Dr. Nestle --
In a recent Seattle PI article, picked up by MSNBC, about PCC Market banning high-fructose corn syrup, you were quoted as saying that if removed from products, high-fructose corn syrup would "be replaced with sucrose (table sugar) or honey or organic cane juice, all of which are basically the same as HFCS, or artificial sweeteners." While the total caloric content of the products might stay the same, there are metabolic effects of corn syrup and HFCS that are very different, at least in a part of the population.
As a person with first hand experience with the differences, I want to share my story with you in the hopes that you can lead (or at least encourage) research into what it is about HFCS and other corn sweeteners that makes them different and how their wide spread use effects public health.
As an engineering student at Virginia Tech in the early '90s, I noticed a strong correlation between products I ate that contained HFCS and acne breakouts. Specifically I noticed that I was getting similar reactions about four hours after drinking Sprite and about four hours after eating a certain type of bar cookie that my grandmother makes. After investigating I found that the only common ingredient was corn syrup. These breakouts (which continue to this day) are typified by the formation of small (~0.5 mm) white or light yellow nodules that have the consistency of (fresh, not dried) walnut or pecan flesh in or near sebaceous glands.
Over time I found that by carefully reading food labels and avoiding products containing corn syrup (and it's derivatives), I could greatly reduce the number and severity of my acne breakouts. I also found that much of the time when I did have a breakout, I could trace it back to a specific product I had consumed. On several occasions I've even found out that a product I initially started buying that hadn't used corn syrup had changed their formulation, because it caused a breakout and I went back and rechecked the ingredients. A specific example of this was Sara Lee Cinnamon Raisin bagels (the last brand of bagels on most national chain shelves that had been free of corn syrup).
I have not found any other sweeteners, natural, processed or artificial, that cause similar problems for my body. I have found that other forms of fructose (mostly in products from outside the US) and that other corn based products or ingredients do not cause reactions. I haven't ever found an organic corn syrup so I can't draw any conclusions about the effects of industrial scale farming or processing. I also suspect that the main culprit is something (enzymes used in production?) in the corn sweeteners that, presumably, get more concentrated along with the fructose as it is processed from corn syrup to high-fructose corn syrup to corn syrup solids. For example I've found that my body can process the corn syrup in one Oreo cookie a day without a reaction, but not two, and that the small amount of corn syrup solids in a single Necco Wafer causes a significant breakout.
For background, I'm a nominally healthy and active male, now 38 years old, weighing about 165 and 5'7" tall, with no other known allergies or adverse reactions to food products. I would be willing to participate in controlled academic studies to confirm and better understand my personal observations.
Over the years I've met a number of other individuals that also get adverse reactions from corn syrup, but seem to do fine with other sweeteners. Not all of these reactions are identical or even similar to mine, but there is significant anecdotal evidence that HFCS is not the same as other sweeteners.
Thanks for your time, and I hope that this informal case study will help you understand that, from a public health stand point, there are differences between high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners that we don't fully understand and that these differences deserve serious academic research.
TTFN
Tom Sayles
Maple Valley, WA
BTW -- This is also posting to my blog "Tom's Words of Wisdom" at http://www.soot-n-smoke.com/tsayles/
2007-11-09
Using flash drive as swap
I'm in the process of building a new home server, in a converted big hulking heavy steel AT server case, that will mostly get used for file serving, local http serving, and routing / firewall between my wired home LAN and the wireless router to/from the Internet. One of the setups I'm contemplating is using a $50ish flash drive as a swap partition and/or disk cache, and I'm wondering if this is a good idea. I know that it might not be as fast, but it might allow the HDDs to spend more time spun down.
2007-11-08
A cure for Global Warming?
Ground said rising at Yellowstone Park
Be careful what you wish/pray for, you might get it. One sure fire way to end or at least postpone global warming would be for a full scale caldera eruption at Yellow Stone. That would probably cause a volcanic winter, leading to many years "without summers" much like 1816. If a caldera eruption induced volcanic winter causes enough snowfall and polar ice formation, the resulting reflective surface could cause enough solar radiation to bounce back into space to bring on the next ice age.
And at that point, we'll all need big SUVs to get around AND help the planet.
Be careful what you wish/pray for, you might get it. One sure fire way to end or at least postpone global warming would be for a full scale caldera eruption at Yellow Stone. That would probably cause a volcanic winter, leading to many years "without summers" much like 1816. If a caldera eruption induced volcanic winter causes enough snowfall and polar ice formation, the resulting reflective surface could cause enough solar radiation to bounce back into space to bring on the next ice age.
And at that point, we'll all need big SUVs to get around AND help the planet.
Telcom Immunity = Domestic Surveillance Cover-up
Senators Cantwell & Murry --
As a tech savvy constituent, I'm writing to make sure that you are aware of the truly devastating risk to civil liberties that the equipment widely reported (see links below) to have been installed at domestically strategic surveillance locations poses to American citizens living in the US. It is very important to our future freedoms that these reports be fully, publicly and independently investigated as a condition of any blanket grant of immunity, epically if such an investigation might find that governmental officials exceeded their statutory authority.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Sayles
Washington Post
A Story of Surveillance Former Technician 'Turning In' AT&T Over NSA Program
NY Times
U.S. Focused on Obtaining Long-Distance Phone Data, Company Officials Indicate
San Francisco Chronicle
Secret court may end up hearing AT&T illegal surveillance lawsuit
Legislation backed by White House would allow transfer
Seattle PI
NSA able to spy on AT&T users, group asserts, Internet advocates sue to end monitoring
As a tech savvy constituent, I'm writing to make sure that you are aware of the truly devastating risk to civil liberties that the equipment widely reported (see links below) to have been installed at domestically strategic surveillance locations poses to American citizens living in the US. It is very important to our future freedoms that these reports be fully, publicly and independently investigated as a condition of any blanket grant of immunity, epically if such an investigation might find that governmental officials exceeded their statutory authority.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Sayles
Washington Post
A Story of Surveillance Former Technician 'Turning In' AT&T Over NSA Program
NY Times
U.S. Focused on Obtaining Long-Distance Phone Data, Company Officials Indicate
San Francisco Chronicle
Secret court may end up hearing AT&T illegal surveillance lawsuit
Legislation backed by White House would allow transfer
Seattle PI
NSA able to spy on AT&T users, group asserts, Internet advocates sue to end monitoring
2007-10-18
Programmer time...
One of the fundamental limiting factors is available programmer time.
~Tom Sayles
... also stated as "One of the fundamental limiting factors of _______ is available programmer time." Where the blank can refer to almost any thing, process, system or group.
This is true of all (or almost all) modern systems, projects, products and even societies. It is probably also true of overall economic efficiency, output and per capita income.
I've finally gotten the opportunity (at work) to brush off my programing skills. For about the last two weeks I've been writing plug-ins, in Java, for ImageJ (an open source image processing package). These have been the first few projects I've done in Java, and I've also been able to get up to speed using Eclipse and JUnit.
Eclipse is hands down the best programing IDE I have ever used. Its integration with JUnit has allowed me to quickly learn and implement "test driven development".
~Tom Sayles
... also stated as "One of the fundamental limiting factors of _______ is available programmer time." Where the blank can refer to almost any thing, process, system or group.
This is true of all (or almost all) modern systems, projects, products and even societies. It is probably also true of overall economic efficiency, output and per capita income.
I've finally gotten the opportunity (at work) to brush off my programing skills. For about the last two weeks I've been writing plug-ins, in Java, for ImageJ (an open source image processing package). These have been the first few projects I've done in Java, and I've also been able to get up to speed using Eclipse and JUnit.
Eclipse is hands down the best programing IDE I have ever used. Its integration with JUnit has allowed me to quickly learn and implement "test driven development".
2007-10-13
Postel's Law
"Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others"
~Jon Postel, in RFC 793 § 2.10
This is often reworded as "be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you receive".
Inventor of the Web
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee did in deed invent the World Wide Web, almost single handedly. He wrote the first web editor, web server and web browser. Furthermore it was his openness (no patent and no royalties claimed), building on the neutrality of the early Internet, that allowed others to make their contributions to the Web transforming it into what we think of as the Internet today. And this is the primary reason we have one single public Internet rather then several large private and only loosely interconnected networks (AOL, MSN, CompuServe, etc.).
Along with Jon Postel, Guglielmo Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell, Tim Berners-Lee is probably one of the most important people in the history of modern communication.
Along with Jon Postel, Guglielmo Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell, Tim Berners-Lee is probably one of the most important people in the history of modern communication.
----- Original Message ----
From: Carol Sayles
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:43:01 AM
Subject: good one"When I invented the Web, I didn't have to ask anyone's permission."
~Tim Berners-Lee on Net Neutrality
# posted by TomS : 6:10 AM
OK Tom, now that is a very good Quote ! ! ! !
But did he really "invent the Web" ?
I recall Ivan Sutherland talking about the possibilities of all the small computers the world over being connected and how much bigger than the largest main frame that will get and quickly!
