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Socialize / Veteran's Day
« on: November 11, 2009, 06:14:20 PM »
did anyone do anything special in honor of our vets, soldiers, and KIA's?
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Parkour And Freerunning / wrist watches?
« on: November 10, 2009, 04:52:51 PM »
i havent worn a watch since i was about ten, maybe twelve. my brother whos in the navy (stationed near seattle) came in on leave yesterday. i havent seen him for two years, but his present to me was a pretty expensive watch. i kinda like it, though i have to say im not used to wearing it. my problem is i think it may hinder wrist movement, which means ill probably have to take it off for parkour... though my problem with that is if im USING parkour and not just training it, im not going to want to go "oh wait mr shank, lemme take my watch off before you pull out your kinfe to stab me, then we can begin the chase!"
if anyone else wears a watch, do you have any tips on how to make it keep away from your wrist?? (wearing it looser or tighter??)
if anyone else wears a watch, do you have any tips on how to make it keep away from your wrist?? (wearing it looser or tighter??)
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Illinois / someone in mchenry??
« on: November 10, 2009, 02:56:38 PM »
i saw someone in mchenry speed vault a fence today and i was in such awe i just stared at them, because ive been training since april and havent seen a SINGLE other person here. if you are a member of this site living in mchenry and some kid with long hair wearing black was staring at you after you speed vaulted a fence at a park on dartmoor please contact me!!
even if this wasnt you, but you live out here, please contact me anyways!
to let everyone know i made a thread on chicagoparkour already im just trying to get the word out to as many people as possible...
im so pissed at myself for not saying something to the kid...
even if this wasnt you, but you live out here, please contact me anyways!
to let everyone know i made a thread on chicagoparkour already im just trying to get the word out to as many people as possible...
im so pissed at myself for not saying something to the kid...
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Socialize / Internet Browsers
« on: November 06, 2009, 07:19:27 PM »
• which one do you mainly use?
• which do you have installed? (all installed, plus versions)
• why do you use your browser above others?
-other possible details: favorite add-ons, themes, screenshots, homepages, uses, favorite features, etc.
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mine:
i mainly use firefox, but just today i found a mozilla side project called "minefield". its still in its beta version but its really nice (so far) and may become my new browser; windows recognizes it as firefox in task manager and when you click firefox while minefield is open, it will open another minefield window....
list of installed browsers:
Firefox 3.6 beta 1
Minefield 3.7alpha1 pre (its supposed to be what firefox 3.7 is going to be like)
Opera 10.01
K-Meleon 1.5.3
Internet Explorer 8 (i think, i never touch it)
i use firefox for its customization. i like that i can add themes ("personas" in 3.6 and minefield). i like that its add-ons are easy to install, and you can pretty much make it do whatever you want. if you need your browser to block ads, snipe bids on ebay, give you premium IMDB info without paying, and tell you the scores of your teams games without having to search for hours on how to do it; firefox is for you. i may consider using opera if i could get an ad-blocker to work, but so far i havent (and ive tried a LOT). i dont like google much (other than their search engine every once in awhile) so i stay away from chrome. safari eats up too much memory and isnt customizable on windows. i have IE simply because windows doesnt work right without it. i have K-Meleon because its fast and lite, if i want to search for something fast, it will open within a second and i can find my info (integrates with some firefox add-ons and comes with ad/flash blocker preinstalled).
other stuff:
some great add-ons for firefox:
AdBlock Plus: blocks ads
Flash Block: blocks flash (gets the flash ads that ABP doesnt)
Download Statusbar: puts your downloads above your status bar instead of in a window, handy
DownloadHelper: lets you download movies off of youtube etc.
FastestFox: it does a LOT, not much it doesnt do, just read the description on mozillas site
FireDownload: speeds up your downloading using multiple sources
Hyperwords: highlight something, right click it, and get a list of options: search, reference, translate, shop, share, view.
