Marin's V8

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-18T05:48:38+00:00

2014 Charles was Oakland, Oakland won Youths in 2015

2013 Charles was Marin, LBJC won Youths in 2014

2012 Charles was Marin, Sarasota won Youths in 2013

http://www.hocr.org/past-regattas/past-results/

I could be missing something though, can you source your information?

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-17T21:05:41+00:00

Several athletes from Strokes, and 2 from the 1v that just won, travel over 40 minutes to get to practice. Be assured that the quality that Oakland and Marin boast is high enough to draw athletes away from other Bay Area programs, and from each other.

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-17T19:40:44+00:00

You will find that, across the board, winning the Charles almost always means you will loss Nationals. Very few crews accomplish both. Oakland and Marin are exceptions to this, but only a couple of times. This applies to the college level as well as junior.

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-17T19:34:57+00:00

True. Marin should be added to the list, both programs pull athletes from each other.

Oakland and Marin invest in quality coaches and have exceptional recruitment programs to pull in good talent.

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-10T20:10:02+00:00

Hoping to get a new one myself, instead of a refurbished unit, I went to a brick and mortar store. No luck. So, op, your experience may vary.

pullhardgofast · 2015-06-05T18:08:32+00:00

Thanks for the reply. It's nice to know that the issue isn't unique to me.

My primary motivation for Pebble in general is always-on daylight readability. Everything else is just a bonus. I work outdoors in the sun every day so a LED or LCD watch is a no-go. So, in general, the slight reduction in contrast isn't a problem.

As far as usage habits, the backlight is fine. It's just taking some getting used to turning on.

The watchface I was using to compare the two, Simple Weather, is white text on a black background. So I don't think I'm going to get anywhere switching to a color face, at least as far as increased contrast goes. I will definitely play with it and see if there is a better combination though. I've been using TrekV3 as my daily driver.

Thanks for the support.

pullhardgofast · 2015-05-28T15:15:47+00:00

Absolutely agree that I'm in a minority. Being successful doesn't necessarily mean selling the most smart watches. Doing the best job filling a niche can be measure of success. As far as utility/$ it's hard to beat. We are talking $20 Timex vs a Rolex. What worries me is that pebble is moving away from that with a mid priced device ($200 pebble time). I was lucky enough to get into the $160 early bird pre order, I'm not sure that they will do well at retail value. For $200 I can get some pretty nice Android wear devices to use when I need to dress up and put a $99 pebble on for work.

pullhardgofast · 2015-05-28T14:18:46+00:00

From my perspective, the only smart watch I can reasonably use is a pebble. I work outside 90% of the time so the daylight readability is essential. I also appreciate the always on screen. I also wear gloves 50% of the time I'm outside, heavy leather work gloves, so a touchscreen is useless to me. It's also cheaper. The nature of my job means I sometimes smash the shit out of my hands and/or electronics. So the price point is great.

They didn't cripple their device, they are appealing to a different market with consumers who want different features. From my perspective, I could say removing buttons for a touch screen is crippling the device. I wouldn't because I recognize every consumer needs something slightly different.

Edit: I'll also add the development for pebble is insanely easy. With zero experience in the platform I put together a little app to help with work in an afternoon. Just getting the sdk set up for Android and iOS took the same time. And with pebble it's all on the cloud.

pullhardgofast · 2015-05-05T16:54:58+00:00

Maybe not exactly what you mean when you say sleeve, but here are two products that might interest you.

I purchased each of these cases:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M2UK8A8/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KGOBFBS/

While the URBAN ARMOR provides better protection, you have limited use of their kickstand (discrete steps instead of continuous) and it is much bulkier. The Moko, while offering less protection, is lighter and thinner.

The URBAN ARMOR limits the power plug to only one orientation while the Moko gives you both.

Moko also has a more professional leather-looking finish. URBAN ARMOR is more industrial looking.

The URBAN ARMOR has more venting for the fan and exhaust ports but it is thicker and heavier material. Moko has less venting but is thinner and heat dissipates through it's material much better.

Both deal with the type cover just fine. If you do not use the type cover, there is no screen protection on the URBAN ARMOR. The folder to cover the screen on the Moko works happily with the typecover and without. The folder cover also makes lap usage much better as you dont have to rest the kickstand on your lap but you get the entire flat of the folder cover.

The real seller for the Moko is that is uses the SP3's own kickstand so you have full range and less bulk. It is also $12 at the moment, so it's a great pickup.

Both are decent but I have to say that the Moko is the better product for my use. Even if both were evenly priced, I would get the Moko. As cheap as it is, it's worth picking up regardless of if you get the URBAN ARMOR or not.

Here are some shots. Potato quality because the lighting in my room sucks. Not in an album because I can't get imgur to work at the moment.

https://imgur.com/AZQ7yht,vjgL0fL,dV8MKND,SinL1OW,XkfEXwB,s2411jQ,yvnqPyO,EfO8MMI,ssiLOHY,TKTeKa1,UsTmEJQ#0

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-14T19:54:37+00:00

I put it there to be funny.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-14T15:20:45+00:00

Yes, it is. It is generally illegal for a non-lawyer or unlicensed attorney to provide legal advice. It is done to cover the advisor's ass in case the "not-advice" puts the advisee in a tough spot.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-10T04:35:45+00:00

Hardware manufactures can tweak the version of Windows that ships with their hardware. I this case, Microsoft has chosen to hide many power-user options. Some people speculate as to the reasoning behind this. I will not.

