Toshi's ride pics thread

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari
Keith, where are you? ride?

I'm home... will you be ready if i show up there at 5:30?

Oh, and where is "there" now?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

And check out this, too, Keith: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30965


let the 700c games begin!

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


I'm home... will you be ready if i show up there at 5:30?

Oh, and where is "there" now?

"here" is now dunster house. sure...i can do 5:30.

i'll meet you outside by the bike racks.

[Toshi]

Check this out. This was in the Spokane Spokesman-Review today. Or was it yesterday? Anyway, I really like the expression on this dog's face. :D

[WTGPhoben]

Ari and I went out for a tasty 30 miles to Walden pond. Ari also got acquainted with the g2 while I fixed a flat here (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/trail/09-01-02/FrameSet.htm)

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/trail/09-01-02/images/103-0340_IMG.jpg

[Toshi]

Will I hate myself (or the bike) if I buy this guy for the front of the Evil, to be laced up to the hypothetical Z1 or Shiver SC?

http://www.excelsports.com/item.asp?major=2&minor=24&description=DeeMax+Wheel+Front&vendorCode=MAVIC

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Will I hate myself (or the bike) if I buy this guy for the front of the Evil, to be laced up to the hypothetical Z1 or Shiver SC?

http://www.excelsports.com/item.asp?major=2&minor=24&description=DeeMax+Wheel+Front&vendorCode=MAVIC

Well you might be unhappy if you lace your wheel directly to your fork... you'd have to drill holes in the fork for the spokes and stuff...

but seriously, you're not going to break it, but it'll be yellow. I think you should order parts and build your own wheel. It's much more satisfying.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
but seriously, you're not going to break it, but it'll be yellow. I think you should order parts and build your own wheel. It's much more satisfying.
How is the weight, tho? The quoted figure is 1070g for the 20 mm axle version (one can convert between the two versions with a $25 kit, according to Barry / Pezzo33). Is that obscene?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

How is the weight, tho? The quoted figure is 1070g for the 20 mm axle version (one can convert between the two versions with a $25 kit, according to Barry / Pezzo33). Is that obscene?

well, 1070 sounds a bit heavy for a front wheel, (back wheels usually hover around 1000) but you're riding a 13" frame that weighs six pounds... you're not going to notice.

BTW, what's up with the funky new font?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
well, 1070 sounds a bit heavy for a front wheel, (back wheels usually hover around 1000) but you're riding a 13" frame that weighs six pounds... you're not going to notice.

BTW, what's up with the funky new font?
Ah, I'm going for it. Which means that I'm going for the Shiver SC come tomorrow, unless anyone has final thoughts to dissuade me. :D

UPDATE: Excel Sports was out of stock -- they only had one Deemax, but some flaw in their website allowed three of us to order it. This is good, upon reflection, since it would be odd to have a front wheel that's heavier than my back. ;) And because of this, I'm rethinking on the fork, too. I'll decide by this afternoon.

I don't know what you're talking about with the font, on the other hand. What are you talkin' about? Willis? :dead:

New pics for the bored: car hunting (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tjclark/car%20hunting%20in%20wenatchee%20-%20september%202002/) and 4x4ing in the hills (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tjclark/off the beaten track - september 2002/) (replete with qtvr panoramas :D ).

That VehiCROSS is cool. dw has one, I think. My parents are not really considering it, tho -- 2 doors is 2 too few in their opinion.

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tjclark/car%20hunting%20in%20wenatchee%20-%20september%202002/Images/13.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

I don't know what you're talking about with the font, on the other hand. What are you talkin' about? Willis? :dead:


the font on RM went from times to something like arial (now it looks like your comp)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


the font on RM went from times to something like arial (now it looks like your comp)

It looks the same as it always has to me.. :rolleyes:

[WTGPhoben]

it rained today... so biking was deferred till tomorrow. Meanwhile I bought shoes. (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/shoes/FrameSet.htm) http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/shoes/images/103-0364_IMG.jpg

[Toshi]

New car plan: driving is out, and apparently so is the Pathfinder. After a hard day's work of scoping out the current crop of mini-utes (Honda CR-V, Mazda Tribute, Subaru Forester) we have come to the conclusion that the Pathfinder is really what my mom wants to ferry her plants from the nursery to the back yard. With this source of wheels now unavailable to me, it's now my task to find a car on the east coast for <=$12k. It must be able to get to the ski areas without me dying (so no Z, however appealing they remain :( ;) ), but that's the only restriction. Insurance should be reasonable, too, but that probably won't be a problem with this class. So fire away; my ears are pealed.

Oh yeah, and go riding with Alex. And take pics with that new camera. http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31174

[Quadari]

I've always been a fan of Subaru myself. They make good stuff. Usually mini-SUVs look like cartoon cars, but the Subaru seems to get around that.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I've always been a fan of Subaru myself. They make good stuff. Usually mini-SUVs look like cartoon cars, but the Subaru seems to get around that.
But they're sloow, no? I've only driven a Legacy Wagon from 1998ish, and its acceleration was quite tepid. :eek: I don't want to die while merging. :dead: Or making unsafe passes on 2-lane roads, more likely.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
New car plan: driving is out, and apparently so is the Pathfinder. After a hard day's work of scoping out the current crop of mini-utes (Honda CR-V, Mazda Tribute, Subaru Forester) we have come to the conclusion that the Pathfinder is really what my mom wants to ferry her plants from the nursery to the back yard. With this source of wheels now unavailable to me, it's now my task to find a car on the east coast for <=$12k. It must be able to get to the ski areas without me dying (so no Z, however appealing they remain :( ;) ), but that's the only restriction. Insurance should be reasonable, too, but that probably won't be a problem with this class. So fire away; my ears are pealed.



<=$12k... that's not even a challenge. The challenge is getting one lined up so It's waiting for you when you get here;)

... and if you're into the AWD wagon thing, I think my uncle might be able to help you out with a loaded volvo 850

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

But they're sloow, no? I've only driven a Legacy Wagon from 1998ish, and its acceleration was quite tepid. :eek: I don't want to die while merging. :dead: Or making unsafe passes on 2-lane roads, more likely.

I think you can get em in 6-cyl now

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
<=$12k... that's not even a challenge. The challenge is getting one lined up so It's waiting for you when you get here;)

... and if you're into the AWD wagon thing, I think my uncle might be able to help you out with a loaded volvo 850
haha, right. The AWD mini-ute deal was for my mom's benefit. I have no such restrictions, altho not having to put on chains is a plus. And the wagon restriction isn't solid either. Basically, nothing is ruled out except for the Z. My mother was aghast when my father suggested it. ;)

[Toshi]

Possibilities so far:

1996 Honda Accord wagon. '98 was the generation change after all. Auto only. :(

1996-1997ish Nissan 240SX. Hey, it's not a Z! ;) I'm not sure about the snow-worthiness of this bad boy tho. This one must be ruled out for impracticality, altho it would be fun with rear wheel drive and a stick shift.

1996 Toyota Camry wagon. Like Keith's. Whoa. No manual available tho. :(

1996 Volkswagen Passat wagon. TDI version perhaps. :D It comes in manual! As does the VR6 gas version. hmmmm, this is looking to be the leader

1993 Volkswagen Eurovan. (!) Slow as all get out. Manual! A box on wheels, I like the concept... and cheap, too (they weren't imported between 1993 and 1999, so this is the latest model that is under the line)

1993 Volvo 240 wagon. Ugly as sin. Sturdy, according to some. Solid. Comes in manual, but (or maybe as a plus?) is rear wheel drive.

Now for the weird options that I skipped on my first run through of the manufacturers:

1992 Audi 100 Quattro wagon. More Germanic than VW, despite the Audi Group owning them all. ;) Offers the promise of a manual, V6, awd, leather, and economy. Old. Randall Lucas had one of these... maybe I should ask him about it. </think aloud> Probably expensive to repair.

1991 Audi V8. Quattro, manual. Old, promising, but not a wagon. hmmph. But if I were to get a sedan, this one would be horribly impractical -- an Accord would be a much more rational car.

1998 Ford Contour SVT sedan. Manual, racy V6, front wheel drive. Very attractive, despite being a domestic. :eek: :D Probably the most attractive of the sedans, and late model as well.

1995-1996ish Subaru SVX. Auto only, which was this sport model's critical shortcoming, but it would be fun to drive (3.3 boxer 6) yet decent in the snow (awd).

1996 Subaru Legacy wagon. Auto, and slow. But awd and commonplace.

1998 Subaru Impreza wagon. Manual, not as slow, and awd, but kind of ugly and small.

[Toshi]

update: the Pathfinder is back in the running. My mom is fickle -- wants a new car now. Time to go test driving.

