Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
Lone Wolf and Cub and A Very Long Engagement
I’ve started watching the Lone Wolf and Cub series, and I find the plot, characters, themes, violence, and cinematography to be enthralling. Tomisaburo Wakayama as Itto Ogami, the Shogun’s Second or Assassin is so sure and deadly in his role. Quentin Tarantino was obviously inspired in Kill Bill, Volume 1 by this movie. I have … Continue reading
Slip and Slide warning
After you’re done using a Slip and Slide, don’t leave it out in the sun to dry. The sun will heat it up and bake the grass underneath. We have a nice brown strip of burnt grass in the backyard right now. At least only the tips were burnt.
Kudos for R-Studio NTFS
When the memory failed on the Sony VAIO, it also seemed to adversely affect the hard drive with a lot of my wife’s files. I used R-Studio NTFS, and it was able to bring back everything from a “damaged” or “corrupt” drive. At $49, it was a very inexpensive way to bring back her files. … Continue reading
First ride on the Madone SL 5.2
I had a pretty nice 14 mile ride on the Madone yesterday. On Foothill, I had a rollerblader drafting me for a few miles while I was going 25 mph. I thought I was hearing the wind whistling through my helmet, but it was actually the swishing sound of his rollerblades on the pavement. He … Continue reading
Madone SL 5.2
I test rode the Trek Madone SL 5.2 and Madone SL 5.9 at The Bicycle Outfitter yesterday, and I decided to purchase the Madone SL 5.2. I was fortunate that they had my size of 50 cm with both bikes. I first rode the Madone SL 5.2, and I was pretty impressed by the smoothness … Continue reading
Bad Memory
I don’t like it when I get an email at work from my wife that says, “The computer keeps rebooting when I turn it on, so I turned it off.” Between the tech support issues at work and home, I just wish computers would work more smoothly sometimes. Our main problem at work is our … Continue reading
Switched to WordPress
I decided to switch from Blogger to WordPress because Blogger has had some performance issues recently in terms of being very slow. I thought things were better for a while when Google bought Blogger, but over the past few months, there have been times when I’ve been made to wait too long.
Bandwidth Speed Testing
I just used the bandwidth speed tester at http://nitro.ucsc.edu/ and our T1 had the following results: running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 1.25Mb/s running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 1.46Mb/s while our dsl line had the following results: running 10s outbound test … Continue reading
Bike frame weights
I’ve been looking at a new road bike, and it’s amazing how low the weights are for carbon fiber bike frames. For titanium, the Seven Axiom is already a light frame at 3 pounds and the Alta is 2.5 pounds, but the Giant Formula One Composite frame in the small size (the size I would … Continue reading
Flip-flops in Washington D.C.
The dress code in my office is pretty casual. I bike to work and change into shorts and a t-shirt or a polo shirt during the summer. During the winter I’ll usually wear Gramicci long pants and a sweatshirt. But when you’re visiting the White House, I think you should find a little nicer shoe … Continue reading