Daily Archives: August 9, 2005
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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