Back from test driving now. None were impressive. So the plan is back to her keeping the Pathfinder and me picking something up. Passat wagon, here we come. Perhaps.

[Toshi]

Check this out, eh? :eek: :rolleyes: I am tempted to jump ship and post my ramblings (and pictures) on tjclark.ath.cx once the school year starts. I think I could get used to having the computer on through the night, if that's what it would take to make the board usable for you guys.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=393979#post393979

more:

it looks as if the fork showed up (in cambridge, far far away)
Shipment History

You entered 0302 0980 0003 6104 0532
Your item was delivered at 7:06 am on August 31, 2002 in CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138.
Here is what happened earlier:

* ACCEPTANCE, August 29, 2002, 4:46 pm, CENTRALIA, WA 98531

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Check this out, eh? :eek: :rolleyes: I am tempted to jump ship and post my ramblings (and pictures) on tjclark.ath.cx once the school year starts. I think I could get used to having the computer on through the night, if that's what it would take to make the board usable for you guys.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=393979#post393979

more:

it looks as if the fork showed up (in cambridge, far far away)


that post is kinda harsh... I get the feeling that RM was just having a bad day. No one would be so blatantly caustic with so little provocation.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
that post is kinda harsh... I get the feeling that RM was just having a bad day. No one would be so blatantly caustic with so little provocation.
That's it, I'm out of here (going to delete this thread :rolleyes: ) once my computer is back up and running:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31330

Actually, on second thought, I'm not. But I'm going to stop posting to this thread and will move to my board instead for this topic.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

That's it, I'm out of here (going to delete this thread :rolleyes: ) once my computer is back up and running:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31330

Actually, on second thought, I'm not. But I'm going to stop posting to this thread and will move to my board instead for this topic.

I get the feeling that this might just all come out in the wash...

no one likes the police because they feel that their power makes them arbitrary and corrupt... All it takes to make a good cop is accountability. If RM shows the community why he made the decision... I mean really shows us, more than just saying they were undemining the quality of the boards without providing good examples, etc. then everything will be ok. But if he leaves things the way they are, this board is going to get hurt bad. I understand that he wants the site to be more serious, but lets face it... it 's getting way out of hand

[Toshi]

Ah, you're right. I won't care tomorrow, or even after dinner. But I know that I've been losing interest in the board's topics steadily over the past few months -- that my post count and rate is still as high as it is only shows how hideously idle I was this summer / how often my bikes were out of commission. (But if I can parlay my "research" into grad school / med school, then it was all worth it. :D )

The car search continues. It's very undecided whether I will get a car out east, or my mom will get a car here, or ... we test drove a bunch of rides today (XTerra, CR-Vs of two years, Tribute, Escape) and emerged without a clear favorite. Or even a favorite at all. They all are uninspiring and horribly overpriced (often $3k over the market value according to edmunds.com). I still haven't ordered that fork, either.

[narlus]

Originally posted by Toshi

But they're sloow, no? I've only driven a Legacy Wagon from 1998ish, and its acceleration was quite tepid. :eek: I don't want to die while merging. :dead: Or making unsafe passes on 2-lane roads, more likely.

toshi - i've got 2 outbacks and haven't died yet. :eek:

[Skookum]

Toshi just trying to catch up with u. I see u bogued out on the Capitol run that's too bad meeting N.W. monkeys would have been worth the trip but the trails arent all that. Anyways if your bike is a concern for some of the terrain but u wanna catch a good ride from Moses Hole get yourself to Wenatchee/Cashmere and ride Devils Gulch. U can ride it as an out n back or ride the forest road up and go down that way(i like it that way nice views etc.)p.m. me for info if u want. The trail for the most part is baby butt smooth fast and fun. Lata.
Sorry bout interupting the auto talk but hey i got a post in the N.E. section!!!!:D

[Toshi]

why hello,

it's good to see some nw/ne crossover. :D anyway, i will make a good faith effort to ride devil's gulch in between test driving cars (and posting on RM). and there will be pics, many many pics. :eek: ;)

[Toshi]

I and many other RMers are giving hcor.net a whirl. I'll be around here, too, tho -- YaBB pales in comparison to vBulletin, and hcor.net's color scheme is awful (I had to turn off "page specifies colors" and the same for fonts to make it legible).

[Skookum]

A switchback in the trail. Devils Gulch. Most of it is like this. Pedaling down is for the most part optional.

[Skookum]

Plenty of scenic views i recommend riding the forest road up so as to have time to absorb the unique landscape this area has to offer. Plenty of photo ops.

[Skookum]

I hope this convinces you to go. Although i hestitate calling this the best trail east of the mountains i will say that you just can't go wrong with 13 miles of ongoing singletrack descent. Do this trail Toshi or i will never speak with you again.:D

[WTGPhoben]

yo, ari... tomorrow morning 8:30 (meet at fells)?

[Barbaton]

Yes there is a ski club. I cofounded it senior year, though I didn't do that much work. It's run by Chris Townsend in Pfoho. And it is cooler than the snowboard crew.

Definitely try the xcream 9's. I liked them better than the 8's. More of a freeride ski.


T


Originally posted by Toshi

I think that the Soldiers lot/building is the one in which Keith parks. In other words, it's the one across the river at the b-school. I'll let the omniscient Keith answer or make up handwavey physics arguments to ... oops, where was I? :eek: :devil:

Skiing is fun. humba can become a ski club of sorts after the horrific first semester gets over, eh? Is there a real ski club anyway? I was under the impression that there was only a snowboarding club. And we can't hang with _those_ people. :dead:

[Barbaton]

me too. big improvement....


i promise to ride again soon...


Originally posted by Quadari


alright sweet.


Toshi-just installed jaguar. it's fast! and pretty sweet. i haven't had time to play with everything yet, but i like what I see

[Barbaton]

Yeah, though i think it may still be beta. A company called Mediafour makes it and it's called Xplay. Course, the new ones are supposed to work with PC's anyway.


T

Originally posted by WTGPhoben

speaking of ipod. My friend just found one (long story) but doesn't have a mac. Is there software to make those little wonders work with PCs?

[Barbaton]

so now i'm being redundant. shut up thad

Originally posted by Toshi

It's called XPlay, and Mediafour makes it, iirc.

My pics from today's ride are still uploading. Here's a teaser, tho:

[WTGPhoben]

thad... keith wants to get the server software from you ASAP. How can he find you? (talknig in third person today)

[WTGPhoben]

I got off owrk early today!!! I want to ride. Anytime is good for me, road or trail. someone want to go?

[Barbaton]

Kieth can find me at MD, g121, but Thad has to go home and find the disk.



Originally posted by WTGPhoben
thad... keith wants to get the server software from you ASAP. How can he find you? (talknig in third person today)

[Toshi]

I decided to not be wasteful, and just ordered a gunmetal grey 2002 Z1 Freeride in 9 mm through Marzocchi. $256 is not too shabby for a brand new Z1, altho it doesn't have the fresh allure of the other options. Why I went for it is because I couldn't justify getting a 9 mm 2003 Z1 (would have to go 20 mm, again, to make it worthwhile) and couldn't in good conscience let a good wheel go to waste by getting the Shiver SC. This is assuming that the Z1 MCR + wheel that Rob sent really did arrive in one piece. Ari, any updates? :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ari, any updates? :D


yeah...sorry I didn't post. I poked my head in the DeWolfe lobby and didn't see anything boxlike. :mad: :(

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
yeah...sorry I didn't post. I poked my head in the DeWolfe lobby and didn't see anything boxlike. :mad: :(
agh. This is not cool.

You Mac people, read this if you're bored:

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/macosx-10.2/macosx-10.2-1.html

I am definitely going to install that swimming fish desktop screensaver on my G4 at school. :eek: :D

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/macosx-10.2/images/fish.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi


You Mac people, read this if you're bored:

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/02q3/macosx-10.2/macosx-10.2-1.html


That was a really cool article. I definitely agree with him on many points.

[Toshi]

tjclark.ath.cx is back up and running. But 10.2's installer overwrote my httpd.conf file, so I need to redo all that. :( And the fork is still MIA.

Keith, what are we going to do for the activities fair tomorrow? Can you bring a piece of one of my bikes, perhaps? :eek: :D If nothing else, the sight of a dismembered bike will be macabre. Ok, maybe it won't. But I want them back. Thanks for storing them.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
tjclark.ath.cx is back up and running. But 10.2's installer overwrote my httpd.conf file, so I need to redo all that.


Never fear! I thought that also, but it's not true!

Look in /etc/httpd/
there should be a file called httpd.conf.applesaved or something like that. 10.2 doesn't overwrite it, it just moves it.

