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So two friends have recently gotten different urban or commuter bikes. Bike sharing: short rides The main thing about the bikes is, of course, that if you don’t care about performance and don’t ride far (and don’t care about your brain), then the various bike sharing services are pretty good. The bikes fit terribly (they…

Well in looking at all the bike components, it’s amazing how little I will read the mainstream publications, it seems like the really good technical reviews are being done by talented enthusiasts. So if you are looking to really understand some aspect of buying a bicycle, here are the nerd sites to watch. Bicycle Rolling…

Well, while scanners can handle up to 3200dpi, there are very few prints that have that much resolution. So how do you keep from just scanning noise. Most inkjet printers for instance are 300 dpi, so for most prints, when you get into the 1600 dpi range, you are really just scanning all that noise…

All US and Canada reservation holders can now order their cars! So what to decide and what to think about. It’s complex because different models have different availability. But what if you have been called to configure. What should you do? There are five models that people can choose from: Short range, long range, dual…

One of the things about maintaining a Ubiquiti network at home is that you need a dedicated controller. I’ve been using a Mac to do this, but when you reimage you have readopt everything. Instead, there is another option, use a small $70 dedicated computer that acts as a controller. It connects to the Unifi…

Well in thinking about bike upgrades, I seem to be traveling down the familiar road of needing out to save a pound on the bike. Was super fun then and it still is now. So if you have a nice bike, what should you upgrade. Well here is the conventional wisdom from 10 years ago…

OK, we just signed up for 150Mbps from Comcast (only real choice in our neighborhood). When I try to use a speed test, I get 60Mbps, this is from Ookla, but when I try the Comcast speed test, I get 120Mbps, I wonder what is going on. The results seem variable, but one test shows…

OK, electrek is not a bad source. net, net, these make me feel better that there isn’t a near term Tesla competitor https://electrek.co/2018/06/25/bmw-next-gen-electric-powertrain-technology-ix3/ points out that BMW sees this just as a compliance car business. They are going to do hybrid cars mainly and don’t control their pack supplies. They are using low volume prismatic https://electrek.co/2018/06/15/electrek-podcast-jaguar-i-pace-tesla-restructuring-musk-boring-compan-chicago/is…

Time now to update how my personal workflow is operating. The big changes are that DxO went into receivership. Not much data on what is happening, but some speculation that it is because of their hardware business. They did spin off DxOMark, so that’s another indication they wanted some protection. I actually don’t know how…

OK time once again for an update on workflows. The big news is that DxO went into receivership, so I don’t know how stable it is. I hope they do survive. I also had a great conversation with the folks at Mylio (hat tip to Rob for that and David is always wonderful). Anyway, in…