So, following up on my transition to pelican, here's a little help for navigating a pelican site. If you've ever wondered why sometimes there's a highlighted menu item at the top, and other times there isn't, read on.
With Pelican, every post belongs to exactly ...
read moreWell, it's happened again, I've jumped (back) on the static blog engine
bandwagon. Early versions of my site were generated literally using #define
,#include, gcc, and a Makefile...). Back then I was transitioning away
from using livejournal, and decided to
use WordPress so I wouldn't have to ...
A page about cycling in the East Bay (and the San Francisco Bay Area in general).
This started off as the sort of resource that I wish I had when visiting a new town: so hi there, out-of-towner, welcome to our corner of the world. Hope you enjoy your stay and find these resources helpful.
You need a bike, a water bottle, a jersey or a saddle bag (to store your snack, phone, patch kit). Everything else is optional.
read moreWhy do I keep a log? Read here. This log is terse, if you want longer descriptions of the rides, read my advice for cycling in the East Bay.
2013-06-18 Mt Diablo (half-way) - My first metric century. Ran out of time and decided to not try for the summit this time. Good thing I didn't, it was dark by the time I made it back to Tilden. Took a new basket I got at a big box for $15 in preparation for the Populaire on Saturday - but made the mistake of carrying my U-lock and empty metal sandwich container - tons of rattling the whole time, except for the slow ascents. Mt Diablo's south side road is freshly paved and the views are breathtaking. (115.5 km, 1825 m gain)
2013-06-14 Broadway-Centennial Another morning ride with Dan, another double espresso cubano doping dosage at Actual (pre-ride). Dan found some rope for his boat as we approached campus. (32 km, 671 m gain)
2013-06-13 Spin class with Randy. Climbed some hills, had several streaks around 300 watts and higher, which seemed impossibly high a couple of months ago. Randy told me that the North side of Mt Diablo is steeper, but he prefers it - South side is nicely paved and better for descents. (22 km, 35 minutes)
2013-06-13 Broadway Terrace - Grizzly Peak - First time going up Broadway Ter - it's steeper than Tunnel Rd, and my left calf was very unhappy about that. Also, I Wish I had a higher gear for downhills - another cyclist in a red jersey that I passed during the climb caught up with me on the descent from Grizzly Peak, but pedaling at those speeds and my gearing is useless. We chatted briefly after Centennial, and he was impressed that I wasn't wearing cleats - strapless toe-clips for the win! (24.5 km, 638 m gain)
2013-06-11 Tunnel Rd Only Road again with Dan Coates this morning. We had pre-ride espressos at Actual, and post-ride pastries with coffee at Nabolom, with thick fog sandwiched in between. (36 km, 637 m gain)
2013-06-09 Happy-Reliez Overcast and a bit chilly. New slightly thicker jersey and long sleeved shirt kept me adequately warm. In good spirits, was told I'm "going way too fast" as I passed a cyclist going up Happy Valley road. :) (77.5 km, 2062 m gain)
John Hunter, the author of matplotlib, passed away on August 28th, 2012. He will be dearly missed.
Please donate to the John Hunter Memorial Fund. A giant in our community, John lead by example and gave us all so much. This is one small way we can give back to ...
read morepheriday 2: termcasting overview (2012-08-03) from Paul Ivanov on Vimeo.
paul's habitual errant ramblings (on Fr)idays (2012-08-03)
show notes:
http://pirsquared.org/blog/2012/08/04/termcasting/
gopher://sdf.org/1/users/ivanov/pheridays/2012-08-03 (yes, gopher!)
BAM/PFA Summer Cinema on Center ...
read moreHere's pheriday 1, another edition of paul's habitual errant ramblings (on Fr)idays
pheriday 1: software carpentry, digital artifacts, visiting other OSes (2012-07-27) from Paul Ivanov on Vimeo.
2012-07-27.mp4 (28 MB) 2012-07-27.avi (71 MB) 2012-07-27.ogv (321 MB)
I had ...
read moreHey everyone, here's pheriday 0, the first of paul's habitual errant ramblings (on Fr)idays
pheriday 0: scientist-hacker howto (2012-07-20) from Paul Ivanov on Vimeo.
Berkeley Kite Festival (510 Families)
Merlin Mann's Most Days (specifically the travel day one on 2009-01-11)
Sad that ...
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