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Wednesday, 16 December 2009
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I don't understand the Internet sometimes
I don't understand the Internet sometimes:- I think Michael Arrington does an amazing job running TechCrunch. I check it out most days.
- I think Dan does an amazing job at TheTheologiansCafe provoking cool thoughts while entertaining people immensely.
- I've learned tons reading Jeff Atwood's Coding Horror programming blog, which is awesome. I am sad that he's been too busy to update much lately...
- Many people laughed and disrespected Michael Arrington when his CrunchPad product became ensnared in a business dispute. And the comments on almost any TechCrunch post talk about how all the posts are worthless. Here's an idea: if you think TechCrunch is worthless, don't read it.
- Commenters often diss TheTheologiansCafe in the comments of his posts. They often seem to miss that many of his posts are designed to provoke, even his recent "Dan is dead" post. His other posts are also thought provoking, such as his recent Who should get the baby, the lesbian or the Christian? post. I like the way his posts make me think, even when I disagree with him.
- Jeff Atwood gets bagged on all the time. Here's a random example. This makes me sad, but happily, Jeff seems to have a thick skin.
Well, I guess there's little point to this post, besides taking this opportunity to say that I'm glad Dan/TheTheologiansCafe isn't dead. I spent 30 minutes yesterday morning doing frantic Google Map searches for that Smith funeral home before I felt safe that it was a hoax. - I think Michael Arrington does an amazing job running TechCrunch. I check it out most days.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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Update: I Bought A Gun
No, not that kind of gun. This kind of gun:
Yes, I know I'm hot and sweaty, but give me a break, I just worked out...
So, yeah, I've been lifting weights twice a week since the beginning of July. I've only dropped about 5 pounds total, but it seems like I must have lost more fat than that because my muscles are coming in. My strength is up a lot:- dumbbell bicep curl is up from 17.5 pounds (three sets of ten reps) to 45 pounds
- preacher curl from 17.5 to 60 pounds
- lat pulldowns up from 50 to 160 pounds
- dumbbell flat press from 10 to 50 pounds
Initially, I started working out just my back and the glamor muscles (bis, tris, pecs), but after six weeks, I added shoulders (OK, that's a glamor muscle too). To my credit, more recently, I started working out my legs (seated calf raises, leg press and leg extension). Less to my credit, I've done no ab workouts, since any progress there would be covered by a non-muscular biological substance (aka fat).
I usually do 30 minutes of treadmill, but to lose the fat, I'll need to start eating better...
Friday, 20 February 2009
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Asian Girls Gone Wild
I just saw this picture in the New York Times of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posing with South Korean school girls. I focused on Hillary's face, but really, I was scanning the crowd around her and thinking, "wow, that's amazing that all those Korean girls are posing for a picture and none of them are making a peace sign!
Then I saw the girl in the top right throwing her peace sign. Then I saw the girl in the left going nuts with TWO peace signs. And then I saw the short girl two rows behind Hillary standing on her tippy toes, arm oustretched, throwing HER peace sign. All you can see of her face is her eyes, but you know she must be smiling...
At this point, I'm starting to think that Asian girls throw peace signs while posing for pictures at a funeral.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
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