The Vent Core http://phroon.net Michael Wren's Journal Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Theatiki 2007 http://phroon.net/2008/07/11/theatiki-2007/ http://phroon.net/2008/07/11/theatiki-2007/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:42:27 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.net/?p=60 The Theatiki (Kankakee River)

Each year, a group known as The Habitants du Theatiki organizes a reenactment of life around the time of The French and Indian War called The Gathering on the Theatiki. It’s quite an extraordinary event to visit. I just happen to be lucky enough to have The Theatiki (also known as the Kankakee River) run nearby where I live.

This year, I went on the woods walk for the first time. We were quickly ambushed by the French and their allies and had to flee from the ensuing battle between while guarded by our British and Scottish escorts.

I took a few photos of this event so you can see some of the highlights of the tip. If you live anywhere close to the Kankakee, IL area, I would highly recommend taking part of your weekend during the summer to visit the Gathering on the Theatiki. While you are there be sure to get some sassafras root beer and kettle corn, they sure to be some of the highlights of your trip.

]]> http://phroon.net/2008/07/11/theatiki-2007/feed/ Updating My Blog http://phroon.net/2008/07/10/updating-my-blog/ http://phroon.net/2008/07/10/updating-my-blog/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:14:35 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.net/?p=59 I haven’t updated my blog in about a year now, so I’ll have a lot to talk
about:

  • Theatiki 2007
  • Chicago 2007
  • Vacation 2007: Michigan & Canada
  • Breaking my SuperDrive
  • Magnolia pictures
  • Chicago 2008
  • WALL·E
  • R-Place, Hornbaker’s
]]> http://phroon.net/2008/07/10/updating-my-blog/feed/ The Gathering on the Theatiki 2008 http://phroon.net/2008/07/09/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki-2008/ http://phroon.net/2008/07/09/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki-2008/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:18:58 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.net/?p=58 The Gathering on the Theatiki is a yearly event, held here in Kankakee county at the Davis Creek Annex of the Kankakee River State park. In 2008 the Theatiki will run from July 12th through the 13th. Most likely I will be there on the 13th.

I still have a lot to update on this blog. More content is forthcoming.

]]> http://phroon.net/2008/07/09/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki-2008/feed/ The Gathering on the Theatiki http://phroon.net/2007/07/02/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki/ http://phroon.net/2007/07/02/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:52:58 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.net/2007/07/02/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki/ The Gathering on the Theatiki is a yearly event, held here in Kankakee county, at the Davis Creek Annex of the Kankakee River State park. In 2007 the Theatiki will run from July 14th through the 15th. I will be there one of those days.

After the event is over, I’ll be sure to write up more.

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/07/02/the-gathering-on-the-theatiki/feed/ I found this number today http://phroon.net/2007/05/01/i-found-this-number-today/ http://phroon.net/2007/05/01/i-found-this-number-today/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 21:00:41 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/05/01/i-found-this-number-today/ I found this number today, I think someone misplaced it.

Here it is converted it into binary:

00001001 11111001 00010001 00000010 10011101 01110100 11100011 01011011 11011000 01000001 01010110 11000101 01100011 01010110 10001000 11000000

Here’s the digests, if you recognize it better as a checksum:

MD2: e38373bf7b9b55e8741f89a406ee4fd8
MD4: 93188a4835ccb6db5d2001fc8973a0f6
MD5: cfddca0b93558c11cd6d2a7023a544bf
CRC 8, ccitt, 16, 32 : 63, 71af, 5306, e1eb9ec1

CRYPT (form: $ MD5? $ SALT $ CRYPT):
$1$.FMEODtU$A1u2yvyWKQ2OjBnfUiomB1
(form: SALT[2] CRYPT[11]):
psuU0U3S.S.3Y

SHA1: d5e400bcea3b00105ca0db2425f5db0196040c
RIPEMD-160:
3d6eae05 f335ba2f ff3c2982 1ba3b918 349e0166
SHA2-256:
48c4fa0ab4a60b95dec10e22762c0ec0
d765527fd413c91c4eb66682a03f4a11
SHA2-384:
0d6b326900b3acfdc6c942d76e5b98a2
492e1799315e808ae90dc0c5ae2d3ef1
23039953d167bebaea3af56311323c9a
SHA2-512:
716de4ce3344bb3b1a280de18551c488
bc6009e4a6c0af7fbf187a880be61012
9b379bf4e82c35681e8ff91befd19fd3
81a84eb49b21d779670cd2c556a301dc

Is anyone looking for a lost number?

