Day 4: 12x
Reason for stopping: general exhaustion, not specifically arm-pain.
Status: I was a complete hour late for this edition of project Armstrong because I got carried away talking with (e:Paul). So when I finally remembered, (e:Paul) offered to do push-ups with me. (Of course, he was doing the authentic push-ups, while I was trying to miserably drag through wimpy ones.) I think he got through 18-19 before I was done with my measly 12 with a ton of effort. It was nice to have someone doing the push-ups with me but it didn't really do much good in terms of motivating me to do more. I think this is a sign that the problem really lies so deep that it can't be fixed by mere peer motivation. (hey, that rhymes!)
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07/21/2011 20:27 #54751
Armstrong 200711Category: goals
07/20/2011 12:47 #54744
Extensions = Achilles Heel of ChromeCategory: i-tech
I knew this day would come. Chrome might be rock solid in its security features, but the fact that any odd person on the planet can write non-peer reviewed and non-standards compliant extensions for Chrome is a major drawback. Someone has just finished an elaborate hack to steal all your Gmail contact emails if you are using Scratchpad - the nifty app that lets you use Chrome as a notepad and syncs all of your notes to Google Docs as a backup.
The very fact that the zillion extensions I try out ALL need blanket access to ALL my browsing history and whatnots is a a bit disturbing. So what do we do? Chuck out all extensions? Chrome wouldn't be half as useful without these extensions that I use constantly. I am in a big quandry right now, as are several other Chrome fans, I am sure.
My current list of extensions:
(The native history in Chrome is SO horribly structured, you can't find anthing. This extension eases the pain.)
The very fact that the zillion extensions I try out ALL need blanket access to ALL my browsing history and whatnots is a a bit disturbing. So what do we do? Chuck out all extensions? Chrome wouldn't be half as useful without these extensions that I use constantly. I am in a big quandry right now, as are several other Chrome fans, I am sure.
My current list of extensions:
- Add to Google Bookmarks - Version: 0.1.2 ID: idhcimbcedikofokpoignmlnnkidpeld
- Autocomplete = on - Version: 1.0 ID: ecpgkdflcnofdbbkiggklcfmgbnbabhh
- Autofill - Version: 5.5 ID: nlmmgnhgdeffjkdckmikfpnddkbbfkkk
- Chrome IE Tab Multi - Version: 0.9.7.6 ID: fnfnbeppfinmnjnjhedifcfllpcfgeea
- FlashBlock - Version: 0.9.31 ID: gofhjkjmkpinhpoiabjplobcaignabnl
- History 2 - Version: 0.6.0
(The native history in Chrome is SO horribly structured, you can't find anthing. This extension eases the pain.)
- Lazarus: Form Recovery - Version: 3.0.3.1 ID: loljledaigphbcpfhfmgopdkppkifgno
- Link grabber - Version: 1.0 ID: modbohgknhnjilkoaggaacedmmfbfapn
- MiddleButtonScroll - Version: 1.1.0 ID: ibehnpdcgpabccnlefccelhblhphbbpl
- One Window - Version: 2.15 ID: papnlnnbddhckngcblfljaelgceffobn
- OWA Chrome Companion - Version: 0.1.2.5 ID: gmloogbeidmnmkdeoibnfcglaenjcmah
- Readability Redux - Version: 1.3.2 ID: jggheggpdocamneaacmfoipeehedigia
- Scratchpad - Version: 2.2.4 ID: kjebfhglflhjjjiceimfkgicifkhjlnm
- Screen Capture (by Google) - Version: 5.0.3 ID: cpngackimfmofbokmjmljamhdncknpmg
- Shortcut Manager - Version: 0.7.9 ID: mgjjeipcdnnjhgodgjpfkffcejoljijf
- Tab Glutton - Version: 0.4.0 ID: ekfmaibfpamaegficfifofnlhalkbdfm
tinypliny - 07/22/11 13:05
Hmm.. yeah, doesn't sound like CUL will work. It works really well for journals. Zotero might be another option. But I have always found Zotero to be frustrating because of its association with firefox and its rudimentary (almost non-existent) support for chrome.
Hmm.. yeah, doesn't sound like CUL will work. It works really well for journals. Zotero might be another option. But I have always found Zotero to be frustrating because of its association with firefox and its rudimentary (almost non-existent) support for chrome.
heidi - 07/22/11 12:45
I tried PDFing everything and it was really annoying - I was cataloging 50+ articles a day.
I tried PDFing everything and it was really annoying - I was cataloging 50+ articles a day.
tinypliny - 07/22/11 12:42
Hmm.. couldn't you just save these pages as PDFs on the site?
Yeah, that flashblock thing really makes surfing tolerable by eliminating a zillion useless videos all trying to load in the background and stealing your bandwidth.
Hmm.. couldn't you just save these pages as PDFs on the site?
