Morning Linkage (May 5)

Transportation:

More on the sad state of our rail sys­tem. (With a lit­tle swine flu
pan­ic thrown in.)
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/flu-pandemic-could-put-send-us-freight-system-to-the-icu/

A cool fold­ing two-wheel trans­port. Summary here:
http://www.core77.com/blog/events/mobility_concept_wins_buckminster_fuller_challenge_13365.asp
More images here.
http://challenge.bfi.org/winner_2009

Stupid prod­uct — fun­ny videos. (A seg­way knock off for the under 8s.)
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/05/dareway-unsafe-at-any-speed/

Technology:

A use­ful site list­ing alter­na­tives to var­i­ous soft­ware. Some of the
alter­na­tives are free some are not. For exam­ple both Visual Studio
(expen­sive) and NetbBeans (free) are  list­ed as an alter­na­tives to
DreamWeaver. Especially use­ful if you need to find something
cheap/free for a one-off project.
http://alternativeto.net/

Design:

Includes the best pair of cow­boy boots I’ve seen this week. (Do Want)
(click through to the site but the best three are right here.)
http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/05/one-dollar-art/

I’m an Amy fan not a ukulele fan but damn it’s been a long wait for
this gem. Worth it.
http://amycrehore.blogspot.com/2009/05/amy-crehores-tickler-ukulele-number-two.html

There are always too many radish­es in the gar­den. Now I have something
use­ful to do with them.
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/05/how-to_make_a_radish_wreath.html

more tomor­row