Seems to me he said all his Grad students were excited too. At that time in the 80s local connections were starting to out grow main frames I think?
At Iowa State as I recall one of the Foods Professors said that the very same bread recipe with special extras and exact quantities have been arrived at by people a world apart and no one stole it, they just both experimented until they found the same great taste. Both could prove their experiments. I think this was 19Th century restaurants.
Love, Mom/Carol
2007-10-12
Freedom is not free
"When I invented the Web, I didn't have to ask anyone's permission."
~Tim Berners-Lee on Net Neutrality
~Tim Berners-Lee on Net Neutrality
2007-10-09
Server uptime
What if all computers could do as well as a linux server?
tsayles@PopsHP:~$ uptime
16:51:11 up 287 days, 18:51, 1 user, load average: 0.05, 0.02, 0.00
tsayles@PopsHP:~$ sudo reboot
2007-09-30
Way cool image editing
If you've ever done some digital editing of your photos you need to watch this video on a new technique / plug-in called liquid rescaling.
Liquid Rescale GIMP plugin
Liquid Rescale GIMP plugin
2007-09-24
Reforming patents, promoting innovation
Found a link to this in a recent Lockergonme e-mail.
Google Public Policy Blog: Reforming patents, promoting innovation
Google Public Policy Blog: Reforming patents, promoting innovation
Both ends of I-90 in one day
On my home from the airport last night I made a little detour around the Seattle Stadiums to drive the western most 1/4 mile of I-90. Earlier in the day, I had been driven around Boston's Logan airport, which put me at eastern terminus of the USA's longest Interstate Highway.
I guess this points out that I'm a true highway geek.
I guess this points out that I'm a true highway geek.
2007-09-19
Liberty Quotes
I hate flying these days.
Liberty - Wikiquote:
Liberty - Wikiquote:
- The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
- Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
- It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
- It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defense of our nation worthwhile.
- Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.…The Goliath of totalitarianism will be brought down by the David of the microchip.
2007-09-10
Photos on Wikipedia
Looks like several of my longeing and vaulting photos have been used on Wikipedia in the longeing and vaulting articles. Who would have thought that one of my mentors, Tammy, and one of my longeing students, Holly, would get pictured as world class examples of longeing. And I don't know quite what to make of the fact that not only are two of my vaulters are shown as examples of vaulting, but I'm there too.
2007-09-06
2007-08-30
NASA Employees Fight Invasive Background Check
I don't find this too surprising, as I suspect that NASA is much more involved in the "Technical Measures" our country uses in international intelligence then most people realize.
The computer monitor I bought surplus from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center back in about 1998, has a little red plaque that states "CLASSIFIED USE AUTHORIZED". Given the proximity of GSFC and the NSA facilities at Fort Mead and the interruption of NASA TV coverage of shuttle missions during certain strategic international events, I suspect that there are some fiber optic cables linking the two carrying highly classified data. If NASA and NSA are sharing various communication and maybe even computing resources, I can see how such a blanket security decision might get made.
I predict that the government lawyers in the lawsuit will push to have the case dismissed on the grounds that defending against the complaint would require the disclosure of national security information.
Scientists sue NASA, Caltech over deep new background checks - International Herald Tribune:It sounds like there was a blanket decision to basically require security clearances for all NASA employees and contractors.
The computer monitor I bought surplus from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center back in about 1998, has a little red plaque that states "CLASSIFIED USE AUTHORIZED". Given the proximity of GSFC and the NSA facilities at Fort Mead and the interruption of NASA TV coverage of shuttle missions during certain strategic international events, I suspect that there are some fiber optic cables linking the two carrying highly classified data. If NASA and NSA are sharing various communication and maybe even computing resources, I can see how such a blanket security decision might get made.
I predict that the government lawyers in the lawsuit will push to have the case dismissed on the grounds that defending against the complaint would require the disclosure of national security information.
2007-08-27
Supporting TOR
Looks like Chris Prillo, the guy behind Lockergnome, is thinking about using TOR.
TOR or VPN? ~ Chris Pirillo:
TOR or VPN? ~ Chris Pirillo:
IMHO, I think that supporting and using TOR is very worthwhile way to promote freedom not only on the Internet, but also in the off line world. In many parts of the world TOR allows users to access information that their government or ISP choose to censor. Take a few minutes and set up your own TOR server.
"information wants to be free" -- Stewart Brand
2007-08-23
Re: old laptop & linux
Barry --
There are a couple of flavors of Linux that will load and boot off a floppy and PCMCIA Ethernet cards are actually better supported then wireless cards. So you should be able to boot of the floppy connect to the Internet via the Ethernet, then download and install just about any "distro" [distribution] you want to try.
There might also be one or more "appliance" distros that could do something useful with your old computers. I'd start by looking at some of the rPath distros. Perhaps you could mod the laptop case and turn it into a web connected picture frame?
Linux actually does a decent job with more legacy hardware then you might think, especially if the HW was popular for small servers and/or with the geek crowd. For example Linux grew up on SCSI drives and have very good support for most SCSI devices built in. Also if you're into tweeking drivers, with Linux you can always write or modify your own drivers.
I've got an old 486 file server in a beefy steel case sitting beside my desk waiting to have the new motherboard, processor , power supply, etc. installed. It's so old that it won't boot off the CD without a BIOS upgrade, otherwise it would already be running as my disk back-up server.
But like with an old jeep, even with Linux there is a point that the best thing to do with a system is take it to the recycler or post it on Craig's list.
TTFN
Tom
Barry Briggs wrote:
There are a couple of flavors of Linux that will load and boot off a floppy and PCMCIA Ethernet cards are actually better supported then wireless cards. So you should be able to boot of the floppy connect to the Internet via the Ethernet, then download and install just about any "distro" [distribution] you want to try.
There might also be one or more "appliance" distros that could do something useful with your old computers. I'd start by looking at some of the rPath distros. Perhaps you could mod the laptop case and turn it into a web connected picture frame?
Linux actually does a decent job with more legacy hardware then you might think, especially if the HW was popular for small servers and/or with the geek crowd. For example Linux grew up on SCSI drives and have very good support for most SCSI devices built in. Also if you're into tweeking drivers, with Linux you can always write or modify your own drivers.
I've got an old 486 file server in a beefy steel case sitting beside my desk waiting to have the new motherboard, processor , power supply, etc. installed. It's so old that it won't boot off the CD without a BIOS upgrade, otherwise it would already be running as my disk back-up server.
But like with an old jeep, even with Linux there is a point that the best thing to do with a system is take it to the recycler or post it on Craig's list.
TTFN
Tom
Barry Briggs wrote:
Tom,Did I mention this laptop does not have CD, ethernet or USB. It has an PCMCIA (not cardbus) I have an ethernet card that goes in the PCMCIA slot. Normally I load things over the floppy or the ethernet port. It does not have backup since the battery pack died a long time ago.This is sounding more and more like a futile, time consuming job. I have another big computer, but it is even older (P100) and has lots of strange hardware in it - SCSI CD, NEC 4 CD changer, backup tape drive (floppy) 720k 5 1/4 floppy, etc. It was my web server running tiny until I ran out of disk space and bought a Fry's $300 wonder and moved to Apache.Barry
On 8/22/07, Tom Sayles wrote:Barry --
Laptops in particular tend to have more proprietary hardware and
software, so some of the custom designed devices might not work or be
fully supported. If you have (or get) a wireless card with good open
source drivers for it, you should be able to set it up for lightweight
web browsing [don't expect to surf youtube] or maybe even as an
X-terminal.
I've also heard of people having success using old laptops as web
server / internet gateway / firewall because they have a small footprint
and built-in back-up power.
Assuming that the bios supports booting off a CD and that by modern
standards it's memory challenged, my first suggestion would be to try a
Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux live CD on it.
Another fun item might be to try the OLPC os on it.
TTFN
Tom Sayles
Barry Briggs wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I have an old (12 years) Sharp laptop that currently has windows 95
> installed. It would make a good candidate for linux.
>
> Questions:
http://bdbriggs.dyndns.org/DayTrips/USSHornetFlashlightTourAugust2007/index.html>
> Do you think there is any chance the old hardware would work with linux.
> If so, which version is my best bet?
>
> Any luck selling the old Jeep???
>
> Jon was just here and we took lots of pictures of the places we went:
>
> http://bdbriggs.dyndns.org/DayTrips/USSHornetFlashlightTourAugust2007/index.html
> http://bdbriggs.dyndns.org/DayTrips/RosicrucianEgyptianMuseum2007/index.html
> http://bdbriggs.dyndns.org/DayTrips/HistoricCarRacesLagunaSecaAugust2007/index.html
> http://bdbriggs.dyndns.org/DayTrips/CaliforniaRailroadMuseumAugust2007/index.html
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barry
2007-08-18
Fixing Deepest Sender
I was running into a problem with Deepest Sender not being able to post to my Blogger Blog. After much searching I found a post on community.livejournal.com that might help. (This post will be a test.)
deepestsender: Can't post to Blogger.com because of a date/time format error:The steps I followed were:
My fixed xpi file is here.
