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Monthly Archives: June 2007

Julbo USA: Eyewear : Race – Speed : Race

Julbo USA: Eyewear : Race – Speed : Race Wired magazine recently had a very positive review for these sunglasses. I think their major edge over the competition is their range since they’ll adapt from 43% to 3% light transmittance. It looks like they might make a very good option for cycling, skiing, and perhaps … Continue reading »

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Mobile Experiences: Is the iPhone really a Phone?

Mobile Experiences: Is the iPhone really a Phone? Once the hype has died down I expect that we’ll see video consumption on iPhones and growth in video downloads – via WiFi networks, not mobile networks become the growth area. This growth in digital downloaded media consumption plays to Apple’s strengths in computers and software, and … Continue reading »

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Pucker Up: Is Circumcision Unnecessary Sexual Amputation? by Tristan Taormino

village voice > people > Pucker Up: Is Circumcision Unnecessary Sexual Amputation? by Tristan Taormino They contend that by removing the foreskin, you take away the part of the penis with the most nerve endings, which serves to lubricate and protect the glans and enhance sexual sensitivity. As a result, the unprotected head of the … Continue reading »

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The Raw Story | Students explain why they handed Bush letter urging ban on torture

The Raw Story | Students explain why they handed Bush letter urging ban on torture While meeting with a group of high school seniors from the Presidential Scholars program in the East Room of the White House, President Bush received an unexpected surprise: a letter signed by 50 of them urging Bush to halt “violations … Continue reading »

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Micronesia GDP vs. U.S. Highway Projects

My company made its first sale ever to a client in the Federated States of Micronesia which is another U.S. protectorate in the Pacific. I saw the GDP according to Wikipedia is $277 million. Contrast that to the local 85/101 interchange project which cost $125.3 million. The U.S. still has a lot of tax dollars … Continue reading »

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Changed DNS on wireless router at home to OpenDNS

After some strange connection behavior over the past few days, I switched the dns on the wireless router at home to OpenDNS and everything works fine now. I thought that might be the problem when I was able to receive email through Outlook without any problem, but resolution of host names through my browser was … Continue reading »

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42:26 up Montebello Road

The weather was perfect for riding up Montebello Road in the early evening on the longest day of the year. I rode my Merlin Works CR 3/2.5, and the 39×25 was a bit too high of a gear for the steepest parts of the climb. Instead of a smooth spin, I was grinding in a … Continue reading »

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Mavic Tracomp R-Sys Wheels

Mavic Tracomp R-Sys Wheels With the sub 1400 gram weight and carbon spokes, these are the first Mavic wheels I might be interested in buying.

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Ask Me

Ask Me I was reading the Economist the other day, and I saw this Blackberry ad with a guy holding a bicycle. I checked out the bike first (bike nut that I am), and then I realized it was Rob Vandermark of Seven Cycles holding the bike. I wonder how many people have used a … Continue reading »

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Nightmare at Reagan National Airport: A Security Story to End all Security Stories | The News is NowPublic.com

Nightmare at Reagan National Airport: A Security Story to End all Security Stories | The News is NowPublic.com “I demanded to speak to a TSA [Transportation Security Administration] supervisor who asked me if the water in the sippy cup was ‘nursery water or other bottled water.’ I explained that the sippy cup water was filtered … Continue reading »

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