[WTGPhoben]

Activities fair tomorrow... starts at 9:45. I think I have the old fliers from last year (yes,I can be that organized)... bring pics or fun stuff on computer. be there at 9:45 at latest. Oh, and I'm thinking a regular ride durinmg the week would be a good idea (and fun) we can talk about that tomorrow.

[Toshi]

Activities fair pictures are up. http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/freshman%20activities%20fair%20-%20september%209,%202002/index.html

(the next and previous buttons look horrible, but I'm too lazy to fix them, since I forgot where I put the transparent versions)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/freshman%20activities%20fair%20-%20september%209,%202002/Images/20.jpg

[Toshi]

Also, does anyone want to go urban riding this lovely and blistering hot evening? (I do! I do!)

I guess no one wanted to go. <sniff> Anyways, I ordered a wonderfully cheap ($89!) Manitou SX fork from Pricepoint for the DBR. Yes, you heard it right, I have finally given up all hope that Rob's Z1 and wheel might make it safely to my hands. It really is quite infuriating that I would have had the fork and wheel had he not been sketchy -- if he had shipped it on time, I would have still been in Dewolfe to receive it. :angry: But chalk this one up to experience... an expensive experience, alas. Keith, what price do you think you could land me on a XT disc / Sun Singletrack front wheel? Having one that matches the rear wheel would be nifty, and I'm a wheel short as of now. Thanks

[Toshi]

Have you tried iCal yet, Ari? My thoughts: it looks nice, but overlapping events are difficult to see, and you can only publish one calendar (category) at a time. Furthermore, publishing didn't work on my own server. :rolleyes:

http://a1568.g.akamai.net/7/1568/51/8a5158970bf4dc/www.apple.com/ical/images/index_top09092002.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Have you tried iCal yet, Ari?

No...is it available? yep...I just checked and it is. I'll have to try it.

[Toshi]

I'm going to ride at the athletic complex tonight. Call me or show up at my room (New Quincy 626) if you want in. It'll probably be around 10ish, right after I deem it to be socially unacceptable to practice anymore.

Also, hcor.net has some good content on it. Check this out -- I actually got good suggestions here: http://fastglass.net/hcor/viewtopic.php?t=141 . Another fun thread is this one: http://fastglass.net/hcor/viewtopic.php?t=226 :D

[Quadari]

guys,

what is the main HUCA list? Is it a majordomo list or a mailman list?

thanks.

[Toshi]

it's a mailman list:

http://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/huca-list

[Toshi]

Keirse wants to go urban riding tonight. I do, too. We need fresh urban pictures, methinks

meet at 10 pm in the quincy courtyard. Keirse and I are definitely going, and all are welcome

[Toshi]

Tonight's urban ride was a mixed bag. On the upside, there was no terrorist activity in downtown Boston, as far as I could tell, and furthermore no one died. On the downside, Craig crashed badly and gave himself a concussion. About two minutes after crashing he became unconscious briefly, followed by mild disorientation. This was enough to get me to call 911. The EMTs were quick to arrive, yet by the time they arrived he was well enough that they didn't feel the need to bring him in to a hospital. Nevertheless we stopped by at UHS on the way back, and there lies the unfortunate Mr. Hetherington for the night.

9/11 night ride (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2011,%202002%20night%20ride/)

the riding itself was fun:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2011,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/15.jpg

always looking to take advantage of misfortune for a good photo op:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2011,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/21.jpg

[Toshi]

What's going on with the activities fair tomorrow? Also, could I have my stuff back, Keith? I promise that I'll return your fork and wheel sometime ;)

[WTGPhoben]

I'm busy tomorrow, but you're welcome to go;) . I can probly load up your stuff tomorrow and bring it to cambridge, but you have to promise to get it out of my room by 4

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I'm busy tomorrow, but you're welcome to go;) . I can probly load up your stuff tomorrow and bring it to cambridge, but you have to promise to get it out of my room by 4
k, I can clear it out by then. Thanks.

Keirse mentioned that he wants to go riding tonight. Is anyone else feeling antisocial?

[WTGPhoben]

yo.... your bike's in my room. come get it. BTW, we're having a party tonight. feel free to show.

[Toshi]

I'm going to trek out to the quad to get drunken pics of Keirse and friends. :thumb: :D If anyone wants to go hiking tomorrow, my roommates are up for it, btw. And with hiking there's a much smaller chance of facial injuries, for those of you squeamish about that. ;)

Actually, scratch that. I just saw Star Trek VI in a big geek out (we watched in Jefferson 250 if that means anything to you ;) ), and don't feel like going to the quad to drink with Keirse any more. Pics are forthcoming.

[Toshi]

A typical Saturday night for a math/science Harvard kid: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/a%20typical%20saturday%20night%20-%20september%202002/

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/a%20typical%20saturday%20night%20-%20september%202002/Images/3.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

hittin the fells tomorrow. at 11 you all want to come, and toshi I'll be up at 10 if you want to get your trailbike built up. just call me

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
hittin the fells tomorrow. at 11 you all want to come, and toshi I'll be up at 10 if you want to get your trailbike built up. just call me
agh, considering I didn't get up until 20 minutes ago or so, and didn't run here first, have fun on your ride. All by yourself. :dead: :D

[Toshi]

A couple of us went hiking today. Fun. And check out this frog! :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/hiking%20in%20natick%20-%20september%202002/

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/hiking%20in%20natick%20-%20september%202002/Images/30.jpg

[Toshi]

Anyone feel up for an urban ride tomorrow night? I'd build up the DBR and go trail riding, except I don't feel like it. :D And I'd have to swap the tire onto Keith's beater wheel, rig up some front brakes... all in all it's more effort than it's worth. And either of my two forks should be in my paws very shortly. Let's go on an early urban ride. How about 8 pm departure for now? That way, if anyone breaks themselves, we can be sure to be able to catch the T back. ;)

[prophet6]

hey toshi... do you mean monday night or tuesday night? cause i might be in for a ride....

p6

[Toshi]

Originally posted by prophet6
hey toshi... do you mean monday night or tuesday night? cause i might be in for a ride....

p6
I'm thinking tonight. Classes start tomorrow, so tonight is the last truly free night for a while. :D

update: I'm actually thinking that it looks much too nasty to go riding on slick concrete and granite. I'm going to sit around my room and work on my bikes instead.

further update: Anyone up for a short and late ride around the athletic complex area? I want to work on manuals, and there are nice pieces of concrete all around to bunnyhop over (Keith).

[Toshi]

Two forks just showed up. :D Which means you can have your fork and wheel back, Keith, after I slap 'em on after Music 51.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Two forks just showed up. :D Which means you can have your fork and wheel back, Keith, after I slap 'em on after Music 51.

yay!... do you reinstall my fork too?

PS I'm home or across the hall from home far the mosrt part after 2:30

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Two forks just showed up. :D

Does that mean that the missing fork from DeWolfe finally showed up? What happened to it?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Does that mean that the missing fork from DeWolfe finally showed up? What happened to it?
Unfortunately, no. I bought another fork (beyond the Zoke crash replacement Z1) for the xc bike. Pricepoint. $89. A good deal, but still annoying, especially since I'm still waiting on a disc wheel (being built by webcyclery) to go on the Evil.

Time to make a star fangled nut run. :eek: :dead:

[Quadari]

Anyone else going to the HUCA meeting tonight?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari
Anyone else going to the HUCA meeting tonight?
when and where?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben

when and where?
Eliot JCR, 7:30 I believe.

And how does this sound? http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32780

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Eliot JCR, 7:30 I believe.

And how does this sound? http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32780

hmm... got jazz band 2-4. that's gonna make stuff interesting.

when we all get our schedules set, we can get a weekday ride going.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
hmm... got jazz band 2-4. that's gonna make stuff interesting.

when we all get our schedules set, we can get a weekday ride going.
My schedule is going to be hideous. All the time. :dead: The classes keep on droppin' left and right, even during shopping week. They all want the coveted 1-2 pm spot. agh.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

Eliot JCR, 7:30 I believe.


It was actually in the SCR. And none of yoooooou were there.

(Actually it wasn't all that informative. I think I'm going to join their morning ride on friday. Anyone want to join me?)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
It was actually in the SCR. And none of yoooooou were there.

(Actually it wasn't all that informative. I think I'm going to join their morning ride on friday. Anyone want to join me?)
Hey, I had it on my calendar. :D But I ended up going to the other thing on my calendar for that time (Bach Soc), and then practicing the third movement of the Mahler. :dead: :eek: :dead:

Who's going on the Fells ride tomorrow?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Who's going on the Fells ride tomorrow?

Can't...class at 10, and at 12, and then maybe at 1. (Haven't decided if I"m taking that one yet)

Keith and Keirse- you guys taking ES101? I think I may be.

