| Good game, coach |
[Jan. 11th, 2005|02:23 am] |
I almost didn't go to hockey tonight; I'd been tired all evening, and I've got a quiz at 10 and a midterm at noon tomorrow.
I'm really glad I got over that and went, because it was a great game. We lost 7-2, which isn't too bad, considering our record. It's gotten to the point that I don't even notice when they score anymore - I can only remember maybe 3 of their 7 goals.
We started subbing out a lot more often, which seems to be helping. Last year, it seemed like everyone just played until they could barely skate before coming back in. I always felt like I needed to do the same, because everyone else was going the same and if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to get time on the ice. We had five guys on the bench today, and did a great job of rotating frequently. If you just play hard for a couple minutes and then sit for a couple minutes, you can keep it up longer and everyone on the ice is fresh. So that's good.
On the other hand, it frustrates me that we aren't doing better. I know that we could be so much better if we just worked on some stupid little shit, but I don't want to start offering anyone unsolicited advice. For one thing, I know I'm no star player myself. And in the past, it's offended people when I try to offer advice. Mostly, it's just stupid shit that I've picked up in the class. For example, keep your stick on the ice. Skating with it up in both hands throws your balance off, taking away from your speed, and at the same time, you aren't ready to receive or intercept a pass that might come your way. Another thing is defense - we've been getting a lot better at defending the goal (since we spend so much time doing so) but there are people that hang up at our blue line, waiting for a pass. It ain't coming, guys. Rather than waiting for the puck to come your way, you need to go in there and get it yourself.
I don't want to piss people off by putting my two cents where it's not wanted (though I inadvertently did so tonight). I would like to think that people who can see my game from the outside would tell me what I'm doing wrong, because I sure as hell want to get better. I'm glad that we're getting better (slowly) and I'm still perfectly content losing, but I'd love to see us start playing together better as a team, and I think some third-party criticism could help. |
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| T'was the Night Before Keynote |
[Jan. 11th, 2005|02:45 am] |
T'was the night before keynote, and all 'round the web
The rumors were flying, and even some bets.
Everyone waited for the new headless Mac,
But Apple Legal did say, "You all be on crack!"
The Mac geeks are all holed up in San Fran
With Photoshopped flash iPods close at hand.
Jobs was a'-pacing, unsure what to do.
"All we have is an eMac, Win iPhoto too!"
When up rolled a Porsche, with phat blingin' rims,
And out stepped a man, he wasn't too thin.
He wore a big beard, and a festive beach shirt.
"It's about time, Woz!" said Jobs with a start.
"Fear not, my old friend," said the Woz to that dick.
"The new headless Mac features iPod wheel-click!
It doesn't make sense, but don't you worry -
Those Mac geeks with fire up a fresh buying flurry!"
"A delayed webcast, that's what we'll do!
If the crowd doesn't like it, we'll just post something new!"
Jobs saw the wisdom in that fat jolly man,
And knew that his was a much better plan.
The keynote went off with but one small hitch -
Panties thrown on-stage by some crazy bitch.
But I heard Jobs exclaim, as he left in a huff -
"Happy MacWorld to all! Now by all our stuff!"
(special thanks to Sarah for the idea) |
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| MacWorld Expo 2005 Keynote |
[Jan. 11th, 2005|03:22 pm] |
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So, how did the rumors hold up?The new iPod will certainly be a heavy competitor in the flash-MP3 player market - I think we can all agree that it's not going up against the regular iPod, iRiver, or anything along those lines - but I like some of the rumored mock-ups better than the final design.
The Mac mini is way sexy, mostly because I could stick it in the drawer of my desk. I imagine this one will be a lot more popular with people like me (well, me six months ago), who would buy a Mac as a second machine. For $550, you can get the Mac and a KVM, and you're set. I'm hoping this one will help get Macs in the hands of people like my parents, for whom an iMac would be ideal, but on a smaller budget.
The obvious omission this time around was the G5 Powerbook everyone's been hoping for. Last I heard, heat was the biggest problem. The Power Mac G5 has that badass ventilation system because it needs to. I'm hoping they'll be introduced this summer - not because I can afford them, but it will mean everything else gets cheaper.
Jobs' keynote will be webcast tonight at 9 EST. I'll be at work at the time, but I'm sure I'll be able to find the video when I get home. |
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| Screw The Man |
[Jan. 11th, 2005|08:47 pm] |
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Boing Boing readers may have seen a post earlier today explaining that Ken Lay is now paying for search engine hits on queries like "Ken Lay" and "Enron scandal." Someone was polite enough to post a link that will cost Lay 5-12 cents for every click.
I felt this deserved an hour of my time, so I figured out how to work the CPAN module to install LWP::Simple. Now that it's all sorted out, I present lay.pl. For those of you with LWP::Simple, I encourage you to save the script locally and run it through the night. So far, I've taken about $10 back from Ken Lay, and I tell ya, it feels goooood.
(Disclaimer: I'm not entirely sure this will actually work, but I intend to run it for a little while anyway) |
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