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Friday ride with Rod
On my way home from work, I came upon a cyclist that appeared to be just recovering from some kind of interruption. I rode along side him for a while and we talked most of the way south on Northwest. Rod is 73, he began cycling three years ago. He’d done two of the 50…
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What Does Not Being Advertised To Look Like? (TWiG ep 42 with Doc Searls)
I’ve been reading Doc Searles in Linux Journal for a decade, and his notion of how regular people need to act in control of their attention, and sell it to vendors, and reward vendors with business on the merit of their service–this is acute brilliance. So hearing Jeff Jarvis and Doc together produces an *impressive*…
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A Contemporary American Bakfiet
I saw this reference to a power assist cargo trike posted on twitter, and I must say–I like! I’ve always been impressed with the notion of work bikes, but there’s no way the usual American housewife would look at one and suddenly find love. An appealing design, power assist, and lifestyle relevance–a machine that helps…
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On a Bike to Work Team?
The Whatcom SmartTrips Team-Up for everybodyBIKE contest looks like a fun way to try an win a small prize. Anyone I know already participating in this? I’ll join a team. I’ll even fill out a Team-Up form if people want to join up with me. May is Bike Month. Your bicycle is a 92% efficient…
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Fun Saturday In a Kilt #lfnw #linux
Lots of subdued excitement at LinuxFest Northwest. It was a chilly ride that morning in the rain in a kilt. Bryan Lunduke’s talk was packed! My presentation on MySQL high availability was mellow fun, 45 minutes was not enough time. My son wanted to go home early so I skipped Alpha Geek to take him…
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Sunday Bike Ride After #lfnw ?
I heard some cyclists will show at ‘fest. Howzabouts a ride up Fernale Rd this weekend?
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Talks notes updated. See you there! #lfnw #opensource
Sat 1:30 MySQL: https://blog.bitratchet.com/2010/04/18/linuxfest-northwest-2010-mysql-buffet/ Sun 1:30 Apache: https://blog.bitratchet.com/2010/04/19/linuxfest-northwest-2010-apache-rewrites/
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