JohnFritzen

Ed Grimley endorses this technology.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A6pD_FWmYxg/T3xUSvVz8LI/A...

viper-mode

Get full fenders. I attached an additional mudflap made of stair tread material using 1/8in rivets. I used a Bostitch rivet tool, which has many other uses. The mudflap goes a long way toward keeping your feet dry and your drive-train clean.

You mentioned a road bike, if you have enough clearance get 25c tires or 28c if possible. I find a rack and panniers far better than a backpack/mess-bag.

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I have suspected "product placement" in his books before. Volkswagen Phaeton's seemed a bit overly prominent in "Spook Country".

Bikes already have the infrastructure, they are called "roads".

GE Smallworld GIS Magik code.

What he mentioned about riding a bicycle instead of using a car is a huge win.

The money saved is incredible and you cannot put a price on the health benefits.

Bruce Eckel's books:

http://www.mindviewinc.com/Index.php

Used this for years. Key to my success. Working for a global company, my use of this website has led to many, many, many promotions.

Posted before...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=976007

I think it was posted in response to this...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=983717

See http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/reduciblecomplexit...

It is pseudoscience trying to mask itself as being legitimate. It confuses the public into thinking there is a controversy with regards to evolution where none exists.

The Discovery Institute is a "thinktank" that pushes intelligent design creationism.

Behe is a quack.

Since I am walking down memory lane...I remember programming a computer by setting 4 switches in octal to load the instructions. As funny as that would be today, it shows how a simple input device can be used to produce complex results.

My first computer, a Timex-Sinclair ZX-81, had BASIC commands tied to each key which made typing easier on that membrane keyboard. Perhaps it could employ a similar input device where the user could configure a keyboard with shortcuts for a given language.

Become a cobbler.