Calvin today:
Author: Nick
She’s crafty
Ellen has a super busy secret life:
FUD
I found the preppers’ net. Tuesday – Saturday at 0100UTC on 3.86000. Things that are going to bring down society in the near future:
- Ebola virus which is going to mutate to being communicable in airborne form
- The D86 virus making the rounds could mutate into something much more dangerous
- El Niño which is going to bring a colder, wetter than normal winter and disrupt energy supplies
They’re all super prepared! Are you??
Exactly
Exciting bargains
Today’s top Spam:
Some choose to wear the minimum
So there is a bad ass solar flare [1] punking up the radio bands tonight. Everything is extra noisy and pulling in stations is proving difficult. Even so I found W6S (don’t forget Winona) on the 40 meter band and checked another station off the Route 66 On the Air event [2].
One benefit, I suppose, is that we might be in a prime location to see aurora borealis [3] even as far south as Western Iowa into north central Nebraska.
[1] http://gizmodo.com/an-extreme-solar-flare-is-blasting-its-way-to-our-pla-1633372360
[2] http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/route-66-on-the-air/qsl-card-routing-and-station-website-addresses/
[3] http://www.accuweather.com/en/features/trend/northern_lights_viewing_condit/33834457
XAML
What I love about XAML: Magic glue and event routing.
What I hate about XAML: Magic glue and event routing.
When it all works it’s really slick. When it doesn’t, finding out what bits of magic need tweaking really sucks. As in a full work day of suck.
At least there’s home made chicken pot pie in my future.
It’s not even an ethos
Listened to this [1] earlier today. Now I’m fighting nihilism/pessimism again. Expect increased levels of sardonicism in the near future.
Route 66 On the Air
Bagged two Route 66 special station calls [1] tonight. Flagstaff, AZ (W6G) on 20 meters (14.25700) and St. Louis, MO (W6P) on the 40 meter band (7.27300). I was happy to get W6P tonight after unsuccessfully trying to get through last night. Only four days left to collect them all.
[1] http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?448515-2014-Route-66-On-The-Air
Monetizing the fan base
I don’t think I’ve expressed much love for MLB since 1994. I enjoy the game of baseball. I like some of the teams and players. I just absolutely hate the governing body of professional baseball.
A lot.
Another exhibit in the bottomless stack of reasons why I hate MLB is this bit of spam I receive at least once a week detailing ostensibly single fans of baseball in my geographical proximity. It is just plain wrong on so many levels and it shits me to no end. Yet every week there’s this:
