Christoph Rehage walked this in two years and documented his trip. His site is http://www.thelongestway.com/, but start with a taste by watching this wonderful montage video below:
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The Longest Way: Walking from Beijing To Germany
April 27, 2009 by jimCategory: UncategorizedComments (0)
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Richard Dawkins’ Speech at the 2009 American Atheists Convention
April 24, 2009 by jimCategory: ReligionComments (0)
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How fast is a solid state drive (SSD) drive in a Mac Pro?
April 10, 2009 by jimHow much faster is a Solid State Drive (SSD) than a hard drive when it comes to launching applications? This video shows about 20 applications being opened at one time on a Mac Pro Quad Nehalem 2.66. The first part of the video shows the stock Western Digital 7,200 RPM drive. The second part of the video shows an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD at the same task.
Just to see how it improved my MacBook (CoreDuo 1.83GHz with 2GB RAM), I put this SSD into it. It was like a different computer. I was amazed at how fast and responsive it became compared to running off a hard drive. I opened approximately twenty applications and was able to switch seamlessly between them, something that would have ground my MB to a halt if it was running with the HD.
80 GB is kind of small, but considering a notebook is not my main computer, I can get away with limited HD space. When needed I can also attached a portable hard drive. I've also contemplated adding an Optibay and the stock HD from the MacBook for more storage, but right now it's not an issue. For a couch surfing / road warrior machine I can make do with the >50GB remaining on the SSD.
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The Doghouse
April 6, 2009 by jimI came across this again while cleaning out old emails and decided to post it. This may be the best commercial I've ever seen. This will make you laugh more than anything on SNL since 1992.
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