24 Hour Fitness rolls out finger scanners at gyms

August 24th, 2010

The chain I work out at made Drudge!

I don’t like this at all.  Right now, checking in takes just a few seconds.  They scan my ID card, say “Hi Jason,” and I walk in.

With the new system, we’re going to see people forgetting their 10-digit ID number, putting their finger in the wrong place, or simply not knowing what to do and just wandering around like idiots.  The result will be long lines at the gym and a check-in process that should take a few seconds will end up taking ten minutes instead.

You’ve got t love technology.

Members of the 24 Hour Fitness chain no longer need to worry about forgetting their membership cards and IDs when they go to the gym: All they need to bring are their fingers.

The San Ramon-based company is now using fingerprint scanners at its 60 San Francisco Bay area locations to verify members’ identities. It also has started offering so-called “Cardless Check-In” this month at some gyms in other states.

To enter the gym, 24 Hour Fitness members need to punch in a 10-digit code and have an index finger scanned by a device that compares the fingerprint to one on file.

Cursed Treasure

August 20th, 2010

You like tower defense games?  You like addictive puzzle games, with a hint of RPG thrown in?

Then give this one a try.

http://www.towerdefence.net/games-276-Cursed_Treasure.php

New workout

August 19th, 2010

So I’m back from Australia. It was a great place to visit. Had a really nice time.

Anyhow, after getting back to the states and waiting for the jet lag to go away I started a new workout plan. So far, I’m pretty happy with it.

Day 1: Upper body & arms
Bench (3×10), Flys (3×10)
Pull-ups (3×10), Rows (3×10)
Shoulder Press (3×10), Lateral Raise (3×10)
Biceps curls (3×10)
Triceps press (3×10)

Day 2: Cardio
Swim laps for 30 minutes

Day 3: Legs & core
Squats (3×8)
Good mornings (3×8) or Deadlifts (3×8)
Lunges (3×8) or Hip Adductions/Abductions (4×12)
Standing Calves (3×10), Seated Calves (3×10)
Crunches (to fail)

Day 4: Cardio
Swim laps for 30 minutes

Day 5: Rest
Finish watching the final season of Lost. Don’t ruin it for me!

Not too much to comment on. Squats are still hard. I’m new at the swimming and will probably switch to running once it gets cold outside, but for now I’m really loving the pool.

Alex Jones on LeBron James

July 9th, 2010

I’m not the biggest Alex Jones fan, but damn, he hits the nail on the head here.

Fox Business Dumps Dave Ramsey

July 3rd, 2010

That sucks.  I liked have that optional extra hour of Dave every day.  Hopefully they’ll at least keep him around as a talking head for some of the other shows.

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/06/fox-business-bumps-dave-ramsey.php

June 24, 2010: The day Jason Bougger became a man.

June 24th, 2010
After fourteen years of banging my head against the wall, I’ve finally achieved my life’s goal and beat Nethack.  So take out a glass of single malt and join in my celebration :)

I've waited 14 years to do this.

That's it?

You’ll have to see this one to believe it…

June 21st, 2010

Click here for… something.

Proposed Fremont city ordinance…

June 17th, 2010

Hey, cool! Fremont made Drudge.

Nebraska town prepares to vote on a illegal-immigration ordinance…

Fremont law would require ‘occupancy license’ for renters…

Free Market capitalism does NOT cause monopolies.

June 2nd, 2010

Anti-trust laws have got to go.

Drive Free, Retire Rich

June 2nd, 2010

This is a video from Dave Ramsey’s site.  

I know people don’t like it when he claims you can get 12%, but with a little research, you’ll find that there are tons on mutual funds out there with returns in the 10-14% range over time.

Now STOP making car payments.

http://www.daveramsey.com/articles/article/articleID/drive-free/category/lifeandmoney_automobiles/