I meant to write this sooner, but that’s life. Last week, I knocked two items off my 30 by 30 list. I went to eat at a little hole-in-the-wall cafe called the Little Saigon Cafe on the recommendation of my friend Brian.
I ordered the Chicken Pho, which is basically a rice noodle soup. It wasn’t too bad, but there was a very strong onion flavor. I also ordered their egg rolls, which I thought were quite tasty.
That’s it. I think I’ll go back to the cafe and try some of their other dishes. They had some stuff that looked pretty good, though I will probably not have the Pho again.
Sorry, no pictures… maybe with my next “look what I ate” post.
Inspired by this post, I have decided to create a “30 by 30″ list of things that I want to do before I turn 30 in a little under a year. I’ll keep this post updated as the year progresses, and we’ll see how I fared next March.
Disclaimer: Many of these (especially the categories) are taken straight from (or inspired by) the list above.
Cooking
- Make something from scratch
- Make a completely new (to me) dish
- Try a new dish Done!
- Try a new restaurant Done!
Creating
- Average 2+ blog posts per week
- Write at least two new songs
- Try out vlogging (at least once)
- Finish migrating World of Pannotia to its own domain
- Create a new theme for this domain (ChimericDream.com) Done!
- Write a short story
- Get the notes out of my head and onto (digital) paper for the World of Pannotia setting
Friends, Family, Home, & Social
- Have my nieces and nephews over for a night/weekend sleepover
- Make it up at least once a month to see my parents (it’s not that far… should be more, but let’s start small)
- Host a BBQ/cookout/dinner/food night at my apartment
- Visit my grandparents in Colorado
- Finally get my apartment clean
- Have someone I don’t know comment on my blog. Bonus: Have an “industry expert” (any “industry”) comment on my blog.
- Post photo albums on my Picasa page Done!
- Write an article for someone else’s website
- Visit a museum/art exhibit
- See a play/musical/concert
Physical Challenges
- Run a half-marathon
- Lose 4 inches off my waist (i.e. be at or below a 38″ waist)
- Run 2 miles without stopping Done!
- Run 20 miles
Programming
- Learn Symfony (to at least a basic level)
- Contribute to an open source project
- Start an open source project
Wedding Planning
- Book a venue for my wedding.
- Save $4000 (before expenditures)
So I’ve slacked off quite a bit lately. I haven’t posted to the blog since before my first 5k in January. Since then, I have run in two 5k’s and a 10k (sort of). I promise to catch up on the results of those races (along with the promised pictures from the polar plunge in January) over the next few weeks. Hopefully I can get back into posting on a semi-regular basis.
I also want to (try to) post more current news relating to technology or geek stuff (or whatever I feel like) as those things come up. This will likely mean shorter blog posts, but hopefully they will be more relevant and current when I post them. One of my goals is to improve the quality of my writing over time.
So here we go again…
There is a recent news story about an awesome new device called the Raspberry Pi. Here’s the gist: some really smart guys built a prototype of a computer in the form factor of a USB stick. But that’s nothing new. Devices like the SheevaPlug have been around for a couple of years now. So what’s the big deal about this one?
The most amazing thing about this new prototype is its cost; the developers expect it to sell for around $25US. That’s enough to make even the people over at the OLPC foundation do a double take.
So why won’t it take? Simply put, the target audience — according to its creator — is made of of low-income students who do not have access to a computer at home. The idea is that with this tiny computer, the student could learn about programming and be able to access the web from home. But here’s the problem with that logic: if a family cannot afford a computer, what makes you think they’ll have internet access? This computer has no built-in wireless connectivity. Now, you could probably plug a USB hub into it and get all the ports you need, but without an actual wireless connection, what’s the point?
Don’t get me wrong, I think this is an awesome development in the field of ultra-small, inexpensive computers. However, until the creators find some way to include wireless — standard wi-fi or, better yet, 3G (or LTE, or 4G, or some other cell network) — I don’t see it being quite the boon everyone is making it out o be.
What do you think?
Am I totally off base, or do you agree? Let me know in the comments.