Author: Martin

Seven Hills of Edinburgh Race

15 June, 2008 0

Tomorrow is the Seven Hills of Edinburgh Race which, as the name suggests, is all about running around the seven hills that surround the city (and between them).  There’s no fixed route although there is a fixed order. I’m going for it again, after a hiatus last year, but it’s going to be quite a…

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Amusement and Wonderment: Part 2

28 May, 2008 0

Following on from Monday’s post, I found this update on the GPS drawing: it’s a fake.  I did have my suspicions, seeing as GPS really doesn’t like being inside, but I wanted the art to be real… Some other cool links I’ve seen in the last day or two: first pictures and a review of…

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Amusement and Wonderment Linkage

26 May, 2008 2

A few links for your amusement and wonderment: the biggest drawing in the world — totally awesome GPS drawing, from a trace of a briefcase going around the world a quest for every beard type watch the NASA Phoenix landing on Mars [via Mat] sign this petition to request Google Maps to add a ‘bike…

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