Bypass news

We have a roundabout. Well, almost all of a roundabout, you can't come in from the north go around and head back north again, and you could only come in from the south and go round to head back south again by ignoring a "Works Vehicles Only" sign and squeezing between cones, but it's definite progress.
(And I also fitted the new hydraulic pipe on the Audi at the weekend, so we have two working cars again, at least for now. In an ideal world I would also have renewed the insurance on the one which is due today, but I'll do that when I get home.)

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GlobalFlyer tracking (attempt at the first solo, non-stop, non-refuelled circumnavigation of the world - 83% of takeoff weight was fuel).

EU software patents

Although the elected Parliament has said the process should be restarted, the unelected Commission might just go ahead anyway. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/01/ec_rebuffs_parliament/

Folding pedals

Pedals bought from a urc poster in todays post. Haven't put them on the folding bike to try yet.
(Nicer folding pedals exist, and I don't really need them, but for £10 it should make it a smidgen narrower when folded.)