Operation Gadget
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How Should Cyclists Protect Themselves from Nearly Silent Hybrid Cars?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you live in an upper middle class or an even more exclusive area, you probably have neighbors who have a Toyota Prius or other types of hybrid automobiles. Most people know that these vehicles can run entirely on battery power under certain conditions, and in that situation, are extremely quiet. An…
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Not Your Typical Northeastern Ice Storm
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been snowing or sleeting in Bucks County, PA since noon on Tuesday. The snow that was falling yesterday afternoon and evening didn’t amount to very much. This seemed really odd to me because the weather has been below freezing for at least the last two weeks. We’ve also got frozen lakes…
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Gadget Links: Storm Front Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHidden Costs of a Windows Vista Upgrade on news.yahoo.com: This article from PCworld.com discusses the time investment as well as the costs associated with upgrading an existing PC to Microsoft Windows Vista. A Quirky Mountain Is Keeping Its Quirks in The New York Times: A really interesting article about Mad River…
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Olevia HDTV Brand Profiled in The New York Times
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was a very interesting article about the Olevia brand of High Definition Televisions in yesterday’s New York Times. The company behind the brand, Syntax-Brillan Corporation sold almost $250 million dollars worth of HDTVs in the fourth quarter of 2006 alone. One of the key reasons that the Olevia brand is successful…
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Going to See King Tut in Philadelphia Tonight
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKathleen and I are going to see Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. Kathleen’s alumni association from Middlebury College arranged a group tour. Febe Armanios an assistant professor of history at Middlebury will give a presentation on what we will see.…
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Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Using Custom Orthotics from eSoles
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the more interesting articles I read this week was about The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team’s use of custom orthotics with all of its riders. They are using custom fit technologies from eSoles Custom Footbeds, a technology that has existed previously and has been used by a few elite…
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Gadget Links: Ground Hog Day 2007 Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minutePunxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring, Associated Press story on MyWay.com: “Phil did not see his shadow on Friday, which, according to German folklore, means folks can expect an early spring instead of six more weeks of winter.” “Since 1886, Phil has seen his shadow 96 times, hasn’t seen it 15 times…
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Gadget Links: Two Feet Taller Than Me Edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute7-Foot-9 Player Joins ABA Club, Associated Press Story on Breitbart.com: “The ‘have size, will travel’ basketball odyssey that’s taken 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China to California to Kansas to North Carolina made its latest stop Wednesday in the back room of a Chinese restaurant in {Chevy Chase, MD}.” Inconspicuous…