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Redskins Season Tickets

Loki and I are now proud owners of Redskins season tickets. 2 seats, up in section 416 row teenish, I forgot already. We would had been in 449 but we were too busy bullshiting on the phone for a minute.

As explained to us, next season we get a better pick of what sections we want. I said, “Sections 301 or 342″, Loki said “$1600″, I said, “Eh, nevermind”. I’ll be happy with some low row 50 yard line 400’s or higher row 50 yard line 200’s.

So, if anyone wants tickets minus the Cowboys and Rams games. Loki possibly would also like to go to division opponent games, I.E. Giants and Eagles. But all others, I think are open for the taking. Those include, in order of appearance: Saints, Cardinals, Browns, and Steelers.

One Hundred Push Ups

Since I have a hard time doing push ups, ah hell, a push up, I figured I’d give this program a try along with my Couch to 5K plan.

[url=http://hundredpushups.com]One Hundred Push Ups[/url]

The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

I found this a bit ago and started trying it out. I’m just starting out on Week 3 now. As a part-time smoker, it hasn’t been bad either. No stopping and nearly throwing up as I have in the past. It’s pretty sweet that from our place to the light off Rolling is pretty much 1 mile, give or take some feet. So far I’ve been covering 2 miles each run. Which is just the natural timing of the run, it just happens to be about 2 miles total. According to the schedule, I should be able to jog the whole 2 miles in about 4 more weeks.

This week may be a little tougher. I get to do some 3 minute runs. It’s seeming to build up nicely and not overexerting me at all, so, I’ll trust the plan. I’m sure I’ll be fine and as long as I don’t stare at my stopwatch the whole time.

Link: [url=http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml]The Couch-to-5K Running Plan[/url]

Virginia HOT Lanes

[quote]HOT lanes are tolled lanes that operate alongside existing highway lanes to provide users with a faster and more reliable travel option. Buses, carpools (HOV-3), motorcycles and emergency vehicles will have free access to HOT lanes. Drivers with fewer than three occupants can choose to pay to access the lanes.

Tolls for the HOT lanes will change according to traffic conditions to regulate demand for the lanes and keep them congestion free – even during peak hours. When traffic increases, tolls will go up. When traffic decreases, tolls will go down.

Fully electronic tolling on the HOT lanes will allow customers to pay tolls with E-ZPass – eliminating the need for toll booths. Electronic signs will display toll rates to help drivers decide whether to use HOT lanes. Drivers will lock in their toll rate when they enter the HOT lanes.

[url=http://www.virginiahotlanes.com]http://www.virginiahotlanes.com[/url][/quote]

Not that I’d ever think I’d need to use them but it should free up traffic by allowing those “Blue-tools” whom think they are important enough to pay a toll to go from the mixing bowl to Tysons.

If you didn’t know, as I didn’t, HOT stands for High Occupancy Toll.

I’m not sure when the construction is to begin but I believe it’s this year.

Is Spelling Really That Important?

I cmae acrsos tish wehn jstu borwsngi teh itnerent. Tuohgt it wsa knida itnersteign. I’d rthaer see tish tehn, sum1 takin 2 meh lik dis.

[quote]Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55% of plepoe can.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt![/quote]

Aeon: The XBMC Interface

I like this. It’s not for MythTV though. If I’m correct, it’s also a skin for Media Portal. Which sucks. But, what does Myth have?! Me-Po, Retro. Pfft!

[url=http://aeoncentral.com/index.html]http://aeoncentral.com/index.html[/url]

Tell Me How Effing Cool This Is?!

http://gizmodo.com/5019323/dynamic-tower-skyscraper-every-floor-self+rotates-powered-by-wind-and-sun

Windsurfer – The Ez-12 Parabolic Reflector

With nebulous cutting through the FiOS line, we stumbled back upon this parabolic reflector. The only different this time was the source of Internet that we are allowed to access and configure 24/7. The issue came with accessing this wireless Internet from nearly 90 feet away.

Enter, the Windsurfer.

With just some aluminum foil, glue and the template printed out (we used card stock), you to can fix you wireless woes. We saw significant gains with the use of one of these.

If your confused and no sure what a parabolic curve does: a line originating at the focus gets reflected on the parabola and continue in a direction parallel to the axis of symmetry, which is infinite. Likewise, a line coming in parallel to the axis of symmetry will be reflected to hit the focus.

Still confused? I’ll dumb it down for ye. It shoots Internets laser beams across the room in a straight line like for ya.

Neb did point out one thing. You may be able to see the wireless access point but the wireless access point might still having a hard time seeing you still. Think of it this way, it’s like a professional baseball (your access point) player playing catch with a kid in T-ball (your laptop). The pro can throw the ball all the way to the kid but the kid might not be strong enough to throw the ball back.

So, if your having issues. Make one of these, it’s kinda cool. It also reduces any connections that are behind the Windsurfer so be careful where you place the access point and the direction you point the Windsurfer.

[url=http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html]http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html[/url]

Real Mutant Powers

I might actually have to take an interest in Marvel comics after reading this article:

http://www.cracked.com/article_16449_7-people-from-around-world-with-real-mutant-superpowers.html