Mountain Bikes
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Riding a bicycle has always been a part of my life. I remember my sixth birthday when my parents bought me my first bicycle. It was of course a stingray. I lived on my bike. If I was not riding it, I was working on it. Soon though, I was looking for more of a challenge than just riding around the block. I don't know how many times my mother came out of the house to find my brother and I setting up some sort of ramp in order to jump over something with our bikes. If we weren't airborne, we were trick riding.
Bikes
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When I turned twelve, I began to ask my father what had happened to his bike. He explained that the flywheel had broken and it was in storage. I asked if we could work on the bike and restore it to working order so that I could learn to ride. He readily agreed and we retrieved the motorcycle from storage.
Motorcycle Photos
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Here are a few photos I've taken or collected around motorcycles.
Computers
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I'm afraid I might have turned into a world-class geek and technology snob. My desire for the latest in computer hardware never seems to be quenched. I spend quite an amount of time in front of the screen and have begun to demand that the hardware and software I use be adequate to make the best use of my time. My problem is that rarely have I been unable to find a computer manufacturer capable of making a system that best meets my needs. I can't decide if I am not mainstream enough or if I am just too much of anomaly for any computer firm to identify my demographic.
Hardware
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It is life's constant argument. Does computer hardware drive innovation or is it software that pushes the technology envelope forcing manufacturers to devise systems that will enable the software to meet its goals? These arguments have been going on for almost as long as silicon has been used to manufacture circuits.
Software
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As a software engineer I have long contended that software is the driving force of technological advancements especially in the computer industry. It doesn’t matter how fast the processor is, how much memory the computer has, or what the frame rate may be on the video card. Without the proper software that takes advantage of the computer’s technology hardware is nothing but a very expensive paperweight.
AMD Multi-core Computer System
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I was seriously going to delete this article as it is completely out of date. But then I read through it and realized this was the perfect example of Moore's Law in describing how quickly hardware can be outdated. So instead I will leave this here for your amusement and enjoyment.
Development
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Software development has always been an interest of mine. It is the perfect marriage of analytical science and creative art that fits my personality perfectly. From a science perspective I love the precision that is required to manipulate electrical impulses deep within the silicon-based chips. It almost borders on black arts where we can force a hardware device to carry out our instructions with just a few clicks of the mouse or keyboard. It can also be very frustrating that the computer follows our instructions implicitly without questioning them. It takes a level of abstraction in our thinking to arrange our instructions logically. For many, thinking sequentially and thoroughly can be a challenge in and of itself.
Baseball Cards
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As a young boy, I used to buy baseball cards whenever I had some spare change in my pocket. My brother was always interested in the gum sticks while I was interested in the cards.If I opened a pack that had one of my favorite players, I would add it to my collection. If I received a card of a player I didn't like or didn't know, it would become a bike accessory. I shudder to think of the thousands of dollars I pinned to my bike with a clothes pin to make it sound like a car, the card rattling in the spokes.
Apple Devices
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The migration of computing continues to move from a centralized model to decentralized. At one point computers were relegated to large raised-floor rooms chilled by massive air-conditioning units in specialized buildings.
