futilelord's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=futilelord2018-04-14T23:06:51Zsarabandegreen (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/sarabandegreenfutilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2018-04-14T23:06:51Z2018-04-14T23:06:51Z<br>It's been months now since it happened. I figured that some distance would provide a more useful perspective on events rather than writing something while still in the <a href="/title/fallout">fallout</a> of the event. Who knows, arguably I'm in the perpetual fallout, the <a href="/title/nuclear+winter+of+our+friendship">nuclear winter of our friendship</a>. She would appreciate that line.<br><br>Flash back a month or so further, and I'm out of town on business. By pure chance I happen to be one town over from where she's living with her wife. The last time I saw her was before they moved. She drives over to meet me and we go out for a drink and laugh at the locals. Being surrounded by rich white <a href="/title/liberals">liberals</a> makes us feel out of place. We're from the <a href="/title/desert">desert</a>, that makes a person a bit harder. "What's with all the <a href="/title/suburau">suburau</a>'s and fuckin' <a href="/title/kayaks">kayaks</a>?" I ask. She nearly dies laughing, having had this exact conversation with her wife when they'd first moved here.<br><br>We spend the evening having a great time chatting about <a href="/title/AI">AI</a> and <a href="/title/Go">Go</a>, <a href="/title/astronomy">astronomy</a> and <a href="/title/theoretical+telescope+design">theoretical telescope design</a>.…August 4, 2011 (personal)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/August+4%252C+2011futilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2011-08-04T21:28:34Z2011-08-04T21:28:34Z<p>
Maybe it's just a personal <a href="/title/reality+tunnel">reality tunnel</a> issue, but it seems like e2 is less friendly now. No, that's not right...less professional I would say. Granted I haven't been here as long as some, but I’ve been around long enough to at least notice a change in tone. I’ve never been a big <a href="/title/catbox">catbox</a> user, but I always look at what's being said. More and more often it seems like when I look at the catbox there are complaints or heated arguments, or just general bitching. Perhaps it's just the clouding of memory that's giving me some sort of <a href="/title/halcyon+days">halcyon days</a> of reasoned catbox chatter. I’m not sure.
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I’m not looking to call anyone out by this. If things are shitty it's all our faults. But it seems to me like there is a overall tone change in user interactions. Polite reasoned response is no longer the norm it would seem. <a href="/title/Vitriol">Vitriol</a> has taken hold, <a href="/title/rhetoric">rhetoric</a> rather than reason. I try to maintain a professional demeanor in all my interactions. Which to me basically means, be polite to other people even<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…You're being lied to: shoe companies and you. (essay)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/You%2527re+being+lied+to%253A+shoe+companies+and+you.futilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2011-07-27T03:55:04Z2011-07-27T03:55:04Z<p>
Running in traditional running shoes is damaging to the human body. Human beings have only been running in large, wedge heeled, over cushioned shoes for about the past 40 years. It has been only in the past 40 or so years that we have seen a rise in both the number and the severity of the types of injures that are the constant plague of active runners today. <a href="/title/Plantar+fasciitis">Plantar fasciitis</a>, <a href="/title/IT+band+syndrome">IT band syndrome</a>, <a href="/title/Patellofemoral+syndrome">Patellofemoral syndrome</a> (aka; <a href="/title/runners+knee">runners knee</a>), these are all conditions that are way more common place than would stand to reason.
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Depending on the sources one cites about 40-70% of active runners can expect to become injured over the course of one year of active running. This seems like an extraordinary number of people to be injured by such a simple and innate activity such as running. This injury rate is spread across the board as well; <a href="/title/marathon">marathon</a>ers aren’t more prone to injury than individuals who run <a href="/title/6.2+miles">10k</a>’s or <a href="/title/3.2+miles">5k</a>’s. It seems as though anyone who has a regular<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Run for your money, the economic nonsense of college athletics (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/Run+for+your+money%252C+the+economic+nonsense+of+college+athleticsfutilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2011-07-18T05:02:48Z2011-07-18T05:02:48Z<p>
It is my contention that university athletics in general and at <a href="/title/University+of+New+Mexico">UNM</a> in specific are a drain on the university and do not provide a worthwhile return on the investment the school makes in them. My modest proposal then is not the abolition of the sports programs at <a href="/title/University+of+New+Mexico">UNM</a>, but to relegate them to the level of clubs. Vast sums of money are poured into the university athletics program. The usual justification for this is that having a successful sports team aids in national recognition and that aids in recruitment, arguably for the university itself, but the primary benefit for this probably falls to the sports program itself. In that a superior athletics program is more likely to attract superior athletes, not necessarily superior students. Athletics are often cited as a way of maintaining alumni interest in the university and thus increasing alumni funding but a study by the <a href="/title/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association">NCAA</a>(1) found that this is not in<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Line cook: fire and pain at 9.50 an hour (personal)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/Line+cook%253A+fire+and+pain+at+9.50+an+hourfutilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2011-01-16T09:44:17Z2011-01-16T09:44:17Z<p>
As I step out the back door at 10:45 and sit down on an old milk crate I light a <a href="/title/cigarette">cigarette</a> and slowly come back into my body. My leg itches, I have to pee, there is a burn on my arm I don’t remember getting. Slowly physical sensations come to the forefront of my mind and I become aware of my body once again. I become aware of the cool air that now surrounds me the fact that it’s dark outside now, and the fact that I am very tired.
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It’s 3:00 and I’ve just clocked in. I go to my station and look over my “<a href="/title/mise+en+place">mise en place</a>” and see what I need to start prepping for the dinner shift. I talk to the chef about what specials we will be running this evening, seeing what extra I need to do to prepare for those. At approximately 4:00 the wait staff starts showing up. I chat idly with a couple of them about service the night before and what’s expected for tonight, how many reservations etc. During this time I am making sauces, pounding out <a href="/title/carpaccio">carpaccio</a>, cutting apples,<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Vibram FiveFingers (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord/writeups/Vibram+FiveFingersfutilelordhttp://m.everything2.com/user/futilelord2010-11-06T19:45:21Z2010-11-06T19:45:21Z<p>
Vibrams Five Fingers (hereafter referred to as “V5F”) are a type of shoe manufactured by the Vibrams Company. The company is most known for manufacturing <a href="/title/hiking+boot">hiking boot</a> soles. The shoes came from the cooperation of designer <a href="/title/Robert+Fliri">Robert Fliri</a> and <a href="/title/Marco+Bramani">Marco Bramani</a> (grandson of the Vibrams founder). Fliri has been quoted as saying:
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“We have five toes: when they can move and grasp the ground independently,
and when you can really sense the surface under your feet, your body is able
to do what it is designed for by nature. That is a powerful feeling."
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From this idea came the design of the shoe. The shoe is often referred to
more as a “<a href="/title/foot+glove">foot glove</a>” than a shoe proper. The bottom of the shoes is
composed of a Vibram sole that varies between 3mm-9mm in thickness depending
on the model. All of the soles lack any inclination at the heel, they
provide a flat surface for the foot. What defines the V5F is that at the
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