Also it looks like the fix was made in the CVS source at MozDev.org, so it should be in the next official release.
deepestsender: Can't post to Blogger.com because of a date/time format error:The steps I followed were:
- I downloaded a fresh copy of the modified the "deepest sender-0.8.0-firefox+sm.xpi" file from addons.mozilla.org.
- Dug though the archives and made the replace "var iso8601 = this.date.toISO8601String(4);" with "var iso8601 = this.date.toISO8601String(5);" change to the "atom.js" per the community.livejournal.com posting.
- Saved the file to my desktop and replaced the one in the archives. This also involved saving a copy of the deepestsender.jar file to my desktop to update the "deepest sender-0.8.0-firefox+sm.xpi" file.
- I also updated the version number in both the install.rdf and install.js files to append my initials, aka 0.8.0-TJS.
- I uninstalled deepest sender 0.8.0 and restarted firefox.
- I dragged the updated deepest sender-0.8.0-firefox+sm.xpi file from my desktop to the firefox address bar, reinstalled and restarted firefox.
- I deleted my blogger account from deepest sender and readded it with my blog's url as the posting url.
My fixed xpi file is here.
Also it looks like the fix was made in the CVS source at MozDev.org, so it should be in the next official release.
2007-08-17
Fixing F-Spot exporting to Flickr
I was having trouble after some Ubuntu update/upgrade earlier this year when I tried to export photos from F-Spot to my Flickr account. When the problem first cropped up my Google searches didn't turn up a solution. But now that I'm back from Nationals, I again looked into fixing the problem and found the following.
Re: Error while trying to auth flickr,:It took a little more searching to figure out that the "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/" was a gnome key and that I needed to use the gconf-editor to up date the keys. But I was able to fix the problem.
Re: Error while trying to auth flickr,:It took a little more searching to figure out that the "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/" was a gnome key and that I needed to use the gconf-editor to up date the keys. But I was able to fix the problem.
Geek Jeep For Sale!
It's time to get rid of my white 1992 Jeep Cherokee.
it's posted on Craig's List.
I'd like to sell it really cheep [<$100] to someone local who wants various parts off it and has the space to store it and will let me come and pull a few parts off it now and then.
If you're only interested in specific parts please leave a comment here, and your include contact information.
it's posted on Craig's List.
I'd like to sell it really cheep [<$100] to someone local who wants various parts off it and has the space to store it and will let me come and pull a few parts off it now and then.
If you're only interested in specific parts please leave a comment here, and your include contact information.
2007-08-06
Vaulting in Denver
The trip from Washington was uneventful. All are well following practices in Ft. Lupton on Sunday. We will move the horses, starting this afternoon with Storm and Joey, over to the National Western complex. Tuesday and Wednesday morning are practice and setup days. The "Para-Nationals" in on Wednesday with competition starting on Thursday and running through Sunday.
2007-07-26
Re: Tom, Can I get your assistance?
Kody --
Please let me apologize for my less then "couth" response.
Part of bing an effective coach (especially to teenagers) is knowing exactly what to say that will quickly and efficiently achieve the desired performance goal(s). In this case my goals were:
Your reference to my "vaulters" indicates that you probably followed the link in my July 16th reply, most likely because your somewhat upset and wanted to know just who you were dealing with. This indicates that I likely achieved goal 2. And now when my name shows up in your data, you will hopefully remember it and act on it accordingly.
At this time I have no way direct or indirect way of knowing if I achieved goal 3. (Some lessons are only achieved through repetition.) If I did/do get this point across and you act on the information, it will probably improve your success rate. This would then have been a positive response to the request for "assistance" in subject line your form letter e-mail. You're welcome.
BTW, I'm posting this conversation on my blog.
Sincerely,
Tom Sayles
Moore, Kody wrote:
Note: I made some minor edits to this e-mail when I posted on this blog, first to eliminate a crude body part reference and second to obfuscate my e-mail address in an effort to cut down on th spam I have to wade through each day.
Please let me apologize for my less then "couth" response.
Part of bing an effective coach (especially to teenagers) is knowing exactly what to say that will quickly and efficiently achieve the desired performance goal(s). In this case my goals were:
- Break the attention barrier.
Due to the detailed contact information I deduced that you probably were a real human and not just a spambot. I needed a way to standout from other "sorry not interested" replies. - Make a strong memorable impression.
At a physiological level, strong emotions build the strongest neurological connections in the brain's memory centers. A good coach knows when and how to exploit this fact. - Again try to point out that the information you're working with has serious quality issues.
Both your 07/16/2007 08:41 AM and your 07/25/2007 07:24 AM e-mails have data quality issues that give a first impression that you don't know what's going on. The employer information in the first one was more then ten years out of date. The data in the second one is just plain false. Thirdly the tools you're using really should have brought to your attention that you already contacted my tsayles {-at-} Soot-n-smoke.com address and got a "sorry not interested" reply.
Your reference to my "vaulters" indicates that you probably followed the link in my July 16th reply, most likely because your somewhat upset and wanted to know just who you were dealing with. This indicates that I likely achieved goal 2. And now when my name shows up in your data, you will hopefully remember it and act on it accordingly.
At this time I have no way direct or indirect way of knowing if I achieved goal 3. (Some lessons are only achieved through repetition.) If I did/do get this point across and you act on the information, it will probably improve your success rate. This would then have been a positive response to the request for "assistance" in subject line your form letter e-mail. You're welcome.
BTW, I'm posting this conversation on my blog.
Sincerely,
Tom Sayles
Moore, Kody wrote:
Tom,I apologize for the mistake as I would not waste my time with someone that is not interested or as uncouth as yourself. I hope your vaulters see more patience and understanding from you when they make meaningless mistakes. Rest assured that nobody from our firm will waste their time on you!Best regards,Kody MooreAssociate - Civil EngineeringMBA Management, Inc14900 Conference Center Drive, Ste 300Chantilly, VA 20151703 273 0028 x 223 office701 371 3909 mobileThe information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are informed that any dissemination, copying or disclosure of the material contained herein, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify MBA and purge this message.Kody --
From: Tom Sayles [mailto:tsayles@Soot-n-smoke.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:35 PM
To: Moore, Kody
Subject: Re: Tom, Can I get your assistance?
Get your face out of your !$$ [crude reference to hind end body part replaced] and pay attention to what your doing. You information is incorrect as I have never worked for MDSHA and I replied, nicely, to your inquiry last week. See my e-mail timestamped at 07/16/2007 05:02 PM PDT.
If you contact me again about these same positions, I will inform your supervisor and track down the firm that you are recruiting for and report the contact as harassment.
Disrespectfully,
Tom Sayles
Moore, Kody wrote:Tom,I am a recruiter in the land development and transportation industries, and my understanding is that you are a Project Engineer with the MDSHA. I represent many clients but am presently involved with a full service engineering company in the Baltimore area, that is looking to expand its transportation department with a team of three individuals. They include a PM with a transportation planning or design background, a highway engineer, and a traffic engineer. This firm has been in the business for over 50 years, operate our of 4 offices(2 in Maryland and 2 in Virginia), and employ around 200 individuals. The reason they are expanding is that they have multiple large projects(MD DOT, DC DOT, and MD State Hwy Admin) that need to be staffed. These are full-time positions with a company that last year was ranked in the top 25 engineering firms in the DC Metro area, recognized to be in the "Top 15 Mid-Size Engineering Firms to work for in the Nation" by CE News in 2006.If you know anyone that would be interested in an opportunity like the ones mentioned, could you please pass along the information. I would be happy to go into greater detail about the position. As always all conversations I have are completely confidential, and I appreciate any and all help you can provide.Best regards,Kody MooreAssociate - Civil EngineeringMBA Management, Inc14900 Conference Center Drive, Ste 300Chantilly, VA 20151703 273 0028 x 223 office701 371 3909 mobileThe information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are informed that any dissemination, copying or disclosure of the material contained herein, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify MBA and purge this message.
Kody --
Your information is only 10.5 years out of date, as I haven't worked in Civil Engineering or for VDOT since December 1996. Current resume is here.
While I am somewhat interested in getting back into Traffic Engineering, I am not interested in relocating back to the Baltimore / Washington DC area. I'd only be interested in opportunities in the Seattle area, preferably on the eastside in cities such as: Woodinville, Bothell, Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, etc.
