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ok, time to have a look, methinks... but then i discovered i had a similar problem to perhaps dt and others whose login doesn't work.

first thing, sign up with persona. not a problem. second thing, veryify account. again, not a problem. third thing, sign in.. problem!!

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This may also happen if you're trying to view a private item.
 [Click here to return to the home page](https://lfgss.microcosm.app/) and log in again.

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that wasn't what i was expecting!

so, i thought i'd leave it for a while. ended up being a day or two. same issue. any suggestions - is it something i've (not) done, like telling you my username? but i'm pretty sure i did that already...

thanks.

hi, i've sent you a pm zatchmo

yeah, i've definitely been struck by the quality to price ratio of other stuff at decathlon, so wouldn't be surprised that the btwin bikes are pretty decent. only point of hesitation might be that there's surely some sweat shop somewhere with 8 year olds putting it all together (i don't know anything about their ethical policies).

Fuck that.

nice one jingle jangle, this is the right attitude! since when is 10,000 quid (or whatever) more important than somebody else's life or health? i'm pretty shocked to see in this thread that there are clearly people who value money over life, and hope that you have some success with writing to G4S.

yeah, i still have one somewhere... came across it recently in a box (all covered in grease) when i was tidying up some of my gear...

i fully agree with cornelius. perhaps even more importantly, extending segregation to every road in the country is just infeasible - the only way to get change through is to legislate much more in favour of vulnerable road users (cyclists and pedestrians).

there's also evidence to say that this will have a huge impact on public health (for the better): beyond just cycling/walking as a mode of transport, this kind of shift would improve cardiovascular and other types of health, as well as decreasing air pollution. win-win situation??

plosone article: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051462

[conflict of interest: i'm one of the authors of the quoted study]

I invested because I'm a believer. Even if it all goes to shit (which we all know it won't) then I'm happy to have participated in assisting a dream.

me too - good luck david!

thanks for the tools, they're awesome :)

i've got a filmore (same size from the looks of it) and actually had it painted the same/very similar colour at armourtex soon after i first got it - didn't realise there was another one like it in london! i think it's a great bike, been riding it 5+ years and it's done me really well. as far as i am concerned, 60 quid for the frame is a total bargain, so good luck with the sale!

i'm possibly interested, depending on size/fit, etc. i've sent you a pm..

actually, forget that - i just realised you're up in yorkshire - i'm very unlikely to be able to cycle there over the weekend!

dibs tools please - where are you located? i could possibly meet over the weekend.

i know where it is too, but it's out of my way this week :/

https://www.lfgss.com/thread97441.html

maybe some kind of merge needed?

i have concerns about the merits of 'emergency' vehicles speeding around our community.

i am further concerned they are doing more harm than good.

this is correct. "blues and twos" should be used for warning other traffic to get out of the way so that the emergency vehicle can get through otherwise crowded streets. any good ambulance driver will tell you that. certainly, whenever i've transported sick patients (i used to do this regularly) it was more important for the ride to be safe and smooth than to arrive quickly.

However, if you are crushed, maimed, or left for dead by a motorist then rest assured that British law will do sweet FA for you and it is your own fault for riding a bicycle.

I think that's one of the things that people should be raising - the more people who make this point to the inquiry, the more likely it is to get listened to.

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) is calling for evidence for an inquiry entitled: “Get Britain Cycling”

The inquiry will examine the barriers which are preventing more people from cycling in the UK. Cycling makes up 2% of all journeys, compared to 27% in the Netherlands and 18% in Denmark. Some European towns have more than 50% of all journeys made by bike.

Afraid I only just found out about this - the deadline is December 5th. More info on their website: http://allpartycycling.org/inquiry/ - but, in brief:

We are looking for written submissions which will answer the question “How can we get Britain cycling?”. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 5th December 2012 and should be sent via e-mail to coffmana@parliament.uk (coffmana@parliament.uk). Submissions should be brief and any submissions of more than six pages long should include a table of contents.

ouch. great drawing tho. but don't see the helmet (you allude to it in your twitter post).

Since last week there has been an arguable increase in value, that being the agreed transfer of assets and contracts from Buro 9. Unless you think that LFGSS is a zero-value asset.

although I think that was always expected, so isn't in fact a new asset.

Not that it matters. My hunch was not to take more, that seems to be the view of those with experience, but you should worry more when I don't consider options being put forward to me.

yep, that's one of the things i've been very impressed with: you seem to do your research well and consider all the options, as well as seeking advice when and where necessary.

