Sunday, March 30, 2008

Saturday's Ride

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Trip Report: Lea, Roberto, Mike Samuel joined me at Foothill and Homestead, followed by Marie-Claire, a cyclist who was meeting up with the ...

Review: Welcome to Your Brain

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Welcome to Your Brain is a strange beast: it's basically a neurology coffee table book. Physically, it's large (both wide and tall)...

Review: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

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When Jennifer 8 Lee visited Google, she gave her presentation about this book. Interspersed with video, photographs, and appropriate slides...
Saturday, March 29, 2008

Review: A Feast for Crows

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A Feast for Crows is the most recent of George R. R. Martin's as yet incomplete Song of Fire and Ice series. When I first started rea...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Review: Kindle

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With the upcoming move to Munich , I realized that my usual habit of checking out books from the Santa Clara County Library or the Mountain...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Ayer's Rock II - Part 6

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Today was yet another early morning wakeup. 6am. This time, to catch the sunrise at Uluru. Showered, cleaned up, and off in the car. By ...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Australia Log Part 5

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[Posting for my brother, who's on vacation in Australia] I know I've been labeling the days all off. But whatever, I will come back...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Touring Configuration

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Here's the Strong Frame in its touring configuration. Mavic 631 cranks (with self-extracting bolts) with triple-izer and 24/39/49 chai...
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Australia Log Part 4

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[Posted for my brother, who is on vacation in Australia] Last day with kakadu and in darwin. Flight tomorrow is 6am. We get back in town a...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

Australia Log Part 3

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[Posting for my brother, who's in Australia on vacation] I woke up at 6:30am.....and had to debate whether getting up or not into what I...

Australia Log Part 2

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[Posting for my brother, who is in Australia on vacation] Hot. Humid. That's what 33c (101 f) feels like in 80 percent humidity. Last ni...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Tax Implications of Moving to Germany

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A few notes from my consultations with various tax folks (this only applies to my situation, so consult your own people if you're ever i...

Tax Time

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A couple of folks asked me to help with their taxes and/or investments recently. As I helped them, I noticed a few items that came up that a...
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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Review: Planet Bike Super Flash

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I installed the Planet Bike Super Flash on my commuter bike late last year, intending to review it fully after a full battery cycle. Despit...

Australia log part 1

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[Posted for my brother, who's currently in Australia] Story thus far. Spent 4 days in Sydney and now I regret giving up the chance I ha...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Pigeon Point LIghthouse Tour 2008

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse 2008 The forecast was for 70% chance of rain, but since this was my last chance to test my new bike with a fully l...
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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Diver Dan's Beginning Open Water

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I just recently finished my first beginning open water class this past weekend. I decided to get certified to dive the moment I was notifie...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

On interviewing

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I intended to write a blog entry about interviewing at Google at one point, but Steve Yegge and Paul Tyma beat me to it, and did it better...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

FrankenBike is done!

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Two weekends ago, my brother, me, and Pardo got together and built up my "light" bike. Its a bike hobbled together from various p...
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Monday, March 10, 2008

Analysis: Long Leaf Partners

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In Unconventional Success , David Swensen wrote a long tirade against what he saw as the corrupt mutual fund industry. However, in that boo...