I'm doing 26 things
Got an inexpensive USB video capture device that works in Linux. Next steps: set up device with cabling and VCR, test and tune for quality, then start digitalising, one tape at a time.
Fabian Fagerholm's Life List
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1. Update my web page
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2. Get a PhD
4 cheers2,973 people -
3. Write morning pages for one month
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4. Go on an artist date
2 cheers2 people -
5. Digitalise old VHS tapes
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6. Be able to do 50 pushups
1 cheer15 people -
7. Write a book
31,073 people -
8. Have a better posture
54 people -
9. Speak more clearly
1 cheer106 people -
10. Learn OpenCV
2 people -
11. Learn to play the guitar
2 cheers13,800 people -
12. Learn to play keyboard
1 cheer440 people -
13. Start my own business
1 cheer9,321 people -
14. Digitalise old 8mm films
1 person -
15. Run a half-marathon
1 cheer301 people -
16. Run a marathon
1 cheer12,814 people -
17. Learn Clutter
1 person -
18. Learn OpenGL
32 people -
19. Improve my German
1 cheer530 people -
20. Improve my French
2 cheers1,445 people -
21. Learn Spanish
18,158 people -
22. Learn Italian
6,555 people -
23. Learn Russian
2,802 people -
24. Learn Japanese
10,759 people -
25. Learn Chinese
2,656 people -
26. Learn Portuguese
1,246 people
How I did it
It made me
relieved 
How I did it: I decided to read the Bible because I wanted to know what was really written in it. So many people have read it and there's so much opinion about what it means. I wanted to see for myself.With this motivation, I just read a page at a time, slowly, until I got to the end. I was relieved to find a historical text which shows people pondering the human condition, making mistakes and reaching an understanding of their time. Read how I did it…
It made me
surprised
How I did it: I searched, but then let the goal fall to the back of my mind. From time to time, I remembered it and when I stumbled upon Gephi, I knew it could do what I wanted. Also, I realised that I really needed to have some data to visualise before I could make any comparisons, so that's what I'm going to do next. Read how I did it…
It made me
Smile 
How I did it: I booked appointments with a personal trainer who helped me choose the right kind of exercise, weights, speed, and so on, and who pushed me when I tried to slack off and told me to stop when I tried too hard. No tricks. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I now have more than 44500 words! It’s getting close! The only downside is that my story is really longer than 50000 words, so I’ll have to keep writing… ;)
