JK’s Journal

Lifehacker’s RSS feed has been overwhelming me for some time now. It’s one of my favorite sites, but I haven’t had much luck in tailoring the signal/noise ratio, so tonight I’m trying to setup a custom RSS feed, ala these instructions.

So far I’m attempting to follow all posts tagged “Linux, Ubuntu, Xbox, Firefox Tip, Firefox, Hive Five, MacGyver Tip, Web Utilities, Gadgets, Gmail,” which results in this URL. and this RSS feed.

We’re back online at home. Whew. We lost our cable modem (RIP RCA DCM315R) and DVR to lightning almost two weeks ago. We were already scheduled to get FiOS, so we held out getting the old Cox Cable service restored in lieu of the FiOS. Okay, that’s not completely true, but the initial service call by Cox indicated bigger problems and would have taken more appointments to resolve, so it just made sense to wait for FiOS.

We got the standard triple threat package from Verizon. So far, the DVR and TV have been impressive, and the data is running strong (Download Speed: 5016 kbps / Upload Speed: 2023 kbps per speakeasy).

Instead of succumbing to my inner desire and trying to blog about the last two weeks, I’ll close with this:

• the home network is back up, fully patched, and running- woot
• I made a few backend upgrades for JK’s Journal
• I’ll be updating my fitness profiles at Traineo and TweetWhatYouEat later tonight

The internet and cable are still out at home, and it’s a dreadful thing. And it had to happen the week I start counting calories, primarily by using online tools. Whoa is us.

We’re both hanging out in the “business office” for our condo complex to get a little web time in and check e-mail. I updated the About JK page to include links to my traineo account and tweetwhatyoueat account. That’s about all I have time to post tonight- hopefully we’ll be back online Sunday or Monday.

My breakfast typically consists of scrambled eggs and mixed fruit (pineapple, grapes, grapefruit slices, and orange slices). I weigh the eggs and the fruit separately, but I’m tired of guessing the weights of each amount of fruit and don’t have the time to count up each fruit’s calories. This morning I spent a little time at USDA’s Nutrient Database to come up with an average caloric value for my typical fruit combo. So, per 1oz of fruit, Pineapple = 14kcal, Seedless Grapes = 19kcal, Peeled Pink and Red Grapefruit = 12kcal, and Peeled Oranges = 13kcal. That makes my morning fruit mix an average of 15kcal per oz, which I’ll use from now on. woot.

I have a bunch of other stuff to blog about, but my lack of internet at home is cramping my digital style.