[Toshi]

Hi huca people, if anyone has looked at this thread.

Keirse and I went riding / picture taking tonight. :D There are some good pics.

sept 19 night ride (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/)

inadvertent style:
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/15.jpg

camera work:
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/4.jpg

straight arm bunnyhops are key:
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/7.jpg

check out the tongue: :eek:
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/14.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Hi huca people, if anyone has looked at this thread.

I agree. Howdy! :dancing:

For those of you lazy humba people :p, we had a nice 25-30 mile ride this morning. (I don't know the exact distance because my computer conked out three miles into the ride. I think the batteries inside the transmitter unit died. Is that possible? I assume it has batteries, or is it self powered by the magnetic field?)

Update: Upon closer inspection it is indeed a battery. It's a little one that's the same diameter as a AAA battery, but about half as long. Unfortunately I don't have a battery tester, so I'm can't tell if it's dead or not. I guess I'll take a trip to Radio Shack today.

[Toshi]

How can you say we are lazy? :dead: I went riding for at least 30 minutes! ;) Plus, lifting and playing that pesky Mahler 5 (messing up all of the soft solos, incidentally :( ) are tiring. I might go on one of the Saturday huca rides tho... hmm

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
How can you say we are lazy? :dead:


heeheee...:D :D

Yeah, to be honest, getting up at 6am is not so fun.

[Quadari]

alright, so it wasn't the battery. I did some further tests and found out that for some reason the range of the transmitter just died. If I spin the wheel and hold the display unit right next to the transmitter on my fork then it reads just fine. It works just fine from a little distance away also, but when I move it just a little farther (say, to my handle bars where the display is supposed to be mounted) then it just stops getting the signal.

It's not even that the battery is dying because I just got a fresh one from Radio Shack and the same thing happens.

any ideas people?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
any ideas people?
Ziptie the display to the fork leg, and stop to check your speed. :D :dead:

Everyone's going to the Red Bull comp tomorrow, right? It starts at 1 pm, so huca morning rides are amenable to the schedule.

[Toshi]

Fun. red bull bike battle (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/red%20bull%20bike%20battle%20-%20september%202002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/red%20bull%20bike%20battle%20-%20september%202002/Images/19.jpg

[Barbaton]

Is it just me or is this thing rediculously cool.


http://www.bikeman.com/catalog/trainers/accesscateyegamebikemtbr.htm


Anyone tried one?

-T

[Toshi]

I'm not so sure what I think of that, Thad. It's, er, interesting. :D :dead:

There was a ride today. A new guy came. We may have scared him off.

sept 22 (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2022,%202002%20Fells%20ride/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2022,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Images/10.jpg

[Quadari]

I especially like the look on Keith's face in this pic:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2022,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Images/11.jpg

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I especially like the look on Keith's face in this pic:
It's a similar expression to Keirse's in this pic:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2019,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/6.jpg

[narlus]

looks like the rock garden @ the Fells, between reservoirs.


tsk tsk... you guys riding illegal trails? ;)

btw, if you want to find the BEST stuff @ the fells, PM me. or maybe i can show you around.

well, maybe it's not the best (it's a big park and although i've ridden a ton of it, i am sure there are spots i've missed), but it's pretty damn good.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by narlus
looks like the rock garden @ the Fells, between reservoirs.


tsk tsk... you guys riding illegal trails? ;)

btw, if you want to find the BEST stuff @ the fells, PM me. or maybe i can show you around.

well, maybe it's not the best (it's a big park and although i've ridden a ton of it, i am sure there are spots i've missed), but it's pretty damn good.
um, it's funny that it would look like that. Because we wouldn't ride illegal trails, would we? Hmmm, if you could show us around one of these weekends, I'd be much obliged. We've ridden the illegal-looking loop dozens of times, and know every turn now. Not that we clean all the sections.

[Toshi]

I'm lazy. It's cold and grey. So I'm not riding, despite my email last night. :dead: <crawls back in bed>

[Toshi]

Keirse and I went riding this morning. Where were you guys? Morning classes (on T/Th -- MWF morning classes are ok ;) ) are for the weak. :D

I'll have pics up soon, but I need to practice some II-V-I chord progressions. :rolleyes:

[Tenaciousle0]

Originally posted by Toshi


I'll have pics up soon, but I need to practice some II-V-I chord progressions. :rolleyes:
tell me about it, you suck:p

[Toshi]

Images from this morning's ride are up: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2027,%202002%20Fells%20ride/

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/september%2027,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Images/21.jpg

Batch color correction to commence immediately. If you see a really washed out pic, try again in 5 min. and chances are it will look Auto Contrast-ed.

[Toshi]

My front wheel arrived today. Singletrack/XT Disc/db 14/15. :thumb: As a result, the Evil now has a front brake, which is most excellent, both in the Bill and Ted sense and in the functionality of the brake. After going on a brief ride in which I almost killed myself on the slippery granite of the Kennedy School park, I took pictures, since I do that. Here they are:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes%20and%20parts/the%20Evil%20in%20september/

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes%20and%20parts/the%20Evil%20in%20september/Images/6.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

people up for a 10:15 tomorrow?

[WTGPhoben]

so Toshi... lockout lever?
http://140.247.131.37/public_html/home_only/bike/broken2small.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

the 10:15 was good today, but ther was only one other taker... those time pedals ROCK. they just don't clip out accidentally ever.



http://140.247.131.37/public_html/home_only/bike/zcontrol.jpg

[Toshi]

hro retreat pics are up:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/hro%20retreat%20-%20september%202002/

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/hro%20retreat%20-%20september%202002/Images/13.jpg

[Toshi]

This guy look familiar? :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/hro%20retreat%20-%20september%202002/Images/34.jpg

Also, look here: http://www.apple.com/isync/

I am not pleased with Apple:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/random/syncfailed.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
the 10:15 was good today, but ther was only one other taker... those time pedals ROCK. they just don't clip out accidentally ever.

Sweet. I didn't know that you had switched over. They look great.

Originally posted by Toshi
I am not pleased with Apple:

Well...it is just a Beta. Does the whole thing not work?

[Toshi]

I was able to finagle it into working eventually, by taking out all of the calendars from ~/Library/Calendars and adding them back one by one, quitting and relaunching iSync and syncing each time. A huge pain it was. But now I have my calendars and contacts on the iPod, so I suppose it was worth it.

[Toshi]

So I bought a new chainring from dhrings.com a few weeks back, and it showed up yesterday. Today, after my typically hellish Monday (lab scheduled for 6-11 -- Keirse and I got out at 9 :dead: ) in which I had no time to pry open small boxes, I opened it up, and lo and behold, not only is there a chainring, but there is a tool. And this tool is awesome. It's the Park CM-1, or something close to that, and it is specifically for keeping the slotted nuts that chainring bolts thread into from spinning. There is a god after all. :eek: :D

[Toshi]

Who is coming riding with me tomorrow? I'm now officially a ride leader on the 7 am rides. Agh. And is this a fire alarm I hear right now? Yep. :dead: I am not pleased.

[WTGPhoben]

there is a possibility that I'm comintg tomorrow... will post again later

[WTGPhoben]

I'm in... beearrrgh

[Toshi]

There was some good riding today. Personally, I endoed at least half a dozen times. But that's not the point. The point is that there were a whole bunch of people out riding this morning, and they were good.

oct 3 fells ride (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 3, 2002 Fells ride/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 3, 2002 Fells ride/Images/0.jpg

I also have some semi-random pics up, from what occupied me last night.

dna models and more (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/dna models and more - october 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/dna models and more - october 2002/Images/4.jpg

I think I like the burnt out look. It's fresh.

[Toshi]

Are you guys coming out to the huca bbq?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Are you guys coming out to the huca bbq?

I might just stop by. ;)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Are you guys coming out to the huca bbq?

this brother's gotta work if he's gonna ride tomorrow.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
this brother's gotta work if he's gonna ride tomorrow.
How come your away message is "beer pong" then, eh? Also, can we leave early for riding tomorrow? (8:30 am maybe...) I want to take the Evil out, and will be slow as all get out. And brunch cannot be missed, of course.

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/trips/england/scenery/Images/50.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

How come your away message is "beer pong" then, eh? Also, can we leave early for riding tomorrow? (8:30 am maybe...) I want to take the Evil out, and will be slow as all get out. And brunch cannot be missed, of course.


that's from pat night...
I don't know about the early. I'm probly getting to bed pretty late tonight. Also, not much work has been done. Learning flash...

