Mobile Vlog – leaving HP and other thoughts

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Funny, Sad and True!

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Flash In Pictures

Flash In Pictures from Ken Swain on Vimeo.

This is only my second time editing video. Let me know what you guys think.

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Sean dancing on New Years

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New Years Goals and Life Hacking

2011 was a challenging year for me on many levels. I gained some of the weight back that I had lost in 2010. I experienced professional challenges that I didn’t think I would ever have to face. Toward the end of the year I have decided that I needed to reset my goals for the coming year. I know some people don’t believe in setting “New Years Resolutions”, but I feel it helps focus me for the coming year.

Personal Goals

Diet

  • Lose down to 170 lbs by the end of the year
  • Maintain the WeightWatcher program
  • Track meals and workouts more accurately

Exercise

  • Exercise 5 days a week
  • Bench press 250
  • Run for 45 minutes or more

Finances

  • Pay off one major bill

Family

  • Take at least two weeks of true family vacation
  • Marry my wife again

Professional Goals

Learning

  • Attend one SANS classes
  • Complete a programming course
  • Write a mobile application
  • Write a metasploit module

Productivity

  • Design a stress free productivity system that I can maintain
  • Meet all deadlines or complete work ahead of time

Shooting Goals

Pistol

  • Compete in 6 IDPA events
  • Win one IDPA event

Rifle

  • Buy a precision rifle
  • Shoot a sub MOA group

Classes

  • Attend at least one Magpul Dynamics class

I will make it a point to keep this list updated and make sure I am blogging about my progress. I know this is going to be tough journey, but I am willing to take it and will do anything to succeed.

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The year Flash lost the mobile war: a look back at 2011′s top IT stories

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The Fat Trap – NYTimes.com

What we see here is a coordinated defense mechanism with multiple components all directed toward making us put on weight,” Proietto says. “This, I think, explains the high failure rate in obesity treatment.

This is an interesting read for anyone struggling with weight. For me I know it has been hard to keep weight off for years. I have lost it and kinda maintained it, but it is a battle.

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Flight of my AR Drone

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My new toy

P25

It’s a Sig 1911 Scorpion Carry.

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On the AmTrak headed to DC

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