"...one of the rider's goals for the day was to eclipse 200 mph on the IMS front straight. Suzuki engineers said the bikes topped out at about 190 mph..." - Erik Dafforn via Bookmarklet
From the article: "Back in Mogadishu, visitors can find virtually anything in the city’s outdoor markets—except peace of mind. A 2004 Economist article noted that hand grenades go for a mere $10, and other popular items include antiaircraft guns and mortars." - Erik Dafforn
"The rumor timeline is important to watch because algorithmically, the early bird still gets the worm. And if you think it takes a while to supplant the rankings of a rumor site that began discussing your product six months before you did, it's much harder when that site has an 18-month head start of gathering comments and incoming links." - Erik Dafforn
"First off, Mr. Rogers noted that he was "hopeful" that TiVo would be launched in the UK "soon." Secondly -- and probably most interestingly -- was the notion that TiVo was working up a "whole home model" in order to solve the problem of needing multiple boxes to service an entire house." - Erik Dafforn
"Mr. Obama is announcing today that the D.N.C. will no longer accept contributions from federal lobbyists or political action committees, which follows the rules he established for his own campaign last year." - Erik Dafforn
"The pair said they made minor changes to Comcast’s DNS records before full Wednesday attack, which Comcast quickly reverted. When they attempted to reach Comcast’s technical contact afterwards, they described being told off and then hung up on." - Erik Dafforn