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I've almost made it 4 days without a cigarette. I'm pretty much off the nicotine gum, though I'm still carrying around a few pieces of gum in case of emergency.
I am currently reading "Flatland" by E. A. Abbott, it's an interesting book.
I haven't started exercising or the weekly meditation yet because my body is still recovering from the shock of not smoking anymore. I anticipate starting that next week. I plan on jogging Tuesday and Thursday and meditating on Wednesday. We'll see how it goes, I'm not very eager to jog in the cold air.
Posted by on January 4, 2008
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My neighbors across the street don't have Internet access so I volunteered my WPA password to them so that they can use my Internet. Today I decided to install a custom WRT54G firmware called CoovaAP to turn my router into an open hotspot like you would see in hotels for my other neighbors to use.
It was very easy to install and configure. It uses CoovaChilli to create a captive portal to allow my neighbors create a user and log in. It also separates my hardwired network from the wireless hotspot.
I also installed ipp2p to block p2p traffic to keep the bandwidth usage down. Besides everyone uses p2p for piracy anyway (Don't try to deny it). Bittorrent is a great technology used for evil. Don't get me started on Limewire... Here's a howto on installing ipp2p on Coova
Posted by on January 2, 2008
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Ok, I'm not going call these resolutions, they just happen to be commitments I'm making on the first of the year :)
There are three of them, each corresponding to mind, body, and soul.
This one is two phased. First I'm quitting smoking, I've already started on the gum. That's just a means to make the second one easier. The second one is to exercise more often. I think I'm going to start by running once a week.
Meditate at home once a week. I already attend service at the local Buddhist center on Sundays which include a short meditation. There just something about meditating in the privacy of your home that's makes it more fulfilling and intimate.
Ok, that's it. Let's see if I stick to them.
Posted by on January 1, 2008
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