tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3149518000124350138..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Weekend linkdumpMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19939574386323561682013-02-11T22:24:37.298-06:002013-02-11T22:24:37.298-06:00Very good (and some interesting links there...)Very good (and some interesting links there...)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41914088175522530282013-02-11T21:59:48.936-06:002013-02-11T21:59:48.936-06:00Try now! :-)Try now! :-)Adrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1975703159345648462013-02-11T11:31:26.388-06:002013-02-11T11:31:26.388-06:00Pfft! And you believe anything the Bank of Canada ...Pfft! And you believe anything the Bank of Canada - a branch of a government dedicated to lying to its constituents - says? They denied there was a problem with the "twonie" (the $2 coin) for months until videos of people popping them apart started surfacing on news shows across the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4838350793651554132013-02-09T09:44:24.005-06:002013-02-09T09:44:24.005-06:00Have patience! A blog post for it (and the other l...Have patience! A blog post for it (and the other links in my queue) will be published eventually.Adrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86921068510831530062013-02-09T09:08:13.207-06:002013-02-09T09:08:13.207-06:00Nice - but I can't seem to access it via The O...Nice - but I can't seem to access it via The Outer Hoard's homepage.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30294182525334144622013-02-09T08:55:42.089-06:002013-02-09T08:55:42.089-06:00Here's my entry for the pulp magazine cover me...Here's my entry for the pulp magazine cover meme: <br /><br />http://outerhoard.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/pulp-o-mizer_cover_image.jpgAdrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61794507202009372502013-02-07T16:09:31.029-06:002013-02-07T16:09:31.029-06:00Well this has taken me on quite a journey. Best I...Well this has taken me on quite a journey. Best I've found is this study (http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk/home/conference/VTC10-Fall/DATA/02-05-02.PDF), which frankly is a bit dense for me (there, I said it!) but in essence says hold the fob vertically about shoulder (head) level, buttons to the side, to get the greatest range.<br /><br />However, antenna placement in the vehicle is a huge consideration, and will vary from car to car. Some use pairs, some use multiples, they're placed differently, they combine different antenna shapes and orientations... So some cars receive better if you hold the fob horizontally from the front of the vehicle but vertically if you are behind it.<br /><br />The takeways for me are:<br />1) I was wrong, the signal is strengthened by virtue of being held in front of the body (presumably directionally, strengthened to the front only, but I haven't found confirmation of that)<br /><br />2) the skull and position of the mouth and touching the head with the fob are of no consequence<br /><br />3) you are almost certainly (but not necessarily) better off holding your fob vertically, buttons to the side, at head or shoulder level<br /><br />4) the design of the antenna(e) in your car, and your position in relation to the car and antennae will have significant but unknowable impact on your success in extending the range (which would help explain why people have varying experiences). You're probably best simply to experiment so you know what works with your fob and your vehicle.<br /><br />Thanks for making me learn something new =-)embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78273243254067728232013-02-07T11:17:33.674-06:002013-02-07T11:17:33.674-06:00Here's what I did. Parked my car in an open m...Here's what I did. Parked my car in an open mall lot away from buildings etc, walked away while pressing the lock/unlock button on my key. When I was too far away for it to work, I placed it under my chin and pressed the button and it worked (for a significant additional distance).<br /><br />Of course my situation (or my head) may be anomalous. YMMV.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43885756481200871752013-02-07T11:12:33.103-06:002013-02-07T11:12:33.103-06:00I'm absolutely convinced it is an urban myth, ...I'm absolutely convinced it is an urban myth, Minnesotastan. My own weak knowledge of RF told me so on reading it, and I didn't go any further to find support for what is admittedly my own uninformed "common sense" reaction. I did a little bit of looking for knowledgeable/informed comments, but found confirmation bias misleading me; I was attracted to those who agreed with me and dismissed those who didn't. I'm interested, so will dig deeper when I have more time to investigate.<br /><br />Best regardsembeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76265954547061367082013-02-07T10:36:58.616-06:002013-02-07T10:36:58.616-06:00No apology needed. I've heard from several pe...No apology needed. I've heard from several people that unlike other blogs they cruise, at this one they often click to read the comments because they are so informative. Healthy skepticism is a welcome commodity here.