Recent content by Astute Observer_IHB

Good bye to you all. I learn a lot from most of you, and wish that I have a chance to meet some of you in person. Have a great holiday.

If he/she show up at the Gate with a money clip, a diamond watch, and a gold ring (or a LV bag), Peter won't let him/her in.

So your t-shirt is the plain white variety, and your dress is unbleached cotton? There are always certain degree of fake-ness in architecture, and you just have to appreciate some of it. I say some, not all, depends on how tasteful implemented.

If you are splitting hair on ramp and pathway, I propose that the building has only one floor. :P

200 GB a month? Wow, what do you do? Working for the CIA or one of those companies in the Porn Valley?

You can call me naive, but I think the white balloon is a purposely decorated one for the Xmas holiday, and not from the fading. :D

I pay $30 to ATT for their DSL every month, and I feel it is a bit too expensive. I remember it used to be $12.99 during the promotional period. How much are you folks paying, and are you happy with your speed? I feel that I should cancel my service, and just let my computer connect to one of...

You are not alone. Channel 7, unlike other HD channels in our area, is not on UHF, so you need a VHF antenna to get good reception. I use a regular telescoping rods, and it works pretty well. For the RS antenna you have, you need to pull the two telescoping rods all the way out (IIRC, there...

at least that kind of helps with the global warming... <run away>

Last time I looked, the balloon is faded due to UV ray, and they are talking about getting a replacement for it at the cost of a few hundred thousand dollars.

I don't understand how that going to fix the problem.... isn't rescanning the channels just make the TV add the frequency (which is from a lookup table, I guess) to the channel list? It is not like the station changed its frequency in the middle of the broadcasting or something <confused>

The Radio Shack one did not work too well for me. Does anyone know why when the reception is great for weeks on a fixed indoor antenna, then all of a sudden, the signal dropped and I need to fiddle around with the aim point for a bit to get the signal back?

Is it due to expansive soil common to the area, or it is termite damage, or it is something else?

I think it means 1% of US population who is dumb enough to pay for the $495 annual fee. A very selective few indeed. I put my Generic Plastic Visa card in the fireplace by accident, and it also become made with carbon too. Less than 1% of the credit card reader in the world can read the info...

Family members == child labor violation, senior abuse, etc.. If you don't want to support the cash-only business, go somewhere else. Apparently, part of the money goes to the patrons who got a nice discount whenever they go. What is the deal with some gas station that charge me more if I use...