A big thanks to everyone who donated to my MS Bike Ride! The ride starts tomorrow, bright and early at 8am-ish. My team and I are going to try and start around 7:30 or so. We’re hoping to complete the 50 mile circuit, depending on if the weather holds.
My team raised $1380 for the National MS Society. Thanks to everyone who donated to this wonderful organization!
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Today I set up our D-TV antenna and all is going well. Canceled Comcast’s horrid excuse for digital cable. How is it that the “digital” cable looks worse than the free-to-air digital TV? We can get about 12 channels/sub-channels, not bad for free. Although the antenna was $35 (plus the cost of a mounting pole and a co-axial cable) and the $40 coupon receiver. I ran the antenna co-ax into the pre-wired cable running through the house and it worked a treat.
A few things I’ve learned in the few hours that we’ve been cable-free:
1) Our PBS stations rock!
2) The George Lopez show is, surprisingly, pretty funny.
3) Comcast can suck a big one.
4) Network TV is still pretty lame.
5) D-TV…it’s about effing time this country joined the 21st century. Love the extra info that a digi signal carries.
6) So long as I can get my Simpsons and Jeopardy fix, I’m satisfied.
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WIRED has a great article on an electronics recycling facility up on their site.
That got me thinkin’ about FreeCycle. I know I’ve posted stuff on TheTechLounge about FreeCycle in the past, but it’s worth repeating. If you have something that is even half-way reusable/useful that you are thinking of tossing, have a look at your local FreeCycle site/forum first. You will be amazed at the stuff folks can reuse. Some of the stuff I’ve FreeCycled include:
Give it a try!
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A few departed souls:
*not pictured, empty 1 Liter growler of Hazelnut Stout homebrew.
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