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The curse of the canvas
I have inherited a canvas Barbour jacket from my late grandfather. It wasn’t formally in the will for me to have it, but it fits, and it’s in my house, so I guess it is mine for now. It’s a lovely colour and very well made, but there is a major issue; it smells very…
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Training #1
The new season with the Denver Bulldogs has kicked off, and I made it down for my first training this afternoon. It’s been a while since I laid boot to leather, and sadly it isn’t like riding a bike. About 40% of my kicks went in “unconventional” directions, but it was still good to get…
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End of the Lime
After seven years of operations, the city of Denver has decided not to renew Lime’s license to operate their scooters. I for one am going to miss them. I think micro-mobility is great, and Lime is my second favourite provider (Neutron Mobility, being the GOAT for their $60 unlimited rides a month offering). There is…
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Shattered Shield
I have been a fan of OtterBox for a while, the “military grade” phone case manufacture. It’s been coming my iPhone safe and unblemished for over three years. It always had my back. Until it didn’t. After daily droppings on concrete, eventually the case gave up, and I have little option but to “raw dog”…
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Price’s Law
There is a famous phenomenon that emerges across a whole host of domains called Price’s Law. Put simply, the square root of all inputs provide 50% of the outputs. This can be seen everywhere; a small number of artists on Spotify make up most of the listens, a small number of Premier League players score…
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High Score
It wasn’t planned, but it certainly feels like Australia Week. A few days ago I did a deep dive on ANZAC Day. Today, I want to indulge in the most common Australian conversation: complaining about fuel prices. Right now, the average fuel price in Aus is $1.98 a liter, or $7.5 a gallon. That is…
