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One of my favourite websites now has an RSS Feed. Arts & Letters Daily is the internationally respected website founded by Canterbury University academic Denis Dutton. It is a regularly updated collection of links to articles that are always worth reading. You may not agree with them but they will make you think!. Link: Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate. RSS Feed: http://aldaily.com/rss/rss.xml Read more →
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The noise about Speedway sound had me wondering how loud is Formula One? There is nothing like the sound of a pack of F1 cars at full throttle. Its one aspect that TV can not convey even if you have the best home theatre. Engines spinning at 18-19,000 rpm don't sound much like normal cars, even race cars, but more like the sound of metal being shredded. That is probably whats happening! I found an article about Jordan (below) that states Formula One engines create levels of about 130 decibels or 10,000 times normal conversation. Makes those 91 decibel speedway... Read more →
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This is a really interesting cycling site from Jim Langley who was the chief Technical Editor for “the world’s largest cycling publication,” Bicycling Magazine for 10 years (’89 to ’99). Loads of advice and links to other sites. Link: Jim Langley — Bicycle Aficionado. Read more →
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Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull, B&Q, is in Falmouth to on standby for her attempt on the solo, non-stop round the world record. Keep an eye on the website... Link: Team Ellen. Read more →
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Bose have been working on "electromagnetic suspension" for cars. Replacing air or hydraulics has the promise of better ride and handling. Their web site has lots of info on their system including Quicktime videos of a Lexus with the prototype system installed. Link: Bose Learning Center - Suspension System. Bose is best known for creating high-performance audio products, but our research activities go well beyond sound. For over two decades, we have been researching a new system for automobile suspensions. Read more →
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Well they shouldn't. Western Springs has been used for Speedway for 75 years. For 75 years you have known that living near there means you will hear speedway every Saturday night during the speedway season. If you don't like that don't complain: live somewhere else. "According to its new monitoring equipment, noise levels have gone up to 91 decibels." That is not very loud. I went to see HMS Pinafore at The Civic Theatre tonight (it was great) and the "noise level" was over 100 decibels there. How do I know? The person next to me is interested in theatre... Read more →
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When adding an image to an article I found it was a little small. The new TypePad post editor allows you to resize the image with grips. Nice! Read more →
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145ft (44m) is rather too close when you are talking about aircraft separation... Link: ComPilots.com - Aviation Portal - South Korean airliner avoided mid-air collision. A South Korean Boeing 747 carrying hundreds of passengers came within 145 feet of hitting another jet... Read more →
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Clive Anderson's Chat Room on BBC Radio 2 is a great comic review of the weeks news. My favourite quote from this weeks edition was Jeremy Hardy commenting on the US elections: "Bush has launched the war on terror but he's going to expand to all other emotions" The current episode is available on the web at BBC Clive Anderson's Chat Room Read more →
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I think the agreement reached today is good news for Formula One if it means we get to see more racing. Surely cars pounding around a deserted test track do little for the sport. Ferrari is opposed but they have proved to be the best testers! Understandable that the team with a strong test budget and facilities available at the factory want to defend that advantage. Read more →
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