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Just got back from canoeing at…

Just got back from canoeing at Kickapoo SP. Beautiful and peaceful float. Barely had to paddle.

Last night’s thunderstorm knoc…

Last night's thunderstorm knocked out power in half (?) of my apartment and fried my router. Somehow all of my other electronics are fine.

I now have four library cards

I now have four library cards: Champaign, Indianapolis Central, suburban Indianapolis, and an Indiana public library access card.

Taught Go to two people in as …

Taught Go to two people in as many days. Anyone else want to learn?

PET scan and blood test. PET …

PET scan and blood test. PET shows no metabolic activity in the leg tumors. Blood counts surprisingly low, so chemo postponed one week.

Unauthorized Charge

Someone got my credit card number and charged $893.39 to a website in Italy. The charge should be reversed in 10 days and a new card is in the mail.

Geohashing Trip

Another geohashing trip, this time with an interesting hike along railroad tracks, a science experiment, and a history lesson.

Pi Day Geohashing

Yesterday was Pi Day. To celebrate, Alejandro, Nathan, and I ate a pie at the day's geohashing coordinates.

Western Vacation Picture

Updated my Western Vacation post with a new picture sent by Charlie's friend Claire. Thanks, Claire!

Blocked Ports

The hospital's wireless internet blocks all ports except HTTP (80). No pop email (995), no SSH (22), no AIM (5190). What could possibly be their justification?

Geohashing

Went geohashing near Tipton, Indiana

Quote on Progress

"Everything is amazing right now, and nobody's happy." —Louis C.K (via)

1234567890 Day

Yesterday Unix time passed 1234567890 seconds. Back in 2001, I noted that 1000000000 was nearing. Also noteworthy, January 19, 2038 isn't far off.

Spoon Patch

Encountered a limitation of Spoon while using it on a research project; wrote a workaround; bundled the workaround into a patch.

A good concise explanation of the Y Combinator

A good concise explanation of the Y Combinator
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