Data: Starbucks and Dunkin coffee's don't taste good once they reach room temperature. However, the coffee served at Octane and Java Monkey still taste pretty good, even when the temperature drops.

It could be a function of the serving vessel. When I get coffee at Octane and Java Monkey it's usually in a ceramic mug, whereas Starbucks is served in a paper cup. (I'm not convinced this is the case because plenty of good coffee is also served in paper cups.)

Any coffee afficionado's want to weigh in?

(Photo by KmikeyM)

January 1.

My resolutions this year are not in fibonacci sequence. Instead of new year's resolutions, I'm making weekly/monthly/quarterly plans. By breaking things down into more manageable pieces they'll seem less overwhelming, which I hypthosize will make them more likely to get accomplished.

Actually, I do have one year-long goal, which is to take and upload a photo a day.

Speaking of photos, I moved two years worth of photos from my internal harddrive to an external drive.

Before:

During:

After:

Now that my iPhoto library has 4,500 less photos, it's quite a bit snappier. Here's how I did it:

1. Copy my "iPhoto Library" folder (in /users/[username]/Pictures) to an external drive
2. Rename "iPhoto Library" on external drive to "Photos 2005-2006" (or whatever you want)
3. Delete "iPhoto Library" on internal drive
4. Launch iPhoto and hold down the option key
5. Click Create new library

Now I've got a fresh library to work with. If I ever need/want to access the old library, I can just hold down option while launching iPhoto and it will give me the option to load the old library instead of the new one.