[Toshi]

'twas a good ride today. I was slow on the Evil as promised, Keith was fast on the SL, and Ian was demonstrating much improvement since two weeks ago on his Voodoo. My own pics are done, but I'm waiting for Keith to get back from jazz band rehearsal (incidentally, I'm skipping Bach Soc right now since I'm a big jerk :D ) and send me his pictures before making them into a nice web page. Where were you, Ari?

[Toshi]

Ok, pics are up: oct 6 (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 6, 2002 Fells ride/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 6, 2002 Fells ride/Images/22.jpg

Make sure to check out the three movies on the second page (last three entries). :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ok, pics are up: oct 6 (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 6, 2002 Fells ride/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 6, 2002 Fells ride/Images/22.jpg


I love how that one came out

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Where were you, Ari?

I was up in NH. Dunster house took two vans of people up to the white mountains to go hiking for the day. So that's where I was. It was great!

maybe next week...

[Barbaton]

you guys make me jealous. someone please kick me out of my office and make me buy the damn thing. i'm sick of 14 hr days.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton
you guys make me jealous. someone please kick me out of my office and make me buy the damn thing. i'm sick of 14 hr days.

...as you should be.

all work and no bike makes Thad a dull boy...
all work and no bike makes Thad a dull boy...
all work and no bike makes Thad a dull boy...
all work and no bike makes Thad a dull boy...
all work and no bike makes Thad a dull boy...
:D

[Toshi]

Anyone up for riding tomorrow morning? 9 am departure from Quincy.

[Barbaton]

y'all see this?

http://www.vorb.org.nz/spank/ratemyhuck.shtml?4


esp you photogs

[Toshi]

Yeah, I've seen that.

Here are pics from this morning's ride. Only Keirse showed up, so we went dirt jumping.

oct 8 dirt jumping (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 8, 2002 dirt jumping/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 8, 2002 dirt jumping/Images/39.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Yeah, I've seen that.

Here are pics from this morning's ride. Only Keirse showed up, so we went dirt jumping.




tasty pics.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
tasty pics.
Here's a short story based on the word tasty. Imagine I am schizo, then it would all make sense. Anyway, here Keirse ingests a tasty fly

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/31.jpg

after which he chomps on it for a bit, savoring its crunchy texture

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/32.jpg

but soon he realizes that it is crawling down his gullet

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/15.jpg

with the quick thinking characteristic of a Harvard student, he decides that doing crunches might crush the wee beastie

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/34.jpg

sweating from the exertion, he decides to keep his mouth shut the next time, and proceeds instead to case all of the jumps. the end

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/40.jpg (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Movies/keirse.mp4)

[Toshi]

I, on the other hand, decided that looking like a scared and wide-eyed goof was sufficient:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/38.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october%208,%202002%20dirt%20jumping/Images/36.jpg

[Toshi]

As if there were not enough from this morning, I'm back with more pictures: foosball (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/foosball - october 2002/) (and a nice sunset, as frisbee followed). There's a house one-day tournament this Thursday, btw: 10 pm at the foosball tables, and email fili@fas if you want to play. Keith, come and try your hand. :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/foosball - october 2002/Images/0.jpg

This one (not taken by me) was extremely out of focus, thus its Photoshop massacre-ing:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/foosball - october 2002/Images/22.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Keith, come and try your hand. :D


Keith sucks at foosball

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Keith sucks at foosball
Perhaps Keith is good at taking pictures with Keith's snazzy G2? :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Perhaps Keith is good at taking pictures with Keith's snazzy G2? :D

indeed he is. I think he mght have taken this pic:
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 6, 2002 Fells ride/Images/22.jpg

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
indeed he is. I think he mght have taken this pic:
The key question is whether he can capture the intensity and grace of the noble game of foosball:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/foosball - october 2002/Images/12.jpg

[Barbaton]

Say, what do you guys know about Ellsworth Truth. Seems pretty highly reviewed, and they exist, unlike say, the blur.

-T

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
Say, what do you guys know about Ellsworth Truth. Seems pretty highly reviewed, and they exist, unlike say, the blur.

-T
Tony Ellsworth is not supposed to be too personable. If you buy used, it's irrelevant (plus, _this_ biking season is about done ;) ) tho. The bikes are supposed to be beautiful and well-designed, if inadvertently. dw in particular likes to say how the bikes work well despite all that Ellsworth writes about "instant center tracking" and all that jazz. Have you looked at the Turners? They had a good rep on this board.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by BAH

i have just had dealings with tony and i would have to speak up for him here. he was very personable and friendly and helpful to me. the bikes ARE beautiful at least my specialist is. heres a few pics of mine go here (http://www.dpdigitalimages.com/ellsworth.html)please excuse the parts choice. i am slowly getting non xc parts for it :cool:
Fair enough. That Specialist sure is purty. :D I'm just going on hearsay, anyway: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33993&highlight=Ellsworth

[Quadari]

So on this mornings ride we worked on contact drills. first it was body contact - gently elbowing the other person in the shoulder or in the hip while both of you maintain riding in a straight line. Then it got really scary because we did wheel contact. We were supposed to ride up and touch the side of our front wheel to the side of their rear wheel. It was really weird to do because my self preservation instincts kept telling me to pull away.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari
So on this mornings ride we worked on contact drills. first it was body contact - gently elbowing the other person in the shoulder or in the hip while both of you maintain riding in a straight line. Then it got really scary because we did wheel contact. We were supposed to ride up and touch the side of our front wheel to the side of their rear wheel. It was really weird to do because my self preservation instincts kept telling me to pull away.

my self-preservation instincts told me not to take orgo, but I did it anyway:eek:

[Quadari]

Also...in two weekends there's a cyclocross race going on at Beaverbrook reservation (right near Wheel Works).

The full info is at http://bostonroadclub.org:8080/VFGP/cross02.html

[Toshi]

For those of you wondering about the pgp nonsense, I was keeping the news concealed: I now have another computer, thanks to being a wjh ua. Running OS X 10.1 and soon with a capacious hard drive, it is plugged in upstairs (so can stay on all night without bothering me!) and will make the perfect server for both my website, and maybe some semi-official humba business, should that ever materialize. Please note that i plan to take it with me when I graduate, however, so don't get too familiar with it ;) .

Tech geek specs:

Power Computing PowerCenter Pro 180 (yes, it's a Mac clone from around 1997-1998).
- 180 MHz 604e, 60 MHz bus, which was scary-fast back in the day
- 352 MB RAM (96 now, + 256 by Wed)
- 38 GB worth of hard drive (2 + 36.4 by Wed)
- OS X 10.1.5 -- it can't run Jaguar, but I'm amazed that it even installed and booted 10.0 and 10.1 (thanks to XPostFacto, as non-G3 machines are not officially supported)
- horrible 2 MB built in video, (free) 17" Dell monitor, which don't matter at all since it will be a server

Right now it's only serving up a skeleton version of my site at http://tjclark-2.ath.cx/ , but when the new hard drive gets in, I'm going to swap the two computers' addresses (to have tjclark.ath.cx point to the PCC, tjclark-2 to the G4). Another cool thing about it besides its upstairs location is that it's still registered in netconnect to some lab in wjh, so I can't get in trouble even if it draws a lot of traffic. :D

Please check out its performance (or lack thereof) at http://tjclark-2.ath.cx/ and report any complaints to me.

[Toshi]

Urban ride tonight. 9:30ish departure. Bring cameras and shinguards. :D And you're welcome to use my xc bike for the night, Thad, if you want to come. Just don't bash in that expensive xtr big ring. :dead:

addition: I really like the view from my window. :D

pics from today (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a fine fall day - october 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a fine fall day - october 2002/Images/11.jpg

[Toshi]

'twas a fun and long (and cold!) ride tonight. Riders: me, Keirse, Thad, Parker (one of my current roommates). No injuries; go us. Anyways, here are the pics: oct 14 night ride (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 14, 2002 night ride/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 14, 2002 night ride/Images/6.jpg

and here is the new/old server:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/random/PCC.jpg

It will have its new, large hard drive by tomorrow night (since Airbone Express shipped out the goods this past afternoon), and all serving duties will be transferred to it. Yay geekiness

[Quadari]

Toshi - want to practice your japanese?

try your hand at this
http://www.apple.co.jp/switch/realpeople/tvads.html

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Toshi - want to practice your japanese?

try your hand at this
http://www.apple.co.jp/switch/realpeople/tvads.html
Thanks for the tip. I read about 'em on MacNN, too, and stashed them away here (http://tjclark.ath.cx/videos/japanese/apple switch ads/). :D

Who is planning on riding tomorrow, besides Keith? I am lazy (played tennis today), tired (no sleep this week thanks to double-header midterms yesterday morning), and injured (right wrist, still messed up from way back when), so I don't think I will ride.

