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Most of the time when I travel, it’s for work – with little time for personal activities. Vacation travel happens also, I love leaving work behind and taking trips with my family. But every once in awhile I get the opportunity to go on a …
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This weekend was my first bicycle race of the 2011 season. As opposed to previous years, this time I’m skipping most of the earlier WSBA races – I’m planning to be on form later in the year, so I can fully enjoy racing in …
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Do you remember the first truly scary movie you ever saw? I sure do… For me, it was “The Shining” starring Jack Nicholson. 1980. I was 12 years old when it came out. I had never been allowed to go to a horror movie before …
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Lately I’ve been trying to get in a bit more riding on my vacations, or at least, to the extent I can do it without making things less enjoyable for others on the trip (like my family). One of our frequent escapes from the Seattle …
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Brian’s life flashing before your eyes Pretty cool; let pummelvision.com access your FB assets (privacy be damned!) and in return they’ll give you a ready made slideshow video, complete with faux hipster synchronized soundtrack. Why be creative when laziness and apathy will suffice, I always say! …
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District attorney seeks to bar Vail victim’s testimony in plea hearing – VeloNews Crazy story. I can’t believe the lawyering and lack of personal responsibility on display here. Driver hits cyclist, leaves scene, gets caught later. And then proceeds to pursue a reprehensible strategy of denial rather …
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Very cool artifact dug up by the fine folks at Competitive Cyclist. I didn’t think Bobke (Bob Roll) could get any cooler, but I was clearly mistaken. And now I have a new name to add to my ever-expanding list of potential kickass band names: …
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At this time last year, the team at Turn 10 Studios (where I work at Microsoft) was basking in the afterglow of having just shipped a great racing game: Forza Motorsport 3 for the Xbox 360. After working on the game for 3 years, we …
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Amazon to demo Kindle for the Web on Tuesday – Computerworld. It, as they say, is most assuredly on. On Monday Google launched their Google ebooks effort, a direct shot across the bow of Amazon who already has a commanding lead (and so far, a superior …