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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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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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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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November 21, 2008
When Stopping is Wiser than Going
I crashed my bike today.
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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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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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