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/05/01/i-found-this-number-today/feed/ Mountains http://phroon.net/2007/04/30/mountains/ http://phroon.net/2007/04/30/mountains/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:35:13 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/04/30/mountains/ Mountain Panorama

I finally took the time to stitch my photos into a panograph using Hugin. Hugin automates the whole panograph making process by using external tools to find control points, adjust the images and then stitches them together.

Due to prodding by local MacWarrior Chad Weider I’ve also created a QuickTime VR of the mountains, enjoy.

(Note to self, do not edit posts in Newt’s Cape.)

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/04/30/mountains/feed/ LaTeX in WordPress http://phroon.net/2007/04/27/latex-in-wordpress/ http://phroon.net/2007/04/27/latex-in-wordpress/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:24:38 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/04/27/latex-in-wordpress/ $1+2=3$

I just installed a LaTeX in WordPress Plugin, and now have the ability to enter formulas inline in the blog.

$V~=~\left[ \begin{array}{ccc} V_{ud} & V_{us} & V_{ub} \\ V_{cd} & V_{cs} & V_{cb} \\ V_{td} & V_{ts} & V_{tb} \end{array} \right]$

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/04/27/latex-in-wordpress/feed/ All Shore Leave Is Canceled http://phroon.net/2007/04/22/all-shore-leave-is-cancled/ http://phroon.net/2007/04/22/all-shore-leave-is-cancled/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:52:28 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/04/22/all-shore-leave-is-cancled/ Not much in the way of Blogging tonight, “I’ve just had an unhappy love affair and I don’t see why anyone else should have a good time” - Prostecnic Vogon Jeltz. Well not really. Tonight was guild drama night in WoW, so I got a bit worked up, but I think we worked a few things out.

Now I just need to figure out where all the free space on newton keeps disappearing to. It’s one of the web browsers, I’m just not sure which.

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/04/22/all-shore-leave-is-cancled/feed/ Don’t Panic! http://phroon.net/2007/04/21/dont-panic/ http://phroon.net/2007/04/21/dont-panic/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:12:20 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/04/21/dont-panic/ Don’t Panic! It’s only the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, one of the best works of science fiction in existence. Created by the late comedic mastermind Douglas Adams, it is the definitive multi-medium self-contradicting SciFi trilogy in five parts. It began life as a radio series, which then became five books, six television episodes, two video games, another radio series and eventually a movie, all written by the same man. Although some mediums convey the Hitchhiker’s universe better than others, Adams succeeds everywhere. I’ve seen/played/heard just about everything Adams has been involved in, with the exception of a few of his early television shows, of which he’s written a few Dr Who episodes, and his non-SciFi books, including “The Meaning of Liff”(sic) and “Last Chance to See”. I hope to consume these once I find them. In the mean time I listen to the radio series and read the book from time to time for a good laugh.

]]> http://phroon.net/2007/04/21/dont-panic/feed/ Vacation http://phroon.net/2007/04/20/vacation/ http://phroon.net/2007/04/20/vacation/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:03:05 +0000 Phroon http://phroon.org/2007/04/20/vacation/ Last summer I went on vacation to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

Waterfall

On the whole it was a fun trip, a lot of walking up hills and down hills, but the scenery was great, once you got out of the tourist traps. I took some photos of the better sights, and of my family. A lot of these were taken with making a panograph in mind, but I haven’t stitched them together yet.

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