I'm doing 39 things
Got everything in one place on the new PC!
Next step: ripping soundtracks and CDs that I haven’t ripped yet
fengshuiguy's Life List
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1. sort out dragon tattoo
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2. research veganism
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3. make a list of 100 things that make me happy.
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4. take yoga
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5. organise my music
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6. write a webcomic
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7. be more awesome
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8. do a speed reading course
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9. take a stunt driving course
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10. hike the inca trail
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11. Become Financially Independent
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12. observe ada lovelace day
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13. Attend a dawn Anzac Day service in Melbourne
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14. explore the city i live in
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15. do my own research backing up Life Inc
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16. do a first aid course
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17. Go skydiving
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18. actually do a coding project with AI
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19. create a high-volume website for EVE Online
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20. cook more
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21. learn to lose control
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22. manage my money better
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23. Minimize my stuff
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24. use my internet toys more effectively
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25. start an online StarCraft league with friends
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26. brush up on XQuery
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27. make a smaller ecological footprint
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28. stay in touch with my interstate friends
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29. get fit
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30. study martial arts
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31. update my resume
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32. create my own computer game
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33. write letters more
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34. know myself
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35. take a dance class
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36. write a supernatural bullet opera
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37. configure a script to automate upload of webcam photos
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38. Read the Bible
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39. actually do something with stats and data analysis
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How I did it
It made me
Secure 
How I did it: I wrote my own shell script over on my vanity domain (www.nerdfu.net) to create a zip file of everything important over there, along with database exports. A cron job scheduled to run every week exercises that shell script, and creates a new zip file.I ended up using Sysax FTP Automation to get a script I could schedule to run every day and check for new zips (that way, I don't have to have my computer running all the time in order to hit… Read how I did it…
It made me
Mentally stimulated 
How I did it: I'd been curious about the idea for a long time, and after having done an online exam a few months back, I did a little digging around on the web.The Mensa website turned out to be the most useful reference: I found out that psychologists can conduct a supervised test, and that there are a number of different types of IQ test, and that the numbers don't really translate between them. Which was interesting.I also found out that it was proh… Read how I did it…
It made me
Accomplished
How I did it: Got word of a local 2 hour introductory workshop via a friend of my partner, and signed up. It was great - I now understand enough of the basic theory involved to go off and experiment before coming back to learn more. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Hanzo, my silent and deadly home PC for voice recording, is now built. There’s some definite tweaking to do – its a ways from being completely silent yet, due to having to sort out the cable mess, tune BIOS for fan speed settings, and get the motherboard doing exactly what I want, but it’s come a long way! And apart from the memory sticks I grabbed first time around being the wrong configuration, it all came together pretty easily.
And now, working groovily!
Stood at the side of a fairly scary emergency today that involved a wee little baby. If I had a first aid certificate, I could have been of use, rather than just trying to keep out of the way.
I hear you, world.
