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Markobi - Card trick
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 09/13/2022 - 00:31Leo P - baritone saxophone player using his subway playing experience.
Submitted by Dave Blair on Mon, 09/05/2022 - 12:44The start of MTV - first 2 hours
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 08/02/2022 - 18:29An interesting fact about the first video shown is that Hans Zimmer makes a cameo as the keyboard player.
Bikepacking to Cape Wrath and then back down the West Coast of Scotland.
Submitted by Dave Blair on Mon, 07/04/2022 - 12:23Inverness - Cape Wrath : An Turas Mor - Great North Trail - West Coast Scotland.
Submitted by Dave Blair on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 19:52A ride I did from Inverness. Connecting to the An Turas Mor offroad route ( & Great North Trail) up to Cape Wrath. Then back south following the coast including the Bealach Na Ba road climb.
Energy Dashboard map
Submitted by Dave Blair on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 13:52In what is rapidly becoming a short series on interesting data maps; here is a great site for viewing the current energy generation across the UK: EnergyDashboard
This is currently showing the high natural gas generation that is going on.
It seems that most of the gas destined for Europe is currently coming via ships to UK ports (few suitable ports are available for this in mainland Europe). It is then moved across the channel to mainland Europe. However, much more gas is being delivered to the UK than can be quickly moved to Europe. So it's backing up somewhat. Bloomberg: Glut of Gas In order to deal with this the UK seems to be burning it in gas generators and selling the excess electricity to Europe. As a result of this, despite the ongoing higher gas prices for UK consumers, the wholesale gas price is actually lower than it has been : Wholsale gas price chart UK
Live satellite data - Low Earth orbit visualisation tool
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 05/17/2022 - 13:06This is a pretty amazing tool. Run by Leolabs, this Low Earth orbit visualisation tool shows every satellite and detected piece of space debris in a 3D visualisation.
DIrty Reiver 200 - 2022
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 04/28/2022 - 14:53A 200Km gravel race in Kielder, Northumberland. I did it on a proper bike - my 29er hard tail.
Where Roads End - A Slow Journey on the North Coast 500
Submitted by Dave Blair on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 17:30A slow journey on Scotland's North Coast 500 with a hire bike from Inverness-based Ticket to Ride, staying in hostels, B&Bs and hotels along the route in Shieldaig, Ullapool, Invergordon and Inverness.
Black Francis - Velouria
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 15:43This is great...great story...great song.
Borders bothy ride
Submitted by Dave Blair on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 17:51Run the rock - Beau Miles
Submitted by Dave Blair on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 14:14"My mate Pete rolled his ankle badly when we were running one morning. He limped back to the carpark and I kept going. As I continued to run I thought, ‘I’m gonna get my crowbar and wheelbarrow, dig that big-arse rock out of the trail and run it to Pete’s house’. So that’s what I did."
Winter Solstice mountain bike ride
Submitted by Dave Blair on Mon, 12/20/2021 - 12:20MAIDEN RACE - Mark Beaumont's tale of GBDURO
Submitted by Dave Blair on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 01:11"Despite a career of world-firsts in endurance cycling expeditions, Shimano ambassador Mark Beaumont, the current round-the-world record holder, had never competed in anything other than what amounts to very extreme solo time trials. This summer though, for the first time in his career, he entered a race. And not just any race, arguably the toughest endurance race in the UK, GBDURO. "