Thursday, June 30, 2022

A transition to 1x Drivetrains

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 For a couple of years now, I've been hearing a creak and clack on my bicycle whenever I pedaled hard, but would disappear when I stood ...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Review: The Next Great Migration

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 The Next Great Migration is a book about migrations. It's written by an immigrant herself, and starts off with a great story: ...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Review: How to Take Over the World

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 I checked out How to Take Over the World hoping to find some true villainous schemes to take over the world that might work. To my disappo...
Monday, June 20, 2022

Kudos to Swytch Bike customer service

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 We bought and installed our Swytch bike in December 2020 which meant it was well out of warranty when one day in the middle of our ride, th...
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Thursday, June 16, 2022

Re-read: Black Orchid

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 While rummaging through my collection of comics for Boen, I found Black Orchid , one of Neil Gaiman's first graphic novels. It's mo...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Review: Park CC-4 Chain Checker

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 If you read Pardo's overview of chain checkers , you'll understand that the only accurate chain checker ever made was the Shimano T...
Thursday, June 09, 2022

Review: The Evidence for Modern Physics

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 I picked up The Evidence for Modern Physics during an audible sale, since from the title I thought it would be a description of physics ex...
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Monday, June 06, 2022

Review: Age Later

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 Age Later is a book about healthspan and the lifespan of centenarians.  It examines how long lived people run in clusters of families, and...
Thursday, June 02, 2022

Review: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

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 Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue is a history of the English language, sort of. I've thoroughly enjoyed John McWhorter's books in th...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Review: How the Earth Works

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 How the Earth Works is a Great Courses audio/video series on geology. I never took a geology class in college and thought it would be inte...
Thursday, May 26, 2022

Review: Powerhouse

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  Powerhouse is Steve LeVine's book about the race to create NMC 2.0 batteries . It revolves around Argonne National Laboratories, Envi...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Review: Driven - The Race to Create the Autonomous Car

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  Driven is an account of the rise of the autonomous vehicle industry. It traces the rise of the industry from the initial DARPA Grand Chall...
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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Review: The Handmaid's Tale Graphic Novel

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 I kept bouncing off The Handmaid's Tale, so I finally resorted to the graphic novel edition to see if I could finally actually make it...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Review: Q-Squared

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 I picked up Q-Squared because I had good memories of Peter David's writing, even though I'm not actually a fan of Star Trek the ne...
Thursday, May 12, 2022

Review: Specialized Recon 1.0 MTB Shoes

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 After just 5 years of use my Pearl Izumi cycling shoes died from the straps falling apart. There was a mild sale on the Specialized Recon 1...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Review: Hydroflask 32oz Lightweight Wide Mouth Trail Series

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 Aurora gave me an insulated water bottle that was impressively handy during the Antigua trip. It was perfect, except that it didn't qui...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Spain 2022: Girona to San Francisco

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 We got up early, ate breakfast, packed everything into the car, and drove out past the garage and bollard before returning the keys back in...
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Monday, May 09, 2022

Review: Kindle Paperwhite Kids

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 My 4 year old Kindle's battery was dying, meaning that I had to recharge the kindle every time I finished the book. I could probably ge...
Friday, May 06, 2022

Spain 2022: April 16th - Olot Hiking

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\ We were starting to wake up on a Spanish schedule. 8am instead of 6am, but today we had to take our proctor'd COVID19 tests. Arturo re...
Thursday, May 05, 2022

Review: A World Without Email

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 I wasn't very impressed by Deep Work , so I skipped a few Cal Newport books but checked out A World Without Email when I heard his inte...