I was thinking something along this line, too. It's common knowledge in the bicycling world that aluminum can't return to its original shape, hence aluminum bike frames must be discarded after a crash. For body panels, that's no big deal, since body shops these days generally replace them anyway, but for structural members, aluminum could be a problem. And of course, it's important to remember the lessons from the Chevy Vega, which gave aluminum block engines a bad name in the early 1970s.

I was thinking something similar. A friend once said that it's a telling aspect of humans that we keep ruthless predators as pets.

Interestingly, Firefox's private browsing yields the same values for this cookie as in the regular session. I have wondered just how far the "privacy" went.

Good point, but the lack of a marriage certificate doesn't simplify splitting up.

TFA quoted, but did not link to, an article by WKYC which mentions that the police detected a strong odor of marijuana, which led them to the closer investigation revealing the secret compartment. Still, this seems like a case worthy of appeal. I am suspicious of laws based on intent, as intent is hard to prove.

It can be pretty serious, all right. My last crash happened when the pack came to a fork in the road and the guys in the front hadn't been paying attention to the route sheet. FWIW, though, in my cycling club, we print out an easily-readable list of turns and mileages, which riders clip to the handlebar or brake cable, and this has generally worked pretty well for the 30 years I've been riding with bike clubs. And when I'm mapping out a route for myself in unfamiliar territory, I write a similar route sheet.

One potential problem with the Hammerhead is that bicyclists sometimes ride in places where there is no cell phone service. I've tried using Google Maps on occasion (while stopped on the side of the road), and the map information simply isn't there. The Garmin solutions are far better than the phone.

Some days it's hard to focus without headphones, even though there are no distractions around; other days, the stuff in the headphones is the distraction.

The gift to my kid would be for me to get the test, never tell a soul about it, and make plans to deal with Alzheimer's if I'm going to get it.

What was it that I read here one time? Something like 93% of US drivers believe they drive better than average.

A 4-year-old does not need a telephone. If you want to talk to him, arrange to do it on the wall phone at the place where he is being cared for by a responsible adult.

Wait, I'm confused. I thought the billionaires were the job creators. Then why are the Republicans fighting so hard to keep them from paying higher taxes?

I have no idea whether Verizon FiOS caps bandwidth, but I haven't observed any bandwidth problems even with a teenager in the house. It would be interesting to hear from other FiOS subscribers.

Given the tortoise-like speed of BlackBerry's web browser, just about anything that could be done on the web is better done in a BlackBerry app. When Google made a search app that ran on my BlackBerry, I used it all the time. Then I lost my copy of that app in a wipe/reload, and the newer version of their app won't install on my device, so now I have to use the web browser. In the time it takes for the search page to load, I can generally get to a computer or Android tablet and enter my query there instead. (Admittedly, I'm using a 3-year-old device on Verizon 3G, but still....)