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Month September 2012

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Have a Perspective

Sep 24, ’12 10:48 AM

No news here. Just another data point on the value of simply having a perspective.

News sources (even those who don’t have reporters to report on things) succeed when they’re partisan, and founder when they’re not.

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Now This is a Project Plan

Sep 14, ’12 12:04 PM

Do your strategies stretch out 120 years?

Didn’t think so.

This was drawn up in the 1980s by Rockwell International. It’s epic. And there’s too much here to go through, so I’ll encourage you to download the PDF, and start at a box that interests you, and work backward.

Have a great weekend.

Via the brilliant Josh Green.

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Airbus’ Smarter Skies

Sep 13, ’12 8:13 AM

Click to enlarge.

I love it when companies do things like this. They’ve been putting this kind of content up for a couple years now, and this seems the most realistic of the bunch, especially because it’s more about increased computing power (free-glide landings and enhanced, tighter routes) than massive changes to materials science.

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Consideration Set: Road Bike

Sep 1, ’12 9:40 PM

Modern steel from Icarus. Photo by Prolly. Frame price: likely around $2,500.

Titanium from Firefly. Frame price: $4,000.

Steel from Hampsten. Maybe the Max, pictured here, or the Gran Paradiso (La Dolce Vita). Frame price: $2,500-2,700.

Titanium from Moots. Frame price: $4,425 for the RSL, above, or $3,450 for the CR.

I need a bike with gears. I want one that’s made in the US. I don’t want carbon, partly because I’m big, and partly because I want a forever bike. And no weird proprietary standards.

I’ve leaned toward the Hampsten Max because it sounds like it’s designed specifically for me: “Maybe you’re a big guy who likes to sprint and is not afraid to grab a jersey or bump an elbow, you do ok on the short hills, better on crappy descents, maybe double espresso at the coffee stop. The spring classics are what get your blood pumping, full of rain, cobbled bergs, cow shit, and rabid fans.” The Moots is far and away the most expensive, especially if I wanted custom geometry. So it might be out.

But they’re all amazing options, some way more expensive than the others, and I’d be happy to ride them all.

More on this later.

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