Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Review: Aukey QC 3.0 Dual Wall Charger

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I'm forever trying to keep the weight of my touring kit down. Since QC phones have become the norm, it's nice to have a QC compatibl...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Review: Oh My Goddess! Vols 1-3

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There was a Comixology sale on Oh My Goddess!, so I bought Vol 1 , Vol 2 , and Vol 3 all at a fairly low price just to see what it was abou...
Monday, February 26, 2018

Review: Caesar's Last Breath

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Caesar's Last Breath is a non-fiction collection of science essays about gases and our atmosphere. It's got a lot of great stuff ab...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Review: Nashbar Headband

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The Nashbar Headband looked just like the old lycra headband I had, except that rather than being tie on, had an elastic band at one end th...
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Review: Keen Arroyo II Sandal

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This is one of those times when my cheapness got me. The Arroyo II Sandal was on sale on Amazon at  $55, and I picked up the exact same siz...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

First Impressions: Canon G7X Mk 2

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I've been wanting to replace the Sony RX100 for a long time. Roberto owned and recommended the Canon G7X Mark II , and it ticked all th...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

First Impressions: Columbia Mens Titanium Outdry Ex Reversible Jacket

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I needed something heavier/warmer for winter riding, and came upon the Columbia Titanium Outdry jacket on sale. Like the Rab Windveil , it ...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Review: Balancing on Blue

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Balancing on Blue will probably never make the best seller lists: you can't even find it at your local library. It'll never be made...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Review: SweatVac Ventilator Cap

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I don't know about you, but one of my limiting factors when cycling is sweat output. Basically, the point at which sweat runs into my ey...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Review: Transit Metro Trunk Bag

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Trunk bags are a strange beast. They don't carry very much (not even the huge ones), and they depend on you having a rack on the back of...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Review: The Disappearing Spoon

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After The Violinist's Thumb , I decided to see if his other books were any good. All of his books were readily available in ebook format...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

First Impressions: Woom 4

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Bowen's been asking for a bike with gears forever, ever since he started spinning out his Woom 3 on the way back from school. The logic...
Monday, February 12, 2018

Review: Rab Windveil Jacket

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Having your son as a stoker means that you can't ride with worn out bedraggled clothing any more. When he was just 4 years old, Bowen po...
Thursday, February 08, 2018

Review: Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience

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I got Brain Myths Exploded off an Audible sale, despite it probably covering many topics I'd previously read or heard about. These incl...
Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Review: Amazon Echo (2nd Generation)

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We returned our first Echo because the technology just wasn't there yet, instead opting for an Echo dot . But Xiaoqin wanted a speaker ...
Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Review: The Violinist's Thumb

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The Violinist's Thumb is a collection of science essays about various aspects of DNA and our genetic heritage. The essays are individua...
Monday, February 05, 2018

Review: XCom 2 + Season Pass (PS4)

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Over the holidays, I picked up XCOM 2 with the associated first year DLC (called the Deluxe Edition ) for around $25. I normally don't ...
Friday, February 02, 2018

Review: Eagle Creek All Terrain Money Belt

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I've used the previous iteration of the Eagle Creek All Terrain Money Belt since 2007. The previous iteration was a great belt: lightwe...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Reivew: Batman - The Court of Owls

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The Court of Owls is part of the DC Comics reboot of Batman. In this universe, you've got Nightwing, Red Robin, and regular Robin, as w...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Review: Children of Time

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Children of Time won the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke award for best novel.  Yet somehow I'd never heard of it. So when it went on sale on Ama...