Slashdot has a good discussion going on about this article about former virus writer Marek Strihavka. Strihavka apparently ran with a gang of Russian programmers (known collectively as 29A), but has reformed himself and now works for an internet security firm. He claims he did not distribute the virii he wrote and his work was […]

Posted on January 15th, 2005 by admin
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On paper, there isn’t a better roster: Two-time world champion Marcus Gronholm and up and coming star Markko Martin (who finished third in the championship last season). Peugeot has been here before with great results — in 2002 the team lured world champion Richard Burns from Subaru and Gronholm won the title and Peugeot won […]

Posted on January 14th, 2005 by admin
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Paris-Roubaix says goodbye to the cobbles of Arenberg for ’05

Posted on January 13th, 2005 by admin
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The season-opening Rallye Monte Carlo is a little over a week away. I’ll be putting together my annual team by team reviews shortly. I’m sure all five of you can’t wait.

Posted on January 13th, 2005 by admin
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Mother nature is currently throwing the kitchen sink at me, trying to get me to relent and take the bus. The local paper noted that during the first eleven days of the new year, we had eight days of rain. This week has been generally rainy, with terrible conditions yesterday (constant rain and temperatures in […]

Posted on January 12th, 2005 by admin
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is open for business.

Posted on January 11th, 2005 by admin
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Jen and I don’t frequent Mimi Smartypant‘s weblog much anymore (for various reasons), but I happened to look at her site the other day and came upon this astute observation: Things are kind of hard right now. I feel a dreadful split (oh great, now I am the one being all Lord Byron/heavy metal dramatic. […]

Posted on January 9th, 2005 by admin
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The group blog project is on the move, and it should be up and running sometime next week. The initial email message I sent about the project started a huge, engaging discussion about what the focus and goals of the blog should be. The biggest point of discussion was whether the project should be explicitly […]

Posted on January 7th, 2005 by admin
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After yet another flat tyre this morning on the ride to work, I’ve given up and asked Jen to pick up a pair of Specialized Armadillos. They aren’t cheap ($30/each), but they are supposedly THE best anti-flat tyres out there. I probably spend $60 on tubes every six months (that what cheap tyres get you), […]

Posted on January 6th, 2005 by admin
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It’s been raining in Pittsburgh, a sort of early spring rain — constant drizzle, temperatures in the 40s. Riding has been less of a challenge that I thought it would be. The new fenders are working well. A full touring set would be nice, but a track frame isn’t equipped with braze-ons, so I’ll survive […]

Posted on January 6th, 2005 by admin
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