Category: Random
Out of all New Bikes – This is the One
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I’m in the market for a new bike in the coming year. I’ve looked at the SuperSix from Cannondale, Team Machine and GranFondo from BMC, but the one that really gets my heart racing is the Domane from Trek. I want to get a test ride on one still and a solid ride on the…
On Frontend Frameworks
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If you do the same task more than a few times, it’s stupid to not automate it in some fashion. When building web sites this typically shows itself in the use of frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap. What I Like About Frameworks The big benefit to frameworks is that they style all the stuff needed without…
Why I Avoid Android
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I am an iPhone owner and while there are limitations in how exactly you can customize all the little bits of iOS I’m happy. I am not rushing out to get the iPhone 5. It is true I’m on a 3 year contract (standard in Canada) but the iPhone 5 only feels like a small…
Losing Long Form Writing
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I talked a bit more yesterday about tech journalism being broken mainly (at least in my opinion) because of the quest for the almighty pageview for advertising dollars. Well PandoDaily takes my thoughts further. Not only is current journalism broken, we’re going to lose all the writers that can truly produce long form writing since…
Oh Yes, Tech Journalism is Broken
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Every word of this article is pure gold. This is why I don’t read The Verge and why I think that 99% of tech sites write simply for the pageview. The more sensational the headline the more people will click. Doesn’t matter if they stay only for one second, that was a pageview and you…
Martin Ashton – Dogma 2 Trials
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So I love bike riding, and mainly ride a road bike right now. But nothing like this. http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7ZmJtYaUTa0
Omega Pharma Quick-Step Encourages Doping Culture
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Below is the text of an email I sent to Omega Pharma Quick-Step this morning in support of Levi Leipheimer. We all need to call Omega on this so that they realize fans aren’t going to stand for doping. ===== Dear Omega Pharma Quick-Step board and Patrick Lefevere As you well know, cycling has had…
More about Cycling Being Broken
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With all the talk of doping it’s great to read an article that talks about more than just the doping culture that existed in the professional ranks. Micheal Barry address the stupid points system, and how revenues are not shared with teams from TV contracts. I just hope that all the bad press for cycling…
And Lance Goes for Farce
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Yes this is from last week, but it does help to show the levels that the Armstrong camp has gone to to try and have the upper hand. Really Lance, Big Tobacco??? It’s like when a kid is caught lying and keeps going. All the adults see what a farce the lie is, but the…
Looking At Lance Armstrong
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I’ve been a huge Armstrong fan since I was a teenager. I watched him win le Tour every time, and I have newspaper clippings from each win. So it’s with a small personal investment I read about the doping case against him now. A Few Weeks ago If you had asked me a few weeks…