TTFN
Tom Sayles
Moore, Kody wrote:Thomas,I am a recruiter in the land development and transportation industries, and my understanding is that you are a Traffic Engineer with the VDOT. I represent many clients but am presently involved with a full service engineering company in the Baltimore area, that is looking to expand its transportation department with a team of three individuals. They include a PM with a transportation planning or design background, a highway engineer, and a traffic engineer. This firm has been in the business for over 50 years, operate our of 4 offices(2 in Maryland and 2 in Virginia), and employ around 200 individuals. The reason they are expanding is that they have multiple large projects(MD DOT, DC DOT, and MD State Hwy Admin) that need to be staffed. These are full-time positions with a company that last year was ranked in the top 25 engineering firms in the DC Metro area, recognized to be in the "Top 15 Mid-Size Engineering Firms to work for in the Nation" by CE News in 2006.Another is a 13 year old firm that is already in the top ten engineering firms in the Metro DC area. The President of the company is a former president of Greenhorne and O'mara who grew the firm from 150-200 employees to over 1800 employees. They are a growing firm and looking to bring in the right team of individuals to ensure it continues to grow. They are the General Engineering Consultants for Spotsylvania county, are the on-call engineers for Fairfax County, involved with the Dulles Rail Extension, and are the prime Contractor for the work on VDOT 495/395 hot lanes. The firm is fully networked and all employees have their own workstations. They are looking for Professional Engineers that are looking to work with side by side with the main principles in the firm on these and many other projects. These individuals have to be willing to put in the time and effort to keep this firm growing and become the premiere firm in the area.If you know anyone that would be interested in an opportunity like the ones mentioned, could you please pass along the information. I would be happy to go into greater detail about the position. As always all conversations I have are completely confidential, and I appreciate any and all help you can provide.Best regards,Kody MooreAssociate - Civil EngineeringMBA Management, Inc14900 Conference Center Drive, Ste 300Chantilly, VA 20151703 273 0028 x 223 office701 371 3909 mobileThe information contained in this electronic message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
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Note: I made some minor edits to this e-mail when I posted on this blog, first to eliminate a crude body part reference and second to obfuscate my e-mail address in an effort to cut down on th spam I have to wade through each day.
2007-07-20
I love the linux command line
I recently had an external hard drive die. It had been kind of flaky since I fell down the stairs at x-mass and dropped it about 6 ft. Since I knew it wasn't working well, I was using mostly as yet another location for backing up data (like from my parent's home network). So when I finally gave up on it this week, I had lost any data.
In planning for the replacement, I was trying to remember the hardware in the Ubuntu server, PopsHP, I have setup for my parents in their condo. A quick search of Google showed me the lshw command. It was already installed on PopsHP and when I ran it (via an ssh connection), it suggested that "you should run this program as super-user". Which I did and piped the resulting text to a file. Next I ran a little script I have that uses rsync to transfer files to a subdirectory in my home folder on my main desktop machine. So in under five minutes I had a complete and detailed listing of the hardware in PopsHP, on my local machine.
Then as a bonus, as I was typing up this blog post, I discovered that lshw will format its output as HTML. So in under a minute, I reran the entire process adding in the HTML command line switch.
What can I say except that I love linux.
In planning for the replacement, I was trying to remember the hardware in the Ubuntu server, PopsHP, I have setup for my parents in their condo. A quick search of Google showed me the lshw command. It was already installed on PopsHP and when I ran it (via an ssh connection), it suggested that "you should run this program as super-user". Which I did and piped the resulting text to a file. Next I ran a little script I have that uses rsync to transfer files to a subdirectory in my home folder on my main desktop machine. So in under five minutes I had a complete and detailed listing of the hardware in PopsHP, on my local machine.
Then as a bonus, as I was typing up this blog post, I discovered that lshw will format its output as HTML. So in under a minute, I reran the entire process adding in the HTML command line switch.
What can I say except that I love linux.
2007-07-19
Printing catastrophe
This printing catastrophe video was sent to me by one of the vaulters. I was able to quickly find it on YouTube.
Back on the road again.
Turns out the problem with the Jeep Noir was just the crankshaft position sensor, even though the mechanic kept calling it the cam sensor. (And yes sensors occasionally fail on older jeeps.) If It's the sort of think I could have fixed myself but would have had a hard time diagnosing on my own. I probably could have even pulled the sensor off the Geek Jeep, though that would have left it immobilized and thus harder to sell.
2007-07-17
Chocolate Blog
I saw this linked to from my friend Gretta's blog and thought some of you might like it.
http://cacaolab.wordpress.com/
http://cacaolab.wordpress.com/
2007-07-16
Is this what's wrong with Jeep Noir?
Cam-Crank Sensor Relationships:
My mechanic was too booked up to get a look at the Jeep Noir today, but he said that it sounded like the cam sensor.
My mechanic was too booked up to get a look at the Jeep Noir today, but he said that it sounded like the cam sensor.
2007-07-14
More Jeep trouble?!?!
Aaack!
After tune-up on 7/13 at Model Garage in Fall City, I drove the Jeep Noir two miles to Patterson Creek Farm, where it was parked for several hours. Friday evening I drove from Patterson Creek Farm 20 miles to home in Kingsgate area of Woodinville, where it was parked overnight.
After tune-up on 7/13 at Model Garage in Fall City, I drove the Jeep Noir two miles to Patterson Creek Farm, where it was parked for several hours. Friday evening I drove from Patterson Creek Farm 20 miles to home in Kingsgate area of Woodinville, where it was parked overnight.
Saturday morning I drove the Jeep Noir from Kingsgate the 20 miles back to Patterson Creek Farm for regular vaulting practice. About midday I drove from Patterson Creek Farm toward Issaquah. On Issaquah – Fall City Rd approaching Klahanie Dr. (4.5 miles form Patterson Creek Farm) the Jeep Noir stalled while decelerating down hill and would not restart.
At the time of the stall Radio and A/C with fan on high were running and vehicle was coasting (clutch depressed) and breaking to stop behind traffic at signal.
On the side of the road, I then checked various superficial possible causes:
checked for loose coil & spark plug wires,
confirmed fuel under pressure at fuel bar test port,
visually inspected various ignition related fuses,
rotated positive battery terminal to avoid possible grounding on battery bracket
During repeated cranking and 45+ minutes of flashing hazard lights, voltage indicated at instrument panel gradually dropped from ~12v down to ~9-10v, at which point the starter motor would no longer engage / rotate engine.
So I ended up having the Jeep Noir toed back to Model Garage in Fall City, where I'm hoping they will be able to quickly fix the problem, especially if it ends up being one that they caused.
2007-07-13
Bucking Hay
While the Jeep Noir was getting a tune-up today, I pent several hours "bucking hay", i.e. helping to bring it in from the field. Hutch and I hauled in about 150 of the estimated 600 bails that the neighbors cut and bailed this week. It was a hot sweaty and strenuous job that doesn't pay much, but it needed to be done and was a big help for the barn. The neighbor's hay is good quality at a good price.
Before bucking hay, we had a short vaulting practice for our Nationals bound vaulter and did a little bit of a vaulting demo for the Natural Horsemanship camp that has been taking place at our barn this week. Several of the campers were very interested and I hope that we will get another vaulter or two.
Before bucking hay, we had a short vaulting practice for our Nationals bound vaulter and did a little bit of a vaulting demo for the Natural Horsemanship camp that has been taking place at our barn this week. Several of the campers were very interested and I hope that we will get another vaulter or two.
2007-07-12
Planning for Nationals 2007
The Cascade Vaulters entries are in and my plans for Nationals are coming together.
Nationals this year are in Denver on August 9-12 at the National Western complex.
I have only one vaulter going to nationals this year. She will be part of composite trot team with the Warm Beach Vaulters and will be using their horses.
It looks like I will again be hauling horses to Denver with Tammy Denault, now with the Mtn. Wind Vaulters. I should be in the Denver area from about August 5th until August 13. For the return trip, Tammy will be flying back east from Denver to be with her family, and I will be driving her truck trailer and horse back to Kettle Falls, WA.
We'll also be traveling with and hauling a horse, Joey[?], for the Harbor View vaulters who are an off shoot of Tammy's former club, the Emerald City Vaulters.
Nationals this year are in Denver on August 9-12 at the National Western complex.
I have only one vaulter going to nationals this year. She will be part of composite trot team with the Warm Beach Vaulters and will be using their horses.
It looks like I will again be hauling horses to Denver with Tammy Denault, now with the Mtn. Wind Vaulters. I should be in the Denver area from about August 5th until August 13. For the return trip, Tammy will be flying back east from Denver to be with her family, and I will be driving her truck trailer and horse back to Kettle Falls, WA.
We'll also be traveling with and hauling a horse, Joey[?], for the Harbor View vaulters who are an off shoot of Tammy's former club, the Emerald City Vaulters.
2007-07-07
Jeep Noir ready to go!
It took all day Wednesday and big chunks of Thursday and Friday, but I got almost everything switched / moved from the Geek Jeep over to the Jeep Noir.
Geek Jeep provided so well.
I still need to clean-up the Geek Jeep and get it posted on Craig's list or otherwise find it a good home.
- The passenger side rear door window has been switched with the one from the Geek Jeep.
- The stock speakers and some of the stock wiring for them got switched from the Geek Jeep as the after market speakers in the Jeep Noir didn't really fit. They interfered with the window cranks.
- I had to repair the stock wiring harness for the radio as the previous owner had wired his directly. For the Geek Jeep I had an adapter harness that plugged into the stock harness.
