Garage Door Optimizations

I've replaced our chain-driven garage door opener with a belt drive one. The estimated 2-hr task took 3 hours but the door now operates with less noise. I'm now looking at nylon garage door rollers to further reduce noise. Will this strange obsession ever end?

WNYC's Radiolab

if i don't respond its because i'm catching up on old episodes of WNYC's Radiolab.

Camera Gear

ok - here is my kit: nikon d90, tamron model A14 AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3, nikon AF-S DX nikkor 35mm f/1.8G and nikon speedlight SB-600.

Geocaching

www.geocaching.com wins the "My S*#t Just Works" award this week for their web-based tool that downloads waypoint data to your GPS device. I plugged in my Garmin Geko 201 to a USB-to-Serial adapter and with one button press downloaded from the site to my GPS.

OId or Broken

NY Times article on cyber security

Contractors Vie for Plum Work, Hacking for U.S. This comment (#40) is by far my favorite. The terms used are rather typical of media discussions on the topic. Not sure I get the intent of describing the individuals in the area as "hacker soldiers" as most of them are contractors. A commenting post on the article made a reference to "mercenaries". Maybe "digital mercenaries" is a better description? This article is too easy to pick on.

Replaced Fuel Pump

Disappointing fuel pump has been shamelessly exposed on the garage floor for others to mock

New fuel pump installed