Over the last day a couple of friends sent me several interesting stories:
- The Great Firewall of China at Wired. A discussion on how censorship does and does not work in China.
- The most corrupt man in China at the Times Online. The story of Lai Changxing.
- Olympic Greed at U.S. News & World Report. How government corruption has manipulated the Beijing Olympic games of 2008. See also: Smog and Mirrors at Wired.
- Everlasting Run at ESPN. About streak runners, people that run everyday for decades. See also: ultramarathon runners overviewed in The Perfect Human also by Wired.
- The funeral is the cannonball run speed record. This past fall, both the NY Times and Wired magazine put together detailed articles on the most recent attempt at breaking it. And Alex Roy did.
Thanks for the mention. Interesting that you refer to it as “the funeral”, but of course, records were make to be broken, as 31:04 will be someday, by someone even more professional and logistically prepared…which will be a a daunting task for someone with the time and commitment.
FYI - read “The Perfect Mile” by Neal Bascomb. It’s the story of Roger Bannister and the breaking of the 4-minute mile. A very inspiring read.
Best,
Alex
Comment by Alex Roy — 12/18/2007 @ 3:16 pm