Small things add up. Optimizing a large website by using a very small domain name for static content (the owner of the blog created 4Chan...) #>
The Mogopod Is One Heck Of A Versatile Monopod. Not sure how it's different than the TrekPod but it's always good to have competition. #>
Fix Sniffles With Soothing Shower Disks. Nifty, never heard of the commercial product. #>
have i been pwned? Find out if your email address is one of the many that have been picked up during site hacks. #>
Terminal Cornucopia. Showing how pointless the TSA actually is. #>
OEM Parts HQ and GM Parts Direct. Both bookmarked for me for later in case I have trouble finding what I need on Amazon. #>
Off and on for the last year or so my ABS and Parking Brake lights have come on in my truck (2000 S-10 pickup). During the summer I was also getting a scraping noise from the front right wheel. These things led me to believe that an ABS sensor in the failing wheel hub had gone bad. I ended up replacing both front wheel hubs (bought on Amazon for about 1/6 the price the dealer wanted) but the issue persisted. Also, the lights were not permanently on, sometimes I'd do a long drive without issue, sometimes they'd be on before the truck was even started. Turns out there's a relatively easy fix, I did it this week and have not yet had the lights come on (which is good, when the ABS lights are on the Anti-Lock Brakes are disabled and there's a bit of snow and ice on the ground now.)
The fix with photos is here: ABS module/Light Fix with pics, and a video on the removal and fix of the ABS module is here: Chevy ABS and Brake Dash Light fix. If you aren't comfortable doing this yourself, Module Master would be happy to do it for you, provided you have the right ABS module. All in all for a couple bucks worth of RTV silicone and less than an hour of my time I saved myself the $900 the dealership wanted to fix this... #>
Last week a problem with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner meant I missed my connecting flight out of of Tokyo Narita Airport. I actually got excited to spend the night in Japan, I'd never been to Tokyo. Turns out the airport is 2 hours from Tokyo, and a massively expensive taxi ride (or an expensive train ride). I discovered all of this while Googling for "6 hour layover in Tokyo". While I didn't end up leaving the hotel, I did find a few references for next time.
- I have a 6 hour layover in Tokyo. I would love some suggestions about how I can make the most of this time without missing flight!
- 6 hours in Tokyo??
- 6 hours in Tokyo
- Mike Newman's Narita Layover Page
Trader Joe's Sliced Halloumi Cheese. I can't wait for the TJs to open here, I hope they carry halloumi. I've been looking for it lately and Whole Foods told me their distributor discontinued it... #>
2 million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords stolen in massive hack. Not exactly massive but still probably worth worrying about. #>
Firewood: Choosing the right wood, splitting, and seasoning. I didn't realize aspen was low-heat. When I was a kid we used pine to start the fire then a couple big logs of aspen banked for the night, they'd put off some good heat until well in the morning. #>
