Comments for Perplexed Orange Independent Biker

Comment on Mac recovery on the road by Paul

Paul — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:55:27 +0000

Sounds like dropbox would have been helpful in this situation – no need to sync 1Password to the iPhone, and you could keep all those soft links in your dropbox and retrieve them without having to remember the SD card. Oh, and it’s free :)

Comment on SW Light Rail & St. Louis Park, MN by Paul

Paul — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:25:42 +0000

This was starting to be an issue when we lived there. I understand that trains have to run somewhere, but St Louis Park is a tough choice because it’s so dense (for a suburb) – the number of crossings required illustrates that rather well.

Comment on Handsome Devil by Mark B.

Mark B. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:46:43 +0000

I noticed the seat collar, that is a nice touch!

Comment on Novosibike (attempt) by Craig

Craig — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:50:56 +0000

Take a hint and listen to your bikes. It’s TOO COLD!

Comment on Novosibike (attempt) by Paul

Paul — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:34:21 +0000

Not sure if you’d want to spend the money, but I can heartily recommend http://www.coldlizard.com/cgi/wc.dll?GEKKO~catalog~DETAIL~34 – did me down to 14F, and could have gone much colder. Only problem is getting out of the house quick enough once you’ve got them on – too long and heat exhaustion sets in!

Comment on WordPress iPhone App by Ben

Ben — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:43 +0000

Working well, eh? I am happy, at least.

Comment on Delta Airlines online doesn’t support Mac by jen

jen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:35:21 +0000

boo!

Comment on Professional sports by Dan

Dan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:06:20 +0000

Paul, I think there is are both small tangible and slightly larger intangible benefits to having the Vikes in town. The games themselves area giant entertainment event employing many (including players). The team is a decent size company. And, like it or not, a local NFL franchise is a drawing card for other business and workers. But you’re right, the benefits are quite overstated by the franchise when making a case for huge tax subsidies or outright payments toward a new stadium.

Comment on Professional sports by Paul

Paul — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:45:15 +0000

One of the arguments that irks me most about this nonsense is the claim that “the Vikings stadium project will deliver thousands of jobs”. The Vikes don’t make anything (not even play-offs, badum), and they sell almost nothing to foreigners, or even out-of-staters. What they do is provide a way for Minnesotans to spend their entertainment dollars. Other outlets exist for that, and without subsidies for stadiums there would even be more of those entertainment dollars to go round. So they don’t *deliver* thousands of jobs, they just decide the type of jobs that would likely exist in some form anyway.

I feel your pain, if not your tax burden.

Comment on Flip a coin by Paul

Paul — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:01:33 +0000

I can’t believe you’d suggest tossing a coin. Surely they should draw cards (http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-04-Thu-2004/news/25170219.html)