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Fishing For Free TV Signals
Update on 26 March 2026—The antenna is built and on the pole you see in this post. Though only about twelve feet off the ground, it gets nearly every station from Indianapolis called Fair or Bad. So, a success. I think I will be the last person in Bloomington to try getting free over-the-air TV Continue reading
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Thinking outside the Internet box
A couple days ago I responded to a posting on an email list. What I wrote struck a few chords, so I thought I’d repeat it here, with just a few edits, and then add a few additional thoughts as well. Here goes. Reading _____’s references to ancient electrical power science brings to mind my Continue reading
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Wanted: à la carte HDTV
So our Verizon FiOS home bill has been about $160/month. We were looking to chop that down a bit when I called Verizon this morning. To put it as simply as possible, it’s complicated. What I care about most is keeping the 20/20Mbps down/up Internet service. That’s $69.99/mo. What I don’t care about is POTS, Continue reading