I enjoy technology, new gadgets, blazing fast computers, good graphics, FPS and gaming. But there comes a time when I like to get outside and have some good old fashioned fun… Err, not so old fashioned. Most of you that know me know that I like to live life on the edge; Speed being the edge of choice most of the time. Well I’m selling my motorcycle cause I don’t want to live life on the ticket edge here in the over populated cop state.

I found a sport for me though that allows some risk, building of something besides computers (yes they aren’t everything, I hate to break it to ya). To break the suspense for those of you that are wondering how I will attempt to inflict pain on myself this time … I have a new Pocket Bike (not so new looking anymore, due to wrecking a few times)

for some pics of some of the guys that I ride with Click Here!!!

I will give you a hint… I am on page 2 # 4025… You can find the rest
My cousin is on the first page # 4010

We race on the weekends and late at night in empty parking lots. I also ride mine to Costco taking some of the back roads on occasion. But I only live about a mile from Costco at the most and I take all side streets and bike trails.

My bike is actually in the Salem area until Tuesday. I am getting everything ported in the little guy and that should take me from a top speed of 29.9 Mph up to around 35 - 40 Mph with stock gearing. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to those that know me, due to the fact that nothing I have has ever stayed stock.

My bike is less than 2 feet tall and less than 3 feet long. It fits in the trunk of my wife’s car and weighs less than 36 pounds. The stock motor had about 2.7 Hp, but by the time that I am done with it, it should have over 5hp and do around 40Mph (or close to it).

Insane you say? Exactly!!!

I will have some more pictures in the future but if you want more information on this hilarious sport go to nwminimoto and take a look around.

Funny comment on /. re: the TCP security hole…
“UDP just I. switch ll’ll to I just”

I thought that was quite humorous.

BTW, this is networking humor, so if you don’t understand how udp is different from tcp, it won’t make any sense to you.

For those of you who, like me, played Tribes and Tribes 2 for many, many hours on end, I think you might find this interesting. Also, for anyone who is looking for a good older game to play that still has a good community base, look no further.

Get Starsiege®: Tribes and Tribes 2® Free!
April 9, 2004
We’re celebrating the upcoming release of Tribes: Vengeance by giving away Starsiege®: Tribes® and Tribes 2 for free on a special-edition DVD-ROM bundled with the newsstand edition of the June issue of Computer Gaming World magazine and online via FilePlanet.com. The giveaway is meant to celebrate the fourth-quarter release of Tribes: Vengeance, the next installment in the venerable Tribes franchise of PC action games.

The special versions of these games will be available in the June issue of Computer Gaming World, which will hit newsstands starting May 4, 2004, and will be simultaneously accessible for online download through FilePlanet.com.