- All my "jeep stuff" has been moved from the Geek Jeep into the same places in the Jeep Noir, so I still know where to find everything and can pull almost any needed item out of my jeep on short notice.
- The tune-up is scheduled for next Friday (7/13).
- Windshield will probably get done sometime in the next few weeks, but it isn't an urgent fix.
- Still need to get the hitch package ordered, as moving the old one isn't easy. (It would require fishing nuts out from deep inside box beams of the Geek Jeep frame and threading them into the Jeep Noir frame without the aid of the special springs that initially came with the kit.)
- The breaks will likely need get done some time between Ben's wedding (in September) and Thanksgiving.
Geek Jeep provided so well.
I still need to clean-up the Geek Jeep and get it posted on Craig's list or otherwise find it a good home.
2007-07-03
Tom's JeepNoir
I signed paperwork this evening and received the key to my "Jeep Noir". It's has a black exterior with a small red sport stripe. The interior is the same gray as the Geek Jeep!
The "Jeep Noir" passed pre-purchase inspections this afternoon in good shape. [Much better then the Geek Jeep did in 1999.] The only serious hits were:
There are a number of cosmetic / comfort items that I will transfer from the Geek Jeep, including:
The "Jeep Noir" passed pre-purchase inspections this afternoon in good shape. [Much better then the Geek Jeep did in 1999.] The only serious hits were:
- Needs a tune-up
(routine maintenance item) - Breaks will need to be done later this year
(routine maintenance item) - The windshield is cracked
($244, including mobile instillation service while I'm at work, just had this done on the Geek Jeep about a month ago.) - The passenger side rear door window is broken out
(this can easily be replaced with the one from the Geek Jeep) - And when the cooling system was pressure tested the heater valve exploded!
(A common failure point on early '90 jeeps. I've gone through about six of them, and have a spare on hand most of the time.)
There are a number of cosmetic / comfort items that I will transfer from the Geek Jeep, including:
- Radio w/ custom cut cluster bezel
- Gray floor mats (new from Costco only a few weeks ago)
- Driver's seat, and possibly front passenger seat if they don't match,
(Twenty / forty minute job. The Driver's seat in the Geek Jeep is in better shape.) - Driver and front passenger door panels, including stock stereo speakers,
(Jeep Noir has after-market speakers that don't really fit.) - Passenger side sun visor
(JeepNoir's is broken.) - Driver and front passenger window handles
(Jeep Noir has back and I think the gray looks better.)
2007-06-29
I think I found a replacemnet Jeep
I went and looked at a 1993 Cherokee Sport this afternoon. It has the main items I'm looking for and is in fairly good condition (for it's age) and has less miles on it then mine did when I bought it eight years ago. It does have a few items (seat, right rear passenger window, thermostat, shifter knob) that will need to get fixed sooner rather then later. But it is not only a year newer then the Geek Jeep, it is also one model up the product line (Sport vs. STD). Which means that it already has things like the nicer instrument cluster, the rear defroster and rear wiper without having the extras the will tend to break over the long haul, (power windows, power door locks, etc.). The only thing it doesn't have that I had wanted was a hitch. So I will just end up adding one like I did to the Geek Jeep in 1999.
I gave the current owner, James, enough of a deposit that he won't sell it to someone else over the weekend. The plan is that he will bring it out to my mechanic in Fall City on Monday Afternoon.
I gave the current owner, James, enough of a deposit that he won't sell it to someone else over the weekend. The plan is that he will bring it out to my mechanic in Fall City on Monday Afternoon.
2007-06-28
WANTED: early '90s Cherokee, Explorer or 6cyl midsize pickup
My '92 Cherokee with 359k miles had the #2 cylinder die and I need to find a replacement.
Things I'm looking for include:
* 6 cylinder engine (~4.0 liter)
* manual transmission
* working AC
* hitch / towing package (2" receiver preferred)
* about 200k or less miles (maybe a little more if all else is good)
* no major work urgently need
* no minor work needed to get too and from work
Willing to pay about $1400, depending on condition and features. (Maybe a little more for the perfect replacement.)
Ad selling my '92 Cherokee coming soon!
Things I'm looking for include:
* 6 cylinder engine (~4.0 liter)
* manual transmission
* working AC
* hitch / towing package (2" receiver preferred)
* about 200k or less miles (maybe a little more if all else is good)
* no major work urgently need
* no minor work needed to get too and from work
Willing to pay about $1400, depending on condition and features. (Maybe a little more for the perfect replacement.)
Ad selling my '92 Cherokee coming soon!
2007-06-19
Geek Jeep Terminally Ill
I'm saddened to report that my venerable white '92 Jeep Cherokee, once upon a time known as "The Geek Jeep", is on it's last few miles. Late last week it began running a little rough. It did better over the weekend after having the fluids (including oil) topped off on Friday. But by Monday morning it was missing consistently on at least one cylinder. My initial thought was that this was likely due to the fact that it was over due for a tune up (new plugs, cap, rotor, etc.). I got it home Monday evening on the remaining five cylinder, and preformed the tune-up. However the number 2 spark plug was covered in oil and it was still missing when I got everything back together. So based on recommendations from a few friends I took it in to the Model Garage in Fall City, where they did a compression test, etc. and diagnosed the problem as the piston, piston rings or both, with an estimated repair cost starting at about $1500. For that price I could just about replace it.
It now has about 359k miles, 183k of which I've put on it in the eight years I have owned it. It started out it's life in California with an unknown owner. My friend Alan Duda acquired it in New Mexico around '97 when he moved with it to the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. I bought it from him for $1400 in June 1999, had a new transmission put in, and drove it from DC through Chicago, Seattle, Oakland, San Jose, Las Vagas, Los Angles, Dallas, Venice (FL), Atlanta and back to DC before the end of that year. In early 2000 it made trip down to Venice FL pulling a large U-Haul trailer to and from Atlanta. In late 2000 when I moved from Maryland, the Jeep pulled my little cargo trailer to L.A., then in early 2001 north to the Seattle area. Since then it's been down to California several times. In 2003 I drove it to the Vaulting National Championships in Denver, where it developed a crack in the radiator, which I replaced before heading home. This year it got new rear breaks, new tires, a new windshield and just last week, new floor mats.
So I'm in the market for a new (used) vehicle. Either another early '90s Cherokee or a six cylinder small or mid-size pick-up. If you know someone who might have such a vehicle (in the Seattle area) and might be willing to part with it for under $2k, please do let me know. For more specifics see this post on my blog.
It now has about 359k miles, 183k of which I've put on it in the eight years I have owned it. It started out it's life in California with an unknown owner. My friend Alan Duda acquired it in New Mexico around '97 when he moved with it to the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. I bought it from him for $1400 in June 1999, had a new transmission put in, and drove it from DC through Chicago, Seattle, Oakland, San Jose, Las Vagas, Los Angles, Dallas, Venice (FL), Atlanta and back to DC before the end of that year. In early 2000 it made trip down to Venice FL pulling a large U-Haul trailer to and from Atlanta. In late 2000 when I moved from Maryland, the Jeep pulled my little cargo trailer to L.A., then in early 2001 north to the Seattle area. Since then it's been down to California several times. In 2003 I drove it to the Vaulting National Championships in Denver, where it developed a crack in the radiator, which I replaced before heading home. This year it got new rear breaks, new tires, a new windshield and just last week, new floor mats.
So I'm in the market for a new (used) vehicle. Either another early '90s Cherokee or a six cylinder small or mid-size pick-up. If you know someone who might have such a vehicle (in the Seattle area) and might be willing to part with it for under $2k, please do let me know. For more specifics see this post on my blog.
2007-04-17
Virginia Tech massacre
Yesterday was a very sad day for Hokies everywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacre
Among those killed was Dr. Loganathan, whom I believe was one of my hydraulics professors.
I'm not sure but he might also have been one of the young Tech profs that worked with my grandfather on quantifying the transient effects of closing check valves (i.e. water hammer) using some of the early PC based data loggers and pressure transducers.
2007-04-12
2006 Taxes
1040ez.
Start to finish, 30 minutes including 10 minutes deciding that trying to free e-file wasn't worth the effort.
Refund due: $14.45.
Start to finish, 30 minutes including 10 minutes deciding that trying to free e-file wasn't worth the effort.
Refund due: $14.45.
2007-03-25
Liberated Music
Alyssa --
A few weeks ago you said that you're are interested in listening to new music that might be suitable for vaulting.
Below are a bunch of links to sources of legal music downloads. A number of them are to organizations I am familiar with including:
Most of the artists on these sites should be independent of the RIAA record labels and look at the Internet as a way to publicize their works, promote their live performances and/or are simply making music because it is fun and they want to share it with the world.
The best opportunities of the future are in The Long Tail.
TTFN
Tom Sayles
Head Coach, Cascade Vaulters
A few weeks ago you said that you're are interested in listening to new music that might be suitable for vaulting.
