Dan - The Simpson

It's a List. Go Figure.

mood: down
music: "Derty" - Ronald Jenkees
  • So first off, the inconsequential-but-cool: Jumper
  • More consequential. That Olympics thing I've talked to some of you about? Yeah, well, the chances of it happening are now next to zero for 2008.
  • Even at my decrepit age, however, 2012 isn't out of the question.
  • More on all that later.
  • Did my camera geek folks get a chance to put eyeballs on the two video links I posted last night? What did you think?
  • Speaking of cameras, as much as I want the G9, I think I am going to go with the A570 for now. It'll be a good-enough camera while I save up my money for a DSLR, and take a class.
  • I'm getting into that whole self-improvement thing -- cooking classes, a photography class, and krav maga are all in my future.
  • I have an ingrown beard hair. This is both painful and annoying. More the latter, really. But still. Shit.
  • I have been a good little geek and not gone scampering out to buy Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass yet. And the urge is strong -- a sequel to Wind-Waker? And on the DS? GIV PLZ.
  • Oh, the phone solution for the Tivo did not work worth a damn. I'm guessing that that has something to do with trying to send modem data over a VoIP connection. Call it a hunch. Whatever the case, I ordered a Tivo-branded 802.11g dongle, and that should be arriving today. Then I shall consign the Microsoft dongle to the trash heap. Because that's all the motherfucker is good for.
  • I should get to work. More later.

Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 at 10:17 am | | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

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[info]singleentendre

Krav Maga looks awesome. Maybe I should take up that instead of Tae Kwon Do once my back heals.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 03:22 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Yeah. I had a fighting instructor in the army who constantly referred to tae kwon do as the "Las Vegas danceline -- all show, no substance"...

If I'm going to fight, it's going to be in such a way as to pull out my opponent's eyeballs and shove them up their ass.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 03:29 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]singleentendre

That, and I'd rather make the most efficient use of my free time. Makes little sense to spend 4+ hours a week learning a martial art if 40% of it is philosophy and learning Japanese words for things. All I really want is to be able to defend myself properly.

San Francisco chapter, sweet!
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 03:43 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Exactly! There's something to be said for efficiency.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 05:57 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]digitech

I am sadly videoless at work.

Classes schmasses.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 03:32 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Looks to be an interesting movie. It's based on a sci-fi book that I haven't read, though, so I can't speak to the quality of the story.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 06:04 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]monkeytonic

do you ride at the velodrome? it looks so appealing to me, i've wondered about it many times. although I'm scardey cat about it.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 03:44 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

I haven't much velodrome experience, which is where the problem comes up. I have the ability/power output to qualify, but I have to post a qualifying time by the end of December. And it can only be done at the new velodrome in L.A.

So my plan is to start racing track this spring, as soon as it's open -- the 4km pursuit, the 1km time trial, and the flying 200m. I'm going to try to get a spot in the trials for '12, I think.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 06:08 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]frozenrhino

Whats it going to take? A plane ticket and a bike? I'll kick in $200 for the ticket.
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 02:34 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

A bike, a place to stay in L.A. for two months that's right next door to the velodrome so I can get my chops up, and a way to keep paying my bills while I'm gone.

Pretty insurmountable at this point. 2012 ain't out of the question, though. We put Kent Bostick in the 4km pursuit at the age of 38. There's no reason I can't do the same.
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 12:57 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]figmentj

I use VoIP for the phone line connected to TiVo. I had service in Atlanta, and then it was about 50/50 whether or not the connection would survive all the way through the download. But since I moved to New York, it seems to work just fine. *shrug* Might have to do with your provider.

Not that you asked, of course. ;)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 05:00 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Yeah, I can't even initiate a download here, which sucks. So I've got the TiVo-branded 802.11g dongle, and that should resolve the issue.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 06:05 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]mlsrar

Linksys sells uber-cheap ATA (analog telephone adapters) that allow you to instantiate modem calls if you wish. IDk what the differential would be between those and the wifi dongles though... just an fyi
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 07:11 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Already have the WiFi. UPS delivered it to my office today. :-)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 07:31 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]norcalpaco

Those video links were pretty damned amazing. I fully agree with the comment "I want this in Photoshop immediately."
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 07:34 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Oh yeah. While we were watching them at work, I was like, "This needs to be in CS4. Get on it."

And can you imagine what's going to happen to file sizes when each pixel has "depth" info associated with it?
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 06:12 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]zonereyrie

Most VOIP systems don't play well with modems. VOIP is optimized for the frequencies used by the human voice and to reduce the size of the data stream the codecs 'throw away' all the signal outside of that range before encoding it. That includes a lot of the spectrum used by modems, which is a wee bit of a problem.

But the WiFi adapter is a better solution anyway. There are a number of features on TiVo these days that simple don't work over the modem and are only enabled when it is connected to broadband.

(I run [info]tivolovers and TiVoLovers.com)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 11:25 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Thanks. I kinda figured that that was what was going on. :-)
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 06:12 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]kiwikat

#
# I have an ingrown beard hair. This is both painful and annoying. More the latter, really. But still. Shit.


beard ingrown? get an ingrown on your special area and we'll talk. : O
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2007 11:38 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

I'm a cyclist...I shave from the tops of my feet up. I've had the ingrown hair on the special area, and OMG IT MAKES ME WANT TO DIE!!!1!
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 06:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]trista

That Olympics thing I've talked to some of you about? Yeah, well, the chances of it happening are now next to zero for 2008.

What happened?
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 02:01 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]fontosaurus

Time ran out...long story.
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2007 06:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]trista

I definitely want to see Jumper. That looks fantastic.
Posted on Oct. 12th, 2007 07:11 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply