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  1. December 3, 2009

    Busted Bike

    Today I tried to jump my bike over the gutter onto the footpath. I almost made it… but I didn’t. The back wheel landed on the sharp edge of the gutter and left me with a square rim. Some stomping on my wheel, removing the brakes, and…

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  2. August 31, 2009

    Correcting Your Mistakes – on Camera

    The successes, and failures, of trying to fix an expensive video camera with the wrong tools.

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  3. July 28, 2009

    Busted Bike and Rogue Programs

    Looking for illegal software, riding a broken bike, and racing against time. Things did not start out looking so great, but I was very surprised at what I discovered.

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  4. November 21, 2008

    When Stopping is Wiser than Going

    I crashed my bike today.

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  5. May 8, 2008

    Volcano Next Door and Other Activities

    I imagine that You are probably already informed of the volcano in Chaiten, Chile that is currently in eruption. Well this smoking mountain is only a few hundred kilometres from me on the other side of the Andes Mountains. We have been…

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  6. May 5, 2008

    Heading to Buenos Aires

    Well, I should really be moving right now, but thought it was worthwhile sending off a quick message to you to let you know that within an hour I will be hurtling along in a double-decker luxury bus on the way north to Buenos Aires. The…

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