Archives: 2010 May
Free-Range Kids: A Parental Rant
May 24th, 2010, 4 Comments
There’s a lot of unreasonable panic out there these days. Parents that don’t want to let their kids even walk to the mailbox because of an irrational fear of abduction. (Children are more likely to die falling out of bed than be abducted, and before anyone panics, that’s also exceptionally rare.) A woman that let [...]
Bicycling in Rain and Mud
May 21st, 2010, No Comments
I recently posted here about bicycling in the mud and rain, and got some good suggestions (and also on the icebike mailing list). I eventually decided to replace my current bike (Trek 7.3FX) with a Specialized Tricross Sport Triple. As I mentioned in the bike store, “it seems odd to spend this kind of money [...]
Time to learn a new language
May 18th, 2010, 53 Comments
I have something of an informal goal of learning a new programming language every few years. It’s not so much a goal as it is something of a discomfort. There are so many programming languages out there, with so many niches and approaches to problems, that I get uncomfortable with my lack of knowledge of [...]
Bicycling Update
May 13th, 2010, 14 Comments
I’ve been bicycling to work for awhile now. It’s become pretty much routine for dry days. I can reliably ride the 10 miles to work in less than an hour, even with heavy winds. My biggest enemy right now: rain. My first few miles are on gravel and sand roads, which aren’t maintained to the [...]
