I went running on the treadmill again to get ready for the marathons and what struck me was how boring it was. I was constantly looking at my phone and changing music. So I thought I should use a ipad to study my courses on Coursera. So after setting up Bluetooth headphones I was able to study TCP/IP and Hotel Financials course. It was great. I was going pretty slow and it made my ipad to have 75% battery, but after two hours I had done alot of study....
Recently I have seen alot of positive updates regarding hyperloops and trains. Specifically, hyperloop test track updates in Europe and Colorado and passenger rail plans in Colorado. For hyperloop, Hardt Hyperloop and the European Hyperloop Center are completing their test track. I would love to see this in person. Also Swiss Pod is starting their test track in Pueblo Colorado at the PuebloPlex train testing facility. I too would love to visit this and support this....
I have enjoyed using my old laptop with Fedora and using i3 as my window manager. I definitely forgot a lot but having the computer really do only so much helps me focus more so I don’t get distracted. Also the battery lasts longer as I just have Firefox and my terminal open. In Firefox I have added the extension called Vimium so I can navigate faster witout using the mouse....
In studding the OSI model layers, I am reminded of straw bale construction and plastering in layers. I am re-learning from my notes for the Network+ exam and it appears to make more sense this second time around. I also cant wait to re-learn straw bale construction and plastering. I think this second hands on workshop will be great. Speaking of relearning, I am enjoying Fedora 39 on by Dell laptop using i3....
A lot of what I do is learn abstractly about tech and but then in the field have to remember how to use it. For example, I have been learning about switches and ports, but had to remember quickly the stuff about switches to be able to re-learn how to find ports on a NVR. I now know how to find video feeds from the NVR after having more time to take time and get familiar with the NVR....