STP 2007 — Seattle to Portland on a Bicycle

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Two friends of mine and I just finished the STP — a 200 mile, 2 day bicycle ride from Seattle to Portland.  Our riding time each day was about 6-1/2 hours, with about 2-1/2 hours of stops added on to that.  The terrain was mostly flat, although there were a few good climbs along with rolling hills (especially on the second day).  We left at 6:30 AM on the first day and at about 6:10 AM on the second day.  Following are some pictures from the trip …

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At the start line

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At Centralia College, where we spent Saturday night.

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At the finish line!

SwapTree

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I’m pretty enamored with SwapTree, a trading service.  You can trade DVDs, music, books, and games.  The service is free (ad supported); if you use them to print postage, they make a few pennies as well.  I already sent out a DVD and will probably put several paperback books up there to see if I can get some more interesting reading.  If you try it out, let me know.

Could the death of the CD lead to a resurgence of DRM?

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A post on Slashdot notes that CD sales continue to decline coinciding with iTunes becoming the third largest music retailer.  Could the end of the CD spell the end of music sharing?  Most shared music comes from ripped CDs.  While individuals can work to unwrap DRM protected music, that is clearly more compicated than ripping a CD, especially since ripping software is cheap and available.  Could the end of the CD lead to more DRM?