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Monthly Archives: August 2005

Space shuttles and space elevators

The Challenger went down because of cold, stiff o-rings and the Columbia went down because of a flying piece of foam. It’s amazing to me that such relatively “simple” things caused the two shuttle disasters. I’m glad the Discovery came down without any problems earlier this week. Growing up in the 70s, I always thought … Continue reading »

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Commuting with the Seven Sola

I decided to ride my Seven Sola to work instead of my cross or road bike because I wanted a more cushioned ride due to soreness from a run at the Stanford dish on Monday, but the fat tires were such dogs on the flats and uphills. Still, even with low pressure Fire XC Pro … Continue reading »

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Intrusive Covad telemarketing

Yesterday, I was checking out SDSL rates on the Covad website. This morning, I get a call from Covad. It turns out they process a log every night of who checks out the rate page for their services and cross-reference the IPs with a company’s contact info and give them a call to ask if … Continue reading »

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What the Trek Madone is named after

According to this cyclingnews.com article, the Trek Madone was named by Lance Armstrong Lance actually named the bike himself after the Col de la Madone in Menton, France, where Armstrong tested himself in training. “The Col de la Madone is a 12km climb that starts in the French village of Menton. It rises from close … Continue reading »

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30 mile ride

I rode the 30 mile Portola loop yesterday. Everything was fine except that my left hand went a little numb for awhile. I think I just need to get thicker bar tape since the stock bar tape is pretty thin. Starting out on the ride, I didn’t feel too good, but after 5 miles, I … Continue reading »

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Lone Wolf and Cub and A Very Long Engagement

I’ve started watching the Lone Wolf and Cub series, and I find the plot, characters, themes, violence, and cinematography to be enthralling. Tomisaburo Wakayama as Itto Ogami, the Shogun’s Second or Assassin is so sure and deadly in his role. Quentin Tarantino was obviously inspired in Kill Bill, Volume 1 by this movie. I have … Continue reading »

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Slip and Slide warning

After you’re done using a Slip and Slide, don’t leave it out in the sun to dry. The sun will heat it up and bake the grass underneath. We have a nice brown strip of burnt grass in the backyard right now. At least only the tips were burnt.

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Kudos for R-Studio NTFS

When the memory failed on the Sony VAIO, it also seemed to adversely affect the hard drive with a lot of my wife’s files. I used R-Studio NTFS, and it was able to bring back everything from a “damaged” or “corrupt” drive. At $49, it was a very inexpensive way to bring back her files. … Continue reading »

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First ride on the Madone SL 5.2

I had a pretty nice 14 mile ride on the Madone yesterday. On Foothill, I had a rollerblader drafting me for a few miles while I was going 25 mph. I thought I was hearing the wind whistling through my helmet, but it was actually the swishing sound of his rollerblades on the pavement. He … Continue reading »

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Madone SL 5.2

I test rode the Trek Madone SL 5.2 and Madone SL 5.9 at The Bicycle Outfitter yesterday, and I decided to purchase the Madone SL 5.2. I was fortunate that they had my size of 50 cm with both bikes. I first rode the Madone SL 5.2, and I was pretty impressed by the smoothness … Continue reading »

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