So I see this trending topic going around called, “I need to talk to you about computers.” It didn’t take me long to facepalm. See, Stephenf does a fine job of painting a perspective of technology evolution with a wide scope. He also has a fine point about consumers desiring more specialized and easier to… Read more »
Author: zaskoda
Polar Bear Spotted Roaming The Colorado Mountains
Since my last post, I’ve put new tires and fender flares on Polar Bear. I started off with the notion of getting simple black steel rims. I ended up with teflon rims. They were nearly twice as expensive, but it’s something I really just wanted to splurge on. I’ve never purchased rims before, I wanted… Read more »
Spare Tire Rack Mounted
After spending piles of money on paint and a rear diff rebuilt, I finally got a chance to re-install the spare tire mount. Before reinstalling, I ground the whole thing down a bit and put about 5 coats of black spray paint on it. I also hung the tire itself, for the first time. The… Read more »
Polar Bear Update – Oil Pressure and Exhaust
The attached image is a photoshop Nino did that includes a lot of the cosmetic changes I want to make to Polar Bear. The cargo box and solar panel were not in my plans, but Nino just happened to find that particular Sportsmobile Penthouse pop-top at the right angle to do the photoshop. Polar Bear… Read more »
The Virility Discussion: Control
Let’s start this blog post with a definition, the definition of virility. According to Wikipedia: Virility refers to any of a wide range of masculine characteristics viewed positively. It is not applicable to women or to negative characteristics. Those of us that are men, and that’s about half of us, have probably – at some point – thought… Read more »
First Backcountry Report
Last week, Nino, 3 skiers, and I headed up just northwest of Black Hawk city for what would be my first (and Nino’s) backcountry trip. I had some of the gear I needed, but still dropped nearly $700 for 2 beacons, another set of snowshoes, 2 shovels, and 2 probes. Nino and I also attended… Read more »
Introducing Polar Bear
On October 24th, I purchased a van from a fella in South Lake Tahoe. Nino and I named her “Polar Bear”. The idea is to turn this van into a camper. To be honest, I’m not 100% confident that this is the van I want to build from. I want to have a mechanic look… Read more »
Brilliant Resonse to Lily Allen from Dan Bull
If you haven’t followed the media noise over Lily Allen and filesharing lately… it’s a lot to catch up on. The highlight came, for me, when Lily started an anti-filesharing blog, reposted another author’s content without citing the source (irony much?), and then took the whole blog down when she was getting too much “abuse”…… Read more »
Unique Palm Pre Wallpapers
I created a handful of Wallpapers for my Palm Pre. I decided to post a handful of them on the Internet. I particularly like the Sayulita Flower and Keystone Snow. These were all snapped with a relatively inexpensive digital camera and edited in Gimp. Enjoy!
webOS: A New World Open
Welcome to the next big thing: webOS. Palm’s new smartphone, the Pre running their brand new operating system, webOS truly breaks new ground. webOS represents an evolutionary step that does to smartphones what Web 2.0 did to the Internet. Keep in mind, we’re talking about webOS, not the Pre. While the Pre is a solid… Read more »