That's my boy!

This morning, the open question on the third-grade board was to suggest a pair of homophones. Tani wrote:

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That's my boy!

This morning, the open question on the third-grade board was to suggest a pair of homophones. Tani wrote:

π pie

Broadband recommendations?

Last year, when the FCC mandated the analog->digital cutover, Comcast made a big deal about how we wouldn't have to do a thing because they were going to continue to provide analog signal.

Now they're pulling that plug. By the end of this month we need to get converter boxes (at no additional charge) from Comcast if we wish to continue to receive anything beyond the basic broadcast channels.

Well, if we need to go through that hassle anyway, it's time to look into our alternatives. ( Cut for length. Details of what we are looking for behind the cut. )

So: Anyone out there have experiences, positive or negative, to share with us regarding Verizon Fios, RCN, or any other providers? Any corporate customer-relations departments who scan RSS feeds and who stumbled on this posting want to chime in and tell us why your service is best?

Broadband recommendations?

Last year, when the FCC mandated the analog->digital cutover, Comcast made a big deal about how we wouldn't have to do a thing because they were going to continue to provide analog signal.

Now they're pulling that plug. By the end of this month we need to get converter boxes (at no additional charge) from Comcast if we wish to continue to receive anything beyond the basic broadcast channels.

Well, if we need to go through that hassle anyway, it's time to look into our alternatives. ( Cut for length. Details of what we are looking for behind the cut. )

So: Anyone out there have experiences, positive or negative, to share with us regarding Verizon Fios, RCN, or any other providers? Any corporate customer-relations departments who scan RSS feeds and who stumbled on this posting want to chime in and tell us why your service is best?

A cool trivia quiz

An LJ friend posted the following quiz in a friends-locked post. With his permission, I'm reproducing it here because it's SO COOL:

There were 42(*) men who served as president before Obama. Here are the number of days they spent in office:

4,422 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,865 2,840 2,728 2,040 2,027 1,886 1,654 1,503 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,460 1,430 1,419 1,262 1,036 969 895 881 491 199 31

Can you match 'em up? I especially like "1,460" (how'd that happen?). I'm also surprised that barely half the presidents were either "2,922" or "1,461".

(*) Here I'm counting Cleveland once, and anomalies such as Cheney serving as "acting president" (while G.W. Bush was incapacitated during an operation) not at all.

Normal protocol for people commenting with spoilers is to use <font color="white">spoilery stuff</font> --- until HTML6 introduces the <spoiler> tag. :-)

A cool trivia quiz

An LJ friend posted the following quiz in a friends-locked post. With his permission, I'm reproducing it here because it's SO COOL:

There were 42(*) men who served as president before Obama. Here are the number of days they spent in office:

4,422 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,922 2,865 2,840 2,728 2,040 2,027 1,886 1,654 1,503 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,461 1,460 1,430 1,419 1,262 1,036 969 895 881 491 199 31

Can you match 'em up? I especially like "1,460" (how'd that happen?). I'm also surprised that barely half the presidents were either "2,922" or "1,461".

(*) Here I'm counting Cleveland once, and anomalies such as Cheney serving as "acting president" (while G.W. Bush was incapacitated during an operation) not at all.

Normal protocol for people commenting with spoilers is to use <font color="white">spoilery stuff</font> --- until HTML6 introduces the <spoiler> tag. :-)

C'mon, guys, this is why you have editors

From today's NYT bridge column:

North must not be cowered into passing.

No. The verb you want is "cowed."

It's not like this was breaking news, you know. There was probably time for an editor to review this copy before it went to press.

C'mon, guys, this is why you have editors

From today's NYT bridge column:

North must not be cowered into passing.

No. The verb you want is "cowed."

It's not like this was breaking news, you know. There was probably time for an editor to review this copy before it went to press.