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Frank Berto RIP
John B. wrote:
On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:20:38 -0800 (PST), pH wrote: On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:43:26 AM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Probably better to ask this on comp.os.linux.misc, but... When I put Berto and Dancing Chain into google all I get is places to buy the book. My local library does not carry it. What's the proper search term to find the actual *text* somewhere instead of the incessant promotion of commerce? pH "Am I just frugal or an actual skinflint?" Aptos skinflint. "Frank Berto+Dancing Chain" Luckily, there appears to commercial help available for pH's skin condition... https://www.thedancingchain.com/About%20Me.htm May Frank Berto nonetheless rest in peace. |
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Frank Berto RIP
On 12/15/2019 7:20 PM, pH wrote:
On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:43:26 AM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Probably better to ask this on comp.os.linux.misc, but... When I put Berto and Dancing Chain into google all I get is places to buy the book. My local library does not carry it. What's the proper search term to find the actual *text* somewhere instead of the incessant promotion of commerce? pH "Am I just frugal or an actual skinflint?" Aptos I don't know but you can own the actual book for $24: https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?k...s. x=0&hs.y=0 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Frank Berto RIP
On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:57:08 -0600,
AMuzi wrote: On 12/15/2019 7:20 PM, pH wrote: On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:43:26 AM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Probably better to ask this on comp.os.linux.misc, but... When I put Berto and Dancing Chain into google all I get is places to buy the book. My local library does not carry it. What's the proper search term to find the actual *text* somewhere instead of the incessant promotion of commerce? pH "Am I just frugal or an actual skinflint?" Aptos I don't know but you can own the actual book for $24: https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?k...s. x=0&hs.y=0 Also you may be able to find it with this... https://www.worldcat.org/ -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA |
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Frank Berto RIP
On 12/15/2019 11:38 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:07:45 -0800 (PST), Tom Kunich wrote: On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:57:02 PM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: On Sat, 14 Dec 2019 16:40:08 -0600, AMuzi wrote: On 12/14/2019 1:43 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Sad to hear that. I was unable to find an obit. I couldn't find one either. He was apparently 90 years old from what did pop up on the interwebs. I enjoyed "The Dancing Chain" very much, quite a labor of obsessiveness and detail. Berto was pretty good at poking a few holes in the nonsense that pervades cycling (well, nonsense is pretty universal and these days is getting universaller). We need more minds that can write books about bicycling. Aye, especially books that are actually useful and not just fashion statements or vanity press. There are some interesting historical books out there, like Jan Jeine's history of Rene Herse which covers most of the history of French cycling in the 20th century (other than the Tour de France). But I don't need another "The Curmudgeonly Cyclist" book nor a "Slavish Devotion to the Latest Tech" one, either. Among the bike books I've especially enjoyed have been the ones that were engineering oriented, as opposed to "Bike Tech" oriented in the "Buycycling" magazine manner. I mean books that pay more attention to mechanical (and biological) facts than to extolling the negligible virtues of whatever is currently being advertised. Example: _DeLong's Guide to Bicycles & Bicycling_ from the 1970s was my first encounter with bicycle engineering info. _Bicycling Science_ by Wilson was a lot deeper. _The Dancing Chain_ by Berto was fun historically and technically. _The Bicycle Wheel_ by Brandt was logical and practical. and _Bicycles and Tricycles_ by Sharp was interesting engineering history. It's amazing what engineers knew back in the 1890s. I also like books on how to ride competently. It always amazes me that so many cyclists get so committed to cycling, but don't bother to learn how to operate a bike properly on real roads. _Street Smarts_ by Allen is just 50 pages and often available free. _Cyclecraft_ by Franklin is very good, and very detailed. (There should probably be a Readers' Digest condensed version.) _Effective Cycling_ by Forester laid the groundwork, but it's probabbly best to skip Forester's polemics. _Urban Biker Tips and Tricks_ by Glowacz is an engaging presentation and has some value, but I disagree with some of his flagrantly illegal "tricks." -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Frank Berto RIP
On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 12:50:43 AM UTC-8, Sepp Ruf wrote:
John B. wrote: On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:20:38 -0800 (PST), pH wrote: On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:43:26 AM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Probably better to ask this on comp.os.linux.misc, but... When I put Berto and Dancing Chain into google all I get is places to buy the book. My local library does not carry it. What's the proper search term to find the actual *text* somewhere instead of the incessant promotion of commerce? pH "Am I just frugal or an actual skinflint?" Aptos skinflint. Ha! Okay...wiser heads have spoken and I am duly shamed. I will attempt to amend my Scrooge-like ways...I'm sure the first spirit is on his way. Thanks for the feedback...guess my wife and kids are right! pH "Frank Berto+Dancing Chain" Luckily, there appears to commercial help available for pH's skin condition... https://www.thedancingchain.com/About%20Me.htm May Frank Berto nonetheless rest in peace. |
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On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 8:10:07 AM UTC-8, Ted Heise wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:57:08 -0600, AMuzi snip wrote: On 12/15/2019 7:20 PM, pH wrote: On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:43:26 AM UTC-8, Tim McNamara wrote: Maybe this has already been discussed and I missed it. Frank Berto passed away about a week ago, per Jan Heine's blog. I remember reading his stuff 40 years ago, always very informative. Probably better to ask this on comp.os.linux.misc, but... When I put Berto and Dancing Chain into google all I get is places to buy the book. My local library does not carry it. What's the proper search term to find the actual *text* somewhere instead of the incessant promotion of commerce? pH "Am I just frugal or an actual skinflint?" Aptos I don't know but you can own the actual book for $24: https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?k...s. x=0&hs.y=0 Also you may be able to find it with this... https://www.worldcat.org/ -- Ted Heise snip West Lafayette, IN, USA Wow. It emits a lot of useful information in response to a search. Cool site. Thanks! pH |
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