18 October 2013

Notes on playing defense in hockey

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Defensive coverage in the attacking zone: When your team playing offense in the attacking zone, you should work with your partner to balan...
29 July 2013

What physics teaches you

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I've been talking to people outside of physics and a topic that has come up fairly regularly is what general skills does physics teach y...
14 May 2013

Song of the day: "The Right Regrets" by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

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This is another song from the NBC TV show Smash . In general, I haven't really liked the songs in Season 2, but this is a great one. D...
10 April 2013

Installing Ubuntu and Debian for a triple-boot machine

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I recently installed Ubuntu and Debian for the first time. Here's how I did it. The first thing I did was order a second 2.5" ha...
29 January 2013

UDMA CF cards work in Epson P-3000 photo viewer

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The Epson P-3000 photo viewer is a nice piece of equipment for a photographer to have, allowing you to back up 120 GB of photographic data [...
30 December 2012

Off-ice hockey shooting practice tips

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On the backhand, you really need to push down hard with your bottom hand. Don't lift the blade too quickly. The puck should roll down ...
07 October 2012

More on breakouts

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These are my notes from the video " Break Out Techniques and Tips " by hockeyus.com General tips Open up to the teammate givin...
03 October 2012

Cal Newport on following your passion

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Cal Newport recently came out with a new book So Good They Can't Ignore You . Part of his central thesis is that "following your p...
11 September 2012

On paying attention

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I recently had a conversation with someone I had never met before -- and the remarkable thing was that she devoted her entire attention to m...
26 July 2012

Functional fitness

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I've been rehabbing a groin pull and at my last session, I asked my physical therapist what his workout routine was. He said he does Ol...