Oh yeah, I have some new pictures up, too:

last week (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/midterm week happenings - october 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/midterm week happenings - october 2002/Images/0.jpg

More to come from MIHNUET today shortly

[Toshi]

Ok, here are the mihnuet pics.

ahhhh, stupid vbCode splits up my insanely long urls. go to tjclark.ath.cx and click on mihnuet if you want to see pics of people in red shirts and elderly folk.

I'm going to take a week completely off from biking -- I'm not even going to ride to work/class -- to let my wrist heal properly. Having it twinge randomly is really annoying.

[Toshi]

Keith's Fells pics (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/october 20, 2002 Fells ride/FrameSet.htm) (take more next time, eh)

New, random pics from today. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my friend. Er, where was I? Ah, yes, the pics: a lazy sunday (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a lazy sunday - october 20, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a lazy sunday - october 20, 2002/Images/7.jpg

[Toshi]

More non-riding pics from my non-riding self: monday (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a colorful monday - october 21, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a colorful monday - october 21, 2002/Images/4.jpg

[Toshi]

more new: tuesday (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a hectic tuesday - october 22, 2002/). also, is anyone planning on going on the early morning huca fells ride? i've been not going on it an awful lot for being a "ride leader."

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a hectic tuesday - october 22, 2002/Images/2.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

I'm out... got a midterm tomorrow.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I'm out... got a midterm tomorrow.
Ok, then I'll honor my one-week-no-riding promise (even tho it was violated yesterday since I had to ride to Longwood for a freak meeting scheduled just that morning).

Ari, how cool is this?

http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~jmaebe/ASCIIMoviePlayerSample/

sample ascii videos:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/desktop%20pics%20and%20screenshots/asciivideo1.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/desktop%20pics%20and%20screenshots/asciivideo2.jpg

[Toshi]

More new non-biking pics:

zack the molester (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/zack the molester - october 23, 2002/) (zack and david are among my roommates this year)

working for real at wjh (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/working for real at wjh - october 23, 2002/)

wednesday and thursday (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/of music and fall colors - october 23-24, 2002/) (trees and rehearsal)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/of music and fall colors - october 23-24, 2002/Images/10.jpg

hro postering and flyer-ing (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro postering - october 25, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro postering - october 25, 2002/Images/19.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro postering - october 25, 2002/Images/34.jpg

hro concert (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro concert - october 25, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/hro%20concert%20-%20october%2025,%202002/Images/1.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro concert - october 25, 2002/Images/23.jpg

ooh, bike-related content:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/hro concert - october 25, 2002/Images/26.jpg

[Toshi]

we hosted a party tonight. much fun was had by all.

oct 26 room party (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/room%20party%20-%20october%2026,%202002/)

supposedly it was for tzu huan, whose birthday was last week, and me, whose birthday is in a week or two.

anicia, me:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/room%20party%20-%20october%2026,%202002/Images/17.jpg

(the mather crew is awesome :D )

jean chretien:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/room%20party%20-%20october%2026,%202002/Images/35.jpg

[deroyo]

EH Toshi!!!
The poster pic,was that for the Mendelssohn string ensemble???
You got some really good pics here...I had not surfed your album in a long time.Keep it up!!!:thumb:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by deroyo
EH Toshi!!!
The poster pic,was that for the Mendelssohn string ensemble???
You got some really good pics here...I had not surfed your album in a long time.Keep it up!!!:thumb:
Thanks, Denis! :D The Mendelssohn that we played was the overture + other bits (including the wedding march, for better or worse) from A Midsummer Night's Dream. I would know what we played better except that I only played in the Mahler (http://tjclark.ath.cx/music/October 25 HRO concert/).

Also, I wasted an hour or three this afternoon and pulled together the pics that I like the best (some for content, most because they just look cool): favorite pics (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/favorite pics/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/favorite pics/Images/32.jpg

[Toshi]

Keith,

the heavy springs for my Z1 arrived a week or two ago, but I've been too busy (or lazy on occasion) to swap them out. if i picked up some oil today could you help me install them in the next few days? :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Keith,

the heavy springs for my Z1 arrived a week or two ago, but I've been too busy (or lazy on occasion) to swap them out. if i picked up some oil today could you help me install them in the next few days? :D

no prob.

[Toshi]

seeing as how i love to ladle the abuse on myself, i'm going on the 7 am ride tomorrow. be there -- 7 am, davis square. back by 11 for sure.

:dead:

[Toshi]

Ok, I didn't go riding on thursday. woke up, wrote apologetic email, returned to sleep. but here are some random pics in lieu of ride pics:

hro cleanup (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/hro%20cleanup%20and%20more%20-%20november%201,%202002/)

and the (sparsely attended) halloween hro rehearsal (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/hro%20on%20halloween%20-%20october%2031,%202002/)

me playing hro pimp: :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/hro%20cleanup%20and%20more%20-%20november%201,%202002/Images/17.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

me playing hro pimp: :D

Yeah Toshi! Goin' for the british chicks. :thumb:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Yeah Toshi! Goin' for the british chicks. :thumb:
actually, wrong arm, ari. :eek: (not that anyone besides dan and jhan would know)

anyways... :dead:

addition: who wants to go to this (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34821&highlight=World+Disorder+premier)? i may skip hro, esp. since it will be legal for me to be in a bar as of that night. :D

finale (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/late friday night - november 1, 2002/)

mount auburn cemetary (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/mount auburn cemetary - november 2, 2002/)

photoshop hack job:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/mount auburn cemetary - november 2, 2002/Images/17.jpg

[Toshi]

keith,

the oil (2 bottles) is on its way, so i'll be calling on your tools and oil-catching cups next weekend.

also, for once, i have a real biking (well, sort of) picture to show for the day:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/subtlety - november 3, 2002/Images/7.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

I rode my bike today (it was my road bike tho)... unfortunately wheelworks was closed. I also noticed my headset was loose. toshi, do you have headset wrenches( or something that would work)???

also... my picture archive is finally online and growing slowly:
non-biking (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/galleries/people_and_places/index.html)

biking (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/humba/index.html)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I rode my bike today (it was my road bike tho)... unfortunately wheelworks was closed. I also noticed my headset was loose. toshi, do you have headset wrenches( or something that would work)???

also... my picture archive is finally online and growing slowly:
non-biking (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/galleries/people_and_places/index.html)

biking (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/humba/index.html)
I don't have a headset wrench; all I have is the 12" crescent beating-tool.

I like your pics:

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/galleries/people_and_places/02-11-01/images/100-0033_STC.jpg

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/galleries/people_and_places/02-10-28/images/100-0008_IMG.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

I don't have a headset wrench; all I have is the 12" crescent beating-tool.

I like your pics:



thanks... I like your taste in selecting which ones to post.

the beating tool may actually work... we'll talk.

[Toshi]

More new non-bike pic fodder:

mather, dogs, and fried chicken (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/yoyo, mather, dogs, fried chicken - november 3 - 5, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/yoyo, mather, dogs, fried chicken - november 3 - 5, 2002/Images/6.jpg

keith, if you had an allen wrench you could take apart the whole bike, let alone the front fork. locks just suck, there's no way around it.

update (vs. new post) since no one is posting here except for me: spice (dave jeng's parents were in town). apparently the url is too long. http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/ , then "dinner with dave jeng's parents" is the way to see 'em

and no, christine was NOT lighting up a cigarette. :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/dinner with dave jeng's parents - november 6, 2002/Images/1.jpg

[Toshi]

more asian-ness:

finale (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/finale - november 6, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/finale - november 6, 2002/Images/16.jpg

yum

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi


keith, if you had an allen wrench you could take apart the whole bike, let alone the front fork. locks just suck, there's no way around it.



well yeah... I was just being difficult because you've already had one fork stolen. I would have expected a little more intense locking solution on the brand new z1

[Toshi]

the first legal beer was bought today :D (but not opened)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/bluish friday - november 8, 2002/Images/12.jpg

[Barbaton]

Oh. I remember that stuff....it's a killer. careful cause it's at least 10%...


:)


having just arrived from a partay and my spelling not so good...


-T

Originally posted by Toshi
the first legal beer was bought today :D (but not opened)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/bluish friday - november 8, 2002/Images/12.jpg

[Barbaton]

or, perhaps now that I can focus on the bottle, at least 9% ;=)


sleepytime..................................

Originally posted by Barbaton
Oh. I remember that stuff....it's a killer. careful cause it's at least 10%...


:)


having just arrived from a partay and my spelling not so good...


