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iPhone 4 – Quick impressions
I stood in line for 13 hours to get the iPhone 4. That was an interesting experience, to say the least … I'll save that for a later post. My opinion of the iPhone is that the product really came together with the … Continue reading
Track day at Thunderhill
Intro A few months ago, I decided that I would attend a track day. The story of all the stuff I had to do to finally end up at the track is another story … this blog post is going … Continue reading
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My iPad comments
For those of you still living in caves, Apple released its iPad last week. My original opinion of the iPad, upon hearing of the announcement, was that I absolutely did not want one. I have plenty of experience with Tablet PC's and … Continue reading
Book review – Superfreakonomics
Freakonomics was an entertaining book of the Malcolm Gladwell variety … unintended consequences of decisions that were borne out by careful statistics gathering made for a quick, interesting, and ultimately, very successful read. Some years later, we've been given Superfreakonomics. Being a … Continue reading
Book review – The Art of Learning
On the way back from Houston last week, I dug into The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. Josh was a remarkably gifted former chess wunderkind in his youth whose exploits were chronicled in the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer". … Continue reading
Optimize your life #11 – A case for a good night’s sleep
Let me just say this up front. I love sleep. Not too much, not too little. Just a good eight hours of sleep a day. I don't like forcing myself awake and it really hurts when I do it. But … Continue reading
Book review – Emergency
So, I finally managed to tear through another book. The one is called "Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life", and it's written by Neil Strauss. The book chronicles one author's quest to be able to survive in case the … Continue reading
Go-kart racing
Last Wednesday, some folks from my team went to a self funded offsite. The activity? Go-kart racing. As I drove up to the location, I noted that the building was a large warehouse like affair. Indoors? Interesting. As we walked … Continue reading
Fruity pebbles are for kids. Try miracle berries!
In non tech related matters, I got a chance last week to try a quirky little food that I've had my eye on for years. The miracle fruit (see the Wikipedia page) was discovered (by Europeans, god bless our Euro-centric … Continue reading
I bought another computer – Dell Inspiron Mini 9
I really don't need another one, but at these prices, it sort of made sense. Since TV is sort of a background activity for me, it's nice to be able to surf the web or look up things that pop … Continue reading
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