Catherine picked up a fluid based resistance trainer for her bike today. Because the front wheel doesn’t move when she rides on this thing, she also needs a bike computer which can be mounted on the rear wheel. Suggestions?
Don’t try getting Delonghi blender parts in the US
I’ve given up after calling four places. All I want is a blade for my Delonghi blender, and it seems that no one in this country sells them. When I asked the people I called for a suggestion of someone who might sell the part, they were quite confused. I suspect I’ll be off to…
Modified bike commute down L’avineda Street
I tweaked the bike commute this morning, and in return for spending the same amount of time on roads as before (but much busier roads), I pretty much cut the commute in half. It’s a bit of a shame really, because it no longer feels like a real ride because it’s too short. Now I…
Public transport to San Francisco from Santa Clara
Colin wonders about public transport in California, which I must say is much better than the public transport I m used to in Canberra. Colin, to get to San Francisco, jump on the VTA light rail and head to the Castro Street (Mountain View) station. There, jump across to the Caltrain station, which will take…
The What-If-Microsoft-Did-The-iPod-Box video done by Microsoft
Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla on Tuesday confirmed with iPod Observer that his company initiated the creation of the iPod packaging parody video that was first reported last month. “It was an internal-only video clip commissioned by our packaging [team] to humorously highlight the challenges we have faced RE: packaging and to educate marketers here about…
Rode to work, and lived
It’s been a couple of weeks since I have ridden to work. First I had a sore back, then the bike needed a service, and then it rained a lot. This was also my first ride with cleated pedals, which was very exciting. These two factors resulted in my slowest ride to work yet, but…
Missing figures are now online
The missing figures are now online. I’ve updated the original posts which contained those images, so that people aren’t confused about the ordering of the chapters and which version is the most current. Let me know if you notice any other problems.
Missing images from Chapter 2 and 3?
Thanks to Jerry for pointing out that Chapter 2 and Chapter3 are missing some images online. I am looking into this at the moment, and will get back to you all when I have tracked them down. Thanks for pointing this out Jerry.
Assembling an Airbus A380 in seven minutes
Ignore the terrible music, it’s an interesting video…
Tomcat first flight tribute video
A tribute video to the Tomcat, which will be retired from the US air force in September this year. Highlights include: footage of the first flight (December 21 1970), the first hydraulic failure (December 30, 1970), the first ejection (December 30 1970) and the first crash landing (December 30 1970). It seems December 30 was…