s boots killing her. Plus the run was crowded, to add insult to injury.
So she shed her gear at the car, we each had a pastry and a hot drink, and somehow I haven’t migrated back out into the blizzard yet.
So she shed her gear at the car, we each had a pastry and a hot drink, and somehow I haven’t migrated back out into the blizzard yet.
my friends
I have tragic news
yes, the Washlet at the mountain house appears to have died. only 18 months did it live
as they say the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long
I have tragic news
yes, the Washlet at the mountain house appears to have died. only 18 months did it live
as they say the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
my friends
I have tragic news
yes, the Washlet at the mountain house appears to have died. only 18 months did it live
as they say the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long
I have tragic news
yes, the Washlet at the mountain house appears to have died. only 18 months did it live
as they say the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long
A short story in 3 parts
Bonus in the second screenshot for Google AI not grokking that December 5, 2025 is indeed a later date than September 15, 2025
Bonus in the second screenshot for Google AI not grokking that December 5, 2025 is indeed a later date than September 15, 2025
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A short story in 3 parts
Bonus in the second screenshot for Google AI not grokking that December 5, 2025 is indeed a later date than September 15, 2025
Bonus in the second screenshot for Google AI not grokking that December 5, 2025 is indeed a later date than September 15, 2025