Below are a bunch of links to sources of legal music downloads. A number of them are to organizations I am familiar with including:
- Creative Commons;
- the Association of Music Podcasting;
- Defective by Design
- FreeCulture.org
- Garageband.com
- MagnaTune
- myspace.com
- CDBaby; and
- the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Most of the artists on these sites should be independent of the RIAA record labels and look at the Internet as a way to publicize their works, promote their live performances and/or are simply making music because it is fun and they want to share it with the world.
The best opportunities of the future are in The Long Tail.
TTFN
Tom Sayles
Head Coach, Cascade Vaulters
- AmieStreet.com
- Association of Music Podcasting (AMP)
- Beat Port
- BoycottRIAA.com "Non-RIAA" List
- CDBaby.com
- Creative Commons
- Defective by Design's List of DRM-Free Music Sites
- Dischord.com
- DJ Download
- dmusic
- Electronic Frontier Foundation List of "Artists Online"
- emusic.com
- Fading Ways Records
- Fake Science
- Fat Cat
- FreeCulture.org
- Garageband.com
- harveydanger.com
- iRate Radio
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Musuem
- Jamendo.com
- Janis Ian.com
- last.fm
- Lime Light Radio
- Live Music Archive
- live365.com free downloads
- MagnaTune
- Matador Records
- Merge Records
- Mundaze
- myspace.com
- Nettwerk Download Store
- R.evolution I.n P.rogress
- RIAARadar.com
- Slankard, Megan
- Stompy
- uncoolcentral.com
- Vision Metal Records
- warprecords.com
- WPRB.com
(Links to non-RIAA legal music download information)
from the Recording Industry vs The People blog
2007-03-04
2007-02-24
My First Wikipedia Article -- WA SR-204
I wrote my first article for Wikipedia last weekend.
Washington State Route 204 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I had done some reformatting on the SR-203 article (using the SR-202 article as a guide), because I drive both SR-202 and SR-203 fairly often, and I noticed that there was no article for SR-204. From the work on SR-203, I knew where to find all the required info, so I wrote the article on SR-204. When I get some more time I hope to write the articles for SR-206 & 207 as well.
Working with highway data like this info makes me want to get back into traffic engineering, and perhaps I can use the Wikipedia work to move me in that direction.
I know enough about the kind of information that WsDot probably has in their databases to know that much of the information about the Washington State Routes could be written and updated by bots. Furthermore I might be interested in writing some of them.
Washington State Route 204 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaI had done some reformatting on the SR-203 article (using the SR-202 article as a guide), because I drive both SR-202 and SR-203 fairly often, and I noticed that there was no article for SR-204. From the work on SR-203, I knew where to find all the required info, so I wrote the article on SR-204. When I get some more time I hope to write the articles for SR-206 & 207 as well.
Working with highway data like this info makes me want to get back into traffic engineering, and perhaps I can use the Wikipedia work to move me in that direction.
I know enough about the kind of information that WsDot probably has in their databases to know that much of the information about the Washington State Routes could be written and updated by bots. Furthermore I might be interested in writing some of them.
Idea: Open Road Logger
I think it would be useful to have open and publicly available photo and/or video logs of various roads and highways. These logs could serve as source material for projects like the WikiProject U.S. Roads and even for highway and civic planners.
To be really useful and readily available the logs probably need to be tagged with some kind of open license, like a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. This way information from multiple logs and be combined to produce reports, plans, etc., without worrying about getting the rights to use the data, which is a common problem with mapping and GIS data today.
There are a couple of ways that these photo / video logs might be facilitated. The one option might be to write GPLed a Mono / .Net application to integrate photos and/or video with GPS data in real time (as it is collected) then post the resulting log to sites like Flickr, YouTube, Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, etc. Another option might be to develop a flash application that would capture images and GPS data and submit it to some kind of central repository.
Logs of major highways could be collected quite frequently if open minded truckers got involved. Minor highways and local roads would likely require efforts by local supporters and/or local governments and would probably get updated relatively infrequently.
At some point I hope to try some experiments with the same road for which I wrote the original Wikipedia article, WA SR-204. It is short at about 2.4 miles and not very far away from where I live. I'd need to get a new GPS as I still haven't replaced the one that was stolen from my Jeep a couple of years ago.
Anyone know anything about controlling cameras and/or GPS receivers through USB in Mono / .Net? Also anyone have references to XML schema for geotagging images and/or video?
To be really useful and readily available the logs probably need to be tagged with some kind of open license, like a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. This way information from multiple logs and be combined to produce reports, plans, etc., without worrying about getting the rights to use the data, which is a common problem with mapping and GIS data today.
There are a couple of ways that these photo / video logs might be facilitated. The one option might be to write GPLed a Mono / .Net application to integrate photos and/or video with GPS data in real time (as it is collected) then post the resulting log to sites like Flickr, YouTube, Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, etc. Another option might be to develop a flash application that would capture images and GPS data and submit it to some kind of central repository.
Logs of major highways could be collected quite frequently if open minded truckers got involved. Minor highways and local roads would likely require efforts by local supporters and/or local governments and would probably get updated relatively infrequently.
At some point I hope to try some experiments with the same road for which I wrote the original Wikipedia article, WA SR-204. It is short at about 2.4 miles and not very far away from where I live. I'd need to get a new GPS as I still haven't replaced the one that was stolen from my Jeep a couple of years ago.
Anyone know anything about controlling cameras and/or GPS receivers through USB in Mono / .Net? Also anyone have references to XML schema for geotagging images and/or video?
2007-02-19
Yet another example...
... of why the time is right for serious reform of the IP laws.
Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version) - Samantha M. Shapiro - New York Times:
(usual annoying NYT free registration required.)
It's no wonder that the RIAA companies are reporting declines in sales, they're treating their most important supporters as criminals. If these DJs tell their fans to boycott the major labels, what would you expect the outcome would be.
End the nonsense, support the creative commons.
Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version) - Samantha M. Shapiro - New York Times:
(usual annoying NYT free registration required.)
It's no wonder that the RIAA companies are reporting declines in sales, they're treating their most important supporters as criminals. If these DJs tell their fans to boycott the major labels, what would you expect the outcome would be.
End the nonsense, support the creative commons.
2007-02-17
Why Web 2.0 Matters
This video shows a little of why web 2.0 matters. I didn't create this, I just found it and share it with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
2007-02-05
2007-02-01
First YouTube Video
I posted my first YouTube video last night. It was amazingly simple. I had set up an account several months ago so that I could rate some videos, so after confirming my e-mail address (clicking a link in an e-mail message) I filled out four blanks on a web form and uploaded the raw video file from my camera. The result is this:
2007-01-28
Spamming Google Maps
Slashdot | Spamming Google Maps:
With the increase in the availability of aerial and space photography, it seems that painted roof advertising might make a come back.
With the increase in the availability of aerial and space photography, it seems that painted roof advertising might make a come back.
2007-01-11
Snowy Sunset
Wednesday's snow storm hit during vaulting practice. So we ended early, but it still took hours for some of us to get home.
After work Thursday I stopped by the barn and took a bunch of photos, which I've posted to my Flickr account.
After work Thursday I stopped by the barn and took a bunch of photos, which I've posted to my Flickr account.
2007-01-01
Company develops virtual meal technology
I ran across this AP story and was wondering if it could be used with the digital picture frames that my mom and grandma got for Christmas.
Happy New Year
All said and done, 2006 was a relatively good year for me.
May your 2007 be the best that it can be.
Yes, I'm recycling photos.
May your 2007 be the best that it can be.
Yes, I'm recycling photos.
2006-12-31
Creative Commons
For some time now, I've been meaning to update my blog with a CC-By-SA license and finally got around to it today. I've used the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike as the default on my Flickr account from about the time I signed up.
I've chosen this license because I think it is important to allow others to use my work to be creative and I want those that enjoy derived works to also be able to find and enjoy mine. The most important aspect to me is the "Share Alike" provision that applies copyleft to my work.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License.
I've chosen this license because I think it is important to allow others to use my work to be creative and I want those that enjoy derived works to also be able to find and enjoy mine. The most important aspect to me is the "Share Alike" provision that applies copyleft to my work.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License.
Snoqualmie Pass Photos
Yesterday I made the trek over to Ephrata, WA to drop off the trailer load of stuff I brought up from SoCal for a friend. While I was there, I talked with my mom on the phone and she wanted pictures of the snow I saw on Snoqualmie Pass. So on the way back I stopped and took some pictures.
2006-12-29
Made it home to Woodinville, Wa.
Made it home safe and sound, at least temporarily.
After Vaulting practice tomorrow, I'm going to head over the mountains to Jim's place in Ephrata, WA. I'm planning to drop off the contents of my trailer and spend the night east of the Cascades. Then come back on Sunday.
After Vaulting practice tomorrow, I'm going to head over the mountains to Jim's place in Ephrata, WA. I'm planning to drop off the contents of my trailer and spend the night east of the Cascades. Then come back on Sunday.
Tigard again.
