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Program Review–Doggcrapp Training
This is a long time coming, but I wasn’t in a place to write about it until now, so here goes. Last year for almost the entire year I ran DC full time. I was coming back from an injury, and I decided
A Cure for Gout
Well, first things first, the title is admittedly a bit sensationalized, but I believe it’s largely justified. ‘Cure’ might be too strong of a word from a scientific perspective, but it’s largely an a
The 2014 Shelby GT500–A Review
As some of you may know, back in March I traded my 2012 GT500 in on a 2014 GT500. I’ve now had the car for a little over two months, and put about 4,000 miles on it (including a trip to the track), so
High-Protein Slow-Cooker Recipes
Thanks to Jaime Lewis’ excellent ‘Stew-Roids’ series (link is NSFW), I have spent the last six months or so eating and experimenting with high-protein stew-like recipes. In general, I’ve found that I
Wisdom from a Master
This week, I got the opportunity to get a training session from the current all-federation raw World Record holder in the 242lb weight class, Dan Green . The session was hugely enlightening, and after
Addressing the Elephant in the Room – Pt. 2: The Elephant’s Shadow
In Part 1 of this little series, I addressed a contentious bit of speculation regarding my own personal use of steroids and what benefits TRT doses of Testosterone may or may not have had on my progre
Cisco Permit ACL to Deny Access to Private Address Blocks
It’s pretty common these days to want to block private IP ranges on your firewall or router in order to protect from DDoS attacks. However, when setting one of these up at work recently, I found out t
Addressing the Elephant in the Room – Pt. 1: The Elephant Itself
In a number of places, I’ve seen people who are dismissive of someone’s progress (including my own) or minimize it with statements like ‘ Dat dere CellTech ’, which is really just a euphemism for ‘He’
More Data is Always Positive
Something that I’ve seen over and over throughout the last few years in the realm of weight loss is the advice to only weigh yourself at long intervals, typically once a week, so I wanted to take the
“Happy Holidays, now buy my fitness/nutrition book”
If you follow any fitness or nutrition blogs, you’ve probably seen this kind of message posted. You may have even been unlucky enough to get an email or twelve from some fitness person hawking whateve
Lessons Learned: TRT
NOTE: What follows is not medical advice and should not be construed as such. Speak to your doctor before acting on anything you read in this blog. The author is not responsible for any damage resulti
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 6: Finding the Source of Network Delays
NOTE: You can now take course by the author with video and example traces on Wireshark. Check this post for more details. Author’s Note: This is the last part in a six-part series about finding and so
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 5: Broadcast Storms
NOTE: You can now take course by the author with video and example traces on Wireshark. Check this post for more details. Author’s Note: This is the fifth part in a six-part series about finding and s
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 4: Application Layer Inspection Problems
NOTE: You can now take course by the author with video and example traces on Wireshark. Check this post for more details. Author’s Note: This is the fourth part in a six-part series about finding and
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 3: MTU Problems
NOTE: You can now take course by the author with video and example traces on Wireshark. Check this post for more details. Author’s Note: This is the third part in a six-part series about finding and s
Four Rookie Lifting Mistakes, and a Simple Guide to Success
This is an article that’s been floating around in my head for over a year now, as I’ve seen people , over and over, despair over their inability to have any major success at lifting. In some cases, th
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 2: TCP Retransmissions
NOTE: You can now take course by the author with video and example traces on Wireshark. Check this post for more details. Author’s Note: This is the second part in a six-part series about finding and
Troubleshooting Common Networking Problems with Wireshark, Pt. 1: TCP Checksum Incorrect ‘Error’
Author’s Note: This is the first part in a six-part series about finding and solving many networking anomalies using the Wireshark network protocol analyzer. I originally wrote these for the Microsoft
Original Artwork for the Infinity Symbol
Below are the four designs I worked on for the infinity symbol for the logo. The original idea was to go for something that looked kind of like a chain link that had been twisted into an infinity symb
Linux and Networking: Too Much Fail for One Configuration
So, this is a problem that I've spent a day or so working on at work, and it goes like this… A router (Linux, running ZeroShell ) is configured with three interfaces, as shown in the follo
Willpower and Desire as They Relate to Fitness
Numerous times recently both on Fitocracy and in questions from readers of the blog, I have gotten questions on dieting. This is not a huge deal, and while I think it has been covered more thoroughly
Injury Update
Well, today marks the day I went to visit a new doc for ART therapy to try and resolve this injury . I went to Premier Spine and Sport , and met with Dr. Brink , who also happens to be the doctor for
What an Intermittent Fasting Diet Looks Like: A Visual Guide
Many times on Fitocracy I see threads where people are discussing dieting, and one of the common themes I see is incredulity that it’s hard to eat enough food while ‘cutting’ (dieting to lose fat). Ot
General Summary of Changes to Diet, Exercise, and Supplement Intake
NOTE: As an addendum to my progress post , I am still keeping a running tally of changes I make to my training, diet, and supplementation in order to trace back the effects further down the road. This
Fitocracy–A Candid Review
