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Today was the warmest day of the year so far at 59.7°F. To celebrate, I changed the oil in my Cougar and Motorcycle, then took them both out for a spin. My neighbors were also de hibernating from winter and shook their fists at the loud punk making noise on their quiet street. I took their disapproval to mean they wanted burnouts, and obliged them with each vehicle. Satisfied, I put them both back in the barn in preparation for the returning snow.AtomicInternet Archived News
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Today was the warmest day of the year so far at 59.7°F. To celebrate, I changed the oil in my Cougar and Motorcycle, then took them both out for a spin. My neighbors were also de hibernating from winter and shook their fists at the loud punk making noise on their quiet street. I took their disapproval to mean they wanted burnouts, and obliged them with each vehicle. Satisfied, I put them both back in the barn in preparation for the returning snow.At the request of the Morlock, I've added a "Your Website" field for comments. If you fill it out, your name shows up as a link to that site in the comment list. Naturally, the first thing you'll want to do is type in http://www.zombo.com, but once you get tired of that, you can put in your real website. Apparently this interlinking of blogs makes for a lot of good search engine balley-hoo according to the Morlock, and that's good eats. I've also removed the HTML restrictions on the comments by popular demand (and since the image validator works so well), so you can post up your porn links and improve your rating even further.
User Comments for 03-10-2007:
 | Mmmyeeesss. I played you like a fiddle. Chris |
 | I love it!
http://www.bradisgay.com
closely followed by;
http://www.hotsex.com Excelcier |
 | fricken sweet, looks like you copied off of my site Stavos |
 | Now if you'd just tie in the comments to our phpBB login so we don't have to type this crap every time I'd be happy... Lazy programmers, bleh. :P E1 |
| Damn John... you just beat me to it! I was gonna say the same thing. We should just be able to type in our name and have your database fill the rest in for us. Excelcier |
 | This is great Tim |
 | You lazy bastards, eat 90-day cookies! AtomicInternet |
| I prefer 365 day cookies mmmm stale.... Stavos |
| burp Excelcier |
Unbeknownst to me, Farmington Hills was ranked 29th Best Place To Live last year in Money magazine back in July of 2006. This comes as a welcome surprise and offers me some hope that my home value won't hemorrhage as fast as my Redford house currently is. I'm not holding my breath for 2007. Especially when you notice there were only 66 clear days reported vs. the average of 107, clearly the most important factor of any statistic available.
User Comments for 03-01-2007:
| Hey now, Redford has some impressive stats tho, too. I mean, how bad can a place be if there are 10,618 Restaurants and 508 Bars within 15 miles... ;) E1 |
 | My whole state has 0. Yeah MS! Keith Elder |
Unbeknowenst to me, Lisa can draw. She created Lucky the Leprechaun for the March birthdays at her work and it looks pretty good. Especially to someone who has no analog drawing skills himself. Don't stare at it too long, the shading will scare you.
User Comments for 02-28-2006:
 | According to Microsoft Word Document Spell Checker..."Unbeknowenst" should be "Unbeknownst". Get it right! Poopy |
| Wow nice work, and this is coming from a analog/digital drawerer Stavos |
| That's awesome!! Jenny |
 | WOW my mom made the list "Myrna the 10th" Enorym |
Lisa had become dissatisfied with both the quality of my HDTV signal, and her ability to watch TV reliably in the bedroom. She threatened to find a man who could deliver a multipath interference free 1080i HDTV signal along with a reliable network connection that I was obviously not providing for her. My relationship on the line, I had to fix both. I relocated my HDTV antenna to my attic and ran the antenna wire and a network cable to the TV. After adjusting the antennas until Lisa was satisfied with the signal strength, I ran the network cable down to my laundry room. With the attic work done, the Morlock got Sam good and hyper with some catnip in preparation for his cable run. Unlike last time, there was only a mild freakout while he got into his PETA approved harness. Once he was in the joist space he took off like a pro and greeted the Morlock at the other end with the cable on the first try. After the Morlock calmed him down he was more relaxed than when we began. My cat is officially a trained cable runner, and with a wired media center and a strong HDTV signal, my relationship is once again safe from disaster.
User Comments for 02-26-2007:
| What's Sam's fee for running cable? Also does he have a license? Stavos |
| Is he bonded and insured is what I want to know Excelcier |
| Sam - more than meets the eye... jenny |
| I hate HDTV Antennas Grumpy Smurf |
Lisa called me around noon today and informed it was "acceptable" to visit her at work today since her unit (labor and delivery) had no patients. Apparently this mornings ice storm wasn't good weather for having babies. I know I certainly wouldn't want to be born in this ice storm, or this cold weather, or anywhere in Michigan for that matter. After a few spinouts on I-96 I arrived at the hospital and finally saw what Lisa does all day. Unfortunately my request for a photo of me in stirrups while giving birth to a pillow was denied for sanitary reasons, I know that's what everyone was hoping for so at least I tried. I successfully embarrassed her in front of each co-worker and learned all about the birthing process. It was edutainment at it's finest. I'm sure I'll never be allowed back, but at least I'll always have the memories.
