"...well I 'aint no movie star, but I can get behind anything"
So big news indeed for me. As of just the other day I got my first engineering "project" or assignment I guess one could call it, mmhmm very official. We are required for our APS111 class to propose and design a new bike lock/stand system to employ in the city of Toronto, what the hell do I know about bikes and or bike stands?
The stand has to meet a number of criteria including low footprint, ease of use, environmentally affordable, safe and etc etc. Anyways it's pretty crazy as I'm already trying to work on this project and the year hasn't even begun yet...typical David, over the last few days I can't help but notice every bike stand I see on my travels and stop to look at them and analyze, see how they work and whatnot...damn what has happened to me? Note: If you notice that image is of the Walhberg building, cheya
Anyways on the subject of bikes and stands, I have recently stolen the bike of my friend and have been riding it quite often. When you haven't biked in awhile it is actually quite a welcome change from walking, I mean you really can't appreciate the scene as much as when you have a steady walk, but the speed and wind in your hair is more than a fair tradeoff in my humble opinion.
So as any student knows, the begining of a semester marks a time of finacial stuggle. I speak now of our eternal battle with textbooks and their ever increasing prices. It would seem sometimes that even the smallest of books with soft covers have no upper limit to their cost, for shame says this author....for shame. So ya I have been searching for some deals on used texts, many this year will come from my friend Allen, a 1T1 engineer and long time friend. But I fear due to laziness the majority will be new, bullshit.
So big news indeed for me. As of just the other day I got my first engineering "project" or assignment I guess one could call it, mmhmm very official. We are required for our APS111 class to propose and design a new bike lock/stand system to employ in the city of Toronto, what the hell do I know about bikes and or bike stands?
The stand has to meet a number of criteria including low footprint, ease of use, environmentally affordable, safe and etc etc. Anyways it's pretty crazy as I'm already trying to work on this project and the year hasn't even begun yet...typical David, over the last few days I can't help but notice every bike stand I see on my travels and stop to look at them and analyze, see how they work and whatnot...damn what has happened to me? Note: If you notice that image is of the Walhberg building, cheya
Anyways on the subject of bikes and stands, I have recently stolen the bike of my friend and have been riding it quite often. When you haven't biked in awhile it is actually quite a welcome change from walking, I mean you really can't appreciate the scene as much as when you have a steady walk, but the speed and wind in your hair is more than a fair tradeoff in my humble opinion.
So as any student knows, the begining of a semester marks a time of finacial stuggle. I speak now of our eternal battle with textbooks and their ever increasing prices. It would seem sometimes that even the smallest of books with soft covers have no upper limit to their cost, for shame says this author....for shame. So ya I have been searching for some deals on used texts, many this year will come from my friend Allen, a 1T1 engineer and long time friend. But I fear due to laziness the majority will be new, bullshit.
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