Over 700mi all over Montana. With a group of great people.
“Life Changing”
Morgen Hartford’s big ride
Month: June 2010
my best hikes S.W. USA
On the last big road trip (April-May) were:
• The Lost Coast Trail, California
• Lower Muley Twist Trail, Utah
• Grand Canyon, Arizona
The Lost Coast Trail, California – trip report and photos
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Lower Muley Twist Trail, Utah – trip report and photos
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Grand Canyon, Arizona – trip report and photos
Viacom Loses $1 Billion Lawsuit Against YouTube
Great news.
Viacom’s bogus lawsuit, filed 2007, has been dismissed .
If you like YouTube, you should be celebrating.
The billion-dollar YouTube-Viacom case has finally been resolved, and the winner is … YouTube. In a statement published to its company blog this afternoon, YouTube writes, “The court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement.”
YouTube goes on to say in its statement, “This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other.”
Of course, Viacom could quickly appeal the ruling, and this case could be dragged out for several more years. Stay tuned.
visiting Death Valley
Of all the wonderful parks in the S.W. USA, … my favourite is Death Valley.
It’s so weird.
With so many things to do. And see.
Click PLAY or watch Beautiful Places In HD – Death Valley on YouTube.
The best hike there is Telescope Peak.
Southwest Airlines SEAT SALE
Southwest Airlines announced a fare sale Tuesday to celebrate its 39th birthday.
For travel up to 450 miles, sale fares are $39 one-way. Flights between 451 and 1000 miles are on sale for $79. Fares for flights that are more than 1000 miles are $119.
speed bumps and speed dips
I’ve seen my share of “speed bumps” over the past few months, caught unawares by a few at too high velocity.
They’ve got many names around the world including: speed hump, road hump, speed breaker, slow child, judder bar.
My favourite: “Sleeping Policeman“.
They do slow vehicles, but there are plenty of downsides, too.
If possible, I would prefer rumble strips. Or electronic signs reminding me of my speed vis-a-vis the speed limit.
New to me was this innovation, a “speed dip”. I saw it at the excellent Navajo National Monument in the States.
It worked remarkably well. I slowed down.
Sport Sask Hall of Shame
Apparently some of these rogues have been inducted.
Wallace, Rozon, Russell, Long, Chartier
Who’s the demure young woman with Bill?
And .. who’s the goofball kid with Warren?
the beautiful game SUCKS
Like most North Americans, soccer is not my game.
I like playing it, but watching a nil-nil draw between Elbonia and Molvanîa is only slightly preferable to rotting in a coffin.
Like most North Americans, I appreciate skillful ball handling and passing. Soccer highlights, I enjoy.
But face it, watching an interminable game of soccer sucks. I don’t care how popular it is world-wide.
• a weaker team often beats a stronger
• penalty shots are absurdly valuable
• players often take “dives”
• the minutes added to the end of the game seems subjective
But the #1 reason soccer sucks is officiating. I’ve no doubt that the refs at the World Cup are competent. But it’s obvious even to an ignorant like myself that they’re not capable of making correct judgments on a field that large.
Everyone in the TV audience can see what happened in super slow motion. Soccer refs get no video replay.
Martin Rogers on Yahoo Sports – Refs must face the music for bad calls
That’s it. Soccer is dead to me.
I’m boycotting after New Zealand wins this World Cup. Boycotting … until the next World Cup.
Sunday brunch at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver
Why aren’t you celebrating Father’s Day there?
A tour of Rockin’ Ronnie’s BBQ buffet at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver.
Click PLAY or check it out on YouTube.
creepy Japanese robot baby
For some odd reason the Japanese government is paying for construction of a 5yr-old-looking robot. And a 9-month-old baby robot.
Here’s the baby.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
link – Japan’s creepy kid robots perfect pals for Chucky
Seems they’re still decades away from an indecent Number 6. … I may not live that long.
Rick McCharles 