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- @richardhicks true. but its more fun on windows :-) 2010/09/02
- @TheAndroidSite This will be the next big thing for me. Tired of the fuddy duddy N1. Need something with a 2 in the name :-) 2010/09/01
- Samsung Vibrant GPS fixes, rooting, and replacing the default launcher. Priceless! Now lets see CM 6.1 :-) 2010/09/01
- @richardhicks The best windows security is the oldest. Unplug the consarned cat5 cable. Voila! Total net neutrality and Windows security. 2010/09/01
- @PaulOBrien No android market or google experience until someone hacks it if they can. No more archos for me. The 5it does what I need now. 2010/09/01
Category Archives: Travel
Epic Solidarity
Those miles were mine. I traveled them. Being back home has its rewards and its punishments. It seems once I get home, the itch is on to leave again. There was this song I remember that Neil Diamond did. Went … Continue reading
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Heading Home
Took a day of vacation and am heading home tomorrow from Singapore. My flight leaves at 0545 and goes from Changi to Narita and then from Narita to San Francisco. Talk about coincidental meetups. I met my old friend Jay … Continue reading
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Rethinking how we Travel
After my last post, I thought I would “serious up” here a bit and tell you some stuff I am looking at for future travels both here in the states and internationally. I end up traveling here every few months … Continue reading
Leaving for Home Today
Today I check out of Motel Hell/Six and hit the road on AMTRAK back home. I leave at 225pm so I get to see the sights until 930pm or so this evening which gets me back to California just about. … Continue reading
Mornings at the Motel 6
Don’t believe the commercials about “leaving a light on”. Here are some evil and downright bad factoids about the wondrous Motel 6 experience: The mattress was never turned and created a spot where a thousand or so butts had slept. … Continue reading
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Time Travels
Its Tuesday night and went through two tutorials here at OSCON today. One on Chef which is an infrastructure management tool and the other on Puppet which turns us all into Masters of the Puppet Kingdom. Both were okay. My … Continue reading
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In Portland for OSCON
Arrived early in the morning. Wonderful train journey even though we were a few hours delayed due to a freight train that was out of service ahead of us. Tomorrow I have a full day of tutorials and Wednesday going … Continue reading
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On the way
Time has come for me to start my travels. I am quite excited to be leaving the place here. I’ll be boarding the Coast Starlight at 950pm at Oakland Jack London Square. I also get to pick up my AMTRAK … Continue reading
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Departing Soon for Portland
My AMTRAK train trip to Portland is coming up soon. Time to sit on a train again; watch the various landscapes go rushing by; have precious moments to just sit. Like the old saying goes “sometimes I sits and thinks … Continue reading
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Linuxcon Boston and then some
I just finished building my itinerary for my most ambitious train journey yet. I’m flying back to Boston on 9 August to attend the Linuxcon event for a few days. On 13 August, I’ll depart Boston on Amtrak for Chicago. … Continue reading
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