• Opened a bottle of 2006 Avery's Czar Imperial Stout only to find it had bottle-shock and had a bite and a nasty finish. #
• Not sure yet how I feel about the new offensive and defensive coordinator decisions for da bears. Both x-head-coaches… #
• My dog has decided tonight that she is terribly afraid of me – I'm actually not sure why – I've been really nice to her all night. #
• I have a sweet idea on how we should interact w/ multiple computing devices in our lives – but no skills to implement #
• Why do ppl make me do everything 4 them, particularly ppl that only deal in txts. I don't have a txt plan, & can't give directions ovr txt. #
• I hate when I mouse over a flash movie or flash banner my scroll wheel stops working on my mouse until I move it off of it – flash sucks. #

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• I'm also still waiting for wireless sync – kindle has that on them for books, but it is silly to not have bluetooth or wireless sync by now. #
• Seriously lame that they don't seem to have any multi-tasking on this thing – really need for that in the iPhoneOS 4.0 or I'm goin android. #
• If you are an apple junkie you can now own something in every segment of the market – $100 thru $3000, with only a few stops on the way. #
• $30 for unlimited data is what I'm paying – cool part is the no contract – definitely like that. Too bad no verizon so far. #
• So far I am unimpressed with the iPad. Just sayin… #
• Sold my old router to a guy who has no idea what DD-WRT is. Not sure if this is awesome, or really sad in a way. #
• Doing a little research for prepping my sale of WAP54G and discovered you can load DD-WRT on it, and the stock fw has some cool features 2. #
• Sweet, sold my router on craigslist – dude picking it up tonight. Hopefully soon my access point and 24-port switch will go as well. #
• The google voice web-app that they released today is pretty sweet – major upgrade from their old mobile site. m.google.com/voice #
• Had a great small group last night, gonna be a fun time with those people – And there is a WOOT-Off today, can life get much better? #
• Excited for small group tonight! Anyone who doesn't have a small group should come check it out at 7pm 2nite at the Ashbachers place. #

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• Team Jake – Edward is king of the pale Emo whiny dorks – definitely team Jake #
• I love the Riverview – great atmosphere and 2 tickets cost less than 1 @ a mega-plex. Sparkly vampires & shirtless warewolves for date nite. #
• Pricing out parts to do a server upgrade. Thinking AMD w/ integrated GFX to stay on the cheap. #
• HTML5 Video would be totally rad if they could just nail down a way to handle licensing as well as be forward facing for future codecs. #
• OH NO! The Office is having a flash-back episode! Is this the beginning of the end? #
• Would someone please explain why it takes more than 51 votes to pass a health-care bill. Cuz this process has been a little ridiculous. #
• Contemplating a network architecture overhaul – anyone know of a good place to get a cheap used server that is 2 to 3 years old? #
• I think there may be hardware issues – MythTV showing a 93% signal and still getting artifacts and stutters – tuner card, CPU, or HD? #
• Apple Event followed by State of the Union address – coincidence? I think NOT! #
• Thus far the two channels I most want to record get the weakest signal from this antenna. Time to reconnect old antenna and compare. #
• Ben-tenna 2.0 completed – Now it is time to test it and see how it works indoors on the TV before moving it to the mythTV backend. #

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On Friday my MythTV server (my DVR software running on my server) had major audio and video artifacts and skipping during Dollhouse. This isn’t the first time this has happened and is particularly annoying since the TV upstairs rarely, if ever, has issues with Fox. Well, this was the last straw for me.
( WTF is broken?!?! )
( How am I gonna fix it )

And finally, before the pics, some links for more interesting info:
Two articles about building the antenna from some RF magazine
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/68820
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/68436
And the PDF for the GPLv3 version of the antenna with the rod reflectors/passive elements.
http://www.xmtr.com/articles/RF182-fig1.pdf

