Paul Pierce's Nike Hyperfly PEs

Nike have finally released an adult version of a "Player Exclusive" (PE) shoe they make for Paul Pierce. Up until now they have released many different sneakers, but mainly for the youth market. I can't explain why they have changed their mind recently, but I appreciate that they have.

The Nike Air Max Hyperfly Supreme Paul Pierce is a shiny patent leather shoe, with a visible air cell at the heel. The ankle cuff is well padded, and so is the tongue. I have not worn these shoes, and cannot comment on how they behave on the street or the court, but I would expect them to behave like any other Air Max Hyperfly available, and looking at them visually, it may be in a similar way as the Nike Air Max Sensations, but with some more forefoot support. The shoe is heavier than a Hyperfuse, but not as heavy as some of the Air Jordan 6ix rings I own.

These were not widely released in Australia, so my thanks goes to Rob @ Colonskick on Ebay. He is a sneakerhead with a far better collection than me. If you've searched around, and you can't find the shoe you are after, contact Rob to see if he can get you what you want.

I will let the images speak for themselves...

Quick find and replace in bash across multiple files

I'm always trying to find easier ways of doing things, and here is a way (in BASH) that allows me to find and replace a line of text (ie. a string) across multiple files much quicker than opening up each file, and doing it manually:

for i in $(grep "String1" *|cut -d ":" -f 1); do
  sed "s/String1/String2/g" $i > $i.new;
  rm $i;
  mv $i.new $i;
done

Perl (ugh - again!)

I first used Perl in 2001, and after around 6 months of using it, I decided I would not like to use it again. In 2007, after using Perl, I decided I would not like to use it again. In the early part of 2010, after using Perl, I decided I would not like to use it again. And now... well, you get the picture.

So here are some useful links I have found and use for Perl:

• General Perl site
• Perl and regular expressions
• Perl and reading and writing to files
• ACME Perl Modules

• Arrays
  
• Hashes of Arrays
• Arrays of Hashes
  

The new Nike Free 5.0 v4

As mentioned on other posts, I have some Nike Free running shoes. This article is about the Nike Free 5.0 v4 - or more specifically running.

I do not run. I have never been able to run long distances. It is not like I dislike running, but I find running long distances to be boring and somewhat painful. Apparently, this is not due to lack of my sporting motivation, but possibly caused by my shoe selection. There is a growing belief on the internet and in some medical circles that running shoes cause problems.

Nike have contributed to this problem. They popularized running shoes in the 1970s. To now address the problem that the body's running muscles are affected by atrophy due to not being used properly, Nike brought out the Nike Free range.

The newer v4 edition is far more studier than the previous shoe in this range I have. It is very tight on top of the shoe, hence why I have relaced them in a different manner to when I first pulled them out of the box. This opens up to top of the shoe, and relieves some of the pressure that was building up below the tongue of the shoe. It is still very flexible, and protects my feet from different surfaces where I run.

Will it make me run better? Will it make me enjoy running? Will it make me run longer? I am yet to answer any of those questions positively. The whole Nike Free experience still takes some getting used to when it comes to wearing their shoes. I believe professional runners would benefit from this more than I do. The alternative is to find a good stretch of sand, or some soft grass in an oval - and run barefoot.

Besides the difference in colour schemes, the Nike Free 5.0 v4 has slightly different look, but still allows the foot to move freely. Here are the images: