http://www.bs-squared.com/wp I'm peddling backwards Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've received several questions on the 4theweb forums, Open Source Community, and this blog about the status of porting BSQ Sitestats to Joomla 1.5. I have no current plans to port BSQ Sitestats to Joomla 1.5 at this time. This is the result of several factors, the first being that I ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2008/04/16/bsq-sitestats-not-to-be-ported-to-joomla-15/ As if biking in Minneapolis wasn't already awesome with our many lakes and hundreds of miles of trail system in just 40 square miles, there is even more being done to make biking more friendly. As it is now, only 4% of Minneapolis residents commute by bike, and a lot ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/06/09/minneapolis-biking-receives-73-million-dollars-in-funding/ Happy memorial weekend, everyone. It's been sunny and cool outside (low 80s), perfect for the grand opening of a brand new trail. Murphy-Hanrehan is a park reserve in Burnsville, MN where previously, an unmaintainable several-mile loop existed. The old trail basically consisted of ruts from the bulldozer that cleared its path ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/05/28/murphy-hanrehan-mountain-biking/ My first bike crash of 2007 was bound to happen. I've already gone 150 miles since April, so it's just a numbers game. The funny part is that I was actually riding cautiously when I crashed, inspecting a trail for rain damage after a big thunderstorm we got earlier this ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/05/10/first-crash-of-2007/ Every so often, I get a really funny incoming google search string. Today's was will I get to date brent? I hope the searcher wasn't too disappointed to find out I'm married. Sorry, ms. doe. http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/04/23/do-i-get-to-date-brent/ Have you ever had the power shut down on your database server while it was running and prayed that the database wasn't corrupt? If so, you've probably worked on Database Management Systems (DBMS) that did not implement ACID, specifically atomicity and durability. We can cover the other concepts in another ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/04/08/acid-keeping-your-database-safe/ Now that I'm a more experienced bike rider, I decided to upgrade a couple components for this season. At first I thought, "I'll just get clipped shoes", but then I went on a spree and yeah.... I ended up getting new pedals with clips, a new seat (my old one ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/04/03/brents-bike-v11/ I kind of went on a Itunes spree tonight. I had to pick up a few guitar hero songs from Itunes and ended up buying a bunch of music, kind of like when wikipedia consumes your entire day off. *sigh*. From Guitar Hero came Killer Queen, More than A Feeling, ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/03/27/neil-diamond-vs-joe-cocker/ I'll just let the videos speak for themselves. [youtube UwQV_JJXulM] [youtube rfP90uJ12eQ] [youtube bvWQNa1czG4] [youtube 1wptJ2fYm3A] http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/03/27/why-you-should-watch-robot-chicken/ Unless you're from a state that starts with M in the USA, college hockey probably doesn't matter to you. Fortunately, I'm from one of those M states :). This weekend were the divisional playoffs for the WCHA, the division the University of Minnesota Gophers play for. Since the tournament is usually ... http://www.bs-squared.com/wp/2007/03/18/gophers-win-the-wcha-final-five/