February 24, 2005
I had a plan. I was going to write up a description of how every synchronizable device that I had access to worked, point out the flaws in each of them, and then synthesize the use cases and best practices to create a model for synchronization.
Instead, I am going to invert this. I think that [...]
February 21, 2005
Anne Martin Martin, 37, won the Surf Coast International Triathlon in Ballarat Australia. According to this article she began her career as a runner and came late to swimming and triathlon. Swimming is still her weakness, but apparently she is making progess.
There was a lot of swell on Saturday and quite choppy. Five years [...]
February 19, 2005
A sad milestone yesterday, the little man decided that it was time to start brushing his own teeth.
I had been brushing his teeth almost every day. At five and a half, he has just become capable of holding still enough to permit me to brush his teeth without any struggle or caution. He holds his [...]
February 19, 2005
There is one additional problem that I didn’t mention about synchronizing files using Windows file synchronization over a wireless connection.
I am currently using a Linksys Wireless-G Notebook Adapter (WPC54G) on my Windows 2000 notebook. Windows attempts to establish a connection to the shared drive before the wireless network connection is established. This causes Windows to [...]
February 16, 2005
I completed the move to Subversion for synchronization between my server, desktop and laptop.
I created four Subversion repositories: for my home directory and basic personal files, for code (personal and archive), for training documents, and for work related documents. All four of these are checked out to my server. The work documents are not checked [...]
February 14, 2005
I am experimenting with using Subversion on Linux keep the files on my laptop, desktop and server synchronized. I have been keeping most of my working copies on the server and using Windows sychronization to keep any files I need at all times available. But, I am dissatisfied with Windows synchronization in a couple of [...]
February 11, 2005
Three more days to uninstall Symantec’s Norton Antivirus. According to a review that I was reading at Amazon the Norton Uninstall does not completely remove Norton.
The normal uninstall process will not remove all Symantec files from your computer (this has been a serious problem with Symantec from the beginning). In the case of Norton Anti-Virus [...]
February 9, 2005
Michiko Kukutani has reviewed of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib edited by Karen J. Greenberg and Joshua L. Dratel in the NY Times.
I had heard the editors interview (on Fresh Air?) so I knew some of the story before I saw the article. The article itself stayed around for a [...]
February 8, 2005
Completed Events
Date
Event
Time
Age Group Ranking
Apr 30
Wildflower Long Course
6:46:34
95/130
Events to Consider
Date
Event
Registration Starts
Registration Ends
Jun 25
San Jose Internation
Now
Jun 27
Ironman Coeur d’ Alene Registration
Nov 15
Dec 10
Jul 16
Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim
Now
Jul 31
Half Vineman
Registered
Goal 5:24:00
Aug 14
Escape from the Rock
Now
Aug 21
TriOne Olympic and Sprint
Now
Aug 29
Ironman Canada Registration
Aug 29
Aug 29
Sep 11
Big Kahuna Triathlon
Now
??
Sep 12
Ironman Wisconsin Registration
Sep 12
??
Sep 17
California Man Full and Half
Now
Oct 1
Scott [...]
February 6, 2005
Response to Nicholas Kristof’s column.
To the Editor:
Before wading in and advising Liberals how to play poker, Nicholas Kristof would be wise to learn whether a straight beats two pair. In his column, “Social Security Poker,” he has confused the terms “life expectancy” and “life span.”
He writes, “The Social Security Administration estimates that U.S. life expectancy [...]