New Intel G2 SSD arrived – TRIM support whoopie!
Posted in Ramblings on November 30th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Archive for November, 2009
The amateur scientist
Posted in Ramblings on November 30th, 2009 by Richard YooIf you’re going to use science, then please, really use the science… don’t act like something is science when its not…
The problem with being an amateur scientist is precisely the reason that marketers relish the opportunity to sell to us, the amateurs: we make stupid decisions, easily manipulated by those who might choose to do the manipulation (on their behalf or on ours).
The news here is not that people are irrational, giving too much credence to the dramatic and the local and the short-term (that’s not news), but that people have added a veneer of scientific rationality to their irrational decisions. Armed with Zagats or internet data or some rumor off Snopes, we act as though now we’re supremely rational choicemakers.
New antenna for HDTV – its HUGE! 110″x130″ Hope it will fix my multi-path interference problem.
Posted in Ramblings on November 29th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Installed InvisiSheild on viper alarm remote
Posted in Ramblings on November 29th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Kink-Free Cord Wrapping
Posted in Ramblings on November 25th, 2009 by Richard YooThe over-under is key…
At MSR Houston for karting
Posted in Ramblings on November 23rd, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Four cablecards and four analog tuners on Win7 – booyah!
Posted in Ramblings on November 20th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Hack your vegetable peeler with a paring knife
Posted in Ramblings on November 20th, 2009 by Richard YooI don’t know what the long term economics of this is, but if you’re in a pinch and have a paring knife you don’t mind destroying, this may work for you….
How to listen and decode digital ham radio without a receiver or decoder
Posted in Ramblings on November 18th, 2009 by Richard YooThe demo of the multichannel PSK browser is particularly neat-o
CES 2010 here I come!
Posted in Ramblings on November 17th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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If you ever need split-loom for wire – I’m your man :)
Posted in Ramblings on November 16th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Installing Viper 5901 alarm with remote start
Posted in Ramblings on November 15th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Cadillac test drive event
Posted in Ramblings on November 14th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Woah – 22mbps from Comcast at my house! yay!
Posted in Ramblings on November 12th, 2009 by Richard YooSomewhere along the line Comcast upgraded speeds in my area…
Cablemodem signal level is bouncing all over the place
Posted in Ramblings on November 10th, 2009 by Richard YooI dunno what’s going on with Comcast but here’s a plot of the signal levels from my cablemodem… the downstream power level is bouncing all over the place… so far, it doesn’t seem to affect my connection but its a bit odd…
Recycling is bunk!
Posted in Ramblings on November 10th, 2009 by Richard YooI love Penn & Teller… and this is one of my favorite episodes of their show… I still chuckle every time I think about all the different recycling bins that roll out… 
(This is a full 30min epsiode – so you may want to earmark it to watch the whole thing)
W5ECO Monthly ham radio meeting
Posted in Ramblings on November 9th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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I made it on Hack-a-Day!
Posted in Ramblings on November 9th, 2009 by Richard YooI made it on Hack-A-Day today! cool!
[Richard] tipped us off about converting an iPod from a hard drive to a Compact Flash card. We actually did this a few years ago. Because we frequently buy broken electronics we had an old iPod 20GB with a broken HDD. Knowing we had seen one wire-porn type diy adapter and reported on another, a quick search produced a ready-made solution.
Water on water action in slo-mo
Posted in Ramblings on November 9th, 2009 by Richard YooBouncing water – who knew?!
New cablecards for Win7 media center
Posted in Ramblings on November 7th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Yay! Cablecard approved -HDTV here I come!
Posted in Ramblings on November 6th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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Feeling Grumpy? – Make some decisions… QUICK!
Posted in Ramblings on November 6th, 2009 by Richard YooNote to self… next time I’m cranky, start making some major choices about important things!
In a bad mood? Don’t worry – according to research, it’s good for you.
An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly.
Jimmi’ Jammers installed on all 4 doors
Posted in Ramblings on November 5th, 2009 by Richard Yoo
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The latest news on which cars are most reliable
Posted in Ramblings on November 5th, 2009 by Richard YooSo sad for the American car makers…
Paying more for a new car doesn’t guarantee better reliability. As a group, inexpensive small cars and midsized family sedans are the most reliable. That’s one of the findings of our 2009 Annual Auto Survey, based on our subscribers’ experiences with 1.4 million vehicles.
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