Among the things I learned this week: * A chicken’s first eggs have a harder shell than usual. (Courtesy: ZS) * The recidivism rate for a anti-aggressive driving course in VA is 0.04 percent, up from 0.0 percent in the mid-2000s. (Courtesy: AVH). * A box of Edison wax cylinders were discovered and identified recently, [...]
Also tagged 24 Hours of LeMONS, AJ, driving, food, Jason Koepke, lessons, New York Times, projects, RC, ZSAmong the things I learned this week: * Shakespeare became popular after a publisher disregarded copyright agreements and moved to sell his works for dirt cheap. (Courtesy: Harper’s) * The tremendous drop in labor share–how much labor is needed to cover the labor costs of doing business–during the past few years and its longer decline. [...]
Also tagged economics, history, Jason Koepke, lessons, Shakespeare, The Big PictureIt didn’t go according to plan, but the demolition derby effort was one hell of a ride. After five months, five full-day mod sessions, ~$1000, countless hours on the tech components and logistics, my glorious crashfest ended in 20 seconds with a head-on collision. Even worse, there was no in-camera video because one of the [...]
Also tagged driving, help, Jason Koepke, JV, projectsWe’re done! This fifth mod session was the last one, and we finished everything. Now to worry about everything else… Today’s work was simple, allowing for coffee, beer, and chill-out time. Among the things we worked on and finished: (1) Draining the coolant system and replacing it with water. (2) Snipping some loose wires. (3) [...]
Also tagged coffee, driving, help, Jason Koepke, PF, projects, RPThis was the fourth and final true demolition derby modification session, so we had to make it count. And we did, thanks to the efforts of PF (way to get out the windows!) and RP (way to drag me along on ideas I think are incredibly stupid but work out!). Chain Everything Down Securing the [...]
Also tagged driving, help, Jason Koepke, PF, projects, RPThe third demolition derby modification session was a slow but steady success, as we knocked out a few to-do items and made it easy to finish a few others in the next session. Thanks to both RP and PF for their brains and brawn. The Battery Finally, the battery requirements can be scratched off our [...]
Also tagged driving, help, Jason Koepke, PF, projects, RPThe second demolition derby mod session was held yesterday, following the initial session a few weeks ago that sketched out the changes. Yesterday’s session was productive and lots of fun. Thanks again to RP for doing a great job in leading the mod efforts; it has been a blast. The Battery The last mod session [...]
Also tagged driving, help, Jason Koepke, projects, RPAlthough we are all mentally prepared for the demolition derby, there are a number of modifications needed to properly prepare the car. Thankfully, RP is as excited about this project as I am and, like old times, is contributing his skills. Yesterday was our first mod session, and this is an after-action report of sorts. [...]
Also tagged driving, help, Jason Koepke, projects, RPIt is time to post a general update to my demolition derby project, Jason at the Derby, although these types of updates are generally reserved for the mailing list (see the derby Web site for instructions on how to join the mailing list). Driving This is my first real go at driving stick, and I [...]
Also tagged BS, driving, help, Jason Koepke, MB, PMS, projects, RPI am currently working on a Web site for my latest and absolutely greatest adventure of competing in the 2010 Montgomery Country Agricultural Fair‘s demolition derby. I want this Web site to provide multimedia content, descriptions and plans, as well as nicely displayed RSS feeds of my blog and SMS systems relevant to my demolition [...]
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