ImageZoom: a zoom feature for JUST images: right click on an image and scroll to zoom in or out
Nightly Tester Tools: over-rides compatibility so if an add-on is outdated when you install a new version of firefox, you can make it work
SkipScreen: if you use sites like "megaupload" or whatever that make you wait for your downloads, skipscreen gets you passed all the ads and sometimes passed the wait times
NoScript: blocks scripts, good security measure though can get a bit irritating
WOT (web of trust): rates sites and lets you rate them.. you can see what theyre rated by a color-coded symbol that shows up on the site youre on plus in search engines to let you know before you get there (also blocks from accessing terrible sites, though you can bypass it)
XSS Me: cross site script blocker, another nice security feature...
theres loads more you can get, it all depends on what you want to do with the browser....
screenshot of my homepage: (labeled some of the add-ons i have, and i blocked out the IM convo window cuz you dont need to know my gfs sn)
• which do you have installed? (all installed, plus versions)
• why do you use your browser above others?
-other possible details: favorite add-ons, themes, screenshots, homepages, uses, favorite features, etc.
______
mine:
i mainly use firefox, but just today i found a mozilla side project called "minefield". its still in its beta version but its really nice (so far) and may become my new browser; windows recognizes it as firefox in task manager and when you click firefox while minefield is open, it will open another minefield window....
list of installed browsers:
Firefox 3.6 beta 1
Minefield 3.7alpha1 pre (its supposed to be what firefox 3.7 is going to be like)
Opera 10.01
K-Meleon 1.5.3
Internet Explorer 8 (i think, i never touch it)
i use firefox for its customization. i like that i can add themes ("personas" in 3.6 and minefield). i like that its add-ons are easy to install, and you can pretty much make it do whatever you want. if you need your browser to block ads, snipe bids on ebay, give you premium IMDB info without paying, and tell you the scores of your teams games without having to search for hours on how to do it; firefox is for you. i may consider using opera if i could get an ad-blocker to work, but so far i havent (and ive tried a LOT). i dont like google much (other than their search engine every once in awhile) so i stay away from chrome. safari eats up too much memory and isnt customizable on windows. i have IE simply because windows doesnt work right without it. i have K-Meleon because its fast and lite, if i want to search for something fast, it will open within a second and i can find my info (integrates with some firefox add-ons and comes with ad/flash blocker preinstalled).
other stuff:
some great add-ons for firefox:
AdBlock Plus: blocks ads
Flash Block: blocks flash (gets the flash ads that ABP doesnt)
Download Statusbar: puts your downloads above your status bar instead of in a window, handy
DownloadHelper: lets you download movies off of youtube etc.
FastestFox: it does a LOT, not much it doesnt do, just read the description on mozillas site
FireDownload: speeds up your downloading using multiple sources
Hyperwords: highlight something, right click it, and get a list of options: search, reference, translate, shop, share, view.
ImageZoom: a zoom feature for JUST images: right click on an image and scroll to zoom in or out
Nightly Tester Tools: over-rides compatibility so if an add-on is outdated when you install a new version of firefox, you can make it work
SkipScreen: if you use sites like "megaupload" or whatever that make you wait for your downloads, skipscreen gets you passed all the ads and sometimes passed the wait times
NoScript: blocks scripts, good security measure though can get a bit irritating
WOT (web of trust): rates sites and lets you rate them.. you can see what theyre rated by a color-coded symbol that shows up on the site youre on plus in search engines to let you know before you get there (also blocks from accessing terrible sites, though you can bypass it)
XSS Me: cross site script blocker, another nice security feature...
theres loads more you can get, it all depends on what you want to do with the browser....
screenshot of my homepage: (labeled some of the add-ons i have, and i blocked out the IM convo window cuz you dont need to know my gfs sn)
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Socialize / Remember, Remember...
« on: November 05, 2009, 04:29:36 PM »
Remember remember, the Fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason, the gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot.
