JulieB

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• Commented on HOWTO be a good sports-parent
  Noah, good sports kids start with good sports parents. And good coaches. My son's sport is bowling. He's in college now, but still bowls on the youth leagues. The younger kids look up to him because he's always ready to...
• Commented on 1942 Philco Radio becomes Mac Mini jukebox
  That's a gorgeous mod. But no transistors. Definitely tubes. I don't think I could bring myself to do that to one of our old radios ... unless the unit is so beyond repair that there's nothing else to do. Or,...
• Commented on Review: Grocery store personal beeper thingy
  The grocery store down the street from me had those for about a year, then abandoned them. I suspect that theft was just part of the reason. The other was that their high-tech produce scales kept breaking. They went cheap...
• Commented on Kids can't "go out and play" anymore
  I certainly get the comment about overscheduled children. Where I live, the pressure on kids is enormous. I don't see how some kids get any down time. When my son was in public school (as opposed to college, where he...
• Commented on Dallas cops' new radios break Plano's $5m remote-control irrigation system
  I happen to live in Plano. (Not terribly far from that point on the map, as it happens.) Yeah, $5 million is a LOT of bucks, but it all didn't go into radio control. The control boxes are solar powered...
• Commented on Turn signal bicycle jacket substitutes visibility for blinking style
  I can see a jacket like that being useful at night with the addition of reflective material. And I'll delete the rant about night cyclists in my community. (Hint: Dark clothing and no lights or reflectors.)...
• Commented on Fear and self-loathing in stealing Wi-Fi
  Not in this neighborhood. The network is locked down tight. Most of my immediate neighbors have wi-fi anyway. And even if we did want to share, these crappy - excuse me, charmingly retro - 1970s tract homes have so much...
• Commented on Leaked Comcast PowerPoint paints a picture of a bumbling, evil, stupid monopolist
  Uh, that's "but so far we're happy." My brain is trying to shut down for the weekend....
• Commented on Leaked Comcast PowerPoint paints a picture of a bumbling, evil, stupid monopolist
  Like GEEKPDX @9, we have a yard full of mature trees (the entire neighborhood is that way) and very few people can get dish. We were stuck with Comcast until Verizon wired us for FiOS. We were literally the first...
• Commented on High tech hurts bowling's credibility
  If drilled correctly, yes....
• Commented on High tech hurts bowling's credibility
  There are strict regulations in bowling, but who checks equipment below the pro level any more? If I suspected someone on my league had non-regulation equipment I could take it to the league secretary, I suppose. I don't think it's...
• Commented on Help Me Plan a Week Working in the Woods
  Take a small, lightweight tarp. Should your tent spring a leak you'll have something to cover the gear - and you. I'm with Mujadaddy - take more drinking water than you'll think you'll need and carry along some purification pills...
• Commented on Complaining about companies is part of the market
  Feethinker @12: Don't forget about that little box most of us carry in our pockets or bags - the cellphone. Don't get me started on that rant....
• Commented on Texas students shut down highway and march 7 miles to vote in gerrymandered district
  That's right. The county selects polling places, and they also have to find enough people to staff them. Draw what conclusions you will from that. And yep, Texas has a grand tradition of gerrymandering. This last round of redistricting was...
• Commented on EVDO Service: Verizon or Sprint?
  Do your research and make sure the phone you want supports EVDO Rev. A, and that Rev. A is available in your area. I'm kind of upset at Sprint because they've been promising both Rev. A and GPS for my...
• Commented on Secret safe-words of the Emergency Broadcasting System
  I worked in radio in the mid 1980's. One year the government decided to do a nationwide test of an "actual emergency." They sent out a notice the day before. Oh, joy! The test would be on my shift! It...