A few weeks ago I went out at 9pm at night and bought an oil filter for my 2005 motorcycle and a bunch of ripe mangos from the supermarket. This truly is paradise (and my standards are pretty high).
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When is your math always wrong?
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Last year in my Applied Linear Algebra class we were assigned a homework that introduced Backward Substituation, Forward Substitution, Horner’s Method. Something really interesting happened though as a side effect of the assigned work.
Great motorcycle boots: TCX X-Five Plus
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The guys on the list vouched for this boot; and all of the online reviews are great. After trying the TCX X-Five Plus boots out by standing in them (at my standing desk aka the entertainment center) and walking around in the house (so as not to void the return policy) for two straight hours, [...]
Great motorcycle battery charger
Saturday, June 25, 2011
A few weeks ago after adding some distilled water to the battery; it ran out of juice. The guys recommended a Schumacher SEM-1562A 1.5 Amp Speed Charge Maintainer. The SEM-1652A worked brilliantly; it is a wonderful little piece of technology.
Radians Custom Earplug Review
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Fed up with disposable earplugs becoming un-seated mid-ride, I figured that custom plugs would be the logical next step. Radians offers a very reasonably priced solution ($10USD) for custom so I ordered a set of the orange color. The directions are straightforward, and I also followed the video on their site. The process was very [...]
Get a green light at every stop
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Last year I bought a greenlight trigger from Green Light Products. Installation was easy; I left it clamped overnight. Does it work? Yes, definitely. The only problem is at history has shown me, I don’t seen to actually use many intersections that utilize this approach for changing lights :).
A Friendlier Powershell Prompt
Friday, June 10, 2011
function prompt { $user = [Environment]::UserName; $computer = gc env:computername; $dir = [Environment]::CurrentDirectory=(Get-Location -PSProvider FileSystem).ProviderPath; $user + "@" + $computer + ":" + $dir + ">" } This post helped with the last part.
Graphviz on Windows 7 64-bit Works on CMD but not Powershell
Thursday, June 9, 2011
My friend at work struggled for hours to get Graphviz on Windows 7 64-bit working. We tried everything, and finally narrowed it down to one difference: he was using Powershell and I was using CMD.
Spring 2011 Oil Change
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Doug helped me change the oil this Spring: Change motor oil & filter 3L Shell Rotella T 15W40 JASO MA API SH Fram CH6012 Odometer: 9987 miles
Tentative Motorcycle Brake Fluid Changing Plan
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
This is my tentative plan never having done it before :) brake-fluid-change