-T

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
or, perhaps now that I can focus on the bottle, at least 9% ;=)


sleepytime..................................


ahha drunkposts rule. :D i haven't cracked the bottle open yet. maybe tonight before seeing a movie ;) . everyday i have many new pics, but there haven't been any relating to biking for quite a while and i'm tired of pasting links, so just check my site if you're interested in them and don't if you're not. :D

the movie if anyone wants in: "spirited away," kendall, 9:25 showing. update: the movie was very trippy. i will have weird dreams tonight.

[crape42]

Check out the newest adventure sport, mountain unicycling:

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/315/living/Hell_on_wheel+.shtml

[Toshi]

Originally posted by crape42
Check out the newest adventure sport, mountain unicycling:

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/315/living/Hell_on_wheel+.shtml
agh is all i have to say to that.

here is a non-biking gallery that should be interesting nonetheless. ari, what do you think about getting a few hro types to go to this place? would you come? anyone else?

f1boston (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/f1boston - november 11, 2002/)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/f1boston - november 11, 2002/Images/4.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
ari, what do you think about getting a few hro types to go to this place? would you come? anyone else?

It looks fun! I think we could get people to come. Was it expensive? (It looked like it might be.)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
It looks fun! I think we could get people to come. Was it expensive? (It looked like it might be.)
it was $25, but one also is required to buy a license ($10/day or $25/annual). all in all i didn't feel too violated by the price.

[LOOnatic]

That place looks killer!
Gotta love the Ducati's.
Anyway, my sis is in Boston and i might wanna go there sometime. Were the carts dog d1ck slow and restricted or did they have some pep?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by LOOnatic
That place looks killer!
Gotta love the Ducati's.
Anyway, my sis is in Boston and i might wanna go there sometime. Were the carts dog d1ck slow and restricted or did they have some pep?
i'm not sure how fast they are supposed to be, but a good lap was one where the avg speed was about 30 mph. they felt fast to my relatively untrained bum (only other "real" go kart experience was at some place in san jose a summer or two back).

[Toshi]

ari:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a short and dark day - november 14, 2002/Images/16.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/tan-o'-matic - november 14, 2002/Images/8.jpg

some people just look WRONG in the blue channel. :D

[Toshi]

random cool pic from today:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/reunion dinner and more - november 15, 2002/Images/6.jpg

i think i will go on the huca ride tomorrow. if i wake up in time :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

i think i will go on the huca ride tomorrow. if i wake up in time :D

I'm going! so you better come! ;-)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I'm going! so you better come! ;-)
<yawn> uh, i don't think i woke up in time. :D i guess i won't be going to any huca rides, since i haven't learned any of their skills.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

<yawn> uh, i don't think i woke up in time. :D i guess i won't be going to any huca rides, since i haven't learned any of their skills.

You actually didn't miss much. We decided not to do any skills since it was cold and rainy so we just had a nice short ride.

[Barbaton]

Say, now that it's so cold, what do you guys do about squeaky squeaky brakes?


-T

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
Say, now that it's so cold, what do you guys do about squeaky squeaky brakes?


-T
i stop riding when it gets cold. solves the problem well, eh. actually, i haven't been riding the evil much because of the excessive sag, but should i ever motivate myself to go to ace and pick up zee fork oil... ah, maybe in 20 min :D

[Toshi]

aahha huca can't touch this. check the timestamp oh yeah

:D :confused: :dead:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/grey in many ways - november 18, 2002/Images/9.jpg

i was actually up for the leonids. some pics up, linked off the front page. way too big to link here since i chose to export at 1280x1024 today since the meteors' trails were small enough already

[Toshi]

ahha this picture needs to be seen. of our (at least those of us in mus51) prof. john stewart, along with mcphie and jhan:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/faculty dinner and dr. y's - november 21, 2002/Images/7.jpg

[Toshi]

cool vids of the day:

http://209.242.130.30:80/VideoActionSports/mtb/mb331h.wmv

http://www.20inchnyc.com/clips/ratboy.wmv

[Toshi]

ya harvard!

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events and concerts/harvard-yale game - november 23, 2002/Images/27.jpg

[Big_Papa1080]

my latest rides

[Big_Papa1080]

another

[Toshi]

cool pics, Big_Papa1080. the shine off the reflector is eyecatching.

anyone up for an urban ride in the next few days? my bikes are finally all functional again (dbr has pedals and non-broken ferrules and a stiff spring in the wet noodle manitou, and the evil has heavy springs -- which it had before, go figure -- and more oil in its saggy z1).

[Toshi]

at long last i have new biking (!) pics:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/november%2026,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/2.jpg

nov 26 night ride (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/november%2026,%202002%20night%20ride/)

[Toshi]

i went riding again today (beyond the usual jaunts around campus to class the the like). what a HORRIBLE day to go, tho.

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a cold ride - december 5, 2002/Images/8.jpg

cold (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a cold ride - december 5, 2002/)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
i went riding again today (beyond the usual jaunts around campus to class the the like). what a HORRIBLE day to go, tho.

Especially on a road bike.. You're crazy! ;) On a mountain bike with big fat nobby tires, it would be fun!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Especially on a road bike.. You're crazy! ;) On a mountain bike with big fat nobby tires, it would be fun!
ah but the fat tires would kick up even more of the slush. snow == good, slush == bad. (i didn't ride by choice -- i had to go to the med school for a meeting and didn't have the time or the patience for the m2.)

more pics from that ride:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a cold ride - december 5, 2002/Images/28.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/a cold ride - december 5, 2002/Images/19.jpg

[Toshi]

i just sent off the money for this: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=487492

:D

the dbr will get a frame transplant (and a fork swap with the evil, which will have to live with the ugly and lame manitou) once it arrives. mmmmm

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
the dbr will get a frame transplant (and a fork swap with the evil, which will have to live with the ugly and lame manitou) once it arrives. mmmmm


Which of course, raises the age old question of, if you have a bike and then you switch the frame, and then you switch the fork, is it still the same bike?

:confused:

Come to HRO tonight!!!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Which of course, raises the age old question of, if you have a bike and then you switch the frame, and then you switch the fork, is it still the same bike?

:confused:

Come to HRO tonight!!!
haha, that question is one that has vexed some of society's best minds over the ages, surely.

speaking of hro, look who was caught turned around to chat with his sectionmates... :eek: :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/random/dec7.034_RT8_1.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
speaking of hro, look who was caught turned around to chat with his sectionmates... :eek: :D
Actually, that was during the crisis that was averted just before the start of the Dvorak. The stand next to mine came on stage to start the second half and their music wasn't there. So we were all looking all over for it and after a couple sort of nerve racking minutes it was found.

OH..and what's with all the Black and White now?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Actually, that was during the crisis that was averted just before the start of the Dvorak. The stand next to mine came on stage to start the second half and their music wasn't there. So we were all looking all over for it and after a couple sort of nerve racking minutes it was found.

OH..and what's with all the Black and White now?
ah ok. that story sounds plausible enough. i guess. :D

the black and white is partly due to the sucky nature of last night due to the concert and other reasons, and partially because my flash was turned down really low, so many pictures were underexposed. grabbing one of the channels was the only way to save them, so i applied the same treatment (green or red channels) to all of the pics from yesterday for consistency.

[WTGPhoben]

wow... been a while since I posted.

just thought I'd throw that out there.

mmmm... ski season.

[Barbaton]

aah yes. Went to Mad River Glen on Sun. It was great:it snowed several inches when we were there and they got 12 inches last night. mwahaha

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton
aah yes. Went to Mad River Glen on Sun. It was great:it snowed several inches when we were there and they got 12 inches last night. mwahaha

I just got an order from patagonia, and a deal on some "new" skis.... now I will post portraits of myself playing with my new toys:

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/people_and_places/02-12-12/FrameSet.htm

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/people_and_places/02-12-12/images/106-0659_IMG.jpg

[Toshi]

ahha those pics are great keith

while you people at large are looking at funny pictures, look at this video (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/oddness of all sorts - december 12, 2002/Movies/MVI_4669.MP4)

:D :eek:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/oddness of all sorts - december 12, 2002/Images/7.jpg

[Toshi]

:eek:

:D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes and parts/gt sts dh - december 2002/Images/4.jpg

gt sts dh (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes and parts/gt sts dh - december 2002/)

[WTGPhoben]

i'd tell you how cool that is but I'm too busy changing my shorts. BUILD IT UP ALREADY!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
i'd tell you how cool that is but I'm too busy changing my shorts. BUILD IT UP ALREADY!
i think i'll wait 'til reading period. too busy tomorrow and next week to devote the bike shop time to wire it up/get the right sized seat collar, post and swap everything.

