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Wg Cdr Andy Green: “Is life with zero risk interesting? No.”
Read more: Wg Cdr Andy Green: “Is life with zero risk interesting? No.”A team of British engineers is aiming to break the 1,000mph (1,610km/h) barrier on wheels for the first time. Wing Commander Andy Green, who broke the land speed record in 1997, talks about why he wants to go…
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Economist.com: Can Capitalism Survive the Financial Meltdown?
Read more: Economist.com: Can Capitalism Survive the Financial Meltdown?Now economic liberty is under attack and capitalism, the system which embodies it, is at bay. This week Britain, the birthplace of modern privatisation, nationalised much of its banking industry; meanwhile, amid talk of the end of the…
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Skydiving, Lillo 2008
Read more: Skydiving, Lillo 2008Thanks to Mark Ryall, a great edit of our skydiving trip to Spain:
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FT.com, Lex: “End of laisser faire?”
Read more: FT.com, Lex: “End of laisser faire?”Before everyone dons Mao suits, let it be noted that it is not clear how raw this all-powerful capitalism really was. The market was fuelled by the central bank-filled punchbowl of cheap credit and underwritten by the existence…
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A tandem skydive at Lillo, Spain
Read more: A tandem skydive at Lillo, SpainTandem at Lillo, Spain, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Using a stabilized 70-300 mm lens on the ground, I captured most of a tandem jump from exit at 13,000 feet, through parachute deployment, to the approach. Follow the link…
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Toledo rooftops
Read more: Toledo rooftopsToledo rooftops, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Rain stopped skydiving on Saturday, hence a rather damp visit to Toledo.
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Six great skydives at Lillo today
Read more: Six great skydives at Lillo todayHighlights were a superb 2-way of 12 points with outfacing moves followed by a tracking jump. Looking forward to wingsuit: 2-3 minutes in freefall…
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How I learned to love double glazing
Read more: How I learned to love double glazingThe Casa Rural Hospedería El Convento is charming and the staff friendly, but I thought roosters were supposed to crow at dawn, not constantly from 3 am. The blasted thing sounds quite hoarse now and I am happy…