The Memory Theatre of Giulio Camillo

Once upon a time, a strange amazonian god sent me a package of words entitled "Printed Commonplace-Books and the Structuring of Renaissance Thought by Ann Moss. This collection of alphabetized symbols spoke of another collection entitled The Art of Memory by Frances Yates. This collection notes the scribed utterances of someone called Jonathan Miller (all…

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A humble proposal to the City of London about transport

  Any Journey is only as good as its weakest link The European Transport ministers use the idea of chains to map out issues, and this idea, what are the connections, may be extended to all areas of governance. We do not now have public and private realms that achieve “any journey is only as…

Any journey is only as good as its weakest link

The European Transport ministers use the idea of chains to map out issues, and this idea, what are the connections, may be extended to all areas of governance. We do not now have public and private realms that achieve “any journey is only as good as its weakest link “ p77 1.  The idea is…

Cwis call for evidence

I would formally request that all assumptions and philosophies behind your proposed direction of travel are very carefully checked as I understand they may contain unexplored errors in thinking. I would ask for formal comparisons to be carried out and published of the safe system method you propose, the eu aircraft safety management system, the…

Sunday morning random rubbish generator

Excuse this Sunday morning stream of consciousness 🙂 I need a hot bath regularly to ease my spasticity and I am then a random rubbish generator! I also don't seem able to remember much and writing it down helps! I went to a fireworks party after we met with some friends who were leaders of a local…

Reforming highways law and cycling

I formally submitted the following to the Law Commission. I suggest it is noted ... 1st Floor, Tower ​52 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AG 020 3334 0200 ​ programme@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk Dear consultee Thank you for taking an interest in this consultation for our 13th Programme of law reform. Your contribution will play a vital part…

Dropped kerbs, Crossovers, Cambers and cycling infrastructure

I have a new mobility aid and street audit tool, a Christiania Cargo Trike 🙂 I think there are many unchallenged design assumptions, and would be pleased to hear any thoughts about the following Kerbs Kerbs are a type of barrier. They are a reactive invention.A detailed study of all types of kerbs, their history…

BSI Inclusive Cycling

    This is a short introduction to the concept of inclusive cycling.   What is Inclusion?   I am currently experiencing a very large set of issues around being an extremely wobbly disabled pedestrian and now a disabled very balance challenged cyclist. I wrote to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality…

Disabled People and Cycling

I attended a meeting yesterday about changes to a town centre and effects on disabled people yesterday. A representative of local disability groups commented that in his experience in focus groups of disabled people, strong fear of cyclists were commonly expressed. I found this very thought provoking, because I am a disabled person whose primary…

A Theory of Everything

Saw the Hawkins film last night so thought I would have a go 🙂   Infinity=zero   Justify! Above has three elements - the three body problem - it is unstable! Chaotic! Non-linear! Complex! We are agreed that at the quantum level "stuff" is continually bubbling in and out of existence. When we go to…