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Injuries - Discussion / UPDATE: ankle sprain
« on: November 04, 2009, 07:00:35 PM »
im not really too sure how long its been since i sprained it, probably almost a month. since then i re-injured it once (about two weeks after i sprained it i did a wall run to find out it DIDNT heal yet). i havent done wallruns since then, and my problem is i think my ankle may have healed wrong. when i bend it upwards (to a normal degree, nothing crazy) i get a deep pain around the talus and navicular bones. when i use force against it and bend it to a certain degree the pain lasts and sometimes is enough to make me limp. i kicked a door open yesterday (not really hard, but just enough to open it a few inches) and i just happened to use my left foot (if anyone of you guys are in karate its what i was told is called a "step behind side thrust" kick). seeing as im a bit rusty on this kick i hit with the ball of my foot instead of my heel and got the nice pain going, causing me to limp for about three minutes before it went away.
im wondering what you guys think the injury may be; if im still recovering from the sprain or maybe i fractured my talus.
either way, what do you think i should to do go about rehabbing my ankle? last night i did a ten minute stretch that mostly consisted of me holding the ball of my foot as close as i could get it to my shin, then pushing as far away as possible. also included was a full range of motion movement and calf stretches.
as far as restrengthening my ankle goes, i walk a LOT daily, and i try to walk on grass instead of sidewalks as much as i can, which ive been told helps with strengthening muscles in your ankles. i havent been running much lately outside of school because its cold and my lungs arent used to it (slowly progressing towards running as much as i did before).
EDIT: i also want to mention that my ankle is not sore to the touch, nor is it swollen at all. i can press pretty firmly on the talus bone and it doesnt hurt, so maybe its a ligament issue?
im wondering what you guys think the injury may be; if im still recovering from the sprain or maybe i fractured my talus.
either way, what do you think i should to do go about rehabbing my ankle? last night i did a ten minute stretch that mostly consisted of me holding the ball of my foot as close as i could get it to my shin, then pushing as far away as possible. also included was a full range of motion movement and calf stretches.
as far as restrengthening my ankle goes, i walk a LOT daily, and i try to walk on grass instead of sidewalks as much as i can, which ive been told helps with strengthening muscles in your ankles. i havent been running much lately outside of school because its cold and my lungs arent used to it (slowly progressing towards running as much as i did before).
EDIT: i also want to mention that my ankle is not sore to the touch, nor is it swollen at all. i can press pretty firmly on the talus bone and it doesnt hurt, so maybe its a ligament issue?
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Socialize / Liebe Ist fur Alle Da
« on: November 02, 2009, 06:04:45 PM »
"There is love for everyone"
the new Rammstein album
has anyone heard it yet??
the new Rammstein album
has anyone heard it yet??
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Parkour And Freerunning / help finding an article on rolling
« on: November 02, 2009, 07:06:42 AM »
i remember reading an article about rolling when i first started where they did the math, and figured out how much prsesure would be on your legs if you landed with straight legs, then they figured it out if you rolled....
does anyone know the location of this article??
(sorry if my grammar is off im not really paying full attention to what im typing)
does anyone know the location of this article??
(sorry if my grammar is off im not really paying full attention to what im typing)
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Injuries - Discussion / knee injury
« on: October 31, 2009, 08:54:40 AM »
i cant really fill out the form thing right now as i dont have much time to be on the computer but i will try to later
i jumped down some stairs last night and my dog walked in front of my path so i landed awkwardly and on impact felt a weird pain in my knee, it went away after standing up but now every time i move my leg a certain way (usually bending it with weight on it but not all the time) i feel a kind of sharp, but definitely defined pain (it feels the same every time) on the inside of my kneecap. i looked it up and got the answers i figured i would get "its either a meniscus injury or a ligament injury"... i read through some tests to determine what it is and both kinda seemed to fit the pain.
when i move my knee in a full range i feel a little click at about 120º
i really wish today wasnt halloween because im going to be walking a lot and had plans to do as much parkour as possible tonight.....
i jumped down some stairs last night and my dog walked in front of my path so i landed awkwardly and on impact felt a weird pain in my knee, it went away after standing up but now every time i move my leg a certain way (usually bending it with weight on it but not all the time) i feel a kind of sharp, but definitely defined pain (it feels the same every time) on the inside of my kneecap. i looked it up and got the answers i figured i would get "its either a meniscus injury or a ligament injury"... i read through some tests to determine what it is and both kinda seemed to fit the pain.
when i move my knee in a full range i feel a little click at about 120º
i really wish today wasnt halloween because im going to be walking a lot and had plans to do as much parkour as possible tonight.....
