Monthly Archives: January 2008

Fair use, The Pirate Bay and guts

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I don’t have a lot to say on the topic of Fair Use. I am for being able to use the media you purchase in an unencumbered way. I also think sites like The Pirate Bay are doing things to … Continue reading →

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Tap to click

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I like to disable that. In your xorg.conf file, add: Option “MaxTapTime” “0″ To the InputDevice section for your touchpad.

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ruby sub-reddit

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Just to help the cause, I will post that reddit now has a dedicated sub-reddit for Ruby.

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Virtual racing

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Just wanted to point out that there is a virtual race coming up on February 22nd. I signed up for it, I have seen the shirt design and it’s pretty nice. Well worth the price of admission.

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Training Log 01.29.08

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Last night I had a rather lackluster lifting and stretching night at the gym. I wasn’t feeling good, a little run down. I whipped through the chest and bi routine with all the enthusiasm of a man folding laundry. Today … Continue reading →

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1 year

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Nathan Powell

On January 29th 2007 I survived the first day of the C25K program. Since that time, except for injury, I have run consistently week in and week out. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started I just knew … Continue reading →

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Training Log 01.27.08

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Nathan Powell

And so begins my long runs. Sunday morning was the first “long” run of my half marathon schedule. Since I am coming back from an injury, I haven’t set the bar real high for the first four weeks or so. … Continue reading →

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Training Log 01.26.08

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Got up early yesterday and went to the barracks for a 3 mile run. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I wasn’t the only runner out there; I saw three others. I am still working on getting vmware-server with … Continue reading →

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Cooking

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I have added a new category titled ‘Cooking’. My neighbors have been teaching me to cook for about the last month. They eat pretty healthy and some of their interest in that has rubbed off on me. I hope that … Continue reading →

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Training Log 01.24.08

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I am off work today to have some minor mouth surgery (no they aren’t wiring my trap shut), so I needed to get out there and hit up a 3 miler before hand. It went really really well. Most fun … Continue reading →

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