Explicate Brooklyn

Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 @ 3:07 pm
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Not that there are no other fish in the ocean upon whom I can sling my hook, but who can be like my dear Betsy that loves me with such generosity of heart?

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Heavy Weather

Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2004 @ 8:31 pm
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As I predicted, we hooked Joan's new weather station to the PC this afternoon and gave Joan a chance to play with the software.  I still like the system--and I still think its design needs a lot of work.

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The Weather Station

Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2004 @ 12:02 am
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But it is by no means "wireless," despite the name.  The "Thermo-Hygro Sensor"--I think that means thermometer/barometer--does indeed house a radio transmitter which transmits data to the Weather Station proper, but the Wind Sensor (ain't it just too cute?) and Rain Sensor are both tethered to the T-H Sensor by cables--32 foot cables, to be exact.

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Tom & Becky, without Suzanne

Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2004 @ 10:35 pm
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Tom called home.  "Suzanne, I'm running late; stopped to have dinner with Becky and we're waiting for the bill."  Suzanne apparently didn't take this well.  Becky borrowed the phone, and started to explain:  "Hi, Suzanne...."  Suzanne hung up on her.

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Tungsten

Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2004 @ 11:49 am
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Turns out I don't think the laptop makes a satisfactory PDA, despite its obvious advantages and excellent form factor, so I bought a Palm Tungsten E the other day and have been whipping it into shape.  It's a pretty slick device.

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