- Whats up with pushing back the digital television transition again? This is just ridiculous.
- The idea of femotcells is very interesting. What is the range for these things? It could be a great move for the phone carriers. They are basically having their customers improve the carriers network coverage at their own expense. Could one AT&T device in my building provide better coverage for the whole building (especially me)?
- I think it is a good idea to cut mail back to 5 days. Why do we need to get mail 6 days a week? You could always send it another way if it is that important. Why not knock it down to 4 days? They could make the mail business more profitable if they cut down the days since other people could compete for those off days (even the USPS).
- Not happy with one of the first Obama decisions. This stimulus plan better not distribute checks again. I would really like to see evidence proving that method helps.
- I having been cutting my food intake by half but my weight has not changed. I have also been doing cardio and weight lifting every day. It seems like I am stuck at my current weight no matter what I do.
- The new Gears of War 2 update seems like it make some differences in online play. The third update to the title is supposed to really address the issue with lag. I like how they finally made each round of Horde count as a game played for the 1999 achievement. I could play a 3 hour Horde match and only get one game played while other could play 20 or 30 games in that time period in non Horde matches.
- I am loving my new laptop setup with a dual screen setup and dock at work. I think it is going to cut my printing down by half. Now I have no need to print something just so I can use it on something else I am working on.
- I despise my new Charter DVR. The firmware has serious problems when it comes to recording. Here is my short list: (1) it records all HBO and Showtime series every time they are on if I have deleted them from my DVR. I had to delete the series recording because it was so frustrating. (2) It sucks at recording two things at the same time. I haven’t had it work right. It is almost like one of my tuners is out. (3) no external HD (4) the search function does not show the HD version of network channels. Makes it really hard to find programs in HD without paging through multiple days. When will Uverse come to my area?
- I never had problems like I did yesterday in the snow. My car almost got stuck leaving my garage and definitely did get stuck trying to get to it on my side street. All the other cars just zipped right through but I would spin in 1st gear and couldn’t keep the car alive in 2nd gear starts. I am so happy I was finally able to get moving.
- I am not very excited about the Superbowl. Why does everyone in St Louis think they have a stake in this one since the Cardinals played in St Louis at one point and so did Warner? The Cardinals were in Chicago for 60 years. Are Chicago fans cheering for the Big Red?
- 107 days till graduation. 35 days till Jamaica.
- I am probably going to get my scuba diving license. I do not think I can get it locally in such a short time plus I don’t want to pay extra to have my open dive in a cold cave. I will probably just do it in Jamaica.
- I think I have been doing my taxes wrong since I started Wash U. It looks like I could have been deducting my entire $25k tuition instead of doing the ~$4k Lifetime Learning credit. The articles I read make it sound like an MBA is some kind of special case when you can do this. Hopefully I will get a big chunk of change back when I refile.
- Last but not least, I forgot to mention something about ratings for Lost. Everyone is wondering why ratings are down. I think you will know this if you are a Lost fan. These past episodes are not made for the new watcher or even the every once in a while watcher. These episodes rely on the fact that you understand what has happened in the past 4 seasons. This is what makes the show so great but what also makes it unappealing to new users.
January 29, 2009
· Filed under Politics, Technology, Thoughts of the Day
Matthew Smith Said,
January 29, 2009 @ 11:50 am
That is a lot of thoughts. Have you considered trying the Hoff no-carb diet? I am a believer. On your other thoughts…how does the DTV transition affect you?…how would you use a femotcell?…they could cut the mail to 1 day if they cutout junk mail…dual screens rock…Charter sucks….I am a fan of Kurt Warner….watch out for sharks…taxes suck…and the new Lost is a bit confusing. AHH! We are stuck in time.
Eric Krassinger Said,
January 30, 2009 @ 6:46 am
@Matthew Smith I do have a lot going on my mind these days. I feel like I am about to start the next phase of my life with the new job and graduating soon. I will probably make a post on my goals soon…. The DTV transfer does not directly affect me but I do think it is ludicrous that it keeps getting pushed back. It also pushes back any HDTV transfer in the future which does affect me….Don’t you just plug the femotcell into an internet connection so it basically acts like a router for your phone?…Lost is awesome like normal. I missed a lot in that episode after readings peoples comments. That might be one of the best explanatory episodes yet.
Matthew Smith Said,
January 30, 2009 @ 7:10 am
I still have not seen the lost episode. I think I am going for it tonight.