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Category: Non-Running
May 29, 2014
Throwback Thursday: AER201 Robot
I’ve started seeing some awesome throwback Thursday posts from some Facebook friends, particularly Nicole and Patty. So, I thought I’d join in the party. I found these pictures and video on an old laptop. It was from about 10 years ago when I was still in university. We had a group project to build an autonomous robot. We were barely trained at the time. I liken the project to being thrown in the deep end of a pool and expected walk on water. Our particular robot had to take a bunch of coloured ping ping balls, sort them by colour, then place[…continue reading]
May 11, 2014
3-Year Blogoversary!
I can hardly believe that it’s been 3 years since I started this blog. My very first post was published on May 11, 2011. I bought the domain and webspace in a fit of taper madness shortly before my first full marathon. Since then I’ve published over 250 posts! In fact, I might have forgotten this milestone again (like I did the last two years), but I got the bill for renewal which reminded me! I guess it’s just really nice to look back. I’ve run 8 full-marathons since starting this blog! I’ve made so many[…continue reading]
April 26, 2014
Cycling with Darkwing Duck
If you follow me on dailymile, you may have seen that I’ve been cycling up a storm on my stationary bike. In fact, I’ve put over 140km on it since January, and that’s not counting the miles I put on it for the 5-10 minutes I use it to warm-up before my weights. It was getting a little boring, and sometimes there’s nothing to watch on TV. I experimented playing PS3 while cycling, but couldn’t keep up the pace. So, I decided It would be a good idea to have some DVD’s handy. They would be a reliable form of entertainment and/or[…continue reading]
