RSS Alternatives - At this moment

I like the Digg Reader iPhone app the best, but hate the web page (buggy, won't hold settings).

I really dislike the Feedly iPhone app (too many swipes). The web page is okay. [UPDATE: I didn't realize I could swipe to the side to move to the next item. That moves is up the list.]

I like The Old Reader, but there is no iPhone app and the web page is cumbersome in the mobile browser.

Change is hard.

Ham Radio Encryption

I'm guessing many of you have seen the proposal to allow encryption on the ham bands under certain circumstances. They (Bruce, Bob, Hans) are agin it. I'm fer it - but only if we use ROT26 for the encryption.

I use ROT13 for all my sensitive information.

Or fher gb qevax lbhe Binygvar

Boldom - Kenwood China

Saw the BD-F8 at Sparky's place - looks like a photo-shopped label on a familiar radio. What I found more interesting was the Boldom web page: http://www.kenwoodchina.com.

Strange.

RSS

I'm playing with Digg Reader, The Old Reader, and Feedly. No winner yet. Importing was painless on all three and surprisingly quick.

Randomness

Random and fun... There is a back story to why I am posting this - let's just say it involves a silly father entertaining his 4 year old daughter.

When I win the lottery...

I may have mentioned that I might learn to play the harmonic and/or banjo if I win the lottery. I think I would also take a Constitutional Law class or two. I followed the live feed at SCOTUSBlog yesterday. I find the process to be fascinating stuff. You get quotes like this:

“Some will rejoice in today’s decision, and some will despair at it; that is the nature of a controversy that matters so much to so many,” Scalia concluded. “But the Court has cheated both sides, robbing the winners of an honest victory, and the losers of the peace that comes from a fair defeat. We owed both of them better. I dissent.”

All I need is time and money... I got the hobbies all lined up.

Knives at AliExpress

I had seen the knives available via AliExpress, but didn't give much thought to them. PDB ordered one and cranked out this review. No surprises - an OK knife for not a lot of dough. I have the Ontario RAT1 that he mentions as a slightly more expensive alternative and I like it a lot. In fact, it shows up in the profile pic I use.

Almost a rifle...

Now that prices are coming back down, I bought this to go with my lowers and add to my magazine count.

Rent a Rig

Rent a rig - on a huge scale.

RSS Feeds

I've still not settled on a Google Reader replacement, but I just thought to check my subscriber numbers. There are about 240 of you who follow the blog via RSS. Eighty of which use Google Reader. I see several other readers in the list - but "unknown" is second to Google Reader.

Let's see what happens after July 1.