I’ve been using Fitocracy for several months now, and I felt it was finally time to post up a review, along with some suggestions. While I’m not sure Dick and Co. will be particularly interested in wh
The 2012 Shelby GT500 – A Review
For those of you who don’t know me personally, about 3 weeks ago I bought a 2012 Shelby GT500. At this point, I’ve driven the car over 3500 miles, including two 1,000 mile road trips and several days
Why Calories Matter
In a previous post , I talked about my own tests with ketogenic diets, along with my use of borderline OCD food and exercise tracking combined with a BodyMedia FIT to test the theory that calories mat
The Death of Principles
So, for almost two years, I’ve been using an Android phone , partially due to the limitations of the iPhone platform, and partially due to my unswerving hatred of Apple. This weekend, I broke down and
The Result of a Failed Bulk
Well, the results of my month-long bulk in Pensacola are in, and they are not pretty. However, if you’ve been following along, you know that things didn’t exactly go as planned. First and foremost, th
The Story of How I Came to the Conclusion that Calories Matter
Since it seems I’m on a kick to tackle all possible controversial topics, let’s discuss one of the most controversial ones in fitness: calories. In a number of discussions over the last year, I have h
Why raw, deep squats may be the best way to prevent injury
After watching me squat, a number of people have mentioned that I was “going to get hurt” or said that I was tempting fate due to the fact that I squat as deeply as my body possibly can and do so with
How to Test the ‘Metabolic Advantage’ of Fad Diets Using SCIENCE™
A lot of people read various fad diet books and are drawn in by them. There is no shame in this; The line they usually sell is very tempting. ‘Lose weight without dieting’ or ‘Lose weight without coun
Lifting in Pensacola…
Well, since today marks the first day I’ve lifted since tearing my trap almost two weeks ago, and the first time I’ve ever lifted in a commercial gym, I felt the need to wax poetic about it for a bit.
How to Properly Track What You Eat
So, coming soon, I’ve got a number of posts I am going to put up about dieting and how to succeed at it. But before I get into any kind of a discussion about dieting, I need to cover some basics, and
24 Months of Working Out – Detailed Progress, History, and Timeline
Basic Before and After Shots The Ubiquitous "New Body, Old Pants" Pic 24 Month Slideshow Jump to: Exercise Program Diet Conclusion and Results Timeline In the Beginning… Starting this out,
Comparison Review: TC Electronic Studio Konnect 48 vs. Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Approximately 4 years ago, I rebuilt my DAW , and shortly thereafter I decided to punt the whole internal soundcard paradigm to the curb and switch over to a Firewire-based external audio interface. T
Progress, or a Reasonable Facsimile Thereof
You may have noticed a few changes to my blog, and this is (IMHO) for the better. You see, when I started this whole thing, it was just a place for me to post some random junk that I had written over
My thoughts on God and Religion
Introduction A few months ago, some friends of mine sent me The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief with a very nice note explaining why they thought I should read it. These frie
On the Topic of Mind Uploading…
Exploring the concept of mind uploading and the technological singularity.
6 Month workout progress
6 Month workout progress This week marks the end of 6 months of working out after a ~10 year hiatus. I started out with the goal of getting as big and strong as possible in 6 months. I didn’t really c
How-to: Use Android as a Media Player
The biggest major disappointment in the Android OS, for me at least, is the poor stock media player support. Out of the box, you get a very weak music player (named, creatively enough, Music) and abso
New Ars Technica article up
Designing a highly reliable small & medium business network Check it out and let me know what you think. Comments so far have shown it to be pretty controversial.
Installing Win7 on my DAW
Well, I am finally getting around to installing Win 7 since it's the holidays and I have time on my hands. Since I am posting, I have obviously been partially successful, though it has been much
First Ars Technica article up
Today is kind of an auspicious occasion: my first article has been published. While in some ways this seems like small potatoes compared to writing books, it's actually kind of a big deal to me
Weekend hard disk adventures…and two must-have tools
Well, I bought and installed a shiny new WD 1.5 TB hard disk this weekend, and I have to say it went better than expected, despite the fact that it took a day to complete. The physical installation, o
The Global Warming Hoax
Well, I felt it was finally time to post some thoughts on this subject. Since moving to Cali, this particular topic has been foremost in my mind. Every time I see someone doing 90 MPH in their Prius ,
Amazon.com is the Devil
WARNING: This is an angry rant, and probably should not be read by anyone who is easily offended or dislikes swearing. You have been warned. In the "things that really annoy me" category,
New Survival Film
In these troubled times, I feel it is appropriate to help my fellow Americans out. There is a survival film that has been floating around for years that describes the situation we are quickly moving t
Silent DAW Build
One thing I have noticed missing from most PC build guides is a good guide to building a silent DAW, which seems odd to me. After building no less than four DAWs over the years, I have come to appreci
Why current AI research is doomed to failure
By Brian Hill, One-Man Think-Tank and Resident Pseudo-Scientist Let me begin this little rambling with a disclaimer: I am not a scientist; I don't even play one on TV. This entire article is bas
The Problem with the World and the Future of Mankind
According to Brian Hill, resident Speculation Engineer and Pseudo Scientist Well, after a long time, I decided to post this up, as this is the culmination of a bunch of thoughts that have been running