Yesterday, I rewired a dead desk-lamp that normally lights the workbench I use for bike stuff. The insulation of the cheap thin wires in it had cracked in the bulb's heat, shorting it out and taking out the fuse ( Read more... )

Was at the Norwich beer festival last night. Had an interesting talk with an old friend about making money and potential business opportunities. He had an idea... actually on second thoughts, although I didn't exactly sign a NDA, I better not mention it. Besides, my idea was better.
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Others have commented on the problems this raises for all the poor Astrologers, I mean, they're now going to have to sit down and work out what personal characteristics will be affected 2003 UB-313 and Ceres. If course, if the IAU proposals are accepted, there may be several tens of new planets. Then things will get interesting ( Read more... )

I had a thought when comparing the prices of this and this.

Given the cost of the carbon fibre and titanium exotica needed to shave a few hundred grammes off the weight of a bike, the obvious conclusion is that going to the toilet, before your ride, is worth about 300 pounds.