Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Review: Pearl Izumi Pro Aero Glove

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I tried the Pearl Izumi Pro Aero Glove because my old gloves were falling apart. I'm a size medium, and these looked and feel nice on s...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Review: Autonomous

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Autonomous is Annalee Newitz's novel about pharmacological pirates set in a world where reverse engineering drugs has been made illegal...
Friday, June 08, 2018

Review: Sidi SD15 MTB Shoes

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The thing about cycling is that it's extremely fashion driven. The last time I bought cycling shoes, Velcro was still the thing. Then wh...
Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Review: The Great Influenza

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I've really only had the 'flu a couple of times in my life, both times it's been one of those "knock you down and keep you ...
Monday, June 04, 2018

First Impressions: Fairweather by Traveler 700x32mm tire

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To say that I've been pleased and impressed by the Michelin Pro 700x28mm "Endurance" tires would be an understatement. Despite...
Friday, June 01, 2018

First Impressions: Showers Pass Waterproof Socks

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MassDrop was offering Showers Pass Waterproof Socks for a somewhat reasonable discount off the outrageous $36/pair price. While it doesn...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Review: 5 Centimeters Per Second

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After the previous bout of extremely heavy going books, I needed a break. Amazon was selling 5 centimeters per second for $1, so I picked i...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Review: Educated - A Memoir

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I read Educated - A Memoir with the way I rubber-necked a major car accident: with bated breath, a desire to look away, but never able to t...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Review: Spring Chicken

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Spring Chicken is Bill Gifford's book about life extension. Karl Pfleger recommended it on the ex-Googler's mailing list, and since...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Review: Barking up the Wrong Tree

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Barking Up The Wrong Tree has great marketing copy. The back of the cover and the book's description on Amazon talks about how all the ...
Monday, May 21, 2018

First Impressions: Garmin Edge 25

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My brother's wife Kim gave Bowen her 3 year old Vivoactive . It was in amazing condition. with almost perfect battery life, but it took ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Review: Atomic City Girls

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I read Atomic City Girls because of Amazon's recommendation algorithm, probably because I'd also read Hidden Figures. To my surpris...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Review: The Nature Fix

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I really wanted to like The Nature Fix . The entire book is about how getting out in nature cures all sorts of ills that are endemic in city...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Review: The Modern Scholar: Tolkein and the West

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I was climbing Kings Ridge Road with the Western Wheelers on the tandem the other day. Right at the top, the pastoral scenery was glorious,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Review: Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow

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Sequels are rarely as good as their example, but I've had good luck with non-fiction, as long as the author picked a completely differen...
Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Review: Law School for Everyone

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Nearly every lecture in Law School for Everyone is great and worth listening to. The first section of the lecture series (there are 3 diffe...
Friday, May 04, 2018

Amazon's customer focus blows my mind

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Amazon's customer focus blows my mind, especially as someone who knows how the sausage gets made at big companies. One day, I was watchi...
Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Running a 1 on 1 campaign for your kid

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It's no exaggeration that Bowen likes D&D . He's mapped himself into D&D stats. He's turned Defense Grid into a D&D...
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Review: OfficePro Electric Pencil Sharpener

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If you have kids in the house, you're going to have a ton of pencils, and usually the regular kind: mechanical pencils aren't nearly...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Review: Neurotribes

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Neurotribes is a book about the history of autism. The author points out that autism has been around probably for as long as humanity has b...