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Socialize / balanced karma
« on: October 30, 2009, 06:49:51 PM »
we all have it
our dream, has been fulfilled
our dream, has been fulfilled
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Socialize / Halloween Costumes
« on: October 29, 2009, 07:38:55 PM »
what is everyone being??
im being a ninja so i can do parkour without getting yelled at by anyone (and pull off the urban ninja stuff)
--post your costumes and ideas here--
im being a ninja so i can do parkour without getting yelled at by anyone (and pull off the urban ninja stuff)
--post your costumes and ideas here--
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Consumer Whores / new shoes (please reply ASAP)
« on: October 23, 2009, 03:37:09 PM »
im getting new shoes TOMORROW, sorry for not letting you guys know earlier but until i got home today i didnt know....
im looking for some good ideas under $80 (im assuming my dad will pay for about $50 and i have 30)
im kinda thinking about getting some pumas because i like the way they look and ill think theyll be a good transition back to mainstream shoes after my feiyues (they have holes in the rubber and its been raining every day this week so i cant wear em). does anyone know about grip and ankle support on them?
im also thinking maybe some adidas (if you didnt notice im going for the less-bulky type of shoe, very minimalist like the feiyues, just ones that will last longeR)
another question i have is if anyone knows about the marrel waterpros (?? i think thats what theyre called) and what makes them worht the money (if anything)
sorry im throwing it all out there but i just want to get as many answers as possible before tomorrow so i can go through all of the choices and try to narrow em down before i get to the store
btw ive gone through 27 pages with 48 shoes on each page today, and im still looking, lol
im looking for some good ideas under $80 (im assuming my dad will pay for about $50 and i have 30)
im kinda thinking about getting some pumas because i like the way they look and ill think theyll be a good transition back to mainstream shoes after my feiyues (they have holes in the rubber and its been raining every day this week so i cant wear em). does anyone know about grip and ankle support on them?
im also thinking maybe some adidas (if you didnt notice im going for the less-bulky type of shoe, very minimalist like the feiyues, just ones that will last longeR)
another question i have is if anyone knows about the marrel waterpros (?? i think thats what theyre called) and what makes them worht the money (if anything)
sorry im throwing it all out there but i just want to get as many answers as possible before tomorrow so i can go through all of the choices and try to narrow em down before i get to the store
btw ive gone through 27 pages with 48 shoes on each page today, and im still looking, lol
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Socialize / just want you all to see.....
« on: October 20, 2009, 04:05:27 PM »
my moms cat
its awesome
its awesome
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Socialize / computer savvy's help?
« on: October 13, 2009, 06:34:32 PM »
my parents decided to let me put my computer in my room
finally... ive had it for almost a year already...
heres the problem, they decided that if its up in my room, theyre going to link up all the computers into a network (three have vista, one has XP).
i dont have anything to hide
but sometimes, i might have something i dont want everyone seeing (and yes, they shared the C drives on all the computers....) such as a poem intended only for one viewer (or none at all).
can someone tell me how to take ONE folder (such as something unnoticeable like a user made folder) and stop sharing JUST that folder.... (im stuck with the vista computer, and having it for about 10 months, i still dont know how to work it to its max yet)
if anyone can tell me how to do this itd be greatly appreciated (and im sure most of you on here can understand why i dont want my dad or little sister going through all my personal documents... i wanted the computer in my room for privacy... i feel i have less now)
heres the computer layout
my sister has one in her room (shes the one that gets everything she wants, shes 12, has had a computer in her room for about 6 months, and has had a cell phone for about a month, whereas i dont have a cell, and was FINALLY allowed [with a great deal of bargaining] to put MY computer in MY room)
my dad has a computer in his room (hes out of work at the moment, so him staying up late every night to go through my computer would NOT surprise me at ALL) (printer)
obviously the computer in my room (which has one of the two printers on the network...meaning people will be going in my room to "get what they printed out" all the time now....)
then a laptop, which is the "real reason" we got the network (its total bull) that will most likely end up my little sisters after my dad loses interest in it...
thats the situation...please help
finally... ive had it for almost a year already...
heres the problem, they decided that if its up in my room, theyre going to link up all the computers into a network (three have vista, one has XP).
