Done yesterday (20120204 Sa)

[mdlbear]

Most of the afternoon was taken up with a couple of outings: first to the AT&T store with Colleen and the YD, then to Santana Row with Colleen. The women got new Android phones; I didn't because none of the Death Star's phones have Ice Cream Sandwich yet. (I now know that the HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II will definitely get upgraded. Recommendations? Other things being equal I think I'd go for the Samsung, but there's a $100 difference between the two. Worth it?)

The trip to Santana Row (local very-upscale shopping street) was less successful; my hips were hurting pretty badly. Got home, took ethanol and naproxen, and decided not to go out for a walk today.

Lots of links. Playing Black Sabbath on Tesla coils with an iron guitar, standing in a Faraday suit may have to stand in for this week's Songs for Saturday.

STUNNING: When a Single Image Cuts to the Core of an American Injustice is simply infuriating: there are 24 empty houses for every homeless person in the US.

And this video -- "What Breast Cancer is, and is not" -- is a MUST SEE. Really. Mind-bogglingly good. Cue verse 2 of Quiet Victories, and tip your hat to a very brave woman.

0204 Sa
  * up 8ish; W=190; drugs, nose, teeth, dishes, laundry, exercise, light
    ! Cautiously optimistic on the weight loss.
  @ Playing Black Sabbath on Tesla coils with an iron guitar, standing in a
    Faraday suit - Boing Boing Way cool!  Um... hot?  
  x try a 36W power brick on stargate; ~ move the 60W brick to nova
    Turns out there's one in the brick bin that was used on the Eee.
    -> but it has the wrong size connector, so that won't work.
  * guitar noodling, ~10min.  MD, QV, and some randomness.
  * android phones for Colleen and YD; not for me because no ICS yet
  * walk:  up and down Santana Row.  1.5mi?  Hips hurt.
  @ filkertom | Meet Linda What breast cancer is, and is not.  WOW!!!
  @ STUNNING: When a Single Image Cuts to the Core of an American Injustice 
  @ Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands 
  @ You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You - Forbes
  * help Colleen set up her phone
  @ The Best Phones Getting Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) | PCMag.com
    HTC Vivid on AT&T $99 - sounds like a win.  Will get upgraded.
    Samsung Galaxy S II:  better battery life, speakers.  $199; will upgrade
  * lgf:  need index in Concerts/2012...; fix index in Concerts

Comments

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

re flow; you might like this http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328501.600-zap-your-brain-into-the-zone-fast-track-to-pure-focus.html?full=true

[mdlbear]

Fascinating; thanks!

They seem to be entirely focused on physical tasks, though; I wonder whether those results also apply to things like writing and programming, which are what I'm more familiar with.