30 Jul
The magic of Cable Television is a mysterious thing. Digital Cable Television is even more mysterious. Data compression and digital signal processing make it possible for the cable company to cram four or five channels of programming into the space where only one analog channel would otherwise go. Using this magic, it is now possible [...]
Posted in Science & Tech, TV by: Allen
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25 Jul
TT and I went to see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines last week. We rarely see films in the theater so it was a special treat to experience that for-real squeaky plastic chair and spilled soda under the feet environment that only a cinema movieplex can provide. But enough about that. Terminator fans will [...]
Posted in Movies by: Allen
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05 Jul
TT and I spent the 4th with my cousin Kathy and her family. In the tradition of our forefathers and formums, we snacked on hamburgers and hot dogs and then blew stuff up real good in the street in front of their house. A good time was had by all. After the eating but before [...]
Posted in Motorcycle by: Allen
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04 Jul
Just today I remembered that our former local cable modem monopoly had been replaced by another, larger, monopoly. The previous company had sent several notification messages about making changes to email clients and news reading programs so as to “not miss a single message.” The other thing I just remembered was that my cable modem [...]
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