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Ohio Geek who knows
John and his Jag. I love the fact that Ludwig knows who he is. He just bought a Chevy and is selling his Jag.
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Firebird
Firebird Browser. Ludwig recommends it. I just downloaded Opera and Netscape and I have to say these have gotten much better. “Downloading”:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/phoenix/why/ this one now.
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Eating the right fish
Farmed Salmon — Bad. Actually, there are many more things than farmed salmon that are bad. At “Seafood Watch”:http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp, there is a huge “list”:http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_regional.asp. The long and short of it is that most things that are around like bay shrimp, chilean seabass, cod, orange roughy, etc. are really bad to eat. Read the “All Fish”:http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_factsheet.asp…
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What is the Nexus?
a little ludwig goes a long way: Microsoft NGSCB. Ludwig is right, the next generation secure computing initiative called The Nexus does sound like the Matrix IV.
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Best time to start a company is now?
a little ludwig goes a long way: Tony Perkins Startup Advice. Good acvice for starting a company. I like the point about build a community first.
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Buying a PC and amusing intrigues
Tom’s Hardware Guide Motherboards & RAM: Metamorphosis from Springdale to Canterwood. Those folks at Tom’s Hardware are amazing. They figured out that the folks at ASUS activated a feature in the lowend chipset 865P that gets you an additional 5-10% performance. This normally costs you $55 more because it is only in the high-end 875P.…
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Does High Power for 802.11b Matter?
Tom’s Hardware Guide Networking: Review: Wireless SMC EliteConnect 2.4-GHz 802.11b High Power Wireless PC Card (SMC2532W-B) – Wireless Features. This is a very cheap ($50) 802.11b card that runs at 200 mW rather than the more typical 15-30 mW you’d find say in a Linksys card. Interesting result is that it can give great range,…
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Road Wheels and Disc Brakes
Wheelcraft. Australian, they make a 700c wheelset with MTB hubs. Need to see the axle spacing required. Not much written about this. These folks appear to be one of the few doing it. However one thing to watch out for is the stress. According to Alan Cline over at “Co-Motion”:http://co-motion.com, who wrote to saying: I…
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Headphones for Plane Flights
I had two hours to kill in Newark Airport. They have an amazing number of store there. Got to listen to about half a dozen headphones and try the noise cancellers. Wow, the good ones work well. Here are some recommendations: * “Headroom”:http://headroom.headphone.com/layout.php. A great souce of technical information. They sell high end headphone and…
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Weekend in the San Juans
If you get a chance to spend a weekend away in the San Juans, here are some recommendations: * San Juan Island Lodging in Friday Harbor, The Highland Inn Bed and Breakfast. Expensive, but a spectacular view. Helen has just two rooms and the look out into Haro Strait. When we were there, we arrived…