Santa Brought Me a New Toy

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Kelvin

This year, Santa got me a Looxie ear-mounted bluetooth video camera.
Looxie Bluetooth earcamI love new tech toys.
Surprisingly, the sound recording on this thing is very clear.
Fun. :)

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Site security cleaned up

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Kelvin

I spent a few hours last wednesday cleaning up all of the domains on my VPS. I removed all non-essential software as well as upgraded all web software to the latest versions. And I cleaned up the second root kit in a month. Hopefully all the holes are plugged. Running this thing that I never write in is almost not even worth it anymore.

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Drive science

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Kelvin

So, for the sake of curiosity, I ran a little experiment: Last time I filled my gas tank I turned off my A/C and began driving ultra conservatively. i.e. shifting at factory recommended RPMs, using cruise control, and driving at the posted speed limit at a constant rate. I filled my tank back to full after 53 miles to find an average consumption of 32.3MPG for my round trip to work down the freeway; which is depressingly good compared to what I usually get, 26.7MPG (+20%!). Running the numbers, this translates into roughly $10/week or 7.4% of my commute budget. And, whence put in that perspective, I’ve turned back on my A/C and have returned to driving as normal. (As it would take 40 years of driving like that to save enough to buy my car again.)

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