FastForward Radio
Phil Bowermaster, Stephen Gordon, and two surprise guests talk about shopping for HDTV equipment without getting reamed, Hellboy 2, and why electricity will be so important to the transportation sector in the future.
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The topics:
- Tech buying tips with a surprise guest. When "audiophile" is synonymous with sucker.
- Then we got a Hellboy 2 review with sci-fi author Tobias Buckell.
Tobias' third book Sly Mongoose is coming out August 19. Here's the book trailer:
- Driving a delivery truck 100 miles for $3. A big delivery truck that gets more miles per dollar than Phil's economy car. Why? It's electric.
- Don't miss this article by former Intel CEO Andy Grove, Our Electric Future.
And check out the electric off-road motorcycles made by Zero Motorcycles.
- Stephen got to talking about what jobs you can't do without being present. He had initially put surgery on that list, but telesurgery is now a reality.
- Astounding Science facts:
- Jupiter's 3rd Red Spot Destroyed! Background here.
Stephen was wondering why this storm is, basically, permanent. Here's an answer.
- Children Are Naturally Prone To Be Empathic And Moral
- Jupiter's 3rd Red Spot Destroyed! Background here.
Our front bumper is a sample of Marginal Prophets' "The Difficult Song."
Our exit music this week is from Chewy Marble. The song is "She Roxx."
Don't miss the FastForward music compilation:
During our visit with Tobias we got another call. Unfortunately, Stephen couldn't get to it before the caller hung up. We hate missing calls, so, in an effort to minimize this problem in the future, here is the "FastForward Radio Call-in Guide:"
When you call a talk radio station that broadcasts on the AM/FM dial, you'll typically get a call screener. We wouldn't be surprised if Blogtalkradio eventually offers that capability. But they haven't yet.So, when you first call our show (or any other blogtalkradio show), you'll hear the show, but you'll be on mute. There is no audible alert that we have a caller. The switchboard operator has to see there is a call and unmute it.
Stephen usually serves as the switchboard operator. But, being a host, he's also trying to think of coherent things to say for the show. Sometimes his attention wonders from the board. There have been shows that we see we've had a caller after the show, but we were never aware of it during the show.
There have been other occasions (like during this last show) where Stephen sees the caller - and wants to bring them in - but is waiting for a break in the conversation to do so.
Either way, please be patient. You'll get brought in as soon as there is a break in the conversation or Stephen wakes up.
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Comments
LOUD PIPES DO NOT save lives
The physics of motorcycles suggests that the sound doesn't radiate in way that makes the rider safer in general.
However- neighbors will be reminded you ride. Other vehicles may be reminded in general that bikes are present- but hardly ever in way that a specific traffic situation will be safer vs. another vehicle.
Every peer reviewed academic study concludes the same thing. And when I lived in England and rode in England and Europe- the sound laws are strictly enforced. And strict. ANd yet they have fewer motorcycle vs. other vehicles crashes (injury or fatality causing incidents) per mile ridden than in the US by a factor of almost 90% (at least in the 80's)
Check it out:
"Pat Hahn of the state of Minnesota's Motorcycle Safety Center says he understands individual expression. But he says the idea that loud pipes save lives is a myth. Hahn, who writes books and articles on motorcycle safety says there's a problem with the safety theory because the pipes direct the sound backwards. "Seventy-seven percent of all motorcycle accident hazards come from the 11 to 1:00 direction, from in front of the motorcycle rider. And people that are 500 feet in front of you that may turn in front of you that will violate your right of way; they can't hear it because it's pointed the other way," says Hahn. Hahn says there are better ways for riders to be seen: wearing bright colored clothes and helmets plus riding brightly-colored bikes. He says a New Zealand study found wearing bright colors lowered the chance of a motorcycle-vehicle crash by 37%."
Posted by: MDarling | July 14, 2008 06:09 PM
really scary.the first video is very impressive.
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