Yeah, that flashblock thing really makes surfing tolerable by eliminating a zillion useless videos all trying to load in the background and stealing your bandwidth.
heidi - 07/22/11 12:27
I really like the FlashBlock extension. :-)
I really like the FlashBlock extension. :-)
heidi - 07/22/11 12:06
It automatically saves a copy of each page that I bookmark so that if the page goes away (common with newspaper sources), I still have the content.
It automatically saves a copy of each page that I bookmark so that if the page goes away (common with newspaper sources), I still have the content.
tinypliny - 07/22/11 07:10
What is a cache option? Can you elaborate?
What is a cache option? Can you elaborate?
heidi - 07/22/11 00:40
Yeah, I looked at it as an option when I picked diigo. Since so much of my research isn't journal-based, I'd still have to type in all the citation information. Citeulike doesn't offer a cache option, and it's not in current development.
Good luck on the scratchpad clone.
Yeah, I looked at it as an option when I picked diigo. Since so much of my research isn't journal-based, I'd still have to type in all the citation information. Citeulike doesn't offer a cache option, and it's not in current development.
Good luck on the scratchpad clone.
tinypliny - 07/21/11 20:20
To get around all these security hassles, I am now thinking of creating my own scratchpad like extension that would save things on google docs. But the problem is I have no idea about how to start. I read this :::link::: and extracted the .crx files of two of the apps I am interested in (Quicknote and Scratchpad). The idea is to the take the best features of each and combine them together... but its an uphill task since I have zero familiarity with all of this right now. More importantly, I have no time.
To get around all these security hassles, I am now thinking of creating my own scratchpad like extension that would save things on google docs. But the problem is I have no idea about how to start. I read this :::link::: and extracted the .crx files of two of the apps I am interested in (Quicknote and Scratchpad). The idea is to the take the best features of each and combine them together... but its an uphill task since I have zero familiarity with all of this right now. More importantly, I have no time.
tinypliny - 07/21/11 20:17
(e:heidi), have you ever looked at citeulike? I use that for all my work and school citations and references. There is no way I can trust anything else. All my PDFs, notes, fragments of writing, ideas, hypotheses are all on citeulike. It has numerous citation formats which are extremely convenient. I am now a "Gold member", not because the paid account is very different from the free account, but because I just like the service so much and know the developers personally... it's sort of like (e:strip) for me in a way but for work.
(e:heidi), have you ever looked at citeulike? I use that for all my work and school citations and references. There is no way I can trust anything else. All my PDFs, notes, fragments of writing, ideas, hypotheses are all on citeulike. It has numerous citation formats which are extremely convenient. I am now a "Gold member", not because the paid account is very different from the free account, but because I just like the service so much and know the developers personally... it's sort of like (e:strip) for me in a way but for work.
heidi - 07/21/11 16:01
I use a bunch of extensions and stuff from diigo. I keep my tagged, cached bookmarks there in a pro acct: :::link::: which has worked wonderfully for tracking all the articles I read about gas drilling. It made writing that ridiculous paper at the end of the semester really easy. Diiogo in the Chrome store: :::link:::
I've been using Quicknote but it doesn't have all the features of Scratchpad. There's a screen capture thingy too.
I use a bunch of extensions and stuff from diigo. I keep my tagged, cached bookmarks there in a pro acct: :::link::: which has worked wonderfully for tracking all the articles I read about gas drilling. It made writing that ridiculous paper at the end of the semester really easy. Diiogo in the Chrome store: :::link:::
I've been using Quicknote but it doesn't have all the features of Scratchpad. There's a screen capture thingy too.
uncutsaniflush - 07/21/11 03:29
fwiw, I can middle scroll with chrome in fedora and chromium in pclinuxos. I didn't feel like booting into Ubuntu to see if I could scroll with the middle mouse button there.
fwiw, I can middle scroll with chrome in fedora and chromium in pclinuxos. I didn't feel like booting into Ubuntu to see if I could scroll with the middle mouse button there.
07/19/2011 22:24 #54741
Armstrong 190711Category: goals
Day 3: 16x
Reason for stopping: My knee started paining!
Status: I think I stuck to better form today but unfortunately did the push ups on the wood floor instead of on my yoga mat. Result: nasty knee pain and somewhat less arm pain. Maybe it's like the principle of the counter-irritant. The knee pain was so much that it masked the arm pain. Anyhow, this whole process of building up strength is painful... Probably the only thing that encouraged me to do it today was reporting about it here.
As John Wayne once never said, "A tiny-armed person's gotta do what a tiny-armed person's gotta do".
Reason for stopping: My knee started paining!
Status: I think I stuck to better form today but unfortunately did the push ups on the wood floor instead of on my yoga mat. Result: nasty knee pain and somewhat less arm pain. Maybe it's like the principle of the counter-irritant. The knee pain was so much that it masked the arm pain. Anyhow, this whole process of building up strength is painful... Probably the only thing that encouraged me to do it today was reporting about it here.
