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Driving a pedicab with a large passenger
When we were downtown the other night, we saw a large number of pedicabs driving around. As we were sitting at dinner looking out at the street and watching the people, my wife asked what if a large person wanted a pedicab ride (or say three adult males) and the pedicab driver couldn't physically pedal? Can the driver discriminate based on weight? Would the driver just have to attempt to pedal and go nowhere? I'm sure this has come up before; there doesn't seem like a good solution besides maybe having the large person do the pedaling.
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The GSM buzz
Now that I have an iPhone on my desk, I'm constantly reminded that GSM radios produce a buzzing sound when they're near speakers or other phones. I've had various other GSM devices on my desk lately, but have generally placed them on the other side reducing the buzz. However, the iPhone is close to my Mac, so I have to turn off my speakers and remember to turn off (or move) the iPhone whenever I speak on the phone (landline). I'm amazed that this issue is still around. My main cell phone is a Sprint CDMA phone and never hear this buzz.
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iPhone saves a parking ticket
The other night, my wife and I went to downtown San Diego for dinner and to goto a dueling piano bar (we left the little one with my parents). Parking, of course, is a nightmare, and after driving around for a little bit (my wife said I wasn't aggressive enough in finding parking), I saw a spot in a yellow zone and zipped into it. I couldn't recall what the regulations are regarding yellow zones after 6 pm, so I pulled out an iPhone and searched. I found a few references to parking in yellow zones and then stumbled upon a document from the city. With the information in my hand, I was sure that I could park in the yellow zone. We had one of the best parking spots in downtown; I'll have to remember that for next time.
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Faster than a speeding bullet
Now that I've migrated most of my web traffic to another server, I took a look at some settings on my server. Awhile back I added QOS rules so that I'd still have good VOIP traffic even if people were hitting my website. I turned off the rules to run a speed test and almost fell off my seat. I'm consistently getting over 13 Mb/s down and about 1.5 Mb/s up. Last time I checked, I had 6 Mb/s down and 1 Mb/s up. Thanks Time Warner!
