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Posts from December 2007

Andretti Winery - Where Jennifer and I got married

A cool article about where we got married.

My brother and I inside Andretti Winery.


Fuel Economy: Doublespeak at its Best

Fuel Economy: Doublespeak at its Best
(Via Green Car Advisor.)
So, it seems that the supposed 35 mpg CAFE limit for new cars by 2020 is, essentially, a lie. The CAFE mpg standard hasn’t been revised like the mpg on the sticker has.
Go read it.
Is anyone else tired of politics and the people in politics? [...]


FIOS TV - Some bad things

There have been some bad experiences so far with Verizon FIOS tv:
- the FIOS HD DVR has settings for all season passes. The TiVo allows for individual settings per season pass. This is annoying when I want to save 10 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, but only 1 of the local nightly news.
- the guide [...]


The People Mover From Disney Lives!

Check this out.. Deep down, who doesn’t want public transportation like this?
It is, at its core, Walt Disney’s People Mover for real, bitches.

(From Autoblog Green)


FIOS TV - So Far So Good

So far, so good in the FIOS TV switch.
The upside compared to Comcast:
- A lot more HD channels compared to our local Comcast lineup
- Cheaper per month
- The Verizon DVR is pretty good. The user interface is quick to respond, unlike my older TiVo Series 2 boxes.
The downsides compared to Comcast:
- No cable cards. [...]


Verizon FIOS TV

I am, as I type this, getting Verizon FIOS TV installed at home. I’m quite looking forward to getting home tonight and trying it out.
It’ll be nice to have competition in television services - and nice to not send any more money to Comcast.
Another report over the weekend on what it’s like. Welcome to [...]


CocoaHeads Portland Tonight - Meet And Greet

In the spirit of Christmas time, and relaxing in this hectic time of year, a few have suggested that we have a food & drink fest for December’s Portland CocoaHeads meeting, so that’s what we’re doing.
More details are here.
I hope you can attend - we’ll start at 6:30pm at the Lucky Lab [...]