• Thinking about building a new antenna or two today – trying to decide which version to build. #
• As a man who made fun of many vikings fans during the Tice era I can say with certainty that this is a REALLY bad idea. http://is.gd/6g8iJ #
• http://is.gd/6c93c – A great, short, "What is Google Wave" FAQ from lifehacker/smarterware. Read this if the idea of wave confuses you. #
• The Bible Experience = best audio Bible ever. Lavar Burton and Samuel L Jackson, how can you go wrong. #
• Reboot of spiderman…really? Could you at least wait until some assclown makes everything neon or ten years – whichever comes first? #
• We're at about the 40 minute mark now – this is stupid. I hate iTunes. If the iPhone didn't rock so hard I would never use it again. #
• Why is it that iTunes takes 18 years to sync my iPhone still – this + google sync is why I frequently 'forget' to do it. Stupid iTunes! #

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• Everything is falling into place for a new small group – Monday nights, 7pm, starting the 25th – Anyone interested? It is gonna rock! #
• I've got an electronics project itch to scratch and it is seriously making miss having good surface-mount soldering tools at my disposal. #
• Just watched Friday's Dollhouse on DVR – it BLEW MY MIND. I like that the show seems to be actually heading somewhere as it wraps up. #
• Date night at the Walker Art Center – The company was much better than the art, and I had a great time. #
• Dear GM – iPhone/blackberry/Android app for Volt = YES! Onstar subscription required = you still don't get it u dumb upsell jerks. #
• Dear wireless carriers, our goal is to slowly lure you out of your consumer unfriendly business models. Love Google and Apple. #
• Boxee Box for under $200!!!! http://is.gd/5MXVF Sweet, that is very likely my next DVR/Media-center PC. #
• Oh Bono… <shakes head and sighs> http://is.gd/5MVUw and an appropriate response from ars technica http://is.gd/5MVVW #
• I got 2 XKCD books (vol 0) for Xmas. Anyone intersted in buying one off me – $18, and if you are local you will get free shipping! #

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• Supposed to be double-digits below zero most of this week. The In-laws left at the right time. #
• At work when we can't find the right material 4 something we say "If we could just invent unobtainium." In other news Avatar made me laugh. #
• I want to express my severe disappointment over the lack of a flying car in 2010. It is +10 to the level of disappointment I had in 2000. #
• A few of us are doing a weight loss challenge, 3 mos, most % of weight lost wins the pool. Anyone else interested in joining us? #
• RT @danblah: Arianna Huffington: Move Your Money: A New Year's Resolution http://bit.ly/4ZkbGD #
• RT @cnnbrk: Iran's parliament calls for arrest of Moussavi, two other opposition leaders http://bit.ly/6kZKZq #
• RT @sourceforge: Elastix is Asterisk on steroids, plus a whole lot more, all in an easy-to-manage package http://ow.ly/Qwai #
• Let's try again when ppl r back @ work. I need to borrow and office 2k3 small business disc from someone local. Anyone? #

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• Anyone have a copy of office 2003 small business (OEM) that I can borrow – have a key, need a disc for the in-laws to re-install. #
• Merry Christmas Everyone! Feeling pretty fat and happy, really enjoyed the church lunch and the afternoon w/ the in-laws. #
• USPS, effective at delivering letters, pretty much terrible at everything else. Especially packages. #
• Because of this #USPSFail Lauren will not get her Xmas presents – thanks USPS for refusing to do anything about it when I called, asshats. #
• Placed order w/ @Amazon Dec 16, shipped 17 from nevada, sort facility in CA 18th – Dec 23rd Utah sort facility. #USPSFAIL #
• According to Amazon, my USPS delivery for Lauren's presents may be delayed due to weather conditions. F'ing great, #USPSFail … again. #
• The snow-pocalypse is upon us! Behold the power of white! #
• Belinda Jensen just said it's time for hysteria because the snow-pocoplypse is approaching #
• The Catlin/Martinez families seem to have difficulty traveling in the winter w/o running into inclimate weather. #
• CRAP! Weather forecast might impact the inlaws flying into town – very bad deal, they can't get a break on flying to the midwest in winter. #
• Switch replaced, "Let there be light!" Drain-o poured in the laundry room, and I cooked a pizza. Productivity continues past work hours! #
• I love progress, and I'm finally making some – at work and in my android project. #
• My Christmas wish is for my dog to stop eating poopcicles – that is frozen poop. I hate finding it on my sidewalk every day. DogTrainingFAIL #

