So I've been doing a little consulting to keep me a float, I'd like to grow the business. Maybe a movie would help.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Facebook South
A post in my Facebook feed that almost certainly had to be from the South.
"Please say a prayer for my Daddy today. He is having spinal cord surgery this morning at 10ish to fuse C5 & C6 in his neck. He should get the feeling back in his right arm after this surgery. After all, he needs to feel his shooting finger!"Daddy - check. Prayers - check. Guns - check.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Google Drive-ing Down Prices
Good news!
google We've lowered the cost of our @googledrive monthly storage plans, so you can save more goo.gl/cpO91W pic.twitter.com/cGswUBzqi7
google We've lowered the cost of our @googledrive monthly storage plans, so you can save more goo.gl/cpO91W pic.twitter.com/cGswUBzqi7
Hot DC
This is what happens when the HVAC fails in your data center and no one sees the alerts from the environmental monitoring system. It hit 118 degrees. Luckily, a server shut itself down; prompting a call from the plant so that someone could figure out what was happening. I've never seen tiles curl up like that. C'est la vie. (And we all have our trials and tribulations.)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Wireless Router
The Lifehacker Hive Mind says the ASUS RT-AC66U is better than the ASUS RT-N66U that I have. I used to say it was silly* to chase ever faster WiFi speeds because your internet connection is the bottleneck. That's no longer true for me. I switched to xfinity to get rid of some chronic service issues with my other provider. I didn't save any money by switching, but I get many new features (iPad DVR control), a phone, and 100 Mbps. Woo hoo!
* Unless you are doing lots of big file transfers on your LAN.
* Unless you are doing lots of big file transfers on your LAN.
Wouxun KG-UV920P-A: Review in April QST
In short, the reviewer (KN4AQ) finds many of the problems that people who are familiar with the unit have already discovered. I actually think he is pretty fair and, in fact, generous in some areas. For example, he suggests that the radio might be right for those who like the price and don't mind some of the "rough" spots. I'm sure this will generate any number of suggestions for better alternatives of both new and used rigs.
I'd like them to take a look at the KG-UV950P and report on those findings.
I'd like them to take a look at the KG-UV950P and report on those findings.
Social Media (Redux)
I posted this originally in 2012. I came across it when I was looking at some of my past posts about running. It made me laugh, so I'm re-using the content. Apologies in advance to my long time readers - both of you.
- Foursquare
- My QTH is EM75.
- Here is a picture of my rig.
- Youtube
- I'm good at ham radio.
- Quora
- Yahoo Groups
- Last FM
- If I listened to anything besides CW, I would listen to music here.
- Google+
- I'm a Google employee who likes ham radio.
Inspiration here.
Running
I'm a better runner than I was two years ago. I've run a lot more miles and I've been doing work-outs besides just running. I'm also a smarter runner.
When I was training for the marathon in 2012, my longest training run was 20 miles. My fastest mile was the first mile and the difference between the fastest and slowest mile was more than 3.5 minutes. (I tossed out one data point that would have made it even worse, but I was probably stuck at a cross walk.)
This year, I've completed one 20 mile run so far. On average, it was about 40 secs faster per mile than the similar run in 2012. What really strikes me (and this is where the smarter comes in), was that my pace varied only by 15 seconds from fastest to slowest. There were two exceptions, but they were the last two miles where I intentionally sped up to see what I had left in the tank.
So in 2012, I got slower as I went and was half-dead when I finished. This year, I maintained my speed until I decided to speed up and I could have run further.
I'm optimistic about my potential for a good result at the Knoxville Marathon in a few weeks.
When I was training for the marathon in 2012, my longest training run was 20 miles. My fastest mile was the first mile and the difference between the fastest and slowest mile was more than 3.5 minutes. (I tossed out one data point that would have made it even worse, but I was probably stuck at a cross walk.)
This year, I've completed one 20 mile run so far. On average, it was about 40 secs faster per mile than the similar run in 2012. What really strikes me (and this is where the smarter comes in), was that my pace varied only by 15 seconds from fastest to slowest. There were two exceptions, but they were the last two miles where I intentionally sped up to see what I had left in the tank.
So in 2012, I got slower as I went and was half-dead when I finished. This year, I maintained my speed until I decided to speed up and I could have run further.
I'm optimistic about my potential for a good result at the Knoxville Marathon in a few weeks.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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