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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Multiple Displays

So the evolution of the Wii includes a second display in the Wii U console. I've often thought that TV of the future would include multiple screens. The primary screen would be reserved for the main content while the others would display data (track position, telemetry in car races; stats for football games, etc.). My parents have Comcast and the iPad app is really cool. You can view the guide on your iPad and change channels or set recordings. It is almost enough to make me sign up for Comcast again and buy an iPad. Mo screens, less problems I always say.

Green for Green

In my latest utility bill, KUB had a generous offer allowing me to support Green Power Switch Pure Solar. For a mere $8 per 50 kWh block, I can pay to have "green" power.

Seriously, why don't we let the markets work? At least this is optional compared to sending my tax dollars chasing after green solutions.

Drinks at Splash Contry

Bloomberg would have fits if he saw the gigantic, unlimited refill cups they use at Dollywood's Splash Country. I'm not sure how big they are exactly, but they surely exceed the Bloomberg limits.

"Refresh yourself all season long by purchasing a Dollywood's Splash Country "Fill & Chill" Mug. With the purchase of this special mug you receive free refills all day long.

If you are splashing with us for the day, purchase a Dollywood's Splash Country Day "Fill & Chill" Mug for the day of your visit. This special mug allows you to receive free refills for the entire day at Dollywood's Splash Country.

For the best value, refresh yourself all season long by purchasing a Dollywood's Splash Country Season "Fill & Chill" Mug. With the purchase of this special mug you receive free refills all season long."

I think the Season "Fill & Chill" Mug was almost $30. Yikes. Forget the calories, my wallet couldn't take the weight loss.

I did find the technology surrounding these cups to be pretty cool. They must have a RFID chip in them as people were using self-service stations. If you had an authorized cup, it would let you refill it with any of the fountain drinks. If not, alarms sounded and the Dollywood SWAT appeared to haul you away.

Because They Are Jealous

ConanOBrien Why do other parents give me dirty looks when I have my son assemble an M-16 blindfolded?Tue, Jun 05 12:58:26 from web

Game of Thrones & Maroon 4

Some pretty funny lines.

"Don't call me on at nine on Sunday nights."
"Theon Greyjoy, you were a nice boy..."

Original here.

TYT TH-UV3R: Moleculo Review Tread

Review thread here.

moleculo This TYT TH-UV3r 2m/440 is rapidly becoming one of my favorite little HT's . It really is a nice 2 watt radio #hamrMon, Jun 04 16:23:09 from TweetDeck

moleculo The TYT UV3r and Baofeng UV-3r are completely different radios. The TYT is much more refined and has numbered buttons #hamrMon, Jun 04 16:32:55 from TweetDeck

moleculo Just started my review of the fantastic little TYT TH-UV3r 2m/440 micro HT: bit.ly/Lx3Urk #hamr (not to be confused with Baofeng)Tue, Jun 05 15:46:46 from TweetDeck

TYT TH-9800: Name Confusion & Pictures

I think the problem is even worse than calling the "Quad" a "Dual" when you have a single band version, too - all under the TH-9800 model.

Kight Radio has this update on 03 JUN 2012:

"I would like to make something clear. Someone is posting on groups that the TH-9800 at Dayton was a dummy non working model. This is not true. The TH-9800 at Dayton was a fully operating unit and it was plugged in at Dayton so people could play with it. This sale person is posting that it is a Dual Band mobile and not a Quad Band mobile. That is also not true. The unit is Quad Band however on the sales information, TYT calls it a Dual Band. I have talked with them many times about them calling it Dual Band and telling them they should call it a Quad Band but they just do not understand. I then put alot of thought to that and I have backed off in trying them to change it to Quad Band. If they realized it as a Quad Band and different then the others that will come out, that might cause them to raise the starting price so I have backed off with hopes of a lower starting price. On the catalog page of the TH-9800 on this site, I posted actual pictures of the TH-9800 I had just before returning to TYT."

The Kight Rado photos are below.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Direction

I had a really bad boss who didn't understand IT, but even worse, he didn't understand the company. He had grand plans and big goals that did not fix the organization at all. That was the worst. Now, I have a boss that is completely disconnected from what I do. On average, I communicate with him once a month. It only happens when something major fails or I need capital for a project. Otherwise, he is completely hands off. While I like to think that speaks of the confidence he has in me and the team, I still feel a bit like Dilbert on occasion.

100Mbps for Every 1,000 Students

A study finds that schools need 100Mbps for every 1,000 students. At my work, we currently have 20Mbps for every 1,000 users. Unfortunately, we only have about 150 users in my office. I'd comment more on the article, but I only have the bandwidth to pull up the headline.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Baofeng UV-5R: Antennas

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