i dont have anything to hide
but sometimes, i might have something i dont want everyone seeing (and yes, they shared the C drives on all the computers....) such as a poem intended only for one viewer (or none at all).
can someone tell me how to take ONE folder (such as something unnoticeable like a user made folder) and stop sharing JUST that folder.... (im stuck with the vista computer, and having it for about 10 months, i still dont know how to work it to its max yet)
if anyone can tell me how to do this itd be greatly appreciated (and im sure most of you on here can understand why i dont want my dad or little sister going through all my personal documents... i wanted the computer in my room for privacy... i feel i have less now)
heres the computer layout
my sister has one in her room (shes the one that gets everything she wants, shes 12, has had a computer in her room for about 6 months, and has had a cell phone for about a month, whereas i dont have a cell, and was FINALLY allowed [with a great deal of bargaining] to put MY computer in MY room)
my dad has a computer in his room (hes out of work at the moment, so him staying up late every night to go through my computer would NOT surprise me at ALL) (printer)
obviously the computer in my room (which has one of the two printers on the network...meaning people will be going in my room to "get what they printed out" all the time now....)
then a laptop, which is the "real reason" we got the network (its total bull) that will most likely end up my little sisters after my dad loses interest in it...
thats the situation...please help
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well...APK almost has 60,000 members now, were roughly 100 people away....
im not too sure how fast that number increases, but i remember when i first joined, and how much has happened since...
i think its really cool to think how fast our community is growing, but, im still not satisfied; my small town has 5 times the amount of people this site does....
that means if ALL of you lived here, one in five of us would be traceurs....and thats still really low :/
i mean, at the same time as getting to almost 60,000 people is awesome, its also making me think that we should increase our efforts to recruit people...
i realize i keep spacing things out in this post, and its not very organized...but we need to get our numbers up.
i think ive gotten one person in my town interested in parkour, but i dont know how diehard he is, and im worried hes going to lose intrest once that "OMG NEW THING!!" feeling wears off....
now im in a crappy mood, this "hey sweet!" moment made me sad...lame..
im not too sure how fast that number increases, but i remember when i first joined, and how much has happened since...
i think its really cool to think how fast our community is growing, but, im still not satisfied; my small town has 5 times the amount of people this site does....
that means if ALL of you lived here, one in five of us would be traceurs....and thats still really low :/
i mean, at the same time as getting to almost 60,000 people is awesome, its also making me think that we should increase our efforts to recruit people...
i realize i keep spacing things out in this post, and its not very organized...but we need to get our numbers up.
i think ive gotten one person in my town interested in parkour, but i dont know how diehard he is, and im worried hes going to lose intrest once that "OMG NEW THING!!" feeling wears off....
now im in a crappy mood, this "hey sweet!" moment made me sad...lame..
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im pretty sure most of you have realized how many bands sound the same, and dress the same, and act the same. im pretty sure youve also realized that all the fans do what all the "cool" bands do too...
why is it that i cant find any articles about it online?
im doing a speech at school about the meaning of this song
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sugar-Wolf-lyrics-From-Autumn-To-Ashes/75AC386DECE6BEE148257066000A55BE
i need articles from online to back up what i think, even though its more of an opinion..... even though ive tried specific things like the "skinny jeans" look and crap, i cant find any articles on it. the closest i got was about how the baby boomers destroyed our views on art, lol
why is it that i cant find any articles about it online?
im doing a speech at school about the meaning of this song
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sugar-Wolf-lyrics-From-Autumn-To-Ashes/75AC386DECE6BEE148257066000A55BE
i need articles from online to back up what i think, even though its more of an opinion..... even though ive tried specific things like the "skinny jeans" look and crap, i cant find any articles on it. the closest i got was about how the baby boomers destroyed our views on art, lol
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picture yourself running (not that we all dont anyways, lol)
but instead, youre parallel with a waist high fence (you have about four or five inches to place your hands/feet on the top of it)
you want to be on the other side
how do you not lose momentum?
but instead, youre parallel with a waist high fence (you have about four or five inches to place your hands/feet on the top of it)
you want to be on the other side
how do you not lose momentum?
