app02 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:43:07 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Not There Yet - Episodes Tagged with “Automotive” https://www.ntyessays.com/tags/automotive Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:00:00 -0600 The Not There Yet podcast is a ongoing series of short essays covering a wide range of subjects from the perspective of the third decade of the 21st century. They are intended to be thought provoking, challenging, skeptical and hopefully funny once in a while. They are sometimes conventional in nature and others are a little more experimental. They cover science, history, sports, technology, philosophy or just about whatever subject comes to mind. Sometimes they look forward, other times they look back. They will not, however, take up a lot of your time and will be told in an interesting and accessible way. en-us episodic Eclectic essays podcasted from the third decade of the 21st century. Terence C. Gannon The Not There Yet podcast is a ongoing series of short essays covering a wide range of subjects from the perspective of the third decade of the 21st century. They are intended to be thought provoking, challenging, skeptical and hopefully funny once in a while. They are sometimes conventional in nature and others are a little more experimental. They cover science, history, sports, technology, philosophy or just about whatever subject comes to mind. Sometimes they look forward, other times they look back. They will not, however, take up a lot of your time and will be told in an interesting and accessible way. no Terence C. Gannon ntyessays@intellog.com We All Love to Travel https://www.ntyessays.com/010-we-all-love-to-travel 0d16d79d-b0b1-4935-b97b-86b24fd36e90 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:00:00 -0600 Terence C. Gannon full Terence C. Gannon We all want to be good environmental citizens, but achieving that will require—at least for a while—giving up some things in life we truly cherish. 7:30 no <h3>Eliminating the use of fossil fuels depends on kicking our addiction to just tooling around.</h3> <p>The absolute single best day—no, the single best moment—of my entire year is sitting in the parking lot waiting for the Starbucks® to open on the Friday before Labour Day. With a full tank of gas, a smooth open road ahead, decent weather and nothing but free time it simply doesn’t get any better. In a year defined by its constraints it is the instant when I feel...</p> <div>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</div> <p><span><em>Listen, above, or if you prefer you can <a href="http://www.ntyessays.com/articles/010-we-all-love-to-travel" rel="nofollow noopener">read</a> the essay instead. Your comments about the podcast are welcome below.</em></span> </p> Eliminating the use of fossil fuels depends on kicking our addiction to just tooling around.

The absolute single best day—no, the single best moment—of my entire year is sitting in the parking lot waiting for the Starbucks® to open on the Friday before Labour Day. With a full tank of gas, a smooth open road ahead, decent weather and nothing but free time it simply doesn’t get any better. In a year defined by its constraints it is the instant when I feel...

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The absolute single best day—no, the single best moment—of my entire year is sitting in the parking lot waiting for the Starbucks® to open on the Friday before Labour Day. With a full tank of gas, a smooth open road ahead, decent weather and nothing but free time it simply doesn’t get any better. In a year defined by its constraints it is the instant when I feel...

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]]> The Lethal Right Hook https://www.ntyessays.com/008-the-lethal-right-hook ea3f80f2-9b03-4109-9b29-61157c55ff2a Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0600 Terence C. Gannon full Terence C. Gannon There are few subjects which can be as divisive as the interaction between cars and bicycles on urban streets. Cities around the world are proposing all sorts of solutions to make it safer. In my home town, however, it seems as though as well-intended as it may be, they have it “100 percent and 180 degrees wrong.” 9:34 no <h3>Taking the bête out of urban cycling’s bête noire.</h3> <p>In a good month, I cycle 500 kilometres on city bike paths and roads. For that reason alone, you would think I would be thrilled the City has moved forward with an aggressive program of protected, green bike lanes adjacent to the curb. However, I have mixed feelings. Before them, I took the approach that as a cyclist amongst a lot of cars and trucks, I was like the kayaker in with the killer whales. While they may not intend to kill me, ‘killer’ is their first name after all...</p> <div>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</div> <p><em>Listen, above, or <a href="http://www.ntyessays.com/articles/008-the-lethal-right-hook" rel="nofollow noopener">read the essay instead</a>.</em> </p> Taking the bête out of urban cycling’s bête noire.

In a good month, I cycle 500 kilometres on city bike paths and roads. For that reason alone, you would think I would be thrilled the City has moved forward with an aggressive program of protected, green bike lanes adjacent to the curb. However, I have mixed feelings. Before them, I took the approach that as a cyclist amongst a lot of cars and trucks, I was like the kayaker in with the killer whales. While they may not intend to kill me, ‘killer’ is their first name after all...

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In a good month, I cycle 500 kilometres on city bike paths and roads. For that reason alone, you would think I would be thrilled the City has moved forward with an aggressive program of protected, green bike lanes adjacent to the curb. However, I have mixed feelings. Before them, I took the approach that as a cyclist amongst a lot of cars and trucks, I was like the kayaker in with the killer whales. While they may not intend to kill me, ‘killer’ is their first name after all...

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]]> The Other Bugatti https://www.ntyessays.com/007-the-other-bugatti 0495bf5a-0b21-4afe-91d0-889c06e3a37d Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:00:00 -0600 Terence C. Gannon full Terence C. Gannon The star-crossed history of the most beautiful aircraft ever. 18:05 no <h4>The star-crossed history of the most beautiful aircraft ever.</h4> <p>The prospects for the 1939 <em>Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe</em> air race did not look good. Suzanne Deutsch de la Meurthe, the widow of the “Oil King of France” Henri, had revived the competition in 1931 in memory of her late husband...</p> <div>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</div> <p><em>Listen, above, or <a href="http://www.ntyessays.com/articles/007-the-other-bugatti" rel="nofollow noopener">read the essay instead</a>.</em></p> The star-crossed history of the most beautiful aircraft ever.

The prospects for the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race did not look good. Suzanne Deutsch de la Meurthe, the widow of the “Oil King of France” Henri, had revived the competition in 1931 in memory of her late husband...

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The prospects for the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race did not look good. Suzanne Deutsch de la Meurthe, the widow of the “Oil King of France” Henri, had revived the competition in 1931 in memory of her late husband...

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]]> Self-Driving Cars: Have We Completely Lost Our Minds? https://www.ntyessays.com/005-self-driving-cars-have-we-completely-lost-our-minds c5a3f0fe-dda7-4eb1-92ac-38356f0588e0 Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:00:00 -0600 Terence C. Gannon full Terence C. Gannon As intriguing as the new autonomous car technology seems, I fear we may be getting ahead of ourselves. Engineers working on this technology need to get out here, in the combat zone, for strong, black cup of reality. 10:28 no <p>Imagine for a moment you get to the airport, boarding pass in hand and you line up at the gate ready to board your flight. You do the March of the Penguins down the centre aisle, find your row, take your seat, buckle up and don’t pay attention to the safety announcements. As usual. But at the end of all of that, the flight attendant comes on the PA, and says...</p> <div>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</div> <p><em>Listen, above, or <a href="http://www.ntyessays.com/articles/005-self-driving-cars-have-we-completely-lost-our-minds" rel="nofollow noopener">read the essay instead</a>.</em></p> Imagine for a moment you get to the airport, boarding pass in hand and you line up at the gate ready to board your flight. You do the March of the Penguins down the centre aisle, find your row, take your seat, buckle up and don’t pay attention to the safety announcements. As usual. But at the end of all of that, the flight attendant comes on the PA, and says...

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