Archive for March, 2015
Time For the Next Thing
by codemonkey on Mar.27, 2015, under Dave's Rants
It’s time for me to say goodbye to Fusion-io / SanDisk, and hello to Move Networks/EchoStar (SlingTV).
I’ve had a great time in my six years at Fusion-io. I’ve met dozens of brilliant people, and helped to change the world. NAND Flash is almost a common word in households now! (Well, I guess NAND flash isn’t — but SSDs are!)
But, it’s time for me to change the world in a different way at EchoStar. There, I’ll be trying to bring an unlimited selection of live TV channels into your house, over the internet! I’ll officially start my new position on April 6th! Time for a new roller coaster ride!
Transitions cause Delimas
by codemonkey on Mar.23, 2015, under Dave's Rants, Workout Logs
As some of you already know, I’m in the middle of moving jobs. So, my nice little 5 mile commute is now a 26 mile commute. And, it’s almost all downhill on the way to work. That means a 1200 foot gain getting home.
The Direct Route
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Google has me at about 2.5 hours both ways:
Now, while the ride to work would be doable to work, if I wanted a LONG ride :), getting home would be a beast. 2.5 hours of mostly climbing.
Abusing Frontrunner
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Another alternative would be to both bike, and use [FrontRunner](http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=uta-home-frontrunner). That does change things up quite a bit.
To Work
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The ride to work would look something like this:
Time: 36 mins
Train leaves every 30 minutes, and takes 23 minutes. So, Best case: 23 mins. Worst case: 53 mins.
Time: 15 mins
Ride Home
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To Train
Time: 15 mins
Train again leaves every 30 mins and takes 23 mins, so: 23-53 mins travel time.
Time: 56 mins
Timings and Thoughts
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Total time to work: 1h 15mins to 1h 44mins
Total time home: 1h 34 mins to 2h 4 mins
My drive time to work is about 35 mins, without traffic. The ride to work would double the time, but, I’d get 45mins -> 2.h hours of riding in, which my fat belly needs.
The route home is the hard one. If I ride to work, I see a huge chance I’ll call Tammy groveling for a ride. Maybe I need an e-bike for the ride home?