User Comments for 02-25-2007:
| Wait baby's don't come from the stork??? Stavos |
| woo...lovin the scrubs! Jenny |
Playing Battlefield 2142 isn't always enjoyable, but you keep playing for those times that it is. It's like a bad drung you just can't kick because the highs are so good you forget the lows. Well today I hit bottom. After being knifed in the back 5 times in a row, I snapped my keyboard in half over my leg. Needless to say, my anger was released but my game time was over. $20 later I've decided to take a break from playing for awhile. The keyboard was flimsy to begin with so my hulk powers aren't that great, it just looks that way.
User Comments for 02-23-2007:
| You are indeed a bigger uber-nerd than I will ever be... congradulations!
I'm glad I never got into that game Excelcier |
| You have turned virtual reality into reality welcome to the next level. Glue that keyboard on a plaque and hang it proud! Stavos |
Over the last few months, my referrer logs have been showing my increasing role as a Myspace image provider. Most people would be thrilled to have the honor of serving up bandwidth to the millions of 1995-era web pages hosted there, but unfortunately in 1995 the principle design rule was cramming as many enormous images and animated gifs you could onto a page. This translates into significant bandwidth demands on my server, so my desire for a usable website won out. A quick Google search found LeechBlocker, which was exactly what I needed. Happy to install random ISAPI dlls into my server, I was instantly free of Myspace traffic. As an added bonus, the filter formats my entire C: drive when someone requests "bah-weep-graaagnah-wheep-ni-ni-bong.html". So nobody make that particular request.
User Comments for 02-22-2007:
| I'm disapointed you don't have a huge photo of a nasty oozing leech in this blog, your dead to me Stavos |
My recent TV purchase brought my total number of required remote controls to four. Previously my receiver remote could at least turn on my TV and I only needed three. Feeling crowded, I decided to research media center 2005 compatible universal remotes. Since my TV and DVD player are both Philips, I quickly found exactly what I wanted, but it was either never manufactured, or is no longer in production. Even eBay didn't help. Disappointed, I found the Logitech Harmony line of universal remotes to be my next best choice. Unwilling to spend over $100 on a remote, the best bang-for-the-buck turns out to be the Xbox 360 Remote (even though I don't own an Xbox 360). After TigerDirect's instant ground shipping delivered it to my door, I set it up for my TV, DVD and receiver by entering their model numbers. There was no option for "custom built media center" so I picked a random HP media center model for the media center support. I then configured the "xbox buttons" as Guide, Recorded TV, Start and Live TV respectively. Not quite my comforting green windows logo button on my regular remote, but at least the green button did the same thing. I then set up "Activities" like "Watch Recorded TV" which turns on the TV, receiver, and displays my list of recorded TV. After I had everything configured in the interface, I clicked "Update Remote" and waited for over a minute while it uploaded whatever configuration was required. Once it was done, I pressed the "Watch Recorded TV" activity and sure enough everything turned on as expected. It's important to note that during my demonstration to Lisa, none of the activities worked properly, but she did understand the "Devices" button and how to switch between them all, so it passed the fiance test. However, her increasing nerd factor may make her an unsuitable baseline comparison. A review I read mentioned how the channel/volume/directional buttons "click" when pressed, which is slightly annoying. I also had to manually set volume up/down for each device to my receiver volume up/down, but this may have been me missing a configuration option.User Comments for 02-20-2007:
| Cool but do you still have the 30sec fwd button and 5sec back button? Stavos |
| Of course! Any buttons that don't map directly are in the menu screen. Fortunately those map directly. AtomicInternet |
| Screw Harmony, the iconRemote Rocks!
My mom isn’t exactly what I would call technologically gifted (she still needs me to help check her email.) So, when I set out to find a universal remote for her, I wanted something SIMPLE that could handle a few devices. She doesn’t have much of a home theater system, but what she does have is pretty basic – TV, DVD player, and stereo. After a few hours of research on the internet, I finally settled on the Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote. Big mistake!
I picked it up at the store and I had to bring my laptop to her place so that I could program all the codes in. It was a little annoying to have to hook it up to the computer, because I kept imagining her changing the batteries and me having to go through the whole process again. Then, right after I finished the set up, she was skeptical because the buttons are so freaking small. Her nails are long and she kept hitting two buttons at once. Plus, although she can read the newspaper fine, she had troubles with the printing on the buttons, because most of them blend into the remote casing.
