Category: Fighting Dharma
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Spoon-Fed
The book Spoon-Fed by British physician and writer Tim Spector discusses the diets of people in developed countries. Spoon-Fed puts a great deal of information into a short book. It discusses a number of “myths” about food and nutrition. A myth is a story that many people have learned to believe, but not a scientifically…
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Bike Chains 4 – Lubricants
Intoduction Endless Post This post is an endlessly updated post. The most recent update was April 6, 2024. Scope This long post: Some sections refer to subjects and persons discussed in post # 2 in this series, on Roller Chain, and in post #6 on durability. Prices Motor Oil Motor oil, the lubricating oil refined/processed/distilled…
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Bike Chains 7 – Melted Paraffin Immersion
Endless Post These are lessons from playing with lubricants and bike chains. I have posted what I have written to date. This post will become an endlessly updated post. Wax Not dripped Paraffin is a wax, a dry solid, which is melted down into a low viscosity (thin) liquid, and applied to a chain immersed…
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Getting Tires Right
Tires Pneumatic Modern tires allow cyclists to ride pavements, gravel, trails, dirt, mud, and other surfaces. Pneumatic tires, pneumatically inflated with compressed air, were invented and industrially produced before the end of the 19th century. Earlier, solid rubber was used to manufacture bicycle tires. It was better than other material. Getting a bouncy wheel that…
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The Diet Myth
The title of Tim Spector’s 2015 book The Diet Myth refers to one “myth”. The book begans with an Introduction that discusses the author’s midlife health crisis when his blood pressure rose suddenly, and present an overview of his research into the modern diet. The Introduction identifies the problems of deciding “what is good or…
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Bread, Pizza & Salt
Pizza is a leavened flatbread, usually leavened with yeast. Like other bread, it is made with salt. A pizza made from scratch at a restaurant or at home can have more salt, processed cheese and processed meats than a person should eat. Making pizza dough is similiar to making bread. A pizza crust can be…
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Bike Chains Project
I wrote the 8 posts listed here in 2022 and have been making corrections and some changes after further thoughts. I have followed the progress in the testing work and the theories put forward by Adam Kerin of Zero Friction Cycling. I have decided to make my posts “endless”. I will add notes of new…
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Bike Chains 8 – Learnings for Make Benefit
An endless post These are lessons from playing with lubricants and bike chains. I have posted what I have written to date. This post will become an endlessly updated post. Satisficing At one time, the problem of what was good enough could be answered with a slogan such as “close enough for government work” or…
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The Way We Eat Now
The Way We Eat Now, a 2019 book by British writer Bee Wilson discusses paradoxes of food in the modern world: the success of farmers in growing enough food to feed the world, the inequalities of access to food, and the prevalence of unhealthy eating. Ms. Wilson does not identify herself as a chef, biologist,…
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Bike Chains 5 – Cleaning
Endless Post These are lessons. This post will be an endlessly updated post. Introduction Clean the Bike The solid surfaces of the bike frame and fork are protected with paint – like an automobile or motorcycle. The solid surfaces can be hosed off or gently scrubbed. Cleaning the bike exposes the joints and the open…