Stopped for a weather update and dinner near Tigard, OR.
Current plan is to head to directly home to Woodinville after dinner. Need to confirm with Jim regarding side trip to Centeral Washingtion. [His phone didn't seem to be on.]
Current plan is to head to directly home to Woodinville after dinner. Need to confirm with Jim regarding side trip to Centeral Washingtion. [His phone didn't seem to be on.]
Eureka, Ca.
Had a nice lunch with Grandma, and other relatives in San Jose yeaterday. Also got some nice photos near the Golden Gate Bridge at sundown.
Made it to the planned motel about 11:30, two hours behind the origional schedule, due to the moring detour around SoCal snow. Planning to lunch in Grants Pass and stop near Tigard for a weather update.
2006-12-28
Golden Gate at Rush Hour
Here are some photos I took on the way home from SoCal.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsayles/tags/sanfrancisco/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsayles/tags/sanfrancisco/
Lunch with Grandma
On my way back from Southern California, I stopped in San Jose, where I had lunch with my Grandma Carol. Also lunching with us were my Aunt Anne, Uncle Barry and his mom Phillis.
It's always good to get to spend an hour or two with my Grandma.
Photos courtesy of Barry Briggs
It's always good to get to spend an hour or two with my Grandma.
Photos courtesy of Barry Briggs
2006-12-27
Ready to Head Home
A week with the folks is about enough and I'm ready to head home. I've got the Jeep all loaded up (no additional stitches needed), and am planning to head out about six AM.
I'm planning to have lunch with my Grandma and Aunt (and Uncle?) in San Jose around noon.
The mountains in northern Cal are looking rather snowy, so my plan is to go up the coast route [US-101] from San Jose and over night in Eureka, CA. Then Friday morning head up to Grants Pass, OR via US-199. I'm also hoping to hit the Kinko's in Eureka, CA and Tualatin, OR for weather and blog updates.
I'm planning to have lunch with my Grandma and Aunt (and Uncle?) in San Jose around noon.
The mountains in northern Cal are looking rather snowy, so my plan is to go up the coast route [US-101] from San Jose and over night in Eureka, CA. Then Friday morning head up to Grants Pass, OR via US-199. I'm also hoping to hit the Kinko's in Eureka, CA and Tualatin, OR for weather and blog updates.
2006-12-23
Arrived Glendale
Traffic between San Francisco and LA wasn't as bad as I had expected, so I arrived about thirty minutes earlier then I had expected. So I was upstairs in my parent's condo by 12:30 AM. All in all the trip went well and very close to my origional plans.
After I arrived I spend a couple of hours chatting with my Mom, as the effects of the day's caffeine intake wore off.
After I arrived I spend a couple of hours chatting with my Mom, as the effects of the day's caffeine intake wore off.
2006-12-22
2006-12-21
Slipped and Fell
While loading my jeep, I slipped, dropped a computer, and whacked my arm as I slid down a flight of stairs. After a quick clean up and first aid, I finished loading the Jeep. Then while my housemates went out for first aid supplies, I took a shower and did some more wound cleaning and decised I probably need a stitch or two. I drove myself down to urgent care and and got two stitches. By the time I got home it was 2 AM!
So I called into the toothbrush factory and let them know that I would be in a bit late. I hoping to still make the drive down to Glendale on schedule.
So I called into the toothbrush factory and let them know that I would be in a bit late. I hoping to still make the drive down to Glendale on schedule.
2006-12-17
Evacuate = Power On
About ten minutes after I packed up and drove out to spend the night with my friends Chris and Gretta, the power came back on.
The power still hasn't been restored at the the toothbrush factory, so I get the day off (with pay I think). It should give me a chance to finish up on the jeep work I wanted to do.
The power still hasn't been restored at the the toothbrush factory, so I get the day off (with pay I think). It should give me a chance to finish up on the jeep work I wanted to do.
2006-12-16
48 Hours Without Power
I gave up and went to Kinkos to check my e-mail and update my blog. My power is still out so no comouters, no Internet and no central heat.
Vaulting practice went okay this morning. Cali was a bit grouchy, and several of out vaulters couldn't make it.
Since the garage is too dark, I haven't been able to get some of the Jeep work done that I had wanted to do. I did get the wiper drive replaced. And despite their not having any power, Les Shawb {spell?} did manage to do the breaks on Friday. I still want to replace the transmission mount before my trip to CA. If the power doesn't come back on until Monday or Tuesday, I may have to delay my departure until late Friday or Saturday.
Vaulting practice went okay this morning. Cali was a bit grouchy, and several of out vaulters couldn't make it.
Since the garage is too dark, I haven't been able to get some of the Jeep work done that I had wanted to do. I did get the wiper drive replaced. And despite their not having any power, Les Shawb {spell?} did manage to do the breaks on Friday. I still want to replace the transmission mount before my trip to CA. If the power doesn't come back on until Monday or Tuesday, I may have to delay my departure until late Friday or Saturday.
2006-12-15
Power Still Out
Wind storm on Thursday knocked out our power about ten
pm. Power has been out now for more then 24 hours.
Only Internet access is my phone. Good thing we like
camping and are well equiped.
2006-12-06
Could an Iraq Pullout Combat Global Warming?
Could a pull out of western troops from Iraq reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus combat global warming? It just might.
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a good idea, as the human costs would be very large. But if the US and other western powers were to pullout of Iraq and let the Middle East fall into a broader regional sectarian war, it would surely drive up the price of oil.
As oil gets more expensive two things happen that are both good from a global warming point of view. First the developed world cuts back on the amount they drive their automobiles, thus quickly and directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Second somewhere around $4/gal USD (0.80 €/l) many alternative energy sources start to become cost competitive. At least this is the case in the US and given the global economy is probably true in most developed and developing countries.
And who's to say that the obsession with martyrdom by at least a portion of Arab culture might not serve humanity well if it can save the entire world from environmental devastation? Would a million or two war causalities be worth while if it saved tens or hundreds of millions of lives from natural disasters like storms, floods, drought and famine?
All that said, I still think the better solution would be to devote 5% of global GDP to space research, development, exploration and expansion. Perhaps by taxing carbon emissions. IMHO we should really be learning to terraform on Mars not Earth and the best long term solution for religious and social oppression is colonization of a fronter not forced democracy.
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a good idea, as the human costs would be very large. But if the US and other western powers were to pullout of Iraq and let the Middle East fall into a broader regional sectarian war, it would surely drive up the price of oil.
As oil gets more expensive two things happen that are both good from a global warming point of view. First the developed world cuts back on the amount they drive their automobiles, thus quickly and directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Second somewhere around $4/gal USD (0.80 €/l) many alternative energy sources start to become cost competitive. At least this is the case in the US and given the global economy is probably true in most developed and developing countries.
And who's to say that the obsession with martyrdom by at least a portion of Arab culture might not serve humanity well if it can save the entire world from environmental devastation? Would a million or two war causalities be worth while if it saved tens or hundreds of millions of lives from natural disasters like storms, floods, drought and famine?
All that said, I still think the better solution would be to devote 5% of global GDP to space research, development, exploration and expansion. Perhaps by taxing carbon emissions. IMHO we should really be learning to terraform on Mars not Earth and the best long term solution for religious and social oppression is colonization of a fronter not forced democracy.
2006-12-04
Fw: creepy quiz
Got this from one of the vaulters. The mind's ability to rationalize is amazing. I'd be interested in opinions about why this seems to work.
----- Forwarded Message ----
Subject: FW: creepy quiz
Subject: FW: creepy quiz
ENJOY!!!
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From: "Hawkeye Loynes" <hawk-eye-4@hot.....
To: vaultinggirl2008@com.....
Subject: FW: creepy quiz
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 02:37:46 +0000
Now, this is freaky...DO NOT CHEAT (You'll will kick yourself later) I
>was a little skeptical trying this, but if you follow the instructions to
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>All of my answers were accurate. We'll see tomorrow if the wish comes true.
>I'll let you know. Take 3 minutes and try this...it will freak you out! The
>person who sent it to me said her wish came true 10 minutes after they read
>the mail. BUT NO CHEATING! This game has a funny/spooky outcome.
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>Don't read ahead...just do it in order! It takes about three minutes...it's
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2006-12-02
Time for some Jeep Work
Turn Signal Housing, Bumber & Endcap
Originally uploaded by TSayles.
With my plans to drive down to Glendale for Christmas, It's time to do some work on the Geek Jeep. So I'm ordering some parts from J&W Jeep. Most of the parts are just fixing cosmetic stuff.
2006-12-01
My Experiences Hauling to Nationals
Below are some of my experiences hauling to Nationals. I know that others in our region have also hauled to Denver, and I'd be interested in hearing their experiences too.
I've attended every nationals since '02, Livermore, Denver, Lexington, Denver, and City of Industry. I helped Tammy Denault (Emerald City / Mtn. Wind) haul to Nationals '04 (Lexington, VA) and Nationals '05 (Denver, CO). On both trips we stopped overnight at "Horse Motels" along a route she pioneered to Mt. Holyoke for Nationals '01 where she and the Emerald City Vaulters won the National Trot Team Championship.
