Archive for the “General” category

The “west” knows best..?

by robert on September 7, 2010

I’ve just been reading this story about an Iranian woman who is likely to be sentenced to either life in prison or being stoned to death… I don’t know the details of the case and like most things I am (…)

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energy…

by robert on August 8, 2010

A good introduction to energy needs/use by the body of energy [PDF] from Dextro Energy… nibbled a few tablets on a ride today and I was really impressed with how they worked for me :)

Garmin Edge 305 reset

by robert on June 22, 2010

dunno why but my Edge 305 just closed itself down and wouldn’t start up! Holding the Mode & Lap/Reset button together for a few seconds (I counted to 10 reasonably slowly) then pressed the power button and it sprang back (…)

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Balance…

by robert on June 4, 2010

A decent bit of level headed reporting in a sea of frothing at the mouth vitriol… top marks Channels 4 News!

March training…

by robert on March 31, 2010

…has been poor :( Thanks to rubiTrack I can see that I’m well down on February (by nearly 50 miles, potty really given that the weather has picked up a little)… it’s all down to a new project at work (…)

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rubiTrack…

by robert on March 2, 2010

I noticed some slightly odd behaviour within rubiTrack when it was reporting “stopped” time, such as at lights and whatnot… for example I stopped the other day for a couple of minutes because of a problem with my bike but (…)

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Multitasking…

by robert on February 18, 2010

At last, a sensible post on the topic of iPhone/iPad multitasking: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/18/inside_apples_ipad_multitasking.html

new car…

by robert on February 12, 2010

never had a BMW before, picking up a 325i SE CoupĂ© next week i’m rather looking forward to having a clutch again despite the DSG gearbox in my GTI being absolutely fantastic there is something missing without a clutch, a (…)

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Hayabusa band…

by robert on February 2, 2010

Rich, a mate at work is the drummer in a band called Hayabusa, they’ve just released an EP which you can get either from iTunes or Amazon… have a listen and if you like what you hear then why not (…)

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Happy New Year!

by robert on December 31, 2009