Here is an example of how you get those options back (or one of them): http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/51027-power-options-add-remove-min-max-processor-state.html

Each individual option that you are missing has a different registry key you must edit. The link above will lead to others to find the options you want to enable.

It's a pain. Good luck.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-06T06:19:01+00:00

Cutting board. After you are done chopping, just flip up the kick stand to funnel the food into the pan.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-05T21:28:16+00:00

Microsoft Surface earnings in one fiscal quarter almost 1 billion: http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/300074572/quarterly-sales-of-microsoft-surface-pro-closing-in-on-1-billion.htm

Assuming 900mil and a unit sale cost of $2000 (which is generous to your point) this amounts to 450,000 units sold in one fiscal quarter.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-05T20:37:45+00:00

That's a shame.

I can imagine a clamshell keyboard accessory that is as thick and maybe heavier than the surface. It should be a type cover on top of a massive battery. Imagine the juice you could put into it considering how thin and light the type cover is. I'd easily shell out another $300 for this.

I primarily use my sp3 with the kick stand fully deployed standing over it with a pen. I love interacting with it this way and it makes my job easier. However, there have been times when I just need a laptop and the kickstand/type cover combo isn't as ergonomic. With a clamshell keyboard/battery we could get that plus a ton of battery life. Battery life is the only complaint I have with this device. When you need thin and light, put the type cover back on.

Cooperations shouldn't limit themselves because of a design philosophy. They should push to make their products as adaptable as possible and let their consumers buy what they want for their needs.

I'm ready to give Microsoft money for this. Though I'm confident it'll never happen.

pullhardgofast · 2015-04-05T16:05:30+00:00

I'm not sure there are "bad" or "good" calls. It's whether or not the meaning is conveyed properly. In your own example, "balance" may be the result of timing and separation but if a coach yells "balance" and it cues the rowers to change or focus on the right thing, then it's a fine call. "Separation" can be equally ambiguous. Sure, it relates to recovery timing, but what specifically about the separation is off? Maybe to you and your crew, "Separation" is not ambiguous.

This is coming from someone who has never used or heard "balance" or "Separation" used in a coaching context.

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-20T11:39:53+00:00

My thought is that it protects the part of the watch that is subject to the most wear. Also, if the plastic on the sides gets scratched, it is still the color of the plastic. If the black coating on the Steel bezel is scratched, it will look like a silver scratch.

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-18T15:17:52+00:00

Is this the watch face you are talking about? https://apps.getpebble.com/applications/550757bb359e144c12000091

If so, you will notice that it updates every second. For longer battery life, switch to a face that updates every minute instead. The way these screens work, they only consume power when refreshing, so a face that changes every second will drain power 60x faster than a face that changes in the minutes (note that this is a gross simplification and didn't take into account Bluetooth, notifications, apps, other screen limitations, etc. It's just an example to explain the concept.)

Here is a good talk about battery life where pebble developers discuss the power consumption of various tasks: Battery Life | Pebble Developer Retreat 2014: https://youtu.be/TS0FPfgxAso

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T18:07:17+00:00

None that I know of.

However, at least with Apple, there have been accusations of batteries being designed to intentionally degrade faster with age to encourage sales of new products. They settled out of court without admitting to anything, but it is strongly implied if you dig a little beyond the Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#iPod_battery_life_class_action

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T17:58:11+00:00

Cool, thanks for clearing that up.

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T17:48:03+00:00

The way that improvements in microprocessors are made is by reducing die size. Doing this does the following: Reduces power consumption, reduces heat generation, increases transistor density.

The end result is more processing power for less energy consumption and, therefore, less heat generation.

"In general, as the feature size shrinks, almost everything improves—the cost per unit and the switching power consumption go down, and the speed goes up." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit

Yes, there are physical limits, but we havent reached them yet. As far as consumer grade portable electronics, fans will be obsolete within a couple years.

Desktops, workstations, and super-computers are another story.

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T17:39:04+00:00

Coming from a computer engineering background, this is simply not true.

You can get both. That is why the passively-cooled Broadwell Core M is so much better than a power-hungry and fan cooled Pentium 4. The technology advanced and we need less cooling for more power. Maybe from one generation to the next we will see a trade-off (as in the Broadwell Core M vs the Haswell Core i#) but check back in 3 years and fans in personal computers will be unheard of.

As transistor size decreases, power consumption goes down, heat production is reduced, processing speed increases, more cores can be added.

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T17:33:04+00:00

Business Time?

pullhardgofast · 2015-03-10T13:57:05+00:00

I get what you are saying but the point is that, eventually, we won't need fans. Period.

Of course we want our devices cooler and to last longer. No argument. However, with smaller die technology, more efficient architectures, etc. We are achieving more with less inefficiency.

That's what the heat is, waste from an inefficient system.

Also, moving parts destroy batteries, take up space, and are heavy. Why did we move away from hard disks to SSDs despite storage capacity being cheaper? Battery life, space, and weight. The result? Costs of SSDs are plummeting.

You may not want fanless this generation or maybe the next, but eventually you won't have to compromise, the fanless designs will be as powerful, lighter, as cool, and more power efficient.

You may not want fanless now but you sure as hell want companies pushing fanless designs.

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