Monday, February 27, 2012

Baofeng UV-3R: Triple Watch

Set up a triple watch by using the dual watch feature along with the priority channel:
"Andy, I tried not disable the DW and turn PRI ON. It works. It scan two channels on top and one channel on the bottom line. WOW, now I can monitor three channels at the same time."

Bookstore Lists

25 Things I Learned from Opening a Bookstore and the 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World.

I actually stopped by Barnes and Noble the other day with my daughter. We "had" to pick up another Elephant and Piggie book (Should I Share My Ice Cream?). I didn't really get to browse, but it did remind me how much I like bookstores. I don't do many impulse buys, but books are what tempt me the most. The fact that I have a dozen books at the house already in the queue kept me from picking up anymore.

Radio Quest

With all the advancements in technology, sometimes it is hard to find the basics.

harrymccracken My mom wanted a radio. It took me way longer to find one than I expected. wp.me/pg9un-eeX Mon, Feb 06 13:59:06 from web

If I Write a Book...

...I want NPR to review it.


Via Business Insider

The First One Should Be Enough

Five reasons you should refuse a police search.

Skylar McThree!

JimmyHyams When skylar mcbee scores at least 10 pts, vols are 10-0. When he scores 3 or less, vols are 2-10.Thu, Feb 23 12:23:29 from Twitter for BlackBerry®

My Twitter Feed

I was amused to find these tweets back-to-back in my feed.


google Cool to see Google Translate help break down language barriers in critical situations goo.gl/8eYtGThu, Feb 16 14:18:13 from web
wesrucker247 Four minutes, 31 seconds of Skylar McBee's accent and mustache. You can't miss this: bit.ly/wuRvT2!Thu, Feb 16 13:57:56 from TweetDeck

An Open Letter to Chris Dodd from ESR

Sing it, brother! Quoting:
"I can best introduce you to our concerns by quoting another of our philosopher/elders, John Gilmore. He said: “The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.”
To understand that, you have to grasp that “the Internet” isn’t just a network of wires and switches, it’s also a sort of reactive social organism composed of the people who keep those wires humming and those switches clicking. John Gilmore is one of them. I’m another. And there are some things we will not stand having done to our network.
We will not have it censored. We built the Internet as a tool to make every individual human being on the planet more empowered. What the users do with the Internet is up to them – not up to Hollywood, not up to politicians, and not even up to us who built it. Whatever else we Internet geeks may disagree on among ourselves, we will not allow our gift of fire to be snuffed out by jealous gods."
Via Slashdot

Baofeng UV-3R: Survivalists and Preppers

Looks like the preppers see the UV-3R as a handy rig to have around... Survivalist Boards, Survive Kits, and Urban Survival.

Windows 8 Logo

Pogue I love the new logo for Windows 8. Ties in well to the "tiles" concept. ("Your name is Windows. Why are you a flag?") bit.ly/AakTVdFri, Feb 17 17:31:22 from TweetDeck