The first night out (& last night back) we stopped at Mountain View Arena in Dear Lodge, MT. Their place is right off the Interstate, well maintained with good size stalls. They also have an indoor arena that we have used to work the horses before departing in the morning and were even able to get in some vaulting practice on the way to Nationals '04. They have plenty of stalls so getting reservations isn't usually difficult. Tammy likes to stay at the Super 8 Motel that is across the Interstate from Mtn. View Arena.
The place we've stayed outside Sheridan, WY (in Big Horn) is a family owned and operated bed & breakfast. Their stalls have attached runs and they have a large paddock where we have also been able to work horses in the AM. From Sheridan, WY Denver is an easy day's haul. They have fewer stalls then the place in Deer Lodge, so if we travel as a group we'll have to make sure they have space for our horses and humans or get their help finding additional accommodations in the area. In '04 when their B&B was booked up, but they had space for the horses we stayed at the Super 8 Motel in Sheridan. That Super 8 was a little close to active train tracks for me to get a good night's sleep, so next time we can't stay at the B&B, I'd suggest trying the newer Motel 6, also in Sheridan.
Tammy's Rig
Originally uploaded by TSayles.
When hauling with Tammy, a typically road day from these locations begins with breakfast for the horses then the humans. After breakfast we would give the horses a light work out then loaded the horses and hit the highway. We'd usually make a quick late morning stop to check on and offer water to the horses. Midday we'd make a longer stop while we made and ate lunch under her trailer's awning. In the mid-afternoon we typically would make another stop to check and water the horses. We'd also check and water any time we needed to stop for gas or restrooms. On the shorter legs we'd arrive at our overnight stop off load and settle the horses, then hit a local restaurant for dinner. On the longer legs in '04 (WY <-> IA and IA <-> IN) or if we got a late start ('05) we'd stop at a restaurant along the way for dinner.
In '04 we had two vaulters and two horses traveling with us and once they learned the hauling routine the operation was relatively quick and efficient. The vaulters got to sleep much of the day so they could do most of the loading and unloading work while Tammy and I did the driving and supervised. In '05 it was just me and Tammy with five horses going to Denver, which was very exhausting. Coming back we had only two horses, so the work load was better, but we still wished we had a vaulter or two along to help.
And finally as others can also attest to, traveling with Tammy is always an adventure. That said, I'm ready and willing to sign on with her for my third long haul trip. And probably again in '08 to Kentucky!
I've attended every nationals since '02, Livermore, Denver, Lexington, Denver, and City of Industry. I helped Tammy Denault (Emerald City / Mtn. Wind) haul to Nationals '04 (Lexington, VA) and Nationals '05 (Denver, CO). On both trips we stopped overnight at "Horse Motels" along a route she pioneered to Mt. Holyoke for Nationals '01 where she and the Emerald City Vaulters won the National Trot Team Championship.
The first night out (& last night back) we stopped at Mountain View Arena in Dear Lodge, MT. Their place is right off the Interstate, well maintained with good size stalls. They also have an indoor arena that we have used to work the horses before departing in the morning and were even able to get in some vaulting practice on the way to Nationals '04. They have plenty of stalls so getting reservations isn't usually difficult. Tammy likes to stay at the Super 8 Motel that is across the Interstate from Mtn. View Arena.
The place we've stayed outside Sheridan, WY (in Big Horn) is a family owned and operated bed & breakfast. Their stalls have attached runs and they have a large paddock where we have also been able to work horses in the AM. From Sheridan, WY Denver is an easy day's haul. They have fewer stalls then the place in Deer Lodge, so if we travel as a group we'll have to make sure they have space for our horses and humans or get their help finding additional accommodations in the area. In '04 when their B&B was booked up, but they had space for the horses we stayed at the Super 8 Motel in Sheridan. That Super 8 was a little close to active train tracks for me to get a good night's sleep, so next time we can't stay at the B&B, I'd suggest trying the newer Motel 6, also in Sheridan.
Tammy's Rig
Originally uploaded by TSayles.
When hauling with Tammy, a typically road day from these locations begins with breakfast for the horses then the humans. After breakfast we would give the horses a light work out then loaded the horses and hit the highway. We'd usually make a quick late morning stop to check on and offer water to the horses. Midday we'd make a longer stop while we made and ate lunch under her trailer's awning. In the mid-afternoon we typically would make another stop to check and water the horses. We'd also check and water any time we needed to stop for gas or restrooms. On the shorter legs we'd arrive at our overnight stop off load and settle the horses, then hit a local restaurant for dinner. On the longer legs in '04 (WY <-> IA and IA <-> IN) or if we got a late start ('05) we'd stop at a restaurant along the way for dinner.
In '04 we had two vaulters and two horses traveling with us and once they learned the hauling routine the operation was relatively quick and efficient. The vaulters got to sleep much of the day so they could do most of the loading and unloading work while Tammy and I did the driving and supervised. In '05 it was just me and Tammy with five horses going to Denver, which was very exhausting. Coming back we had only two horses, so the work load was better, but we still wished we had a vaulter or two along to help.
And finally as others can also attest to, traveling with Tammy is always an adventure. That said, I'm ready and willing to sign on with her for my third long haul trip. And probably again in '08 to Kentucky!
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2006-11-23
Tom's 2006 Thanksgiving Turkey
Tom's 2006 Thanksgiving Turkey
Originally uploaded by TSayles.
Not my best turkey. But still a good one.
Nine point eight pounds. Brined for six hours. Roasted for four hours with fresh herbs and basted every 30 minutes with extra light olive oil.
2006-11-22
Standing on Cali
Tom Standing on Cali
Originally uploaded by TSayles.
Last Saturday I actually vaulted during our regular practice. I did manage to mount again at trot though only during this practice.
This photo is a little on the blurry side, but in it I'm standing at trot. During a standing contest I stood at trot for 42 strides.
I really need to work on my flexibility if I'm going to compete in the spring. If I can get into a regular stretching routine, like a yoga class, I confident that I can manage a set of trot compulsories and a trot freestyle in the spring. I've gota show up Wendy who did walk at Regionals.
2006-11-19
Look what I found on YouTube!
In this video they aren't as good as they were in July when I saw them at Nationals. But it's still way COOL!
2006-11-18
2006-11-12
Idea: Four Freedoms for the Physical World
Given the liberating effects seen in free / open source software and the coming development of personal fabrication, why shouldn't we adapt GNU's four kinds of freedom to the physical world?
In furtherance of that idea, I propose that for a thing to be
In furtherance of that idea, I propose that for a thing to be
freeas in
free speech,its user must have the following four freedoms:
- The freedom to use the thing, for any legal purpose (freedom 0).
- The freedom to study how the thing works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the design is a precondition for this.
- The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
- The freedom to improve the thing, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the design is a precondition for this.
Open Source Computer Hardware
A couple of recent episodes of podcasts that I regularly listen to [the Linux Link Tech Show #165 and LUG Radio Season 4 Episode 5] both had discussions on the need for openness in computer hardware like is starting to mature in free and open source software. All of these guys need to check out MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms' "Fab Lab" outreach program, and probably interview Neil Gershenfeld.
This ties into my previous posts on Open Source Electronics and Fab Labs.
This ties into my previous posts on Open Source Electronics and Fab Labs.
Distributed Family / Home Backup Networks working
My Distributed Family / Home Backup Network is settling into regular use, albeit with some minimal manual interaction, i.e. running a few bash scripts and entering passwords. After setting up the bash scripts and getting through the initial transfers, the periodic (almost daily) rsync sessions are going well and finish in a reasonable amount of time, normally within 3 to 10 minutes.
The next steps in the development are to setup some dedicated user accounts with SSH keys and run the rsync-bak scripts automagically. To do this I need to figure out: how to let these dedicated user accounts access all the files that I want to get backed-up; and how to setup chron-tabs to run the rsync-bak scripts automatically.
I'm also going to try to put the commands for this set-up in one or two bash scripts too so that I can add additional "target" computers easily. I also need to fix a problem with the dyndns updates from my parents condo.
Past posts on this subject are here, here and here.
The next steps in the development are to setup some dedicated user accounts with SSH keys and run the rsync-bak scripts automagically. To do this I need to figure out: how to let these dedicated user accounts access all the files that I want to get backed-up; and how to setup chron-tabs to run the rsync-bak scripts automatically.
I'm also going to try to put the commands for this set-up in one or two bash scripts too so that I can add additional "target" computers easily. I also need to fix a problem with the dyndns updates from my parents condo.
Past posts on this subject are here, here and here.
2006-11-02
Evangelical Christian leader paid for gay hooker and took drugs!
hyp·o·crite -- a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
AP Story
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Is it sad or just fitting when reality smashes into fundamentalist religious zealots?
AP Story
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Is it sad or just fitting when reality smashes into fundamentalist religious zealots?
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