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Continue reading →: Home-Made Drop Bolts
My rear brakes rub against the 700x30c tire I have. It is just 2mm of clearance that I need. Sheldon has a great suggestion for building a “drop bolt” that will let me move the brake caliper up and out of the way. Requires that you get 3/4″ x 1/8″…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate DVDs
I haven’t bought a DVD in a while thanks to Netflix, but the re-release of the Terminator 2, got me curious, here’s the latest state of the art in DVDs: * Superbit Deluxe DVD series from Columbia TriStar. Superbit releases from Columbia TriStar have a higher video rate of 6-7Mbps…
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Continue reading →: Dan Brinklin on QOS
a little ludwig goes a long way: Dan Bricklin on QOS. Great post on QOS and whether it is really needed if there is enough capacity.
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Continue reading →: Blog process
The Blogging Process. _Hat tip to the “Bigpinkcookie”:http://bigpinkcookie.com_ Here’s a good note on how bloggers use the technology. Roughly the loop is read/comment, then write new content, and then figure out what folks are reading you and why. A good analysis. I tend to atually write new content because I…
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Continue reading →: Blackberry 7230 is cool
Connie and I just got the new color Blackberry. An unremarkable thing for me. I’m always getting a new gadget, but I have to confess, these are pretty good. The email software hasn’t change essentially at all (thank goodness). Still super intuitive. I love the way that various keys get…
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Continue reading →: Finished! Trek 560 Remade
Finally finished this project after six months. Have got a “brand new” cross-bike after cannabalizing parts and adding about $250 worth of other stuff. Here are the specs and note on the problems still with it. This bike was originally 23.4 lbs. Wonder how much it is now. * Trek…
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Continue reading →: True Scoop on Chips
Welcome to Chip Architect. My buddy Ty Carlson says that this is a great site for the true word on chip architectures. An interesting read. Hasn’t been updated in a while, but interesting.
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Continue reading →: Review site for IMAX films
BIG MOVIE ZONE. Use this quite a lot for figuring out what IMAX films to take the kids to. Their reviews seem to track pretty well with what we’ve thought. Here’s a quick review of recent IMAX movies we’ve watched. Both at the theaters on DVDs via Netflix: * Mount…
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Continue reading →: FSA Carbon Pro Elite
When Tyler Hamilton crashed and fractured his collarbone in the final kilometer of the Tour’s first stage, many people felt that his race was over; there was no way a rider with a broken collarbone could tackle the big climbs that were to come. But we’d reckoned without Hamilton’s sheer…
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Continue reading →: Answers: Threading a Derailleur Cable
Eureka. The rear derailleur cable is threaded. OK, thanks to great folks like Peter Westerholm and Skip Echert, I’ve think at least I have some strategies for getting the darn rear deraileur cable through a chain stay: * Here is my technique. I noticed this rear derailleur cable is at…


