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Thursday, March 31, 2005
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The Man Who Saved The World: "Because there's a man alive today who singlehandedly refrained from destroying the world when his orders, and the data available, suggested he should do so. And somehow he's not a household name." [Anil Dash]
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John Stuart Mill - On Liberty: "The subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual."
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Commuting by bicycle -- Comment()
I bought a new bicycle for commuting. The bike is based on the Nexus 8-speed internal gear hub, the premium (or sport) version, which is lighter and has less drag. The bike has v-brakes, not the Shimano roller blakes. The bike is custom-made by a small Finnish manufacturer, Rossano. I'll get it after a week or so, with the extra gear I ordered at the same time. The daily commute is about 25 kilometers, so the bike will get quite a lot of use during the next few months. I haven't been commuting by bike for a long time, so it will take some time to get up to shape. At first I may commute by bike only 2-3 days a week.
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