I posted my first few runs with my GPS. I'm pretty pleased with the results. It's obviously not entirely accurate, as one of the maps shows me running on water. But its pretty damn close. You get a really good idea where I'm at with this stuff. So I dig it.
Kathy and I are gonna work on the DB storage for this as soon as we get the server up again. I swear, its pretty close. The OS is actually installed, but we are having some issues with moving the hard drive (not interesting).
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Bush:
So everyweeks starts at Bush this weekend. That should be fun. Although the last time we all got together was a bit of a stretch in terms of productivity or awesomeness.
1) They all basically told me that they weren't going to memorize their shit. That sux for me alot. I'm not happy.
2) The shorts took about forever. Luckily they made them for me so I didn't have to do anything.
1') It was fun though cuz they all came to my place. We drank and had a good time
GPS Biking and Running:
So I've been running and biking some. Now that the weather is basically consistently 60's and 70's I figure I gotta utilize it. I found a few trails in Gaithersburg that supposedly go down to DC. I haven't found that path yet. I always get stopped right around Rockville somewhere.
Each of the last two times I rode I popped a tire. That sucked. Don't know why that happened. Gotta figure that out. It sucks cuz that tire had about 14 miles on it. What a waste. Oh well.
I ran a 5k a few weeks ago. That was pretty cool. I pretty much got pwned though. I miscalculated my pace. I thought I was running an 8 minute mile. To my surprise, I was only running a 9. That suxor.
Well, in order to get a better handle on how fast I am going, I have purchased a little device that I am very very very excited about. Just ask anyone I work with. They are all sick of hearing about it. Its the Garmin Forerunner 201. I'm pretty stoked about this thing. You can track your runs on this badboy and it spits em out in XML format. I'm stoked. The first link there is one that I did using the Gmaps API. That was a fun little project that Kathy helped me out with. I dig it. Side note: I really want to learn more about AJAX and different ways I can use that.
Anyway, I think this device is gonna get me even more motivated to run and stuff. I'm gonna use it up in Jersey this weekend and I'll do some running up there. I figure it'll be another good way to track all the place I go. Plus it will keep me fit. Good times.
Cory:
Damnit. Cory is moving. This makes me livid. But it also got me to get in touch with my manager and ask him to get me out there. I think this could be a pretty good deal for me if I can get some TDY pay.
Speaking of TDY...
Roommate:
We got a new roommate. Don't know if I posted since then. But he is still working out to be a stellar roommie. He is mad easy going, pays ontime, helps with tech stuff, shares the same interests, and is totally successful at our company. Its great.
He helped me with...
New Server:
...getting the new server up. Well, tonight we are gonna finish it. But we had to get the data off of my old hard drive which I feared was hosed. Turns out I think it was just the boot partition. So we got everything off. Only took about 9 hours to xfer to a windows share. Weak...NTFS and its utilities are garbage. That is all I'm gonna say.
Anyway, so I am going with a Knoppix system. I was thinking Mandriva but I figure it'd help me out since Sen (roommate) is a Knoppix fan. That way I can just ping him for help.
Settlers of Catan:
Got into a board game which we call "Settlers" that is pretty sweet. Long story short, you can play it online for free at AsoBrain games and its fun.
It got Kathy and I back in the mode of doing something productive with our free time. We are gonna prolly make some web games in the near future. That'll rule.
So everyweeks starts at Bush this weekend. That should be fun. Although the last time we all got together was a bit of a stretch in terms of productivity or awesomeness.
1) They all basically told me that they weren't going to memorize their shit. That sux for me alot. I'm not happy.
2) The shorts took about forever. Luckily they made them for me so I didn't have to do anything.
1') It was fun though cuz they all came to my place. We drank and had a good time
GPS Biking and Running:
So I've been running and biking some. Now that the weather is basically consistently 60's and 70's I figure I gotta utilize it. I found a few trails in Gaithersburg that supposedly go down to DC. I haven't found that path yet. I always get stopped right around Rockville somewhere.
Each of the last two times I rode I popped a tire. That sucked. Don't know why that happened. Gotta figure that out. It sucks cuz that tire had about 14 miles on it. What a waste. Oh well.
I ran a 5k a few weeks ago. That was pretty cool. I pretty much got pwned though. I miscalculated my pace. I thought I was running an 8 minute mile. To my surprise, I was only running a 9. That suxor.
Well, in order to get a better handle on how fast I am going, I have purchased a little device that I am very very very excited about. Just ask anyone I work with. They are all sick of hearing about it. Its the Garmin Forerunner 201. I'm pretty stoked about this thing. You can track your runs on this badboy and it spits em out in XML format. I'm stoked. The first link there is one that I did using the Gmaps API. That was a fun little project that Kathy helped me out with. I dig it. Side note: I really want to learn more about AJAX and different ways I can use that.
Anyway, I think this device is gonna get me even more motivated to run and stuff. I'm gonna use it up in Jersey this weekend and I'll do some running up there. I figure it'll be another good way to track all the place I go. Plus it will keep me fit. Good times.
Cory:
Damnit. Cory is moving. This makes me livid. But it also got me to get in touch with my manager and ask him to get me out there. I think this could be a pretty good deal for me if I can get some TDY pay.
Speaking of TDY...
Roommate:
We got a new roommate. Don't know if I posted since then. But he is still working out to be a stellar roommie. He is mad easy going, pays ontime, helps with tech stuff, shares the same interests, and is totally successful at our company. Its great.
He helped me with...
New Server:
...getting the new server up. Well, tonight we are gonna finish it. But we had to get the data off of my old hard drive which I feared was hosed. Turns out I think it was just the boot partition. So we got everything off. Only took about 9 hours to xfer to a windows share. Weak...NTFS and its utilities are garbage. That is all I'm gonna say.
Anyway, so I am going with a Knoppix system. I was thinking Mandriva but I figure it'd help me out since Sen (roommate) is a Knoppix fan. That way I can just ping him for help.
Settlers of Catan:
Got into a board game which we call "Settlers" that is pretty sweet. Long story short, you can play it online for free at AsoBrain games and its fun.
It got Kathy and I back in the mode of doing something productive with our free time. We are gonna prolly make some web games in the near future. That'll rule.
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