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Welcome to my site. I usually write about technology, such as satellite television descrambling, comparing Linux and Windows, and I also talk about other things when they fit my fancy. I currently have an article in an upcoming issue of 2600, regarding Internet Archeology. I also am interested in collecting SURGE merchandise, and enjoy all things Power Rangers and Super Sentai (see the downloads section!).
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
I have created an ethanol factsheet (PDF) that contains all of the information you could possibly want to know about the farce known as ethanol. Celluosic ethanol isn't mentioned, as the R&D dollars that are going into it are likely government subsidy, so it falls into the same category as all ethanol. Please read the sheet before you jump to any conclusions and start posting heated comments here. Feel free to share it with anyone, just don't modify it.
Speak up, and write your government officials to get ethanol and corn subsidization to be eliminated! Our pocketbooks are hurting, and it's time for it to stop!
If you would like to increase your fuel milage, and possibly even add hydrogen/oxygen gas boosting cells to your vehicle, see MPGResearch for all the mods you can think of, and see Water Powered Car for more information regarding home built hydrogen cell boosters. I'll have to write an article regarding these once I have tried some of them. The information there, as it is here, is all free.
Some simple gas saving measures include using a low viscosity oil, such as 5w-30 or 5w-20. Furthermore, keep your tires aired up, at the max if you can stand the rougher ride. Make sure they are balanced and rotated on a regular basis. Use a microlube if possible on the bearings, rear differential, and mix it in with your oil and transmission. You can also use fuel additives for a good boost. You should also modify your driving habits, don't go over the speed limit, and do progressive acceleration versus 0-60 in 3 seconds acceleration. Other than that, there are many good ideas at MPGResearch. Between hydrogen and those mods, many people have gotten standard 4-cylynder engines to get 60-100mpg.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 |
It came to my attention today that my link pages were not working properly. They are again. Please see and enjoy them! There are plenty of TechTV links, among many other subjects in there...hacking, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and more!
-Matt
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Well, since my last experiences with the HP support center, I have come to know that I will never again buy any of their products. That said, I have already been told to go away nicely when asking about Linux, have been told it would take $700 to replace my laptop's screen (did it myself for $200), and finally, today, I have a problem now that I have sent my laptop in for repair.
The wireless card went bad on my laptop, my dv9205us, and I sent it in. Free shipping all around, free repair. I was hoping I wouldn't have to restore the 40gb or so of data I had on the hard drive, but that isn't the case. I can deal with that though. Another big gripe is that my pc card slot wasn't assembled correctly, and I ended up having to dissassemble the laptop partially in order to fix it myself.
The final nail in the coffin is that my battery wasn't returned with the laptop. I sent it in, not thinking, as it was technically part of the laptop. Now, after contacting support again, I find that I will have to wait 2-3 days for a call from the manager, who will have to determine if I am telling the truth about the battery. He then should file a case to find my battery and ship it to me. This sucks. Not only do I have to reimage my hard drive partitions, and update Kubuntu (old backup copy), but I also have to wait probably close to another week to start using my laptop again. I'm a student, and while I as a geek have my backup laptop, I really want my good laptop back. So, looks like I'll have to wait for a long time until I have my baby back, and am stuck with my former baby until then...unless I want to plug in everywhere.
Don't get me wrong, the support representatives are as friendly and respectful as can be. I think it is more that the company policy coupled with actual technician incompetence is what is to blame here.
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