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Hi, I'm a nerd. :) I write, and sometimes I publish those writings on my blog, [[http://pursuing.calefaction.org/|Pursuing Calefaction]]. More often I'll write trivia here. It's a way to fight my ferocious ADHD. Hey, it works. (Sort of.)

My [[/Chores]]. (No, you don't get to see them. They're boring.)

My [[/AluminumFalcon|Car]].

My [[/Writing]] prompts. Feel free to add!

I last bit my fingernails on Nov 12th, 2008. (That's right, I haven't bitten my nails in ''2 and a half years.'')
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... Twitter: [[http://twitter.com/#!/elvestinkle|elvestinkle]]

Phone: 919.949.6966

=== Crap I need to do ===
 * <<Color2(red, Get the [[/AluminumFalcon]] inspected and plates updated)>>
 * '''<<Color2(red, Fix my damned wiki)>>'''
  * Design a more comprehensive security policy
  * Upgrade to 1.8 (9?) -- and detail steps taken for HCoop users
 * <<Color2(red,finish editing Winterswatch so I can publish it)>> (CreateSpace coupon good until 1 Jul)
 * <<Color2(red,Recover data from a stack of old hard drives)>>
 * Consolidate my data so that most of it is accessible to me via [[http://www.hcoop.net/|HCoop]]
  * Then set up afsclient on my machines
  * maybe write an easy script to install on new computers
 * Reseal my hiking boots (Shoe Goo: $7, or that boot place that ClintonEbadi used)
 * Start looking for teaching jobs
  * Build up my resume -- doing what?
 * Install [[http://www.status.net/]] for calefaction.org
  * integrate status.net and the wiki
 * Update WordPress to 3.0 on calefaction.org


=== Reading list ===
 * A Song of Ice and Fire (rereading to catch up for the 12 Jul release of A Dance with Dragons)
  * {*} A Game of Thrones
  * {*} A Clash of Kings
  * {*} A Storm of Swords
  * {*} A Feast For Crows
 * {*} the Silmarillion
 * {o} [[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16769|Orthodoxy (GK Chesterton)]]
 * {o} Death on a Friday Afternooon (Neuhaus)
 * {o} Pride & Prejudice
 * {o} Jennifer Government
 * {o} Gods Behaving Badly (Phillips)
 * {o} Alcestis (Beutner)


=== Projects on the back burner ===
 * design & build floor-to-ceiling bookshelves
 * a wooden, folding 4'x3' [[/GameTable|game table]]
 * a [[http://lifehacker.com/287252/turn-a-flashlight-into-a-handheld-burning-laser|laser pen]]!
 * Prep next [[Games/WarOfTheRing|War of the Ring]] board for play.

=== Crazy ideas I come up with ===
 . A frisk (or whatever) board display server with a handheld API that hooks up to a projector suspended over a table surface!
   . SteveIsrael has built the projector part, based on a design he saw at a local gaming store -- BtTempleton
 . An Appalachian Trail wiki (really? Nobody's thought to do this yet?) Well, there's http://www.walkipedia.org/. But the guy's just sitting on it for now, apparently.
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Steve Killen

Hi, I'm a nerd. :) I write, and sometimes I publish those writings on my blog, Pursuing Calefaction. More often I'll write trivia here. It's a way to fight my ferocious ADHD. Hey, it works. (Sort of.)

My /Chores. (No, you don't get to see them. They're boring.)

My Car.

My /Writing prompts. Feel free to add!

I last bit my fingernails on Nov 12th, 2008. (That's right, I haven't bitten my nails in 2 and a half years.)

Email: <steven.f.killen AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>

Twitter: elvestinkle

Phone: 919.949.6966

Crap I need to do

  • Get the /AluminumFalcon inspected and plates updated

  • Fix my damned wiki

    • Design a more comprehensive security policy
    • Upgrade to 1.8 (9?) -- and detail steps taken for HCoop users
  • finish editing Winterswatch so I can publish it

    (CreateSpace coupon good until 1 Jul)

  • Recover data from a stack of old hard drives

  • Consolidate my data so that most of it is accessible to me via HCoop

    • Then set up afsclient on my machines
    • maybe write an easy script to install on new computers
  • Reseal my hiking boots (Shoe Goo: $7, or that boot place that ClintonEbadi used)

  • Start looking for teaching jobs
    • Build up my resume -- doing what?
  • Install http://www.status.net/ for calefaction.org

    • integrate status.net and the wiki
  • Update WordPress to 3.0 on calefaction.org

Reading list

  • A Song of Ice and Fire (rereading to catch up for the 12 Jul release of A Dance with Dragons)
    • {*} A Game of Thrones

    • {*} A Clash of Kings

    • {*} A Storm of Swords

    • {*} A Feast For Crows

  • {*} the Silmarillion

  • {o} Orthodoxy (GK Chesterton)

  • {o} Death on a Friday Afternooon (Neuhaus)

  • {o} Pride & Prejudice

  • {o} Jennifer Government

  • {o} Gods Behaving Badly (Phillips)

  • {o} Alcestis (Beutner)

Projects on the back burner

Crazy ideas I come up with

  • A frisk (or whatever) board display server with a handheld API that hooks up to a projector suspended over a table surface!
  • An Appalachian Trail wiki (really? Nobody's thought to do this yet?) Well, there's http://www.walkipedia.org/. But the guy's just sitting on it for now, apparently.


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