dbannon Damian Bannon
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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Missed the motorbike initially but I've gotten back into the cycling now - 35-40kms a day as my commute and not much slower than the motorbike as I don't have to wear all the gear. Not sure that it's a whole safer in Dublin city centre though.
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The funny thing, of course, is that I had a crash on my motorbike very soon after the post above. Left me ruptured ligament in my wrist, surgery, 4 months with a splint, restricted movement of my right hand, ... angry wife.
So I now ride a bicycle most places and am a good deal fitter than I was :)
Sunday, 11 October 2009
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I'm damian.bannon @ the googlewave.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
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@topgold good idea, I have a new twit to listen to. Unfortunately I'm not the biggest calacanis fan.
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My n95 is also refusing to go on the web so hadn't even got that far. Using browser on the blackberry instead. Am I out of characters yet? No, of course it doesn't matter :)
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Must re-install a mobile jaiku client for twitter free days. I enjoyed the threads in here.
Monday, 23 February 2009
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Invite arrived - I'm damianb in twitterland. Thanks for invite.
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Tuesday, 2 September 2008
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My kids walk frequently if the weather's reasonable (is that an oxymoron?), but do have to cross three roads. The last crossing has a lollipop lady but the other two are on traffic lights. My experience is that illegal parking is far more likely to attract the attention of the local Gardai than jumping a red light - I would dearly love to see them reverse that bias.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
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On my work WLAN I was able to get to the internet by manually entering the DHCP server IP. Or at least that seems to be what got it connected finally.
At home, that failed to work - I could connect to the WLAN but not out to the web so I need to check firewalls and such stuff. Also, as you mention, there seems to be a good network of supporting blogs & forums.
It works well with my O2 3g dongle though which means I've had 2 americanos in the coffee shop across the road already today.
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
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Got it through dabs4work.ie. Cost about 250 before VAT. Ordered with some other stuff so shipping didn't figure. Want a light mobile device to let me out of the office a little more (Hiding from pesky network users).
Having a little trouble hooking up to my home wlan right now. Time to give up and get some sleep.
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I have the same bike that they used in Long Way Down. Great in Dublin traffic ;)
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Exactly how I felt about it. I've never had a sportsbike, just the big traillie type so you can go pretty much anywhere you want without stopping at every petrol station on the way.
If you ever want some pointers on instructors, etc.. let me know.
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@johnnypez Driving a car will have given you plenty of roadcraft experience but I was amazed that after 16-17 years of car-driving that I learnt so much from the bike training which, of course, is transferrable back to your car driving.
It requires a whole level of extra concentration to ride a bike safely, observing potential hazards as well handling the bike correctly.
I started on a 125cc scooter and moved up to 650cc and now have a 1200cc.
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That all sounds quite negative, but I've been riding a motorbike now for 8 years and find it very rewarding - predictable low-stress commuting, touring over the summer, very friendly community. Sold the car last year and upgraded the bike.
Can't stress the training bit enough though.
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