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• Learning Android programing & messing w/ Drupal modules makes me miss programing – wondering if that is a sign that I'm in the wrong field. #
• I forgot how badass the end of season 3 of BSG was in a mind-fraking way. Glad I can go right into season 4 #
• Tsk Tsk Google – not putting mutli-touch in maps or browser is a long-standing item in the extensive list of UI FAIL for android. For Shame! #
• Damn! Pkgs from Amazon shipped USPS again – I hate when that happens. Great for envelopes, horrible for packages = USPS IMO. #
• J Leman signed to the Vikings active roster http://is.gd/5qj07 – Go J! #
• Anyone want to loan me a copy of Prodigal God by Tim Keller – want to read in front of our church campaign to read it. #
• I'm just a little too interested in the Google Nexus One phone http://is.gd/5npQJ Especially for a guy w/ 7.5 mo of a contract left. #
• RT @Smarterware: What Matters Now: Download the Free E-Book http://bit.ly/5IoJm7 #
• On thursday morning newegg is planning on a crazy deal for a harmony remote – if you don't like your current remote, get this one. #
• Android phone makers, listen carefully. 256-512mb of onboard memory is not enough. We love SD cards, but please bump up to 2-4GB built-in. #

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• Learning Android programing & messing w/ Drupal modules makes me miss programing – wondering if that is a sign that I'm in the wrong field. #
• I forgot how badass the end of season 3 of BSG was in a mind-fraking way. Glad I can go right into season 4 #
• Tsk Tsk Google – not putting mutli-touch in maps or browser is a long-standing item in the extensive list of UI FAIL for android. For Shame! #
• Damn! Pkgs from Amazon shipped USPS again – I hate when that happens. Great for envelopes, horrible for packages = USPS IMO. #
• J Leman signed to the Vikings active roster http://is.gd/5qj07 – Go J! #
• Anyone want to loan me a copy of Prodigal God by Tim Keller – want to read in front of our church campaign to read it. #
• I'm just a little too interested in the Google Nexus One phone http://is.gd/5npQJ Especially for a guy w/ 7.5 mo of a contract left. #
• RT @Smarterware: What Matters Now: Download the Free E-Book http://bit.ly/5IoJm7 #
• On thursday morning newegg is planning on a crazy deal for a harmony remote – if you don't like your current remote, get this one. #
• Android phone makers, listen carefully. 256-512mb of onboard memory is not enough. We love SD cards, but please bump up to 2-4GB built-in. #

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• Work Christmas party 2nite. Pretty excited about that in general, but the free booze on the company dime definitely adds to the excitement. #
• Today I moved 1 white board to a different wall, and hung a bigger one that I stole from a conference room on the 1st wall. Ah productivity. #
• Pumped to be done with VLI for a month. Not so pumped with the program so far tho, prayer will be required for next semester b4 returning. #
• Already thinking about contesting one of the grades on a test question. It's the one where I complained about how the question was bad. #
• My brain is full and about to asplode! I need sleep and less VLI testing – must finish studying and take test, but so sleepy. #
• Studying for this final is even harder than the last one – this must spell my doom when I actually take this test. #
• http://is.gd/5iLVo If I could actually read all of this and comprehend it I'm confident I could use the title Networking BadAss. #
• Pretty sure I just aced that. Instant-graded stuff = all good. I even got to criticize one of the essay questions in my answer #
• Heard a grocery store / cooking commercial on the radio that referenced "This is Spinal Tap" – take your baking to 11! #
• Seriously tempted to write diatribes @ the end of essays on the test about how esoteric & useless these distinctions of spiritual gifts are. #
• Do you sign-off a wave? What if it is one where you are more 'chatting'? Does it make a difference if it is more email-like? #
• I've never heard a satisfactory explanation of peoples distinction between 'Words of Knowledge' and Prophetic Insight. VLI is no exception. #
• My dog is hours procrastination fodder from studying for VLI finals. #
• Favorite two things about identi.ca – post from XMPP client and the "in context" button for replies. Federating microblogging is also cool. #
• My dog just threw a ball to herself and chased it around until she wore out and fell asleep on the floor by the couch. Pretty hilarious. #
• #ITvsEngineerWar should be a trending hash tag. How can I make that happen? What compelling reason can I create for ppl to tweet about it. #
• Dear IT people, blocking the firefox & chrome download/extension sites is not the answer. Not even close. No love, Ben #ITvsEngineerWar #
• If foxyproxy is available for Chrome, I am all-up-onz! Chrome is super-fast, and now on Linux and Mac! http://bit.ly/7uf8y0 #
• Lauren is now officially inked. It looks pretty freaking good IMO. #

