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### New bike

Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:10:53 -0500

So, we went out to do some chores, and stopped by a place where Kat used to work. One of the businesses there is a used car/boat/motorcycle dealership, and they just happened to have this nice bike for a decent price - and I just happened in the market, ready to trade in my Nighthawk 750 (which was getting a bit old and tired). So, after a bit of horse-swapping, here's my new ride:

2003 Triumph "America" 800cc

http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg

(Mine's shinier, though.

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Brian Bilbrey [bilbrey at orbdesigns.com]

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:54:48 -0500

On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 01:10:53AM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote: ...

    > http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg

Mmmmm. Nice ride.

Happy whatever-you-celebrate to all and sundry on TAG.

Oh, hey, to glom onto the thread ... I work for different people now: http://www.checkpoint.com/

best,

.brian

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    Brian Bilbrey : http://www.orbdesigns.com/
            "Kirk to Enterprise -- beam down yeoman Rand and a six-pack."

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Benjamin A. Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:15:27 -0500

On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 09:54:48PM -0500, Brian Bilbrey wrote:

    > On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 01:10:53AM -0500, Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:
    >  ...
    > > http://okopnik.freeshell.org/img/2003_Triumph_America.jpg
    >
    > Mmmmm. Nice ride.
    >
    > Happy whatever-you-celebrate to all and sundry on TAG.

And may your whatchamacallit be wonderful and joyful as well.

    > Oh, hey, to glom onto the thread ... I work for different people now:
    > http://www.checkpoint.com/

Oh - given the field, and where you are geographically, you might run across some people I used to know, five or six years back. Most of them were working for Counterpane in Silver Spring back then. Not a bad business to be in, these days.

Speaking of, I'm re-reading Bruce Schneier's "Beyond Fear". It's one of the few books that I recommend without any reservations; great reading for just about anybody you could name, since it deals with rational thinking about security - and we could do with a lot more of that right about now.

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    * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

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