Fixing That Which is Horribly, Horribly Broken
Posted by in Computing on May 5, 2013
Over the last 10 weeks or so, I’ve been back to teaching in my day job, which has largely been a good experience, despite how much my blog has suffered due to the changes in my schedule. We are now just getting into the really meaty stuff on interior routing protocols, covering RIP, EIGRP, and […]
EIGRP DUAL Route Processing Flow Chart
Posted by in Computing on May 4, 2013
As part of my work on the original Cisco: The Complete Reference book, I created a route processing flow chart for EIGRP’s DUAL Finite State Machine. This ultimately did not make it into the book in its original form, as it was way too big. However, I always found it helpful (and strangely beautiful, in a […]
(Bi)Weekly Science Roundup
Posted by in Science on March 24, 2013
Scientists eradicate lung cancer in mice by inhibiting a protein Skin cells from a primate used to create new brain cells Extinct frog from revived from DNA Possible way to slow down aging: SIRT1 activation Nano-scale flash memory Transistor small enough to monitor individual cells
Site Outage
Posted by in Review on March 17, 2013
Under the subheading of ‘Why is this hard?’, I decided to transfer my domain to a new registrar, going from SOPA-loving, outage-prone Godaddy to what seemed to be highly rated (and much cheaper) 1&1. This was, by the way, mostly prompted by the exorbitant rates Godaddy wanted to charge me for renewal, something like $40 […]
Study: Fish Oil increases lean mass, reduces fat mass and Cortisol
Effects of supplemental fish oil on resting metabolic rate, body composition, and salivary cortisol in healthy adults This is a controlled study where one group was fed Safflower Oil and the other Fish Oil for six weeks while Cortisol, body fat, lean mass, and RMR were all tracked. The results were overwhelmingly positive and […]
Tapped: A documentary about water that’s worth watching
A while back I watched Tapped, which is a documentary detailing the regulations that are enforced upon municipal tap water and, conversely, the complete lack of regulations surrounding bottled water. It also goes into some discussion of the chemical residue from the plastics the water is stored in, but the overall thrust was enough to […]
(Bi)Weekly Science Roundup
Posted by in Science on March 12, 2013
Until my work life calms down a bit, I think bi-weekly posts are going to have to suffice. Here’s what I found interesting over the last few weeks: Scientists create chips that automatically and gracefully handle component level failures. Scientist load bee venom into specially designed nano-particles and assassinate HIV. This could lead to an […]
Guest Post: The Benefits of Exercising During Cancer Treatment
Posted by in Exercise on March 9, 2013
Today I have a special guest post from Melanie Bowen, who is an Awareness Advocate for Cancer treatments at mesothelioma.com. Melanie’s message urging cancer patients to exercise in order to improve their mental, emotional, and physical health during treatment is one that I applaud, and I am happy to help spread her message.- Brian Cancer […]
Can CrossFit improve aerobic fitness and body composition?–Strength and Conditioning Research
This is an excellent study on CrossFit. The only thing I really dislike about it is that they confounded the results by switching the subjects diets prior to beginning the study. Otherwise, the methods and conclusions seem very solid. Here’s a brief summary (the emphasis is mine): CrossFit-style training can significantly improve maximal aerobic fitness […]
Addressing the Elephant in the Room – Pt. 2: The Elephant’s Shadow
Posted by in Exercise on March 6, 2013
In Part 1 of this little series, I addressed a contentious bit of speculation regarding my own personal use of steroids and what benefits TRT doses of Testosterone may or may not have had on my progress over the last two years. At that time, I mentioned that the major thing I wanted to address […]
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