about:Chris http://mrchnd.com This sucker's electrical, but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need. posterous.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:40 -0800 I hope I can figure out how this new machine works. http://mrchnd.com/i-hope-i-can-figure-out-how-this-new-machine http://mrchnd.com/i-hope-i-can-figure-out-how-this-new-machine
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:40:13 -0800 I snuck down to the beach for quick run on the sand. http://mrchnd.com/i-snuck-down-to-the-beach-for-quick-run-on-th http://mrchnd.com/i-snuck-down-to-the-beach-for-quick-run-on-th
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Never ran barefoot, let alone on sand before. Let's see how sore I can make my legs.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:20:02 -0800 Look! An alligator. http://mrchnd.com/look-an-alligator http://mrchnd.com/look-an-alligator
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He scampered away when I got close to him.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:47:43 -0800 Panorama from the jetty http://mrchnd.com/panorama-from-the-jetty http://mrchnd.com/panorama-from-the-jetty
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:55:38 -0800 Run for the Lions 5k http://mrchnd.com/run-for-the-lions-5k http://mrchnd.com/run-for-the-lions-5k
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Finished in 25:30

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:20:44 -0800 Southwest? But I'm going southeast... http://mrchnd.com/southwest-but-im-going-southeast http://mrchnd.com/southwest-but-im-going-southeast
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:03:03 -0800 Enormous lathe chuck http://mrchnd.com/enormous-lathe-chuck http://mrchnd.com/enormous-lathe-chuck
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We're not buying this one but it's pretty cool.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:21:45 -0800 Liam doesn't have time for this shopping business http://mrchnd.com/liam-doesnt-have-time-for-this-shopping-busin http://mrchnd.com/liam-doesnt-have-time-for-this-shopping-busin
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:40:47 -0800 Anniversary Drawing http://mrchnd.com/anniversary-drawing http://mrchnd.com/anniversary-drawing
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I've been meaning to upload this for a little while now - finally got around to it.  Check out  http://lattaland.com/avatards/ if you want one for yourself.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:12:43 -0800 I made a plug gauge today http://mrchnd.com/i-made-a-plug-gauge-today http://mrchnd.com/i-made-a-plug-gauge-today

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See the full gallery on Posterous

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:29:21 -0800 At the Aselton Snow Dash start line http://mrchnd.com/at-the-aselton-snow-dash-start-line http://mrchnd.com/at-the-aselton-snow-dash-start-line
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:09:47 -0800 Hello Benny! http://mrchnd.com/hello-benny http://mrchnd.com/hello-benny
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:13:39 -0800 Hell Night 2011 http://mrchnd.com/hell-night-2011 http://mrchnd.com/hell-night-2011
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We had a pretty good time last night.  I opted for the smoke andouille sausage while Mike went for the pasta from Hell.  My dinner was pretty hot but the pasta was ludicrously hot.  It had a raw chili pepper taste that I didn't care for but was otherwise a nicely composed dish if you can get past the mouth numbing intensity.  The scotch bonnet pepper martini was pretty gross though, I wouldn't recommend it unless you don't like your lips.

Here's an indication of how our evening went after dinner, a text conversation between my wife and myself:

Wife: Hows it going? 8:15 PM
Me: I can't find mike. 8:15 PM
Me: He jumped out of the car to puke in Cambridge while I was driving, stopped at an intersection 8:17 PM
Me: I circled around and can't find him its been like 25 minutes. I'm walking around looking for him. 8:18 PM
Me: Oh, and he doesnt have his phone. 8:20 PM
Wife: What a mess 8:22 PM
Me: I could be better, I'm not going to lie. 8:27 PM

At least he got a free T-Shirt.

Eeesh.



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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:11:13 -0800 Christopher Martins Christmas Run for Children http://mrchnd.com/christopher-martins-christmas-run-for-childre http://mrchnd.com/christopher-martins-christmas-run-for-childre  

This past weekend I ran a 5K in New Haven in an ongoing effort to run one "official" race a month.

I really enjoyed this one.  It wasn't too big (unlike the Manchester Road Race) and the course was okay even though there was a bit of overlap on the return leg.  It would have been cool to run around the Green a little more than we did but whatevs.

I didn't really have a goal time or pace in mind.  I just knew that I wanted to do better than my previous 5K times and run the race "hard".  I accomplished both of those tasks and nearly threw up at the finish line.  This could be because of the cold air that my lungs aren't used to breathing or possibly the lack of water I drank before the race.

This is also the first race I forgot to take a picture at the start line, so that kinda stinks.

My net time was 24:39 and my pace was 8:14 - this pleases me.



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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:40:51 -0800 Currently not impressed http://mrchnd.com/currently-not-impressed http://mrchnd.com/currently-not-impressed
I tried to make myself like the Google Currents app but I just can't.

I can't be bothered to write in paragraphs, so here are some rattled off reasons why I don't like it.

Why are we going back to the days of syncing? Are people really offline that frequently nowadays?  Instead of creating a new app, it would have been cool if offline capabilities were added to the (already existing) Google Reader app.

It might be specific to my piece-of-junk Droid Charge but Currents is super clunky and slow...again, it might just be me so I'm giving it a pass.

When I read news, I don't want to have to "tunnel into" specific blogs, then "back out" and go back into another one.  Gimme a list in chronological order and I'll be happy.

The bottom line is Google Currents simply doesn't fit into my news consumption workflow.  Bah, I'm cranky today.

You know what is nice?  That Zite app that's only available on iOS.  It needs to hurry up and get in the Android Market.



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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:30:00 -0800 That's a lot of people lining up to run. http://mrchnd.com/thats-a-lot-of-people-lining-up-to-run http://mrchnd.com/thats-a-lot-of-people-lining-up-to-run
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2011 Manchester Road Race

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:05:42 -0800 Work just got substantially better http://mrchnd.com/work-just-got-substantially-better http://mrchnd.com/work-just-got-substantially-better
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Moar coffee!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:21:00 -0800 Regarding the Galaxy Nexus http://mrchnd.com/regarding-the-galaxy-nexus http://mrchnd.com/regarding-the-galaxy-nexus

Samsung® Galaxy Nexus

I want nothing more than to separate the carrier from the manufacturers. Google almost had the right idea with the Nexus One (N1) when they sold it directly at www.google.com/phone. They bungled it by not offering the same hardware on every US carrier. With the Nexus S (NS) they exclusively sold it via Best Buy. I'd bet this was in an effort have a better retail presence. This was another "almost good move" because they never offered one for every carrier (they lacked VZW). In terms of sales, the only thing the Galaxy Nexus (GN) has going for it is that it will likely be available on every US carrier. Hopefully it will be as easy to buy one off-contract on VZW as it was for me to buy the N1 direct from Google when I had ATT.


For better or worse, I think Google is willing to allow carriers to handle the release of the GN so it might have a better retail presence and be on all the big 4 carriers. Going forward, I just hope there will always be a Nexus device to buy on any carrier at any given time. If that was the case I never would have bought my neglected Droid Charge and been so resentful of it.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:19:00 -0700 Route 109 in Thomaston is impassable. http://mrchnd.com/route-109-in-thomaston-is-impassable http://mrchnd.com/route-109-in-thomaston-is-impassable

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Holy crap.  It's like the wild west out there (if it snowed in the wild west that is).

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1605569/Eightbit.me_transp.png http://posterous.com/users/kd51ODGMWB Chris Chris Chris Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:20:27 -0700 Sketchy Skurry http://mrchnd.com/sketchy-skurry http://mrchnd.com/sketchy-skurry
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