That wasn’t the only “vision” problem, either. The reason I bought the Harmony is that I liked the idea of macros. It has functions like “Watch TV” and “Watch a DVD” that I thought would make things easier for her. Boy, was I wrong. The buttons worked, but it was hard for her to see the labels, because the LCD screen is pure crap! Logitech has done the same thing that every manufacturer does and made an LCD screen where the black lettering barely stands out from the blue background. I can barely see the thing myself.
So, I tried to teach her how to operate the thing, but she just kept making those subtle “mom” comments like, “I really appreciate it, but I just wish the buttons were bigger” and “Which button do I push to play a DVD again?” I took the hint and told her I would find something else.
Back to the drawing board. The next day I got an email from X10.com that said that they were testing a new remote called the iconRemote. It looked like it would work, so I decided to give it a try. They were only releasing 100 to customers, but I was one of the lucky few. (I had my mom sign up too, so we could both get one.) It does a lot of what the Harmony does, only much better. It solved all my mom’s problems and has some awesome features that we didn’t even know we wanted.
The major issue was solved – my mom can actually see this remote! Call me crazy, but that seems kind of important to me. The iconremote is laid out much better and the buttons are big and easy to see. Plus, the LCD screen is full color, which solved the visibility issue there, too. And, when I say full color, I mean FULL color. It’s like a mini plasma screen!
After I set it to control the TV, DVD player, and Stereo in the living room, I still had plenty of room for my mom’s kitchen and bedroom televisions. She loves this remote so much that she carries it with her all over the house. Plus, the iconRemote has a bunch of other cool features, too . . .
Like the Harmony, the iconRemote has an easy to follow set up Wizard, but the iconRemote never needs to be hooked to a computer. It has every code built in. I even had my mom set it up and she had no problem at all. So, when she changes the batteries, I won’t have to come running back to her place so that she can watch her soap-operas.
Also like the Harmony, the iconRemote has macros, but the iconRemote lets you program them to do whatever you want them to. You’re not limited to 4 preprogrammed macros like “Watch DVD”. I have set up all sorts of different functions for her, which means I don’t get nearly as many “tech-support” phone calls as I used to.
Here is the big difference: It has a feature that lets you pick all of your favorite channels and display their logos (NBC, ESPN, etc.) on the LCD screen. When you want to change channels, you push a button next to the screen and then the channel jumps to whatever logo you pressed. I don’t have to skip through the crappy channels anymore, unless I want to. I programmed all of my mom’s favorites into her remote and she skips from Oxygen to Lifetime to whatever she wants with the corresponding button. I have mine set up for my favorites, and I even have profiles set up for my wife, a kid-safe one set up for our son, and one set up for the babysitter. You can set up to 10 custom profiles, including a HIS and a HERS button right above the display. It’s like a “his and hers remote”!
The iconRemote blows the Harmony out of the water, or, rather, out of the living room! It is easier to set up, to see, and to use. Sorry, Logitech, but next time, maybe you should put some actual thought into your design process like X10 did.
The iconRemote isn’t for sale to the public yet, but there is an email list for updates and info at: www.X10iconRemote.com . It looks like it will be on sale soon.
There i Mykel |
| Good god man, write a book! Sentator Kelley |
After doing my taxes and discovering a significant return (thanks to four mortgage payments) this deal on a 50" Plasma TV begged me to blow my money on it immediately. It satisfied my need for a good deal and was larger than any of my friends digital flat panel TVs. (Yes Ron, your projector is 158" but I did say digital flat panel!). With primary goals met, a quick check that my entertainment center would hold the TV (after a circular saw modification) was all I needed to click the BUY button. Today it finally arrived and barely fits, a beacon of consumerism in full 1080i glory. After discovering 480p DVD's now look crappy, I switched to on-air HDTV for the same breathtaking video my 42" Plasma displays, but with 8 more inches of it. What next? Upgrade the firmware naturally, and add an HD Tuner to my media pc, which now connects via HDMI. Apparently all those upgrades were too much for the Morlock to take, so he rammed his car into a curb and called for a tow.
User Comments for 02-13-2007:
| Very nice indeed!
My projector is huge, but it's only a 480p or "Enhanced-definition television" Excelcier |
| Your insane welcome to the 1080i club. did you get your Hdtuner and HD antenna yet? Stavos |
| 1080i club? Do you have meetings and stuff? tim |
| Kinda a funny story, the day you made this post one of my clients bought the same exact tv from Liquidators dor com or something -- except he only paid 1200. He smiled as he said how good of a deal he got... Then his arrived, seems UPS left it in the warehouse during the last snow-day. :D Needless to say his arrived with the entire front shattered and UPS saying he'd get the money back, but no item (since it was a one day only deal there, lol)... He was so pissed...
Btw Brad, fix yer damn comment system. I hate losing what I typed because I had dot com typed, or because I left a dollar sign in. Just strip the urls, and encode the other crap. lol... E1 |
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