I've Got a Theory...

I've Got a Theory... http://eno2001.multiply.com/ So I've got a theory about nearly everything. You may or may not like it. You may or may not agree. But I try to base my theories on a combination of reality, idealism and a few drops of water. Join me! Mon, 14 May 2012 15:01:35 -0000 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:06:15 -0000 I've Got a Theory... http://multiply.com/mu/eno2001/logo http://eno2001.multiply.com/ 100 100 So a new David Brin book is coming out in June: Existence. The trailer is intriguing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ANVT0hYbAfE http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/664 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/664 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:06:15 -0000 If you can't commiserate with friends about hard work weeks who can you commiserate with? I sent a text to a friend that said; "76 hours this week. Glad it's over. At least I can relax tonight before next week starts". His response: "Your whining makes me weary". Umm... I haven't texted or talked to him in a week and my last conversation was basically saying that the upcoming week was going to be busy. I don't think that word means what he thinks it means... http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/663 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/663 Sun, 13 May 2012 17:03:09 -0000 BUSY: That's a lot of work for seven guys... http://eno2001.multiply.com/journal/item/682/BUSY_Thats_a_lot_of_work_for_seven_guys... Last night was the last night of the deployment.  Today, is the final day of config.  Currently 71 hours since Sunday.  We got a LOT done.  Yes, there is stuff to follow up on, but this was a complex project involving multiple software systems, more PCs (about 900) than I realized we had and about 20 people to pull it off with only six IT guys and me to pull it off on our side and the vendor making up the rest of the team.<br>Learned a lot about Powershell for myself.  I'll need to expand that knowledge more.  I find it entertaining that 'ls', 'rm' and 'cp' work.  This must be because of all the *nix guys who mistakenly type that at CMD.  Either that or MS is planning on making their OS even more *nixy.  I still prefer a Linux or Mac OS X Bash shell to Powershell, but at least it's an improvement over CMD and has a lot more potential. http://eno2001.multiply.com/journal/item/682/BUSY_Thats_a_lot_of_work_for_seven_guys... Fri, 11 May 2012 13:16:00 -0000 57.5 hours worked since Sunday. Tonight is the last full night after a full day. I never realized how much it sucks to not have downtime AT ALL. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/662 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/662 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:10 -0000 What I lack in technological talent, I make up for in the ability to stay mentally coherent with only three hours of sleep a night. I will say this project is kicking my ass, but I'm kicking it back too. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/661 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/661 Tue, 8 May 2012 17:19:24 -0000 One benefit from this project... I'm really getting the crash course I needed in MS Powershell. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/660 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/660 Mon, 7 May 2012 20:35:03 -0000 And... TOUCHDOWN. Massive rollout of Xerox enterprise multifunction devices starts... 20 minutes ago. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/659 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/659 Mon, 7 May 2012 14:18:15 -0000 PLACEHOLDER (har har): A thought just occurred to me but I have no time to flesh it out into a decent post. So... I was thinking about places that I have been that no longer exist. I was thinking it would be interesting to know about places that you used to go to that no longer exist. Here is an example of what I'm talking about: "In 1984 I discovered a new video store about a mile and a half away from my house. They rented any two RCA CAV video discs along with a player for $5.00 a night. It all came in a canvas bag. I believe the place went out of business in 1991". http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/658 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/658 Thu, 3 May 2012 18:30:28 -0000 Finished Learned Optimism earlier this week. Great read and I thank Talinom and BAN for both nudging me to read it. I don't buy into "positive thinking" self help books, and this book is not that. It's a book that quantifies the source of learned helplessness which can eventually develop into depression. It also provides the information needed to change the way you think about adversity, so that you can use optimism as a tool in a flexible way. And it doesn't dismiss pessimism as something to avoid. It's also a tool to be used as needed and there are situations that warrant using it. So that's my quick and dirty review because I'm super busy right now... http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/657 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/657 Thu, 3 May 2012 13:19:37 -0000 Finally got a chance to wipe the Mac Mini I bought from BAN and do a clean OS installation. Now that I have a first gen iPad (from work) to use, this is going to be fun. When I left home this morning, the Mac was pulling down 2 gigs of updates. I just need to learn how to use iTunes to wipe the iPad. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/653 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/653 Wed, 2 May 2012 14:32:04 -0000 [tt] "Come at me bro" http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/652 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/652 Tue, 1 May 2012 15:06:09 -0000 If you would have asked me 12 years ago what I thought of vi/vim, I would have said, "Who the hell would ever use something so horrible to edit text? Emacs is much easier and it still sucks next to a basic GUI text editor". Today, I want nothing to do with anything other than vi/vim for really flexible editing. Interesting how perspective changed when you learn more. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/651 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/651 Tue, 1 May 2012 15:05:27 -0000 Today I learned that "satisficing" is not a typo, but a word that means to satisfy to a sufficient level. Or put another way, satisfactory enough in light of the sacrifice that prevents it from being optimal. