John Stockton, Manu Ginobli, and now Steve Nash. Watch for him to come running in GALLANTLY and then fall down when he gets close to the 6'5" black guys. Only an idiot would run into a FIGHT and try to draw a foul by flopping, or maybe that was just his basketball instinct kicking in ( Read more... )

Got the parts last night and build it up ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I achieved 40 mpg on my commute home (okay, it dropped to 38.8 from 40.3 during the drive through my parking lot...) in my VW Passat Wagon. Despite the 1337 fuel econ heads recommending staying away from the cruise control, I find that if I set it at 55, I will get more fuel economy than *trying* to modulate the pedal myself, because ( Read more... )

Anyone can admit that she needs to play catch-up in the WORST way. She has not made one statement that affirms her understanding of foreign diplomacy, United States government history, the Pan-Islam movement, or economics ( Read more... )

So I'm building a MediaTek to play HD content as well as MP3's, YouTube videos, and maybe the occasional video game.

I've ended up with this configuration:

Athlon 64 X2 BE 2400 <> Low power usage (hence low operating temp), decent processing power, and allows me to run an AM2 chip motherboard....

780G MicroATX Motherboard <> Again, low power ( Read more... )

Mark B and I scream this to each other when we commute into work by bike ( Read more... )

These are not mine and I'm not in any of them, but they are cool clips of what crit racing is like from the rider's perspective. Quality is not great, but certainly watchable!

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...we raced our bicycles again ( Read more... )

UPDATE!I participated in two races this weekend; an uphill timetrial (of .8 miles), and a downtown criterium in Williamsport, MD ( Read more... )

I think I'm going to turn over most of my bike inventory, meaning, selling my mountain bike and old road bike to get new ones ( Read more... )