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by ironpants
Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:10 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: It's been a fun couple of days on the intertubes
Replies: 2
Views: 6424

It's been a fun couple of days on the intertubes

I'm probably a bit out of my mind for posting here, I know how delicate political leaning topics can be. Modmins, feel free to delete, I won't take offense. Some of you may have noticed a few reports (painfully few in my eyes) that there's some Hubub in Iran the last couple of days. Their election w...
by ironpants
Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:08 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Free Credit Report Dot Com Guy
Replies: 7
Views: 2785

Re: Free Credit Report Dot Com Guy

I married into $20k worth of debt, so I'm getting a real kick out of this...

/paid it off real fast so it's a memory, but still...
by ironpants
Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:55 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Much fear and loathing of the subject, but here goes...
Replies: 1
Views: 1485

Much fear and loathing of the subject, but here goes...

While quite aware that starting a discussion about religion or politics on a forum is like dowsing yourself w/ gassoline and having a cigarette, this hits a bit too close to home (literally). I saw this little turd on the net and thought I'd share. While having no knowledge of the man, heart goes ou...
by ironpants
Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: What's Your Take?
Topic: iPod Touch??
Replies: 22
Views: 27375

hmm, definitely different perspective, but the BlackJack is a very different device than the TyTan (I or II). First, it's running WM for smartphones, the TyTans run WM for handhelds. While their similar code bases, there's a heck of a lot more ui punch in WM for handhelds. I had an HTC620 that ran t...
by ironpants
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: What's Your Take?
Topic: iPod Touch??
Replies: 22
Views: 27375

This is the part I can't quite figure out. "Whereas the iPod classic simply enables users to listen to audio and watch video (with some remedial calendar and contacts applications), we believe that Internet connectivity opens the iPod to an entirely new set of possibilities," he wrote. &qu...
by ironpants
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: What's Your Take?
Topic: iPod Touch??
Replies: 22
Views: 27375

I've never really figured out the whole Ipod/Iphone excitement. I'm guessing that's more lifestyle than anything. I work from home here in Spokane, but my company is in Bellevue so my phone is totally my life. I've gone though a few in the past couple of years, my current "brain" is an HTC...
by ironpants
Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:12 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving!
Replies: 4
Views: 2135

mudflap wrote:...and oh yes the wickedly awful painful sore throat that has been with me since Tuesday.

Happy Holidays All!!!
If you were a little closer than ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FRIGGIN COUNTRY, I´d offer to massage that for ya! :)

Happy belated turkey day!!
by ironpants
Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:33 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Answer the question!
Replies: 2
Views: 1686

You planning on starting targeted visitor advertising? :)
by ironpants
Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:05 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: My new favorite toy!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 1450

My new favorite toy!!!

Who needs ITunes or Kazaa, I'm on to Songza!
by ironpants
Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:08 am
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Ach, I have to start a blog
Replies: 5
Views: 1854

Wordpress is probably your best "no work required" bet....but you stop saying "blog" - call it a tech journal or something. the word blog sounds like something you would use to describe an unflattering bodily sound. Sorry, as odd as this sounds (cause I've been working for dotco...
by ironpants
Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: Ach, I have to start a blog
Replies: 5
Views: 1854

Ach, I have to start a blog

It's been strongly suggested professionally (read "You better get off your ass") that I start to publish my methodologies and techniques for managing temporal data. While the subject matter probably excites the people that frequent this site to no end, I figured you guys may be the best to...
by ironpants
Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:23 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: A slightly charged subject
Replies: 8
Views: 2422

miftah wrote:I'm pretty sure I wouldn't trust any public school to get these right.
Ok, I'll bite, why's that?
by ironpants
Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:19 pm
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: TV ala carte
Replies: 14
Views: 3969

As for FCC juristiction, apperently they want to disagree with me too:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070925/ap_ ... ews_fine_1

this should be fun.
by ironpants
Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:30 am
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: TV ala carte
Replies: 14
Views: 3969

One of the problems is that it would be financially (and possibly creatively) disastrous for cable companies to go "wireless". The beauty of the system from a cost/competitive standpoint is the FCC has no jurisdiction over privately owned wires. If cable went wireless, the FCC would have j...
by ironpants
Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:27 am
Forum: Darwin's Grab Bag
Topic: TV ala carte
Replies: 14
Views: 3969

I've been thinking about this for a bit, and I'm not sure this is in the best interest of the consumer. If we assume the existing ifrastructure costs for providers is stagnant, then there would almost have to be added costs for systems/software to split channels appropriately for each subscriber. Mo...