Author Archives: peter

My New-To-Me Clubs

Posted on July 9, 2011 by peter

I had to get some clubs! I decided to buy online because I’m a broke college student and I wanted to get something better than a cheap beginner set that would be the best I could afford at Golf Galaxy … Continue reading →

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Learning Golf

Posted on July 9, 2011 by peter

I’m learning to play golf! I played a fair amount in high school but never really continued in college outside of weekly par-3 games with my dad while I was studying at UIUC. Realizing that I work a 10 minute … Continue reading →

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Cmoy Headphone Amplifier, part 2

Posted on June 10, 2011 by peter

Tonight I made significant progress on my Cmoy amplifier. It makes promising noises now but it’s noisy and generally is not super-awesome sauce. I think I’m going to lay out a PCB design for it and assume that most of … Continue reading →

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Greenfield Glide 5K Results

Posted on June 9, 2011 by peter

First race back from after the Marathon. With the softball season in full swing, I’d only been out running a couple of times since.  The Greenfield Glide is on my home turf in Schenley Park so I couldn’t miss out! … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh Marathon Results

Posted on May 17, 2011 by peter

Just finished running the Pittsburgh Marathon this weekend. Kristen, JP, Patrick and I all started together and we all finished strong! I ran a 4:35:08 chip time (4:50:04 clock) at a 10:29 pace which put me 297/411 in my 30-34 … Continue reading →

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Cmoy Headphone Amplifier, part 1

Posted on May 17, 2011 by peter

Tonight I got started on building up my new headphone amplifier. I decided to build this because my laptop does not do a good job with my new headphones. This design ought to provide a little more power. The amplifier … Continue reading →

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UPMC Genesis 10K Results

Posted on April 27, 2011 by peter

Last Saturday I ran the UPMC Genesis 10K run on the riverside by Heinz field.  The course ran from Heinz to Washington’s Landing and back. It was a classic Pittsburgh race with two bridge crossings.  I ran it with Patrick … Continue reading →

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Summer 2011 Footraces

Posted on March 31, 2011 by peter

This summer there are many running races that I would be interested in running. I’m starting out with the Pittsburgh Citiparks Community Footrace series but will add others as I see them.

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Collecting Disk Access Traces on Windows with Tracelog

Posted on March 31, 2011 by peter

Here is some information on how I have been collecting disk access traces on Windows using Tracelog.  Tracelog utilizes the ETW which I believe is only supported by NT5 based kernels (Win2k, XP, some server versions).  Please let me know … Continue reading →

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Just a Short Run 5K Results

Posted on March 27, 2011 by peter

Kristen, Kyle, Michelle and I completed the Just a Short Run 5K yesterday. We all looked really great despite the 20°F temperatures. This was a really huge event with over 2100 runners in attendance. I ran a 26:25 which placed … Continue reading →

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