Sunday, April 26, 2009

Review: Redemption Ark

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Redemption Ark ( dead tree edition ) is Alastair Reynold's third novel in the Revelation Space universe. This novel introduces Nevil C...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Australia: A Photo Journey

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At last, it is done! I have processed all the pictures from the Australia Trip . I still have a few that need work --- for instance, all the...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Black Mountain Summit

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I'm definitely out of shape --- it took 110 minutes today to reach the summit, and just as long to get to the bottom. It was hazy but t...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Review: HP m9600t Desktop PC

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After returning from Australia , I had to buy a new PC to cope with the 100GB of pictures and run Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS4 to deal ...

The Promise of Sleep

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(A hat-tip to Niniane Wang for loaning me The Promise of Sleep to read) I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea 3 years ago, yet it wasn't un...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

The lifetime of bike parts

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I broke another set of industry standard SKS mudguards yesterday, marking the second pair of SKS mudguards I've destroyed in 5 years. I...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Review: Chasm City

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Chasm City ( kindle edition ) is Alastair Reynolds' second novel set in the Revelation Space universe. This is a standalone novel desi...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Review: Tivax Digital TV Converter Box

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Because I don't watch any TV, I never bothered with a cable subscription. A few years ago, Lisa indicated she wanted to watch PBS or NPR...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Review: Stephenson Warmlite Tent

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I first bought my Stephenson Warmlite tent 2 years ago. But I never did get around to using it because all my trips had not required a tent...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Out of Shape Ride

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I hadn't been on a real bike ride for 2 months (since I was in Australia ), but somehow the usual suspects I left behind at work claime...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Australia Impressions

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The best feature of Australia is Australians. Australians are funny, friendly, and the most welcoming people. I've lost count of the num...
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Australia Index

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This is the consolidated Australia related trip index and report. The photos are still being processed and worked on (hopefully it'll go...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

New Computer

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I was a foregone conclusion that by buying a Canon 5D Mk II I was going to have to get a new PC --- my 3 year old Mac Mini just couldn'...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Review: Galactic North

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Galactic North ( kindle edition ) is Alastair Reynolds' collection of short stories about the Revelation Space universe. Sorted in roug...
Monday, March 23, 2009

The Red Center

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The flight to Ayers Rock was without a hitch. The small airport that was the destination had a resort bus waiting to take us to our hotels. ...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Review: Revelation Space

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Revelation Space ( dead tree edition ) was Alastair Reynolds' first novel. Set 5 centuries into the future, Reynolds introduces us to ...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Warning to Australian travelers, avoid AAT Kings

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So this morning, we were scheduled for a tour to the Valley of the Winds done by AAT King . We were told that the bus would come pick us up ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Review: Fight Club

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I bought this short novel ( Kindle Edition ) as a break from reading more Recluce novels. The premise seems on the surface to be about men ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Review: The Order War

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The Order War jumps further ahead in the history of Recluce, and uncovers the history of Justen and Gunnar. Those who are alert will rememb...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Exmouth, Australia

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The flight to Exmouth went off uneventfully, despite a 5:40am Taxi pick up and flight attendants that were quite intrigued by the Kindle . W...
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