Something I found funny today or just weird

On my bus trip back to NYC. Bus stops for a quick break. The Driver announces that we were going to be stopping for approximately 12 minutes. I leave the bus and come back in 5 minutes. 2 minutes later, someone 4 seats ahead of me decide to get off the bus. Between trying to figure out what to do with his laptop and where to put his bag, he took another 4 minutes, by the time he gets off the bus and walks to the entrance of the rest stop, the driver is on his way back and of course, he just has to turn right back around and get back on the bus where he takes another 2 minutes to rearrange and sit back down. The concept of time is something that not everyone has a firm grasp on I guess. I just found it a bit amusing. I know that some people who read this post might not think it's funny, but I did.

Did you ever want to know the difference between rum,whiskey, vodka, brandy and tequilla!!!!

I always wanted to know the difference and just never got around to researching it. I found an answer via a post on Yahoo answers:

Whiskey is essentially beer without hops that's been distilled. The ingredients can range from barley, wheat, rye, corn, millet, oats...virtually any starchy cereal grain you can think of can be made into beer and thus whiskey.
Single malt whiskey (whisky for the Scots) is purely barley and distilled at a single distillery.
Bourbon is an American whiskey that has by law >51% corn in its list of ingredients...many will tell you it must be made in Kentucky, but this isn't true, though the vast majority of Bourbon distilleries *are* in Kentucky, there a few exceptions. Time in the barrels also is a factor.
Scotch is simply short for "Scotch Whisky" (with no 'e' in the spelling...they like it this way) and simply refers to whisky made exclusively in Scotland and by law has to be aged 3 or more years in wood casks to be called "Scotch."

Brandy is merely distilled wine. Specialty brandies such as Cognac and Armagnac are made in specific geographic regions and of certain wines to be called such by French Law. This is the same with "Champagne" being exclusively from the Champagne region and all others are "sparkling wine."

Rum is made from sugar cane and it's byproducts (molasses) and is pretty simple. Fermented cane juice or molasses or combinations of each are then distilled...sometimes multiple times. Light rum is not aged, or aged very shortly. It has the least flavor and is good for mixed drinks. Darker rum has been aged, sometimes with flavors or spices and is suited for some mixed drinks, but the older it is, the more suited for sipping it becomes...similar to fine brandies or whiskies.

Vodka isn't exclusively from potatoes. In fact, it's increasingly rare that it is made from potatoes in that they are more expensive as an ingredient for the whole distilling cycle. You'll find that most vodkas are distilled from grain...the same as whiskey, but more and more thoroughly so that there is minimal/no flavor left in the distillate. It's also not aged or barreled and therefore remains crystal clear and colorless.

Actually all brown spirits (whiskey, brandy, rum) derive the majority of their color and flavor from the wooden casks that they are aged in. When distilled, they all...yes, *ALL* come out crystal clear and colorless. Caramel color may be added in the cheaper varieties, and dark rums will frequently have molasses added back for a richer flavor (which is not necessarily characteristic of the cheaper varieties).

Tequila is fermented agave juice which is then distilled. The different colors/grades relate to the amount of aging. Like Cognac etc. "Tequila" only comes from a certain region of Mexico, and is exclusively Blue Agave...all others are "Mezcal"

Gin is neutral spirits (like vodka) which are flavored via various methods with primarily juniper berries and also other botanicals.
Ouzo, Pernod, and Absinthe belong to a group of spirits called "Pastis" (I forget the meaning exactly). These are all primarily flavored with anise and liquorice and when water is added, the oils from the infused botanicals un-dissolve and turn the drink milky. Absinthe is unique in that it contains wormwood as one of its botanicals. Wormwood contains thujone which is a controversial substance which renders it illegal in a majority of countries. It is said to make the drinker hallucinate...often called "seeing the green fairie" as Absinthe is colored green. The truth is that Absinthe is *extremely* alcoholic relative to other spirits (65% alcohol and up) and is traditionally drunk with water poured through a sugar cube (lighting the sugar cube on fire is optional...and dumb) which reduces the strength for drinking.

2 hours in

After 2 hours and 18 minutes.  We are at 78% with high usage.  About to switch to my tablet to watch some videos though.  The data speeds on the bus suck usual. I won't start with that explanation today.  Maybe on my way back I will break it down. 

Trip day chronicled

Started at 96% @ 11:46. Wifi on, battery saver on with all options enabled and auto sync turned off. Let's see what I can get out of my one year old note 2 with jelly bombed custom rom installed.

Back to the future flash back.... One word, AWESOME!!!!!!!!

I feel like building one of these for myself.

New server hardware sector emerging!

Hopefully, one day I can own one of these:

A SeaMicro server. Photo: WIRED/Ariel Zambelich

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/10/seamicro-amd-verizon/?cid=co12930924

John Considine, the Verizon chief technology officer pointed out that " Verizon has been working with SeaMicro for over two years on its new service, and that should show you just how long the gestation period is for this sort of computer hardware." The technical details pointed out in this article are very interesting and ground breaking. Not only is the technology getting better faster but it is also using less power to do more work. Sounds like a win win situation to me.

Handy Man Day September

So today, I will start with a disclaimer:

Warning: Do not attempt to install any type of wiring without being properly trained to do so. I have an Electrical Engineering Degree and I have several years of experience handling, installing and troubleshooting electrical systems and circuits. Serious injury can result from incorrect wiring or instillation, including death and loss of property. 

Now, that being said, I will try something a bit different this time. I took a ton of pictures so I will be using them to outline what i did and if anyone has any questions or comments, please post a reply and I will reply to your posts with more details.

Above Pics are the before Images. 

Yeah, Terrible placement. Needs to be relocated ASAP but for now, it stays.

Final Product.

 Just posting everything, will be adding comments as I go along. A Lot of comments to add as you can see.