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by molteanu 3y ago
"In 1993, amateur cyclist Graeme Obree’s unusual riding position and homemade bike earned him a maverick status, but little success. 'Obree' chronicles his remarkable final attempt at cycling glory that year. Blocking his pat
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Obree [video](youtube.com)
3 points by molteanu 3y ago|2 comments
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Spyridon Louis(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by molteanu 3y ago|0 comments
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by molteanu 3y ago
This book is gold! Incidentally, there is a 2nd edition in French, but not (yet?!) in English. Yes, it is hard, but reading is not a contest of "how many pages can I read per day". With this book, sometimes I just read one/da
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by molteanu 3y ago
For mountainbike, yes, I've seen a more "aggressive" approach towards protective gear. But even in that area, the feeling I get is that you get that equipment only if you're really into jumps and high-speed. Other than t
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by molteanu 3y ago
Right?! And still, "lycra only" seems to be the standard, and not only for competitive rides. GCN has over 3 million subscribers on youtube, they post highly informative road bike videos, often with people who competed professiona
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by molteanu 3y ago
It seems so, indeed. You are closer to the ground and slide on the road rather than hitting something with your head or shoulders. I often complained to myself with "who put the rocks there right beside the track?" when I was litt
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by molteanu 3y ago
I was sitting on the couch yesterday, trying to figure out what happened the day before, when I found this article explaining it clearly. It was a fast descent on my road bike, followed by a tight corner. There was gravel and dust on the ro
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Motorbike crashes: highside and lowside crashes explained(driverknowledgetests.com)
66 points by molteanu 3y ago|66 comments
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by molteanu 3y ago
I have to re-watch that movie.
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by molteanu 3y ago
Yes, that's the book. The source code is open-sourced, https://xinu.cs.purdue.edu/
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by molteanu 3y ago
Since you do not mention if you're already a pro with OS internals and implementations, I will assume, maybe incorrectly, that you're not. So in that spirit, try the XinuOS. It has the complete source code for a minimal, clean and
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The Outlaw Ocean Project(theoutlawocean.com)
1 points by molteanu 3y ago|0 comments
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My undergrads struggle to read – I think I know why(aljazeera.com)
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Turner in January(nationalgalleries.org)
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by molteanu 4y ago
I've compiled a non -standard list, if that helps, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30651273 They're not about any technology per se, but mostly about exercises in how to tackle complex systems.
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by molteanu 4y ago
Best comment!
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by molteanu 4y ago
There is also a complete Romanian version which I've translated more than ten years ago: https://mihaiolteanu.me/circuiteelectrice/ These lessons were so helpful for my University classes that I wanted to help &qu
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by molteanu 4y ago
I've noticed this a few months ago where I live (Romania), namely, that we've used to go to the "Dentist", which is an actual Romanian word, but now the town where I live is full of "Dental Spas" and "Dent
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Spectacles in the Roman World: A Sourcebook(pressbooks.bccampus.ca)
1 points by molteanu 4y ago|0 comments
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by molteanu 4y ago
Lisp
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by molteanu 4y ago
Funny, this piece is just fresh from this morning, === BUCHAREST (Romania), October 4 (SeeNews) - Romania is to receive up to 1.4 billion euro ($1.38 billion) for energy independence projects through the European Commission's REPowerEU
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Ask HN: How to learn programming and become a good at it (email scam?)
2 points by molteanu 4y ago|0 comments
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by molteanu 4y ago
Euclid's Elements, https://mihaiolteanu.me/books.html
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Fast Company shuts website after hack sends 'obscene' Apple News notifications(reuters.com)
6 points by molteanu 4y ago|1 comments
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by molteanu 4y ago
Why is 'saving the world' even on the table here or in similar cases? Guys making $20mil a year don't look to me like they need saving from above. If you have that kind of money I trust you know what you're doing and can
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About MT3 profile and /dev/tty set(matt3o.com)
28 points by molteanu 4y ago|10 comments
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by molteanu 5y ago
I've read the 'original' Elements, indeed. Apart from the geometric figures which were not even available in the original form of the manuscript, but added later as an aid, there is no obscure notation whatsoever. Indeed, the
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by molteanu 5y ago
Nicely said.
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by molteanu 5y ago
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/

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