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Erik Nilsson: 08.2013
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Light text on a dark background. Corrosion - now in 3D. In reference to my previous treatise on battery terminal corrosion,. You can now view a 3D image of a corroded battery terminal at the Lytro site here. OK, probably, you don't want to do that. It's more fun than it sounds like, but still. Posted by Erik Nilsson. Here is the outer (leftmost) brake pad I recently pulled from my front Avid BB7. The top of the pad still has some material left on it, so should I have let the pads go longer? BB7s mount wi...
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Erik Nilsson: Ebola shows we learned too little from AIDS
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Light text on a dark background. Ebola shows we learned too little from AIDS. The largest Ebola outbreak ravages out of control in Africa as WHO. Considers declaring a public health emergency on suspicion of the disease reaching Saudi Arabia. Ebola is a health and humanitarian disaster, and a serious infectious disease threat, but a separate WHO action shows systematic weaknesses in how new drugs are researched, developed, approved, and delivered to patients. On August 6, WHO announced an ethics panel.
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Erik Nilsson: Front Fender
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Light text on a dark background. This is a setup I've had for about 5,000 miles. It broke, so I made it again, but stronger, so hopefully it lasts longer. I wanted a front fender that extended in front of the brake, and I wanted to mount a light low. It all came together as a DiNotte 1200 ,. A piece of ABS, and a rack bracket bent over the brake as shown in the picture, to be fixed by the brake bolt. Posted by Erik Nilsson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Erik Nilsson is president of Insilicos,.
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Erik Nilsson: Blowing a Gasket
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Light text on a dark background. What's left of the combustion air gasket of our condensing boiler. Condensing boilers are great, but the pH of the exhaust can be pretty low. Low enough to dissolve the gasket that came with the boiler. So Triangle, the manufacturer, came out with a replacement kit with a gasket that is much tougher than the stock HDPE o-ring it came with. What you are looking at is the remains of this replacement gasket in the cleanout for the boiler's drain line. Now Triangle has a new.
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Erik Nilsson: Squirrel Eating Sunflower
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Light text on a dark background. The squirrels, or at least one squirrel in particular, have really taken a liking to Sven's sunflower. There's a chill in the air. All the squirrels seem to be in a hurry. Posted by Erik Nilsson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Erik Nilsson is president of Insilicos,. A life sciences company. A serial entrepreneur, he lives in Seattle with his family. View my complete profile. Oh SAE, can you see? Parking: its a skill.
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Erik Nilsson: Carbon River
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Light text on a dark background. 200k From Redmond to the Carbon River ranger station with the Seattle Randonneurs. A very pretty day. 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) may not sound like much, but it's a bit uphill getting there, and of course the downhill is nice, but you never make back coming down what it cost you going up. In this case, total ascent was just over a mile. My stats below show the profile. Thanks to John Pearch for organizing a very nice ride! Posted by Erik Nilsson.
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Erik Nilsson: The Tomato Diaries
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Light text on a dark background. Sven is endlessly curious about math and frankly I'm a little worried that school next year won't give him enough to bite into. So he's signed up for 8th grade math in the fall and we've been doing a little math over the summer to make sure he had all the 7th grade bases covered. (He tested into 8th grade math, but these things aren't linear.). I bought the school district's math book, Everyday Math. And it's, how do I put this politely? A steaming pile of crap. Sven thou...
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Erik Nilsson: SAE What?
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Light text on a dark background. The 1/4"-28, at bottom, is slightly bigger than the M6 above it, with slightly looser threads. When I hold two these at arms-length, I can't tell which is which, let alone identify one by iself. What happens when an SAE screw is used by mistake on a bike? Nothing good, of course. In my previous post, I discussed my adventures with 10-32 screws and nuts versus M5,. The 1/4"-28 is notorious. Thanks to Adrian Burns. For pointing out the perils of the 1/4"-28. I try not to ke...
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Erik Nilsson: Oh SAE, can you see?
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Light text on a dark background. Oh SAE, can you see? In the second picture, from top to bottom: 12-24, M6, 1/4"-20. The M6 is the only one that I should let anywhere near my bike. The 12-24 will thread loose into an M6 hole, such as some bike rack bosses, but it won't hold. An M6 will thread a few turns into a 12-24 nut, but additional turns ruin the threads. Same with a 1/4"-20 and an M6. And I keep my bike fasteners well. Posted by Erik Nilsson. I like you, your funny. View my complete profile.
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Erik Nilsson: 10.2013
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Light text on a dark background. 200k From Redmond to the Carbon River ranger station with the Seattle Randonneurs. A very pretty day. 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) may not sound like much, but it's a bit uphill getting there, and of course the downhill is nice, but you never make back coming down what it cost you going up. In this case, total ascent was just over a mile. My stats below show the profile. Thanks to John Pearch for organizing a very nice ride! Posted by Erik Nilsson. If you've bought En...