Sorry to stare! The only time I've ever met you was when I was really drunk at the BFF party so wasn't sure if I recognised you. Then I was too awkward to come over and say hi so I posted that I'd seen you on the spotted thread instead. What's happened to my social skills!?

you must be an introvert

:)

Since Thursday I have:

6) Got promises of introductions to Silicon Valley VC firms and VCs

i know a few people out that way... specifically, i know several people at the EFF should you ever need (i hope not!) and also a few people who did well in the dotcom boom (but i'm not going to name them here).

:)
Oh, one big important question to the people who missed out on the investment round; Do you want us to consider issuing more equity for 1 more opportunity to invest?

i think this is what was trying to be answered in mirius' post (or rather, requote of what you said previously). that was then explained better in the next post:

The context was that you had previously given a very strong statement (with defined reasons as to why) that you were restricting yourself to £50k and that stage two would be quite some time in the future, even though you knew it was very likely that you could raise considerably more in stage one. Now it seems that some people you know have whined a bit and you have thrown out that rationale for the investment structure?

i have to say, i agree: and i declare up front that i was one of the people who invested (i'm an anon ;-)

specifically, i think the bit you said originally about:

And the answer is due diligence and fair valuation. Just because there is demand to invest £75-100k it does not mean that it's true that the company has suddenly had an increase in value to £750k that would satisfy the due diligence of Seedrs and future investors.
still remains very true - what has changed since last week? to my eyes, nothing: you have the same users as last week (lfgss), the same code (more or less, you might have written a little more) and the same ideas. true, you have 50k committed funds from people whereas last week it was all just hot air - but we've all seen startups go bust or be superbly over-valued.

ahh, i see you just responded to this point. the key things you say this time are:

However, more than a trivial number of people have expressed the desire to invest and that they missed the chance, so I'm doing the reasonable thing of listening to this and trying to determine whether I want to deviate from my plan to allow them to.

If I deviated and made an extension to this angel round by opening a 2nd window on Seedrs, it would be to secure 6pt as a designer rather than rely on short windows of design resource on contract. As that is a poor way to build a well-made product.

my responses to this are that one, you've already learnt an important lesson that will stand you in good stead next time around: first of all, be fair to your (close) friends and family, not a bunch of random strangers on the internet. sure your dad may be a bit miffed, so remember to prioritise letting him have first dibs in the second round next year (or whenever) - and anyway, if you make that much money, surely you'd give some to your folks anyway?

secondly, re: design - well, we've all suffered lfgss.com in its various incarnations for the last 5+ years! i think at this stage it's rather the proof of concept than the absolute beauty that's going to get people to come knocking - after all, you've got a captive audience for when you switch this forum over to microcosm, i'm sure 15k people aren't just gonna turn around and scarper off to yahoo! groups or someother alternative overnight. and by that stage, you'll know for sure that you're onto a winner (eternal optimism!) and even more people will be queuing up to help you out with design etc.

i guess the thing that both of these points suggest you're learning here is time management and prioritisation; personally, i think you've done a great job so far and i'm sure you will only continue to get better. rock on!

oh yeah....

To answer your question about preferred features.

0) events

2) better pms. I want to be able to use my email client to send and receive pms, without me knowing an actual email address of the other party. Using microcosm as an intermediary.

Those are in priority order btw.

i was gonna chip in here as well - i'm currently writing this in a miniscule box in the centre of a 24 inch monitor, so it would be really awesome from my pov to sort out how to respond to posts better. i also agree with mashton that better pm system is a priority - the more i can do from my mobile or from my email the better. and, if you're doing calender stuff, i agree with other posters that .ics export / import functionality would be really useful.

and rock on mashton for recognising that counting begins with zero :)

undibs computer, seems it's an old model and i don't have the bracket so no good to me.

hi, to clarify, i didn't say it was a cyclist, i said it appears to be a cyclist (subtle difference). there was definitely a bike leaning against the wall, a helmet in the middle of the road and what looked like a person under the vehicle.... but it may well have been a pedestrian underneath or, indeed, i may have confused by paramedics working on someone next to the vehicle, and the bike helmet and bicycle could have just been incidental.

Other than me, you must mean..

yeah, forgot that - you might be rich otherwise

or she. although i think having a police car on top of you is probably worse :/