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  • Headphones for Plane Flights

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    I had two hours to kill in Newark Airport. They have an amazing number of store there. Got to listen to about half a dozen headphones and try the noise cancellers. Wow, the good ones work well. Here are some recommendations: * “Headroom”:http://headroom.headphone.com/layout.php. A great souce of technical information. They…

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  • Weekend in the San Juans

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    If you get a chance to spend a weekend away in the San Juans, here are some recommendations: * San Juan Island Lodging in Friday Harbor, The Highland Inn Bed and Breakfast. Expensive, but a spectacular view. Helen has just two rooms and the look out into Haro Strait. When…

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  • Blackberry 6210

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    Connie’s Blackberry died and now the 6210 is widely available. * BlackBerry 6210. A T-mobile reseller. $249 with activiation, free car charger. $40 unlimited data or $30 if you are getting a voice plan too. Nice price. * “Karbon Systems”:http://www.karbonsystems.com/products_detail-23.html. $249 for an AT&T Wireless one. Slightly more expensives $40…

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  • Astronomy

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    Great notes from Cam Myhrvold about astronomy for amateurs. So I am at astronomy camp put on by the University of Arizona. Here are three very cool pieces of software/sites. “Clear Dark Sky”:http://Www.cleardarksky.com It looks at the weather forecast (wind, cloud cover, and I guess the key thing is the…

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  • Harmony Remote

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    Satoshi’s Wireless Weblog: User Interface is an Art: Harmony Remote. Satoshi has discovered this. BTW, the manufacturer site is “HarmonyRemote.com”:http://www.harmonyremote.com/. “Ludwig”:http://www.theludwigs.com thinks it is great idea and his family actually would use it. The heart of the idea is to be activity based and to guess the likely activities from…

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  • Grace at 35

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    Grace is another one of the Tong’s who is far older than her chronological age. I’d guess she’s about 35. Recent evidence are what she told me over the last week: * Refrigerator in the Bathroom: “Dad, the water isn’t cold enough in the bathroom, when I grow up, I’m…

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  • Physics, Wisdom and Advice for Dad

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    Albert Einstein Online and “Stephen Hawking”:http://www.hawking.org.uk/home/hindex.html. Now Alex wants to be a physicist having read about both Albert Einstein and also Stephen Hawking. I told Alex that I wanted to _Albert Einstein_ when I was little. Since Alex is really 50 years old in terms of wisdom, he said to…

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  • Polar Power Kit

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    OK, got “Hoops”:http://scbhooper.com an S-720i, but now we need the power output kit. These are harder to find at a discount. Here are some sources listed in order of my confidence in them: * “Colorado Cyclist”:http://www.coloradocyclist.com/common/products/productdisplay2_v2.cfm?PRRFNBR=27091&S=22977,22978,27734,20070,22854,28682,12111,24608,24609,27091,24610,24604,16241,24603,12150. $314 vs list of $349. * “Excel Sports”:http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?page=8&major=3&minor=2&description=S%2D710+Power+Sensor+Set&vendorCode=POLAR. At the $350 list. These are…

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  • Cassette Sizing

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    Branford Bike: Campagnolo 10 Speed MK 2 Cassettes. Dave Malcolm and I are going to ride the “STP”:http://cascade.org and he asked me about what cassette in the rear to use. He has an 11-23 cassette and is wondering if he should get a bigger one. Here are some facts, but…

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  • HDTV in Seattle

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    Home Theater SPOT! and Dan Kurts. It is still way too hard to get high definition TV. But, I finally can watch it (albeit from my Dad’s house) thanks to Dan Kurts over in Seattle and the good folks over at the Hometheaterspot.com. Amazingly difficult to get it to work.…

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