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Sick: Nick Jacobsen jumps off the Seli1 crane, after lunch up there.
December 19, 2011 - 2:46 pm
Tags: Cape Town, Crane Jump
Posted in Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing | No Comments
Crazy crazy crazy Mofo.
via: Dirtyhabits
Cabrinha Drifter 9m 2012 Review
December 3, 2011 - 6:32 pm
Tags: Cabrinha, Cape Town, Kiteboarding
Posted in Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing | No Comments
I had the good fortune to try out the new Cabrinha Drifter this past week and here is my review.
Wind: averaging 18-20knots, no gusts above 22knots.
First thing I noticed, it looks like a hybrid delta shape, with some c-kite elements, namely the straight cutoffs on the wingtips.
Second noticeable element: The hardcore bar setup with loads [...]
Desiderata
December 23, 2010 - 11:26 am
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In keeping with the festive spirit, this piece really hit home recently for me, so I thought it would be worth posting it here.
(Originally from the thebombsurf.com print edition)
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your [...]
Google translate, now embedded in gmail with some funny results.
May 4, 2010 - 1:44 pm
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So I read a fairly old joke in my gmail today, it was in Afrikaans and google asked if I’d like it translated:
Seeing as though it’s the first time I’ve seen this feature within gmail I decided to try it out with some pretty funny consequences:
Afrikaans Joke
Googles English Translation
DIE SPOOK DROL:
Jy voel [...]
Nobile NHP review (9m kite – 2010)
May 4, 2010 - 12:32 pm
Tags: Cape Town, Kiteboarding, Nobile
Posted in Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing | No Comments
With some really late sub-strength south easter wind here in Cape Town I recently had three long sessions on a 9m Nobile NHP kite (2010 model) recently. The wind was from 14-20 knots each session, and the kite handled really well throughout that wind range, without ever feeling overpowered beyond my control.
More on the performance [...]
Are Location based Check-in services purely an american pastime?
March 26, 2010 - 11:22 am
Posted in SEO, Strategy | No Comments
I’ve seen both Gowalla and Foursquare, but there really aren’t many people using the services in South Africa or other countries in the world. Is checking-in a purely american pastime?? Apart from the rewards offered by certain stores, is there any real value that can be garnered from checking-in?
USA:
NY Penn Station
http://gowalla.com/spots/623366
(380 people checked in)
http://foursquare.com/venue/19462
(11744 people [...]
F-One Bandit 3 – Review
March 10, 2010 - 2:22 pm
Tags: Cape Town, F-One, Kiteboarding
Posted in Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing | 4 Comments
F-One bandit 3 2010 – Review
I’ve had the bandit 3 for just under two months now, and can say that it really is a superb kite. I used to ride slingshot fuels, so the need for direct input on the bar, and quick turning speed were essential in a new kite for me. A few [...]
Google’s site performance tool needs some more work.
February 3, 2010 - 5:13 pm
Posted in Adsense, SEO | No Comments
I just read a nice intro to the new site performance tool (that is currently in labs) on seomoz by a guest blogger scotiasystems: http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/optimizing-page-speed-for-ranking-using-google-tools And decided to check it out in webmaster tools:
The site performance tool looks as vague as all the other webmaster tools stats, but it does have some interesting data:
For one [...]
Ushahidi – Haiti earthquake response
January 14, 2010 - 9:00 am
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I’ve been following the progress of ushahidi for a while now, it’s a crowdsourcing platform for crisis information, and was first used in the post election violence in Kenya in 2007. Since then they have taken the platform from strength to strength, and have got some real exposure with the latest deployment covering the Haiti [...]
Nobile NHP 3D 2010 Kiteboard | Review
December 31, 2009 - 10:31 am
Tags: Cape Town, Kiteboarding
Posted in Kiteboarding, Kitesurfing | 1 Comment
So it’s been quite a while since I did a review of any new kit I tried out and liked, and now that I’ve had my brand spanking new Nobile NHP 3D 2010 board out on the water for a number of sessions I figured I should give it a review.
So the first thing I [...]
