http://mtnbike.org/blog an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:29:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over ten years ago I found a nice set of mountain bike trails near the boarder between Morrisville and Cary.  They have become known as just "Morrisville" and have quite a story to tell.  I've not been one of the trail builders out there so I don't know all the ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=53   [caption id="attachment_50" align="alignright" width="300" caption="He was super fast with the stickers."][/caption] Last night Carden I went down to Lawson For Congress headquarters to volunteer. Along with an army of others, we slayed an enormous stack of boxes full of US Constitution booklets. We had a great time and the energy of ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=49 For most of my life I’ve pretty much been on the sidelines of politics and have always been registered ‘unaffiliated’. For the past few years I’ve been more interested and involved because I’m tired of politics as usual. I’m tired of media hype and voter apathy. It is time for ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=44 Rediculous. The press is reporting that on Monday the Dow dropped 700 points because the 'Big Bailout Bill' was not passed.  What about it dropping 300 points because the market thought that it would pass, then dropping another 400 point because it didn't? What about the 500 point rally on Tuesday? ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=43 I won't get into all the details about why I don't like the financial 'resuce' plan so I'll just state that I think it is atrocious. On Friday I tried calling my congressman but got no answer, not even a recording.  I then tried the Capitol Hill Switchboard and listened ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=42 Back in April I wrote about Real Desktop Virtualization. I laid out what I wanted in a hypervisor that would run directly on a laptop or desktop system.  After attending VMworld 2008 I can say we are getting closer to reality with this type of solution. In the keynote on the second day ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=41 I just recently saw the ABC 20/20 segment Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard? about how old tires could fail, even if they have not been used. After the segment I checked the tires on my Jeep because it had been a while since I purchased new tires.  Sure enough, my ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=40 Thinking of trading in you vehicle for a more fuel efficient one?  Wondering which one to trade or what to get?  You might want to get some details on how to compare fuel efficiency ratings because it is not as clear as it seems.  It turns out that gas savings ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=39 I posted the following on my personal blog at work which is restricted. Posting here since it seems to have sparked some interest. ---- I want virtualization ON the desktop. This is not about the common view of desktop virtualization where the desktop experience is presented to end users and the ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=38 In doing data manipulations, an important step is to make sure the source data is valid. I'm trying to clean house a little so in a way, I'm hoping to have more garbage out than in.  It reminds me of a line from Seinfeld when Heather and I went to ... http://mtnbike.org/blog/?p=36