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/650 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/650 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:03:10 -0000 I am now left wondering... why did the bouffant ever happen? http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/649 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/649 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:33:07 -0000 PHOTOGRAPHY: Ruler Test and a Single Photo http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/253/PHOTOGRAPHY_Ruler_Test_and_a_Single_Photo Changing the f-stop definitely makes a difference with f11 seeming to be the sharpest I can take a photo with. But I still don't think any of these photos are particularly sharp. What do you http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/253/PHOTOGRAPHY_Ruler_Test_and_a_Single_Photo Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:45:20 -0000 "Bronies"? Really? Anyone here a brony? http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/648 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/648 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:47:35 -0000 PHOTOGRAPHY: Optics Question-Why Are My Images Never Sharp? http://eno2001.multiply.com/journal/item/681/PHOTOGRAPHY_Optics_Question-Why_Are_My_Images_Never_Sharp First I'll say that I suspect the answer is that I need better glass.  But, here are the things I've done to try and take really crisp, sharp photos:<br>1. Shoot at f-stops higher than 11 and as high as 222. Use a tripod3. Clean the lens and make sure it stays clean4. Make sure the subject is well lit if it's a still image (that could mean flash)5. Use the lowest ISO I can<br>What I noticed the other day when shooting some video with the T2i and Magic Lantern (ML), is that when I use MLs "magic zoom" feature to zoom in on a subject for checking focus, is that I can't get a sharp focus no matter what I do.  The sharpest point in the image is still fuzzy.  Now this is with the kit lens 18-55mm zoom.  I haven't compared the fixed 14mm I have.<br>Considering that I couldn't afford to buy lenses much over $400 before, and now that's out of the question for a while until I recover from the recent auto purchase, is there anything else I should try in order to get sharp images?  S... http://eno2001.multiply.com/journal/item/681/PHOTOGRAPHY_Optics_Question-Why_Are_My_Images_Never_Sharp Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:32:00 -0000 World News: Woman starved to death trying to live on sunlight alone: Report - thestar.com http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/252/World_News_Woman_starved_to_death_trying_to_live_on_sunlight_alone_Report_-_thestar.com Sacre bleu! http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/252/World_News_Woman_starved_to_death_trying_to_live_on_sunlight_alone_Report_-_thestar.com Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:43:40 -0000 Yuck. I just went to take a bite out of my apple I had packed this morning (I eat breakfast at work due to there not being time to eat at home before I leave) and it's bruised throughout making it all mushy and brown. It looked fine from the outside. Today isn't so great for some odd reason. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/647 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/647 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:08:54 -0000 Bah!!! Too many meetings. I missed one today because I had it in my mind that it was at 10:00AM and it was at 9:00AM. I even ignored the reminder on my phone and in my web calendar because I was so sure of the time. To make matters worse, this is the SECOND time I've missed a meeting with this group in the course of a month. I guess I need to actually read the reminders no matter how confident I am at remembering the time and date. Just too much going on for me lately. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/646 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/646 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:04:29 -0000 Who needs an ozone air purifier when you live in a room full of computers? http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/645 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/645 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:47 -0000 Mad-Cow Case Confirmed in Central California, USDA Says - Bloomberg http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/251/Mad-Cow_Case_Confirmed_in_Central_California_USDA_Says_-_Bloomberg I'm still not sure why no one seems to talk of the possibility of BSE being transmitted via dairy products. Without that discussion, it's hard to know whether or not the possibility has even been tested. I read a book on BSE a while back that was very interesting even if it did tread into conspiracy theory territory. The basic notion in the book is that not all cases of Alzheimers are genuine Alzheimers. Some are the human form of spongioform http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/251/Mad-Cow_Case_Confirmed_in_Central_California_USDA_Says_-_Bloomberg Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:44:07 -0000 Jailed for $280: The Return of Debtors' Prisons - Yahoo! Finance http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/250/Jailed_for_280_The_Return_of_Debtors_Prisons_-_Yahoo_Finance I'm not making any comments. I want to see what your take on this http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/250/Jailed_for_280_The_Return_of_Debtors_Prisons_-_Yahoo_Finance Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:25:17 -0000 What is Seal Doing There? http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/249/What_is_Seal_Doing_There http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/249/What_is_Seal_Doing_There Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:56:10 -0000 Reflecting on Racism via Racist Memorabilia http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/248/Reflecting_on_Racism_via_Racist_Memorabilia NOTE: For the purposes of this article racism refers to anti-black sentiment. There are other forms of racism, but this is not about that. Sorry... no comments allowed on this one because I don't want to hear them. Suffice it to say, I was raised thinking that all Americans agreed that it was no longer acceptable to judge others based on skin color. Little by little as I grew up I saw that there were pockets of people who hadn't gotten past this. In the past two decades I've seen even more examples to the point where it seems like there are more than pockets. I don't know if that's due to an increase in racist sentiments, or just more information than was available before. Whatever the case, racism is still a big problem here. Perhaps it went underground for a long time and has come up to the surface. I don't know. Perhaps it was just my upbringing with a black cousin that made me perceive things differently? Again... I don't know. So this museum is rather interesting and... http://eno2001.multiply.com/links/item/248/Reflecting_on_Racism_via_Racist_Memorabilia Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:27:32 -0000 Hmm... is it possible for the human body to be dehydrated at the extremities but OK towards the core? I ask because my fingers at the tips now compress and stay compressed for a few seconds before snapping back. Never had that before and it's supposed to be a sign of dehydration. NOTE: I drink about 24 oz. of water at work during the day and at least two or three 16 oz tumblers of water at home in the evening/night. http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/642 http://eno2001.multiply.com/notes/item/642 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:07:33 -0000