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10:02 pm
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Rollie Free
Tags: funwaystodie, motorcycles
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09:34 pm
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Mini Festival, Gaydon
Went to the Mini Festival (50th Anniversary) at the British Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon today (Morris Minor userpic, because some of us drive models that have had their *60th* anniversary - mutter mutter whipper-snappers ... )
For Fun Ways To Die this week, it's got to be Russ Swift (pictured right).
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More pictures on Flickr.
Tags: cars, funwaystodie
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12:24 pm
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There, I fixed it!
Now that's car repair with style! Good taste in whisky, too...
Tags: cars
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08:11 pm
[Link] | You might remember that, a few months ago, some muppet wrote off my bike quite spectacularly.
Courtesy of the University's cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme, I now have my mitts on one very shiny bike. It is a hand-built frame by Bob Jackson of Leeds, built to order into a complete bike by Oxford Cycle Workshop, who have really done a stellar job.
Some photos (more and better later).
Edited so that the bike write-off link is no longer a photo of Ben Goldacre (whoops!)
Tags: bicycle
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03:10 pm
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Glastonbury 2009
| Well, that was a hell of a Glastonbury. On Thursday, torrential rain looked like it was going to make the festival a muddy and miserable one. However, the weather brightened up on Friday, and made for a glorious if slightly overcast three days. Dry, and not too hot. Perfect. I took lots of photos, as always. I skipped Bruce Springsteen, alas - but to see a rather intimate gig in the John Peel tent with Jarvis Cocker (right), which was awesome. |
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Tags: glastonbury
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12:34 am
[Link] | Fun ways to die be dead:
Will It Drift: Mercedes Hearse [Youtube video]
Tags: funwaystodie
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09:18 pm
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This has restored my faith in humanity:
Improv Everywhere throws a surprise wedding reception for a couple coming out of the City Clerk's office.
Aww.
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10:07 pm
[Link] | Another fun way to die:
Drifting, on a big wheel tricycle, on the public roads
Tags: funwaystodie
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12:43 am
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Glastonbury
Are any of y'all going to Glastonbury this year? (I am).
Current Mood:  curious
Tags: glastonbury
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11:21 pm
[Link] | For those of you who don't know, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ms_saffie is a) giving up smoking and b) going to run in the Race for Life on 6th June.
Here's a link to the sponsorship page and further info.
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09:50 am
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I want one!
[Embedded Youtube Flash - also here]
(Kids' toy electric cars modified to take a petrol engine)
Tags: funwaystodie
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06:58 pm
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One more folding bike
I'm now the proud possessor of another folding/ed bike.
On my way home from work this evening, I pulled out of the bus lane into the centre of the car lane to pass a stopped bus. As I came level with the front of the bus, a cyclist pulled out perpendicular to the traffic, from my left - i.e. behind the front of the bus. I collided with some force, which bent my forks back at the 90 degree angle you can see in the picture. Fortunately, I appear relatively undamaged, though I will be keeping an eye on sore bits tomorrow. I did land rather hard on my right knee. I don't think I even had time to brake. There may have been some rather furious effing and blinding, for which I later apologised. With a reiterated suggestion that he might like to cycle more prudently in future.
Cost of repair seems to depend on whether the frame is damaged. The main tubes appear OK, but the damage to the rear derailleur guard and the fact that the rear wheel is no longer true to the direction of travel doesn't bode well.
After a dismissive response from my local bike shop, I called Walton St Cycles, who were most helpful despite the closeness to closing time, and suggested I bring it in for a look-over.
The perpetrator, who after prompting provided his first name and phone number (should have asked for more, doh) appeared unharmed, as did his bike. He claimed to be a poor student. We shall see. Fortunately, I have a witness.
More photos of my poor bike here
Tags: bicycle
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11:20 am
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Take one small VW Lupo...
"Wait, aren't there *two* starter motor noises.... HOLY CRAP!"
This is one of the scariest engine swaps I've ever seen:
Twin-VR6 VW Lupo
The noise the thing makes is something else. Then he presses the accelerator and the car... vanishes.
Tags: funwaystodie
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01:05 pm
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Snow driving
*This* is how you drive in snow:
Travis Pastrana[1] in the Sno*Drift rally in Michigan. (Embedded flash video in the linked page)
[1] Travis Pastrana of tricycle backflip fame [Youtube]
Tags: funwaystodie
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11:08 pm
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Fun Ways to Die
From the same people as the beer crate:
Sessel on Tour.
Bonus feature (from the files of 'could have sworn I posted this as a FWTD but appear not to have done'):
Petrol-powered wheelchair.
[All Youtube links]
Current Mood:  giggly
Tags: funwaystodie
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12:29 am
[Link] | Well, I've failed to do anything interesting specially for the 25th birthday of the mac, so instead:
Some pictures of my collection.
And the very first iSteve keynote, from January 24th, 1984. No black poloneck, but otherwise the format hasn't changed a whole lot:
[Embedded Youtube video above]
I have fond memories of using MacPaint on my dad's first Mac - a Mac Plus. This one, in fact. I always drew houses, not sure why. I have less fond memories of doing the floppy shuffle, until he got an external floppy drive.
Those of you with time on your hands and an interest in such things might like to take a look at folklore.org - a collection of stories about the development of the first mac, by people on the team.
Tags: mac
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03:02 am
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Happy 25th birthday, Macintosh
Click for bigger
25 years ago, on January 24th, 1984, we saw "why 1984 wouldn't be like '1984'". Two years later, in 1986, I started using Macs myself, and have never looked back. Pictured above is my first ever Mac, signed by Steve Wozniak (Woz), co-founder of Apple.
More to follow during the day, if I feel inspired. In the meantime, take a look at a leaked screenshot from the next version of MacOS:
Screenshot.
Tags: mac
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11:22 pm
[Link] | Probably the ultimate fun way to die: setting the land speed record.
Courtesy of the Oxford Classic Motor Club, I went to an interesting talk tonight by Richard Noble, the man behind Thrust SSC, the jet-powered car which still holds the land speed record, set in 1997.
They now want to go one better, with Bloodhound SSC. This new car aims to break 1000mph, which will simultaneously break the land speed record and the low-level aircraft speed record.
It will outrun the bullet from a .357 Magnum.
It has two motors: a 12ft rocket motor, and a jet engine from the Eurofighter.
Make that three motors. The fuel pump for its rocket motor is an 800BHP V12 racing car engine.
It will develop in the region of 135 thousand BHP.
Mental. I really hope they succeed, in 2011. Plus, they are making a real effort to use the project to get children and students interested in maths, science and engineering.
Tags: funwaystodie
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12:15 am
[Link] | Related to the sad news that Tony Hart is no longer with us, I came across this, which seems appropriate:
Source: b3ta (ta barnacle!)
And here [youtube link] is a little blast from my past, the Hart Beat theme tune.
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10:19 pm
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Roof Skiing
Another fun way to die:
Roof skiing on a Jaguar XJS at 130mph. It seems he was practicing for speed skiing, but couldn't afford to get to a slope.
Tags: funwaystodie
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