Rocket Science

Sunday, January 24, 2010: Ride in Park 4, 60 minutes, 14.1 miles, 344 calories, 66 watts
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 15 minutes, 3.4 miles, 90 calories, 75 watts
Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 20 minutes, 5.0 miles, 125 calories, 76 watts
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010: Rolling Hills 2, 85 minutes, 20.0 miles, 488 calories, 70 watts

All of this is done on my Schwinn 231 Recumbent Exercise Bike

Well, in Boston, sometimes it takes a long time to get there. I found a great story on Boston.com that was adapted from the original Cartogrammar.com blog post titled: “You can’t get there from here“.

“…absurdly simple trips like driving across a street or around the corner can require a convoluted route and an intimate knowledge of the local streets.”

Woodruff, A. (2009, December 22). “You can’t get there from here“. Retrieved on January 29, 2010 from Cartogrammar Web site: http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/you-cant-get-there-from-here/

It's the simple trips...

The Boston.com article identifies each of the trips. I know that I’ve personally driven the first one, and I think the last one.

Some more 2009 statistics, this time for Slideshare. 3,716 total views (of which I figure 3,000 or so are by the world-at-large), 531 average views per presentation (of which I figure 450 or so are not by me), 7 favorites (none by me), and 3 followers (who are these people?).

Source: Brandon/Slideshare

Sideshare--2009 Overall Statistics

Source: Brandon/Slideshare

Slideshare--2009 Most Viewed

So, I’ve been thinking about getting a new TV for well over two years now.

Originally, I was going to be somewhat limited by the size of the TV cabinet above the fireplace in my house in Utah. Since moving, I don’t have that particular limitation any more.

I’m still stuck between whether I should get a 42″ or 46″ HDTV. My current viewing distance is about 11 feet. I’ve read a number of articles on size versus viewing distance. This article from Crutchfield seems to support the larger size, though I’ve also seen articles that recommended the smaller size.

I’m leaning toward the 46″, what do you think?

Source: Brandon

Side-by-side Comparison, 42-inch and 46-inch HDTVs

Or, when compared a different way…

Source: Brandon/DisplayWars.com

Comparing 42-inch and 46-inch HDTV Display Sizes

I was surfing around the other day, and saw this job posting (no I’m not looking for a new job).

A dotcom in Inglewood, California?

For those of you that don’t know Inglewood, California:

• The Los Angeles Lakers used to play at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood.
• Hollywood Park is in Inglewood.
• Inglewood is pretty close to Watts and Compton
• My dad grew up in Inglewood, and my grandparents used to run a great plant nursery there (that’s long since closed down).
• But I would never think of running a dotcom there.