As John Wayne once never said, "A tiny-armed person's gotta do what a tiny-armed person's gotta do".
metalpeter - 07/20/11 17:00
That guy was still of an athlete and on a beer ad..... Think he might have got away with it cause he never endorsed it he was just one of the group.... Or maybe the Tour De France doesn't take place here so it is legal?
That guy was still of an athlete and on a beer ad..... Think he might have got away with it cause he never endorsed it he was just one of the group.... Or maybe the Tour De France doesn't take place here so it is legal?
leetee - 07/20/11 10:08
simply because it is that time of year, when i read "Armstrong", i immediately think of the Tour de France :::link::: then i say, wait, Lance Armstrong retired (for the last and final time, we think!).
simply because it is that time of year, when i read "Armstrong", i immediately think of the Tour de France :::link::: then i say, wait, Lance Armstrong retired (for the last and final time, we think!).
07/18/2011 22:18 #54736
Armstrong 180711Category: goals
Day 2: 20x
Reason for stopping: Severe arm exhaustion
Status: I followed the Mayo technique that (e:heidi) linked yesterday for modified push ups. However, my back keeps sagging to the ground and I am not sure I felt my pectoral muscles and abdominal muscles stretch or even work. The only thing that is probably dying is my upper arm muscles, particularly the biceps. And they said it exercises your triceps. I am definitely doing this wrong... I will try again tomorrow to see if I can achieve proper form.
Till then, big OUCH. I hope my arms don't fall off in my sleep today. It feels like it.
Reason for stopping: Severe arm exhaustion
Status: I followed the Mayo technique that (e:heidi) linked yesterday for modified push ups. However, my back keeps sagging to the ground and I am not sure I felt my pectoral muscles and abdominal muscles stretch or even work. The only thing that is probably dying is my upper arm muscles, particularly the biceps. And they said it exercises your triceps. I am definitely doing this wrong... I will try again tomorrow to see if I can achieve proper form.
Till then, big OUCH. I hope my arms don't fall off in my sleep today. It feels like it.
tinypliny - 07/20/11 18:10
Thank you. In a few centuries, I might end up competing for the muscle woman crown.
Thank you. In a few centuries, I might end up competing for the muscle woman crown.
metalpeter - 07/20/11 17:16
I'm not sure.... It was many years ago for me.... But my memory is that triceps it is the resistance so you might not feel it... In any event wish you luck with this....
I'm not sure.... It was many years ago for me.... But my memory is that triceps it is the resistance so you might not feel it... In any event wish you luck with this....
tinypliny - 07/19/11 22:26
I don't think I am using my whole body weight because most of it is spread over my knees... And (e:metalpeter), I did them slowly today and still couldn't feel my triceps working.. hmm.
I don't think I am using my whole body weight because most of it is spread over my knees... And (e:metalpeter), I did them slowly today and still couldn't feel my triceps working.. hmm.
metalpeter - 07/19/11 16:37
If memory serves me correctly the triceps get worked by slowly letting your body down ..........
If memory serves me correctly the triceps get worked by slowly letting your body down ..........
paul - 07/19/11 10:22
Your whole body weight seems like a lot to start with considering how tiny your arms are. I have two ten pound weight you could borrow to start out with.
Your whole body weight seems like a lot to start with considering how tiny your arms are. I have two ten pound weight you could borrow to start out with.
07/19/2011 20:15 #54740
Fry Pan Excitement, Part ICategory: eating in
I am so excited about this 7+ pound 12 inch multiclad Fry Pan with a dome lid (which means I can not only make bread in it but additionally heft a nice weight around while making bread!).
It's not even healthy to be this excited about some inanimate object but I can't help it. It gets home this Saturday!
PS: It's made from steel by JSW, one of the largest steel producers from India at a plant in Texas Whoever said all jobs are moving from US -> Asia needs to take a look at JSW that did just the opposite.
It's not even healthy to be this excited about some inanimate object but I can't help it. It gets home this Saturday!
Jul 19, 2011 10:36 AM
Departed FedEx location
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA
Jul 18, 2011 8:06 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA
Jul 18, 2011 4:47 PM
Picked up CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA
Jul 18, 2011 11:07 AM
Shipment information sent to FedEx
PS: It's made from steel by JSW, one of the largest steel producers from India at a plant in Texas
Whoever said all jobs are moving from US -> Asia needs to take a look at JSW that did just the opposite. tinypliny - 07/20/11 18:09
I did that once and my pancake ended up stuck to the roof. I don't do extreme versions anymore. Besides my stove top is ceramic, I am not sure its wise...
I did that once and my pancake ended up stuck to the roof. I don't do extreme versions anymore. Besides my stove top is ceramic, I am not sure its wise...
metalpeter - 07/20/11 16:57
Do you cook things like on TV where you flip the pan and that moves the food......
Do you cook things like on TV where you flip the pan and that moves the food......
You just got to stick with it.