my favorite crowdfunded projects

The Synek beer tap

I love crowdfunding projects. There's something about finding a cool project and seeing it come to fruition. Over the last year or so, I've funded about 15 projects between Kickstarter and Indigogo.

Here are some of ones that I'm the most excited about:

• A roast,grind, brew, coffee maker 
• Synek- Beertap on the counter 
• Gustin Jeans

Watchdogs 1st hour of play

I've started playing Watchdogs for PC today. I actually bought physical media surprisingly. It came on 3 dvds and needed all three for the install. A few things that I'd noticed in the first hour of play.

• There aren't difficulty levels. 
• It's damn hard to use the keyboard to drive. Might have to buy a controller and hook it up to my PC. 
• The graphics requirements are pretty high for it to look really pretty at high res. I had to drop mine down a bit from ultra to make it playable, no big whoop. But then again I was playing Battlefield 3/4 at the highest graphics levels without any issue. 
• I'm having issues with the audio but that might be drivers or the fact that I don't reboot. Or the game. 

The game itself is pretty fun though. I'm looking forward to seeing how the game unfolds.

More detail to follow. 

random observation with Chrome

I just noticed a tweak in Chrome. Not sure if anyone has noticed this, but using a multi-select button e.g. CTRL or SHIFT, you can select multiple tabs and drag the selection to create a new window with all the tabs.

Favorite tweets

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— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) January 29, 2014

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January 29, 2014 at 07:30AM

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Reaver-WPS alternative - Retrieve WPA/WPA2 passphrase from a WPS enabled acess point :: http://t.co/7sVc5frg6Z #WPS #Linux #Security

— Binni Shah (@binitamshah) January 26, 2014

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January 26, 2014 at 05:19AM

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This #ReservoirDogs graphic tee is Mr. Pink-approved. You gonna bite? http://t.co/6ij8Nt31Um http://ift.tt/KPLXcB

— JackThreads (@JackThreads) January 24, 2014

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January 23, 2014 at 07:42PM

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5 great 12 year old japanese whiskies. http://t.co/Eok17uBSyz

— Gear Patrol (@GearPatrol) January 24, 2014

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January 24, 2014 at 07:00AM

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— Richard Harman (@xabean) January 21, 2014

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January 21, 2014 at 04:15PM

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Favorite tweets

Jon Stewart spends 8 straight minutes mocking Obama's NSA speech and his pretense of "reform" http://t.co/74acj0qzbB

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 21, 2014

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January 21, 2014 at 07:06AM

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Favorite tweets

Email vs social networks is a story of open protocols vs closed systems. Not one of how many messages you get. http://t.co/jadpkkV10l

— Hilary Mason (@hmason) January 19, 2014

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January 19, 2014 at 03:21PM

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Race calendar (thus far)

• Shamrock Shuffle
• 4 on the 4th
• Park Ridge Charity Classic 5k
• Chicagoland Spring Half Marathon
• Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon
• Soldier Field 10 miler
• Cinco de miler
• Ravenswood Run 5k
• Roselle Run for the Roses

here are my planned races for 2014. I may add a few here and there. 

Favorite tweets

"Paper: Getting Started with OpenStack and VMware vSphere" http://t.co/kpjE4c5uwR

— Aneel (@aneel) January 15, 2014

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January 14, 2014 at 08:07PM

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— Apartment Therapy (@AptTherapy) January 11, 2014

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January 10, 2014 at 10:35PM

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Favorite tweets

It goes down S-M-O-O-T-H!!! MT Quick- download the new #StrangeBrews! https://t.co/swhMCHctFu

— WBEZ (@WBEZ) January 11, 2014

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January 10, 2014 at 07:22PM

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Favorite tweets

Reading: The Internet of Things Is Wildly Insecure — And Often Unpatchable. http://t.co/mN555wA4dQ

— J Wolfgang Goerlich (@jwgoerlich) January 6, 2014

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January 06, 2014 at 07:43AM

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2014 resolutions

We all set resolutions each year. This year I'm going to do it a bit different. I'm going to post it here on my blog and post periodic updates throughout the year.

1. Work less- I tend to be a bit of a workaholic. I think this is what holds me back from doing all that I want to do. 
2. Invest more- I've got a portfolio that's been sitting. I want to actually use it for more play money. Some people go to the casino, I'll have my brokerage account. 
3. Use my PTO better- take more trips. In 2013, I didn't take any PTO until Q3/Q4 so I had to use all my PTO in Dec and I didn't even go anywhere. 
• Right now I'm  planning trips to South Korea, Germany (Oktoberfest/Glasshuette), Atlanta, San Fran (Bay to Breakers). 
4. Organize and decorate my apartment-This is a quest that I'd started in December when I took the month off. I've managed to toss, donate, sell (on Craigslist/Amazon) quite a bit of stuff. I just need to keep going. I've also re-arranged my place to better suite my needs. 
5. Cook more
6. Read more
7. Work out more
1. Cross train more- lifting/cycling/swimming
2. Run more
8. Geek out more
1. Build a network lab- I've had a bunch of Cisco network gear just sitting. Time to put it to use.
2. Play with the Raspberry Pi that I just bought myself
3. Rebuild out my ESXi box 

Favorite tweets

Bruce Springsteen pulled over for speeding, 1978. pic.twitter.com/U9RYvPkHgn

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January 01, 2014 at 07:11PM

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