[Toshi]

hi guys,

merry xmas-2days! what's on my mind: i'm thinking about joining the peace corps (http://www.peacecorps.org/) if the japan plans don't work out. is this stupid? do you know anyone who has done it? (i had a teacher in high school who did it, and blamed poor living conditions for her health problems to that day. but she was kind of a nut.)

also, i realized that the ghetto manitou-nice z1 fork swap between the plastic frame and the evil wouldn't quite work out, namely because the manitou has funny/non-standard disc mounts, and i have serious doubts that i could find a hayes 8" adaptor for them. and i am NOT going to run an 8" on the rear and a v on the front of the evil. :D once was enough for that experiment. however, the z1 is a great trail fork and has v-brake posts so would be perfect on the plastic frame.

what then for the evil? solution: 2003 marzocchi dj3. cheap, normal disc mounts, and well suited in purpose to the evil, which we have determined by now to be less than ideal as a trail bike. my question now is: do you (keith) know of places to buy this fork cheaply? go-ride offers $259 with a $30 store credit... what was that place from which you bought your atom race, or whatever your blue fork is?

the v-brakes made me fall! :dead:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/august%205,%202002%20night%20ride/Images/13.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

i got it from www.impulsecycling.com Fulton helped me out. Unfortunately the website seens to be in flux at the moment. you might want to message fulton directly.

In other news... my website (well actually only the humba page at the moment) is running off of a new script that allows me to administer all of the configs for all the site's pages from a single text file. Right now it only fills in the blanks in a skeleton page (which could essentially build anthing from a template page if I wanted to keep the basic layout the same), but the architecture allows for building up pages from scratch, or I guess on request, if I ever feel the masochistic need to code that.

...not that anyone cares.

[Toshi]

ah, thanks for the tip. impulse, eh. why is this template-config business a good thing? will it let you include ad banners on every page? :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
ah, thanks for the tip. impulse, eh. why is this template-config business a good thing? will it let you include ad banners on every page? :D

Ha. (Although, In theory yes). The advantage is that in order to change things on the page, I don't have to find the page four directories deep in the site and recode the HTML. I can just change a couple of lines in a text file and get the same result. The main advantage is when you want to change something that affects a lot of pages. With this architecture you can do it by changing one thing instead of going into each page and changing it by hand.

Here's what the config page looks like (it's pretty simple right now):

RULES:
1. page and tag identifiers cannot have spaces, and must immediately follow their marker tags without spaces
2. tag identifiers mut have their modifier (if any) separated by ' ' - = or ;
3. names must be made of numbers and letters only.
4. words cannot be broken by page breaks


#!~DEFAULT
error_path = "D:/web/shared/error/"
error_URL_path = "/shared/error/"
default_img = "default.jpg"
default_link = "errlink.txt"
default_list = "errlist.txt"
default_memo = "errmem.txt"
~!#DEFAULT

#!~STYLE
yet to be inplemented
~!#STYLE


#!~HUMBA_MAIN

path = "D:/web/humba/"
src = "index.html"

!~STYLE!~
yet to be implemented
~!STYLE

!~INSIMG 1!~
toc_path = "D:/web/humba/galleries/tocs/"
toc_src = "rotating";
url_path ="/humba/galleries/"
~!INSIMG

!~MEMO!~
src="humba_memo"
path="D:/web/admin/"
~!MEMO

!~LIST!~
path="D:/web/admin/"
src="humba_pic_links"
~!LIST

~!#HUMBA_MAIN

every page will have its own little text block, and some things can be shared like "STYLE" or "DEFAULT". when I want to change the style (once I implement it) I just change one or two lines. and if I have to change something that requires me to deal with every page's little text block, I can just use the text replace command in notepad. all of the SRC file point to lists or text files that are easily edited and interchanged. the script parses the files and inserts them into the page as appropriate.

[BostonBullit]

<interrupts private thread>

yo toshi, you might want to check with john p on the fork thing. they do special pricing on forks when you get a frame, not sure how good the deal is but he'd probably hook you up retroactively....

BostonBullit

[Toshi]

Originally posted by BostonBullit
<interrupts private thread>

yo toshi, you might want to check with john p on the fork thing. they do special pricing on forks when you get a frame, not sure how good the deal is but he'd probably hook you up retroactively....

BostonBullit
ah, thanks for the tip. the deals weren't too hot back when i was in imperial shopping mode, however, so i think i'll stick with Fulton and Impulse -- he is offering a nice, cheap deal. :thumb:

(update: yay washington! :D) :

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/trips/almost a ski trip - december 26, 2002/Images/29.jpg

[Quadari]

I'm back, and ready for action....oh wait, we have exams. Never mind, I'm not ready for anything. ;-)

But, yay Europe!

http://ariel.ath.cx/Me-Duomo.jpg

(no...the rest of the pictures aren't up online yet... :rolleyes: )

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I'm back, and ready for action....oh wait, we have exams. Never mind, I'm not ready for anything. ;-)

But, yay Europe!

(no...the rest of the pictures aren't up online yet... :rolleyes: )
wow, that's fantastic. were you visiting your family?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
wow, that's fantastic. were you visiting your family?

yep. I went and met them in The Netherlands and then we all went to Italy. It was pretty awesome.

[Barbaton]

Hi All,

Hope you all had good breaks. The skiing in NM was fantastic esp for the time of year. Best season start in 20 years. Ooh, and I can join you mad digisnappers now, having gotten a little present beginning in n and ending in ikon for my B-day on the 2nd. Now I can use my new TiBook from work to actually post relevant things here. :)


-T

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
Hi All,

Hope you all had good breaks. The skiing in NM was fantastic esp for the time of year. Best season start in 20 years. Ooh, and I can join you mad digisnappers now, having gotten a little present beginning in n and ending in ikon for my B-day on the 2nd. Now I can use my new TiBook from work to actually post relevant things here. :)


-T
ooh, that's sweetasse (<--- new adjective of the day) :D . bring that camera and your bad self on some urban rides once it gets a tiny bit warmer, eh

[Toshi]

have you checked the apple news today, ari? lots of things afoot

:eek:

i am eagerly anticipating iphoto 2, to replace the terribly slow iphoto 1. but apple's x11 implementation rocks even now.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
have you checked the apple news today, ari? lots of things afoot

:eek:


yeah...lots of neat stuff. I also see that apple is entering into the browser war world. (There were lots of rumors about this floating around.) I'm a little confused about "iLife" though. It seems that if they are offering iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie for free, then what's the point?

I also see that Apple has changed its font. (See the "apple.com" after the new hardward ads.) Speaking of hardware...the 17" PowerBook.... :thumb: <drool>

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
yeah...lots of neat stuff. I also see that apple is entering into the browser war world. (There were lots of rumors about this floating around.) I'm a little confused about "iLife" though. It seems that if they are offering iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie for free, then what's the point?

I also see that Apple has changed its font. (See the "apple.com" after the new hardward ads.) Speaking of hardware...the 17" PowerBook.... :thumb: <drool>
yeah, i too fail to see the draw of iLife. maybe it's for lazy people with slow connections? they must exist, somewhere. :D i'd use safari, except it doesn't block ads. and i dig that masked blocked-ad face of omniweb. :D

[WTGPhoben]

I wish I had time to look at apple news... sigh.

[Barbaton]

much drool. guess I want both the 12 and 17. sigh.


iLife is a sneaky way of making you pay for the new versions of all the iApps. Versions 3 i believe of iTunes, iMovie, etc.


-T

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
much drool. guess I want both the 12 and 17. sigh.


iLife is a sneaky way of making you pay for the new versions of all the iApps. Versions 3 i believe of iTunes, iMovie, etc.


-T
but why would anyone pay if they had an internet connection? silly apple, fooling the analysts so

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
but why would anyone pay if they had an internet connection? silly apple, fooling the analysts so

I actually think its just more of a marketing thing. According to the website all new computers will be coming with a copy of iLife, so its just a matter of emphasizing the fact that they are so interconnected now.

[prophet6]

iLife has iDVD3, which apparently you can't download for free... so it seems like it's a charge of $50 for iDVD3, and you happen to get coppies of the other stuff too...


p6

[Toshi]

Originally posted by prophet6
iLife has iDVD3, which apparently you can't download for free... so it seems like it's a charge of $50 for iDVD3, and you happen to get coppies of the other stuff too...


p6
ahhh the truth is revealed. now it makes sense. sorta. thanks. :D

[Barbaton]

Apple should make a mountain bike. Then we'd all buy it. :)

I wonder what would happen if someone with their design sense was in bikes....

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
Apple should make a mountain bike. Then we'd all buy it. :)

I wonder what would happen if someone with their design sense was in bikes....
cracking Cube cases == cracking, er, Colnagos? ;) wait, they don't crack. hm

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
Apple should make a mountain bike. Then we'd all buy it. :)

You just wait.....soon enough, we'll all be riding nice titanium iBikes. ;) :p

[WTGPhoben]

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