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Archive for February, 2009
New Commuting Setup
This winter I spent some effort getting a more comfortable commuting setup for riding my bike to work. Since I no longer have a scooter, my only other viable method for getting to work is to drive our van and I’m really not that keen to do that. It chews up a fair bit of gas and money, and more importantly I would like to reduce my personal pollution as much as possible.
I had decided a bit before Christmas that I was ready to bike to work again. My leg and overall fitness were doing well, and I was finally comfortable enough with my shoulder to ride my bike on the streets. However, I didn’t want to wear a backpack and I was tired of being cold and wet on soggy winter commutes. I decided to switch to pannier system for the commute and get a decent gortex cycling jacket since I needed a new outdoors waterproof jacket anyways. As well, my accident chewed up my rainproof pants so I opted to get some waterproof/breathable cycling pants. I asked Santa (my wife) for some new panniers for xmas. I’ve always had panniers from MEC Read the rest of this entry »
Social Networking Conjunction
The last couple of years has seen a huge number of social networking websites pop up on the internet. Some of the more popular ones include Facebook, Delicious, Twitter, and Flickr. A common theme in several of these sites is that they display a “status” of each member. Sites such as Twitter are built around this concept, where a person posts frequent answers to the question, “what are you doing now?” One puzzle that I had fun working on in the past couple of weeks is how to streamline and update several social networking sites with my “status.”
My journey down this path started when I first wanted to add a quick blurb at the top of my blog called “My 411.” I realized that this 411 was essentially the same as the “status” setting on my Facebook profile. Before solving the status issue, I first found Read the rest of this entry »
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