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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Controlled Reading And Playing

After a couple frustrating weeks with computers, we have been talking about copy-protection. With the switch to DTV, Blu-ray, and DisplayPort, it is getting harder to avoid buying copy-controlled products. Avoiding Blu-ray is easy, but avoiding encrypted DisplayPort will be harder. Luke and Adam wanted to use the acronym FARCE, but we couldn’t settle on [...]

Green Santa in Fort Wayne

In surprising news, the Fort Wayne National Bank Santa Claus and Reindeer display is going green this year. The 24,717 incandescent bulbs are being replaced with LEDs. This will be a large energy savings. The 10W bulbs are being replaced with brighter 1W LEDs. The new LEDs cost around $2.80 each, and are expected to [...]

The first Wednesday of November

I’m not the only one.

STI

Now is the perfect time to remind everyone of the Search for Terrestrial Intelligence (STI) Project. The major (and minor) political parties are doing their best to prove this effort futile.