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• http://is.gd/5djWZ This seems like a good idea until we generate our own DC power, and run DC power through the house. #
• So Kodak sold it's OLED intellectual property to LG. I'm afraid this might not be good for my company or Samsung and Sony's. #
• FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! My phone is ringing/txting off the hook tonight & I'm trying to focus on 2 months of accounting/budgeting to fix Xmas. #
• http://is.gd/5biKq I'm all about progress, but I don't know if this mandatory transition is a good idea. Phones are pretty essential. #
• I apparently hit Shift+Enter a lot more than I realize. That is degrading my wave experience by causing me to unintentionally hit "Done." #
• Kara only jumped up once 2nite when we got home. Improvement! It must be all that calm assertive energy I've been projecting. #
• I would sit through a lot of Steve Robbins greek lessons to be able to pray with and for this group. We have a lot of fun. #
• VLI puts me in a very Stage 3 mindset – I feel like Steve Robbins is trying to indoctrinate me to his interpretation of the Bible. #
• PICC line is out, and I have it in my possession. It was painless and very neat to watch it come out. Very cool stuff in general. #
• Getting my borg parts out today! Finally no more plastic wrap & duct-tape showers. With the PICC line goes my dreams of mainlining caffeine. #
• 15 million children under age 18 have been orphaned due to AIDS and the number is rising. http://is.gd/58Vyh #WorldAidsDay #
• Win a new Macbook Pro on Cyber Monday 2009. Details here: http://bit.ly/29rFES #
• After news of a possible Google branded phone running some new version of android, I'm increasingly enticed to switch off of the iPhone. #

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• Ceasar Milan freaks me out – It is like he reaches in the dogs head and makes them do what he wants instantly. It's nsane how good he is. #
• Gonna go to MOA to pray for random people after second service. Anyone interested in coming with? #
• Minneapolis -> Davenport IA -> St. Louis <rest> -> Indy -> St. Louis -> Minneapolis. After 18 hrs of travel in the last 2 days finally Home! #
• Weeds is on sale on amazon & best buy all weekend, problem solved. I will not contribute $ to the retail frenzy that killed a guy last year. #
• Torn between bowing to mammon/anti-consumerism guilt and getting $10 seasons of weeds. Will my black Friday boycott resolve hold? #
• Finished 2nd VLI midterm, now it is over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house I go. #
• My dog has gone pretty nuts. She has started barking at the other dogs and even nipped one pretty good. #
• Helped cook a turkey. Worked with my dog to stop aggressively protecting her bowl while stealing food from other bowls. Now time to eat. #
• Just finished my Synoptic Gospel midterm. Got all the questions right that can be graded right away. Now waiting for grades the essay parts. #
• Just got 8 more wave invites. Give them out to any of my friends IRL or their friends. Wave is gonna replace email IMO, so check it out. #
• RT @googlewave: Re-waving history by @doctorwave: Play back the Declaration of Independence wave http://bit.ly/7VCxU1 #
• In IL now. Just over 5hrs to my folks. #
• Selling games back at gamestop is such a rip-off. $22 for 5 games, one of which they are selling used for $45. #
• Getting packed so we can leave for the Quad Cities and then St. Louis. Look out IL here we come! #

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