http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:39:20 -0230 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/shimano-dura-ace-7970-electronic-shifting.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/shimano-dura-ace-7970-electronic-shifting.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/shimano-dura-ace-7970-electronic-shifting.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:39:20 -0230 Velonews has more details on the new Shimano Dura-Ace 7970 electronic shifters. There's enough information there to convince me that this is definitely different. No cables, self adjusting derailleurs, potential for more than a single set of shif... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/shimano-dura-ace-7970-electronic-shifting.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b0100a7edfbd7000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cycling shimano dura-ace http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/edmonton.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/edmonton.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/edmonton.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:19:01 -0230 I've spent most of my life trying to avoid going to Edmonton, but work had me there for three days recently. A user group sponsored training course was the reason I was there. Can-Cell industries hosted the training courses at their main ware... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/edmonton.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fa968cf1bb0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work canada travel edmonton http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/purple-definitely-purple.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/purple-definitely-purple.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/purple-definitely-purple.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:10:05 -0230 The marriage of spandex & velvet is surely the kind of unholy alliance that should be banned. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/purple-definitely-purple.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b0100a7edf706000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cycling fashion http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/new-york-cop-smokes-cyclist-and-loses-his-badge.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/new-york-cop-smokes-cyclist-and-loses-his-badge.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/new-york-cop-smokes-cyclist-and-loses-his-badge.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:35:07 -0230 I have some political objections to Critical Mass (most notably, I've seen the flagrant breaking of traffic laws) but the New York City police department's recent response to the event is just disgusting, and might be enough to make me start ridi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/new-york-cop-smokes-cyclist-and-loses-his-badge.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b0100a7edced4000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cycling new york police critical mass http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/tolls-are-good.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/tolls-are-good.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/tolls-are-good.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:41:01 -0230 There's more than one way to cross the Fraser. Some of those bridges should be tolled, and we might as well start with this one. New, tolled Pattullo Bridge gets green light Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2008 | 9:00 PM ET CBC News More than... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/tolls-are-good.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fa968d4e4f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vancouver cars transportation roads http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/battery-operated-bikes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/battery-operated-bikes.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/battery-operated-bikes.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:35:07 -0230 I confess to not quite understanding the point of electronic shifting but Shimano is apparently hitting the market next year. Cables stretch, but are cheap and easy to replace. Perhaps the electronic version will remain snappier for a longer peri... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/battery-operated-bikes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fa968d4b1f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cycling shimano http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/soumyikes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/soumyikes.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/soumyikes.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:25:03 -0230 I don't think I've been this shocked in a very very long time. This particularly gruesome detail was the most chilling: Then the incident became even more macabre. The attacker returned to the victim's side and began sawing through his neck. A... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/soumyikes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fa968d4a690003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bus greyhound crime http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/apache-everywhere.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/apache-everywhere.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/apache-everywhere.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:43:16 -0230 Microsoft has joined the Apache Foundation which is amongst the more interesting small developments in the tech industry in a while (and yes, I am aware of the recent launch of a Google competitor by former Google employees.) My personal crystal ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/apache-everywhere.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fae8d054ba000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> microsoft open source linux apache http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-the-world-can-be-changed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-the-world-can-be-changed.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-the-world-can-be-changed.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:11:52 -0230 With stories of bike racks being overfull in communities around the continent, it's nice to see someone trying to do something distinctive. Contest picks best designs for Ballard bike racks By JENNIFER LANGSTON P-I REPORTER Later this year, Ba... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/nice-to-see-the-world-can-be-changed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b00fad69dcb760005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cycling security bikes transportation bike racks http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/whats-next-the-sugarbaker-girls.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Skot Nelson) http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/whats-next-the-sugarbaker-girls.html?_c=feed-rss http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/whats-next-the-sugarbaker-girls.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:20:42 -0230 Say it ain't so. Just say it ain't so. Estelle Getty, 84:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080722.wobgetty0722/BNStory/Entertainment/home The Associated Press July 22, 2008 at 2:29 PM EDT LOS ANGELES -- Estelle Getty, the di... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://penguinstorm.vox.com/library/post/whats-next-the-sugarbaker-girls.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e5acef9be2b0100a7eb060c000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television obituaries