Here's a sad tale. :( I had my Nexus 7 ever since the beginning, and I took it everywhere. Case - schmase, I went naked. I read absolutely tons on it, and I was actually wearing out a spot on the lower corner where I flip pages. Now that I'm retired, I could never afford my million dollar book habit, thank goodness for you-know-what.
Now, along comes the new puppy dog. I'm sunning myself outside, when she sits nicely on my lap. All of a sudden 'SQUIRREL!". My tablet was in my hand, and it only dropped an inch on the patio. Smash! That glass is thinner than an eggshell.
So I have this fancy pleather case now. I'm still watching out for puppy dogs...
ps. Not so sad, the new one is a zillion times better, and I never could find anything cheaper on the Chinese market. Happy birthday to me!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Trying the cell booster at the cottage again
I got a Wilson 50 db cell booster at Costco last year. It was built like crap, all plastic, but it lasted for most of the summer. Then we had a lightning bolt strike in the air, but real close, and the unit was gone. I got my refund at Costco -- yeah!
This year I'm taking a chance. I went to Aliexpress, which is link at the bottom (gets me money). I just got it, a 65 db beauty built like a tank. It's got 30 feet of that super-heavy coax, with fat N connectors. It has a big, solid outdoor antenna. This thing could fight off a direct hit, but I got an APC lightning protector from Costco with coax protection. The good thing is that this is sacrificial and can melt. I'll still turn everything off when I'm not there.
Checking all the prices, I feel that I have a 4x deal here over buying local. I checked it out in the backyard, and it boosts by 2 bars in the city (to max). I'm sure it will go up 4 bars at the cottage.
I went back to Aliexpress and bought another 10 m of super coax, and the necessary adapters for the extension and the conversion to standard coax for the lightning protector. You generally pay $20 duty for the large items and nothing for the $2 things.
This year I'm taking a chance. I went to Aliexpress, which is link at the bottom (gets me money). I just got it, a 65 db beauty built like a tank. It's got 30 feet of that super-heavy coax, with fat N connectors. It has a big, solid outdoor antenna. This thing could fight off a direct hit, but I got an APC lightning protector from Costco with coax protection. The good thing is that this is sacrificial and can melt. I'll still turn everything off when I'm not there.
Checking all the prices, I feel that I have a 4x deal here over buying local. I checked it out in the backyard, and it boosts by 2 bars in the city (to max). I'm sure it will go up 4 bars at the cottage.
I went back to Aliexpress and bought another 10 m of super coax, and the necessary adapters for the extension and the conversion to standard coax for the lightning protector. You generally pay $20 duty for the large items and nothing for the $2 things.
AECL Chalk River Gone
Article
The move to a “government-owned contractor-operated” (GoCo) business model for Canada’s largest scientific research establishment is expected to strip almost all of the 2,850 Chalk River employees of their federal jobs, pension plan eligibility and other public service benefits.
This place was dead a long time ago. Now it is being buried. Raise a glass to its former glory!
Extra Thought: My dream was always for a nuclear research park at Wesleyville. There could be an express train to Toronto. The nuclear waste would be stored down there, and the park could do exciting research like fusion or quantum stuff. You could attract brains there. Why should the area west of Toronto have all the fun? Right now the whole East is an intellectual wasteland.
The move to a “government-owned contractor-operated” (GoCo) business model for Canada’s largest scientific research establishment is expected to strip almost all of the 2,850 Chalk River employees of their federal jobs, pension plan eligibility and other public service benefits.
This place was dead a long time ago. Now it is being buried. Raise a glass to its former glory!
Extra Thought: My dream was always for a nuclear research park at Wesleyville. There could be an express train to Toronto. The nuclear waste would be stored down there, and the park could do exciting research like fusion or quantum stuff. You could attract brains there. Why should the area west of Toronto have all the fun? Right now the whole East is an intellectual wasteland.
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