one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

California is pioneering what could be the next battleground against global warming: filing suit to hold cities and counties accountable for greenhouse gas emissions caused by poorly planned suburban sprawl.

Interesting article on the DJ Drama affair and the whole hip-hop mixtape scene.

Is that a motor behind me?

Is the Belgian government on drugs or something? They’ve just voted a law allowing motorbikes onto cycle paths. As if it wasn’t difficult enough to get people cycling in town.

Imagine the chaos on shared paths like the one in Brussels’ Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat which are bad enough as it is.

While many cities and countries attempt to make life for cyclists easier, Belgium faces the other way. And the FEBIAC, which is supposed to represent motorists and cyclists, only ever acts in the name of the former. It’s depressing…

Leary's pitches for psychedelics oversold their benefits just as the media's scare stories oversold their dangers

Timothy Leary had a marketing streak

Interesting view on how lobbyists in Brussels shape European decisions.

My thoughts exactly on the Belgian press vs Google: Belgian Court Hankers For Stone Age.

It’s official, gay means rubbish at the BBC. It’s only hate speech if it comes out of someone else’s mouth I suppose.

Being an activist in China is very risky business.