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Preserving Sheldon's legacy
I'm reading Sheldon on wheelbuilding and finding quite a few
interjections by John Allen. These are of little interest to me, not quite irrelevant but irritating all the same. Allen simply doesn't have Sheldon's innate sensibility, the judgement to know when enough information is enough. I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Andre Jute Visit Jute on Bicycles at http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLING.html |
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Per Andre Jute:
I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". -- PeteCresswell |
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"(PeteCresswell)" writes:
Per Andre Jute: I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". There are loads of such tools. wget (linux/cygwin) being one. httrack being another for Linux and WinHttrack for Windows. enjoy |
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On 30/08/2011 10:34 AM, Simon Lewis wrote:
writes: Per Andre Jute: I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". There are loads of such tools. wget (linux/cygwin) being one. httrack being another for Linux and WinHttrack for Windows. I think Andre is asking for a time machine, to get a copy before Sheldon's work was tampered with by others. I'd suggest; http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/htt...heelbuild.html -- JS |
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James writes:
On 30/08/2011 10:34 AM, Simon Lewis wrote: writes: Per Andre Jute: I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". There are loads of such tools. wget (linux/cygwin) being one. httrack being another for Linux and WinHttrack for Windows. I think Andre is asking for a time machine, to get a copy before Sheldon's work was tampered with by others. I'd suggest; http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/htt...heelbuild.html And then use those tools to get your own copy. |
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:47:14 +1000, James
wrote: On 30/08/2011 10:34 AM, Simon Lewis wrote: writes: Per Andre Jute: I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". There are loads of such tools. wget (linux/cygwin) being one. httrack being another for Linux and WinHttrack for Windows. I think Andre is asking for a time machine, to get a copy before Sheldon's work was tampered with by others. I'd suggest; http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/htt...heelbuild.html While I never knew Sheldon I had always assumed from reading sheldonbrown.com that Sheldon himself was the one that originally included the articles or excerpts from others. No? Cheers, John B. |
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On Aug 30, 6:07*am, john B. wrote:
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:47:14 +1000, James wrote: On 30/08/2011 10:34 AM, Simon Lewis wrote: *writes: Per Andre Jute: I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? Don't know the answer, but it would seem technologically feasible. Last tool for that I played around with was called "Site Snagger". There are loads of such tools. wget (linux/cygwin) being one. httrack being another for Linux and WinHttrack for Windows. I think Andre is asking for a time machine, to get a copy before Sheldon's work was tampered with by others. I'd suggest; http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/htt...heelbuild.html While I never knew Sheldon I had always assumed from reading sheldonbrown.com that Sheldon himself was the one that originally included the articles or excerpts from others. No? Sheldon was alway knowledgeable, articulate and very informative, but also had little difficulty in acknowledging that were sometimes diverging points of view on some subjects. DR |
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On 8/30/2011 6:23 AM, DirtRoadie wrote:
Sheldon was alway knowledgeable, articulate and very informative, but also had little difficulty in acknowledging that were sometimes diverging points of view on some subjects. That was Sheldon's gift, he could explain why someone was doing something that was not the best thing to do (aka doing something really dumb), without getting the person defensive and upset. I recall his page on chain cleaning and lubrication, where his advice is still spot-on, and he gently explains why waxing is a bad idea (without being quite as direct as some of us might be). Is there actually a problem with whoever took over maintenance of his site making changes that are a problem? His legacy appears to be being preserved. Most of the information there is still relevant, though some has become a bit outdated. I.e., while the Harris Cyclery section features many new LED lights for dynamos, Sheldon is concerned with how to prevent halogen bulb burnout. It would not hurt for someone to add a section on LED headlights, but there are plenty of other places to find this information so it's not really necessary. Personally I was very worried that some problem people would gain control of his site and change it to suit their own agenda. I thought of those people when I read his statement on the site regarding the eagle on his helmet http://sheldonbrown.com/eagle.html. I know there are people that not only despise Bell, but didn't like the fact that an icon like Sheldon did not buy into their junk science. |
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On Aug 29, 1:12 pm, Andre Jute wrote:
I'm reading Sheldon on wheelbuilding and finding quite a few interjections by John Allen. These are of little interest to me, not quite irrelevant but irritating all the same. Allen simply doesn't have Sheldon's innate sensibility, the judgement to know when enough information is enough. I most sincerely hope there is a place where Sheldon's legacy is preserved pure and intact, without accretions by others. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? I haven't been keeping an eye on it, but as one who appreciates the realization of the promise of the internet, it would be a shameful crime against nature for anyone to mess with what Sheldon gave the world. |
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On 8/30/2011 9:30 AM, SMS wrote:
Is there actually a problem with whoever took over maintenance of his site making changes that are a problem? Actually now I do see those annoying modifications. Who is John Allen anyway? Clearly he lacks the encyclopedic knowledge of Sheldon. The unmodified pages are on the Wayback machine. http://web.archive.org/web/20100527024513/http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ and it works pretty well as even the links go to archived pages on the Wayback machine. I took the liberty of creating the URL http://tinyurl.com/SheldonBrownArchive that goes to the archived site. |
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