Done so far this week (20101219 Su - 23 Th)

[mdlbear]

1219 Su
  * backups:  2010-12-19T04:10:01-0800 - 2010-12-19T04:53:09-0800 (cron)
    /dev/sdc5            1349854392 480533960 800751804  38% /media/bak
  * up 7:10; W=196; drugs, nose, teeth; laundry, coffee, dishes
  @ Amazing Spectacle: Total Lunar Eclipse Monday Night via filkertom
  @ Ardour 3, Free DAW, is Nearly Done  And, With MIDI, Could Become Your
    Main DAW -> New features coming in Ardour 3.0 | ardour
    via filkertom
    randwolf comment: -> MuseScore | Free music composition & notation software
  * buy: coffee
  * Kohl's: underwear, pants for me
    * buy: underpants for me.  Jockey Large seems to predominate.  Fruit of the
      Loom XL is what I have but a bit big; Merona XL definitely too big
  * Whole Paycheck:  tofu; brussels sprouts, rockfish for dinner
  = I need to remember that we only need about a pound of fish
  : EmergenC is improved by the addition of fresh ginger slices.

1220 Mo
  * up 7; W=196.4; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee
  @ IPhone and Android Apps Breach Privacy - WSJ.com 
  : Am I the only one here who really understands makefiles?  Sheesh!
  @ I, Cringely - How To Plug a Leak: Dont
  @ sitaramc/gitolite - GitHub - extended fork of gitosis
  @ git ready » learn git one commit at a time
  @ The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit via The Wordsmith's Forge 
  * went to wretched benefits site to check status on my account.
    need to call to speak with a rep.
  ! (20:58:53) mdlbear: I'm feeling some weird combination of boredom, guilt
    because I'm not getting everything done that needs doing, tiredness from
    the stuff I _have_ been doing, stress, and I don't know what else. 
  * 3 C checks written
  * bath, hair; bed ~11:15, snuggle
  ~ lunar eclipse - missed it. 
    Partial phase starts  10:32 PM PST
    Total phase starts    11:40 PM PST

1221 Tu 
  * up 7:55; W=196.4; drugs, nose, teeth.  Fasting for bloodwork
  * try hard to remember that you're fasting
  * 8:30 Dr. Reed
  * labwork
  * walk to SJC; back via Sr. J's for lunch.
  @ Net Neutrality Rules Are Imminent From the F.C.C. - NYTimes.com 
    So much for "neutrality", especially on mobile phones
  @ 5 Predictions for Online Data In 2011
  = The following actually works as a makefile rule to make directories:
    %/: 
	mkdir -p $@
  * buy: method laundry detergent (also beef jerky, since it was Safeway)
  @ I, Cringely - The Trojan App neutrality via the back door

1222 We
  * up 7:40; W=195.8; drugs, nose, teeth; laundry, dishes, coffee
  @ Kindle, friction, and the paradox of choice via gmcdavid
  % review test results: blood glucose is 100, down from 111 last year.
    Normal range is 60-99, so on the high end of ok.  Average, computed from
    A1C, is ok.  Triglyceride still high, and HDL low (37; should be >40), but
    better than last time.  Doesn't mean I shouldn't keep trying to lose weight.
  * walk: 45min by the airport with the Wednesday walkers.  ~2mi
    a little slower than my usual pace, but fun.  Different.  
    % I'm out of shape, though; ended up pretty tired.
  = 1.7 mi. from work to the 85 overpass near the airport
  @ One by One, The Penguins Steal My Sanity - The Reason for the Season
  @ Introduction - Google Cloud Print - Google Code 
  @ Weather Underground
  * Retrieved the YD's lost item from the upstairs sink trap.  Showed her what
    to unscrew for next time -- it didn't require tools.
  : light night.  Lot of people gone for the holiday, I guess.
  * Marty hemmed my new pants.  Unfortunately one pair turned out to be a
    wool/polyester blend; may have to be abandoned.

1223 Th
  * up 7:40; W=195.4; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes, coffee
  * toss both pairs of new pants into the laundry.  The wool-blend ones felt
    scratchy; may have to be given to charity or something.
  @ /dev/ttyS0 » Blog Archive » Breaking SSL on Embedded Devices
    there's this little problem when you bake the keys into the firmware.
  @ Schneier on Security: Security in 2020 - decustomerization
    This is important because it destroys whats left of the normal business
    relationship between IT companies and their users. Were not Googles
    customers; were Googles product that they sell to their customers. Its a
    three-way relationship: us, the IT service provider, and the advertiser
    or data buyer. And as these noncustomer IT relationships proliferate,
    we'll see more IT companies treating us as products.  ... 
      IT security in 2020 will be less about protecting you from traditional
    bad guys, and more about protecting corporate business models from you.   
  @ Gargoyle Router Management Utility via LWN - user-friendly OpenWRT
  @ A Tinkerers Top 5 Distributions of 2010 via LWN
  @ My Five Favorite Not-Usual Linux Distros - LinuxPlanet
  @ Canonical and the Ubuntu project release the Ubuntu Font Family for the
    web [LWN.net] 
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Worker Safety
  * BevMo: rum for eggnog and hot buttered rum (Captain Morgan's, preferably)
  * BANK - deposits
  * date night: Indian buffet at Sneha.  Yum.
  * drive:  Morgan Hill via Santa Theresa
  @ @rowanf Study: Insomnia is deadly for men - CNN.com Blogs 
  @ @rowanf Taking the Christ Back Out of Christmas: Secularizing the Season 
  * BILLS
  * help Colleen with a bath just scrubbed her back; she didn't need
    any other assistance.  Which is new, and great progress.

So, um... Right.

I got two walks in; about the same as last week, only farther. And did better on my diet, at least modulo the Indian buffet last night. And took some checks to the bank for deposit, some of which have been sitting on my desk for a month or two. So a moderately productive week.

And I went to Kohl's and found underwear and dress pants on sale for about half price. I got three 4-packs of boxers from different manufacturers, to see which ones I liked, and two pair of Croft & Barrow pants. I got them both off the rack of microfiber pants, but one turned out to be a wool/polyester blend; not too itchy after washing, but I'm still dubious. It's slightly smaller and tighter; I think I'll leave it in the closet until I lose a few pounds, and revisit it then. I hate clothes shopping.

Oh, and I got some long-delayed blood-work done. Everything within normal range except for triglycerides (high), HDL (slightly low), and glucose (one point high). And made a tasty dinner of rockfish and Brussels sprouts on Sunday.

On the down side, I totally spaced (as it were) the lunar eclipse, and simply went to bed. It was cold, and I was sleepy -- too sleepy, obviously, to remember the reminder that I'd looked at not an hour before. I've seen lunar eclipses before, though; I'm not terribly upset about it.

Work felt rather unproductive, since I didn't write very much code, but I actually got some important holes filled in and did a lot of mentoring. I can't believe I'm the only person in the company who groks GNU make. I mean, I can understand people not knowing git: it's new. Make's been around for ages. Maybe other people don't read man and info pages for fun? Could be.

Some good links up there under the cut, as you'd expect after going so long without posting.