I forgot how to train for a marathons, so I looked up my Strava history. Just like I forgot how to replace all occurrences of _ on a line or document in vim… so I just looked it up and its :%s/str1/str2/g with the g option if you want to replace all instances globally. Back in the day when I did not know how to run long distances I used a book The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer by David A....
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....