Monthly Archives January 2006

fcc licensed

KI6CDL
And congratulations to KI6CDJ

Another Wind Day!
+ no school for two days
- need to get more shingles

Counting Pennies
Here is my 2005 distribution of coins received for change (excluding a lot probably):

Quarters: 262 ********************
Dimes: 148 ***************
Nickels: 92 *********
Pennies: 307 ******************************

And a quick trip to the local coinstar machine converted that all into Amazon cash! Hmm…not quite enough to buy a MacBook Pro…

An automobile edition of…
What does Ben use?

Car: Ford
Car Battery: Interstate Batteries
Mechanics: Dave’s Automedics (San Bernardino) and East Highland Auto Tech (Highland).
Fuel: Valero, Chevron, Shell
Fuel grade: low normally, Premium for stop-and-go driving.
Oil: Pennzoil
Air filter: STOCK (too many people destroy their sensors with K&N filters)
Insurance: 21st Century
Tires: Kumho — wear out faster but grip better than anything [...]

Homosexuality Part 4
Why don’t Christians want gays to have rights?
I think most Christians have no problems with gay people having rights. They have no problem with a gay person buying a house, getting a job, etc. Christians do not want marriage redefined to include same-sex partners. Marriage is a God-ordained, life-time commitment [...]

Photon Communication Howto
This post dedicated to Meyrahn, Spencer, and Yesensky.
Faster than the speed of light….
How to Communicate Across light-years instantly.

This exploits a phenomenon in physics. When a single photon is sent through a 50% reflector
the photon (which can not be split since it is a single photon) will be reflected, AND it will also
pass [...]

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