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Cyclocomputers

Posted on 2011/12/21 by Mark Doliner

The Device I bought a new speed/distance computer for my new bike. There are a few large manufacturers of bike computers, but only CycleOps, Bontrager and Garmin support the ANT+ wireless protocol used by the DuoTrap speed/cadence sensor designed for … Continue reading →

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Music I’ve Been Listening To

Posted on 2011/12/12 by Mark Doliner

You can always see what I’ve been listening to on my Last.fm profile. But in case you’re lazy, here’s a condensed version. You’ll have to judge for yourself whether it’s your type of music. Whitest Boy Alive, Dreams and Rules … Continue reading →

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Airbnb Financing Fiasco

Posted on 2011/11/28 by Mark Doliner

Did people see the leaked email two months ago from a VC to a co-founder of Airbnb and to other VCs? I first read about it on Michael Arrington’s new blog, Uncrunched. I haven’t heard many people talk about it, … Continue reading →

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I Bought a New Bike!

Posted on 2011/11/13 by Mark Doliner

Old Bike I’ve been riding the same 2003 Fuji Silhouette since August 24, 2003. It’s served me well. I paid $500 for it and have ridden 8900 miles (averaging 1100 miles/year). I rode it to computer science classes at NCSU … Continue reading →

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Reviews of Movies I’ve Watched Recently

Posted on 2011/10/30 by Mark Doliner

Ordered from most enjoyable to least. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Emily and I are slowly watching the rest of the Harry Potter movies. Irrespective of your feelings on the Harry Potter franchise, this is a solid movie. … Continue reading →

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Bike Trip – Complete!

Posted on 2011/09/16 by Mark Doliner

I rode a total of 384.88 miles in 33 hours 8 minutes over 6 days. That’s an average speed of 11.62 mph. There are some low quality pictures on Flickr, with a little day-by-day commentary. I camped the last two … Continue reading →

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Another Bike Trip

Posted on 2011/09/06 by Mark Doliner

In 2009 I biked from Mountain View to Los Angeles. Starting this coming weekend I’ll be biking from Eureka, CA to home. I’m expecting 5 or 6 days of riding, around 60 miles per day. My goal with this post … Continue reading →

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Canada Trip!

Posted on 2011/07/18 by Mark Doliner

A few weeks ago I went on a 10 day trip to Calgary and Banff, Alberta, Canada with Emily and three other couples. It was great! Banff National Park is amazing. Things that stand out in my mind: Hike from … Continue reading →

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No Summer of Code for Pidgin This Year

Posted on 2011/03/12 by Mark Doliner

Pidgin/Finch/libpurple/Instant Messaging Freedom, Inc. didn’t apply to be an organization in Google’s Summer of Code (GSoC) this year. Why not? The short answer is that I didn’t feel we had enough developers willing to mentor students for it to be … Continue reading →

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Memory of a Fluorescent Light

Posted on 2011/03/08 by Mark Doliner

When I was growing up the bedroom closet in my grandparents’ house had a fluorescent light. Not the modern compact fluorescent type, either—this was a long tube. The light was slow to turn on. You’d flip the switch and it … Continue reading →

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