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December | 2014 | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Monthly Archives: December 2014. Building an Exercise and Weight Display: Part 1. I’ve called this Part 1. Let’s see if I get around to writing parts 2–4.]. But those never worked very well for me when switching monitor resolutions, which I do often. And then a friend mentioned Übersicht. Which I didn’t think I had heard of, but Brett Terpstra has written a couple of widgets. So, I’ve probably at least heard of it. So, the first question was how to get the data out. Each c...
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Pre-Commitment | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. I’ve had a running practice fairly consistently for a few years now. (Much more consistent than my blogging practice, in any case.) A quick glance suggests that I have logged multiple runs every month in RunKeeper since December 2010. And I’ve now run the Hokie Half Marathon. Each Fall for four years in a row. This year, baring injury, I want to retain my ability to run a half-marathon through the winter. For me, I’ve decided this means the following:. Your email address w...
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Week in Review, 2016-W26. | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Week in Review, 2016-W26. June 27, 2016 — July 3, 2016). Halfway through the year. There is an excellent chance that next week’s post will be delayed. Or posted early. It’s hard to say. Upcoming: Before too long. Reading, Watching, and Listening. I’ve also been reading Why Time Begins on Opening Day. By Thomas Boswell, which Becky got me for our anniversary. It’s good, but the writing style seems surprisingly dated (1984), and I’m having a little trouble ke...As day camper...
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Week in Review, 2016-W24. | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Week in Review, 2016-W24. June 13, 2016 — June 19, 2016). My latest post yet. I am unimpressed. On Monday, we went to Dollywood. The kids really enjoyed it, and I think we’ll go back. Depending on other plans, we might even get season passes next year. Reading, Watching, and Listening. I haven’t made much progress on reading again, and I don’t know why. We missed our TV date, too. Not this week, because of spending the weekend at aforementioned conference. Proudly powered ...
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February | 2016 | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Monthly Archives: February 2016. Week in Review, 2016-W08. February 22, 2016 — February 28, 2016). Teaching: Barely keeping up, but I’ll catch up over Spring Break, I guess? Graduating that Ph.D. student: Still plugging on that dissertation, though. Administrative Reporting: Going to have to finally do that report next week, so yay? Met with a couple of visiting companies. Enough about that… Entering a period of the year that is historically difficult for me. I grew up in ...
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March | 2016 | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Monthly Archives: March 2016. Week in Review, 2016-W12. March 21, 2016 — March 27, 2016). I am eliminating the “Professional” category for now. My week-to-week just isn’t that exciting. Also, I’m getting the itch to make some posts beyond these weekly updates, but that probably won’t happen on the regular until the semester ends. Reading, Watching, and Listening. Fell a little behind on Infinite Jest. No TV this week. Another week, another episode of On Being. My original ...
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Uncategorized | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. I’ve had a running practice fairly consistently for a few years now. (Much more consistent than my blogging practice, in any case.) A quick glance suggests that I have logged multiple runs every month in RunKeeper since December 2010. And I’ve now run the Hokie Half Marathon. Each Fall for four years in a row. This year, baring injury, I want to retain my ability to run a half-marathon through the winter. For me, I’ve decided this means the following:. These posts keep goi...
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November | 2014 | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Monthly Archives: November 2014. Here We Blog Again. Lots of people are talking about blogging again, from well-known folks that don’t need a link from me to my friend Steve. And a Twitter conversation yesterday about the subject with local bloggers Alice and John led to this post. So, I signed up for Blogging 101. This month. Not because I need the training, but because I surely need the encouragement. I tweeted on Friday. I don’t think so. And now it's all this.
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January | 2016 | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Monthly Archives: January 2016. Week in Review, 2016-W03. January 18, 2016 — January 24, 2016). Started a new semester on Tuesday. Teaching a graduate course on information theory. I’ve taught this course three times before, but I’m preparing typed lecture notes this time, which increases the preparation time considerably. Plus, there is always a lot of startup time associated with a new semester. By Diana Butler Bass. Very interesting, so far. I watched more things than u...
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Week in Review, 2016-W25. | Mackenab.com
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A Man, A Dad, A Blog: Mackenab. Week in Review, 2016-W25. June 20, 2016 — June 26, 2016). At least I’m getting this posted in a timely manner. Right? Upcoming: Quick trip to the DC area for a vehicle transaction. Reading, Watching, and Listening. Well, I’ve been adding a bunch of stuff to the ToRead list. That counts? But seriously, this is a mess. Missed our Friday night TV again, too. Finished a little personal project, about which more later. Ran on Tuesday and Saturday. Really struggling with sch...