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Goodbye, LiveJournal
After careful deliberation, I've decided to bid farewell to LiveJournal and switch to Movable Type that I run myself. Now I don't have to compromise between functionality and advertising, don't have to keep my entries on LJ's servers, and can customize the blog as much as I want.
Now my blog is at http://blog.qnan.org/philipSince some people don' ( Read more... ) -
Poll on how you read my blog
I am considering switching from LiveJournal to a self-maintained Movable Type. More and more I like the idea of blogging and want to become more active, but I don't like that LiveJournal (the company) keeps my blog posts on their system. Of course they won't go out of business, but it's the principle of the matter: I like being in possession and ( Read more... ) -
Fitness update
Today I ran on a treadmill 1.5 miles in 12 minutes, meeting the Navy's entry requirement. This is both a significant milestone and a pleasant surprise at my rate of progress: this summer I was able to run only half the distance in half the time; after that I had to stop, as I was dead from exhaustion ( Read more... ) -
Election results
I scooped up 4.30% of the vote for State Representative in District 112. That's slightly worse than one in 23 people voting for me.
This exceeds my expectations. Thanks to all of you who voted for me! -
Netflix friends
I currently have 8 Netflix friends, and I want to grow that number ( Read more... ) -
My adventures with blu-tinted glasses
I mentioned earlier that I got a Blu-ray drive. Unfortunately, because of the iron grip of the MPAA, I have two options: pay $70-100 for a supported Windows-based software player and be forced to watch movies only under Windows, or use an unsupported method to obtain the necessary keys to be able to watch the movie under Linux. I did the latter ( Read more... ) -
NPR news story
Historic House Race Reflects Cultural Change by Bill Brown.
This is my first appearance on the radio. (At least on non-amateur bands.) -
Record NPR today?
Can anyone record KERA (90.1 FM) today from 4 PM to 6 PM? I am supposed to be on there, but I have class at that time. -
Netflix and Blu-Ray
I'm a big fan of Netflix. I have a two-at-a-time plan and make sure that I return my movies as soon as I watch them, which is usually the day I receive them. Still, I manage to maintain a queue of about 120 movies, and I'm constantly adding to it ( Read more... ) -
Fitness update
In two minutes, 50 push-ups and 50 sit-ups. Goal for Navy entrance: 47 push-ups and 58 sit-ups.