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63442138016517490192013-02-07T10:20:37.479-06:002013-02-07T10:20:37.479-06:00General apology due to you, Minnesotastan. (Thank...General apology due to you, Minnesotastan. (Thanks, by the way, for that link; I hadn't seen that last night). <br /><br />Driving to work I was thinking about my posts last night, which I fear appear critical of you for posting these, though that wasn't my intent. For a couple at least, it was my intent *to the original story and author*. <br /><br />I think it's important that each of us maintain a healthy skepticism when reading articles in any media. Note I don't mean cynicism, and I don't mean we have to automatically question and critique everything we read, only that we must think about what we read and consider whether it merits ready acceptance or further thought, analysis and research. Esp with the Internet, it's too easy for simply ridiculous assertions to multiply and repeat as unquestioned fact. And I'm particularly sensitive about stories which involve basic science, often poorly reported and easily checked.<br /><br />However, I say here, and I say LOUD, what I've said before: I am awed and appreciative of the time and effort you spend, the far-reaching interests you demonstrate, and the results evident here on TYWKIWDBI. This remains my favourite blog, and I take every opportunity to tell people about it =-)<br /><br />Plus it is one blog where the comments are almost always thoughtful and respectful contributions as opposed to the invective that lands on most blogs and news sites which permit comments.embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58788386509133693562013-02-07T08:17:45.479-06:002013-02-07T08:17:45.479-06:00Thanks, embeetee for the comments on the Canadian ...Thanks, embeetee for the comments on the Canadian money and the static electricity; I've put addenda on those stories. But on this one, using one's skull to amplify the signal from a car key is not an urban myth; I've done it myself to lock my car from far away.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5559285541628517662013-02-07T08:11:31.752-06:002013-02-07T08:11:31.752-06:00Discussed here:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Austr...Discussed here:<br /><br />http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Australian_man_allegedly_ignites_carpet,_plastic_with_static_electricityMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69591763172561090052013-02-07T02:43:26.139-06:002013-02-07T02:43:26.139-06:00To the Australian static story from 2005:
"C...To the Australian static story from 2005:<br /><br />"Considerable Current" reads the sub-head part way through the story. current is amps, not volts. OK, that's a bit picayune, but it's actually the least egregious of the misapprehensions in this article.<br /><br />40,000 v is high but not at all impossible with static e, for example created by vigorously shuffling your feet on a carpet (esp in a very dry atmosphere). But static e is at incredibly low amps, which is why it stings but doesn't melt you when you touch a doorknob. You easily withstand voltage as long as the amps are low...and they are. It's current that is dangerous (so don't try low voltage and high amps), and it's current meeting resistance that generates heat.<br /><br />So the heat generated by his discharging 40,000v at very low amps is negligible. Plus it would be such an incredibly short timeframe discharge he wouldn't leave a trail of smouldering or burning carpet directly beneath him, much less five minutes after he left. Are we to conclude he discharged into the carpet, which somehow retained the current (ignoring the fact it's very low) and heat built up over time to create the fire??<br /><br />Plus if he had discharged the static e (leaving a trail of burning carpet behind him) there'd be nothing for firefighters to measure; it's discharged. When you have static e and touch a doorknob, you don't discharge a bit with the first touch, and a bit more with the second, and so on, you discharge it all at once. <br /><br />And what are they measuring with? A regular voltmeter would immediately dissipate the charge and consequently show no voltage on the meter. He's not *generating* voltage as he stands there to be measured.<br /><br />The whole thing is bunkum.embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9357308983244279742013-02-07T02:01:31.515-06:002013-02-07T02:01:31.515-06:00Best response to the ludicrous urban legends circu...Best response to the ludicrous urban legends circulating about these bills is good old Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/business/money/melting.asp<br /><br />If someone says bills melted in a dryer, or on a radiator, or in a car on a hot day, it's a story, no more. <br /><br />As to vending machine operators, they've long had to contend with occasional changes in coin shapes and weights, and bill designs, colours, paper weights and now size and material changes. This is no different than the past, and shouldn't be a reason not to make a currency change when there are other good reasons.<br />embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12375832692719969092013-02-07T01:15:37.180-06:002013-02-07T01:15:37.180-06:00LOL on those "cheat codes". a collectio...LOL on those "cheat codes". a collection of common knowledge, obvious tips, deliberately humourous tips (they MUST be, surely, deliberate!), ridiculous claims and urban myths (eg. the one where you use your skull to increase the power of the signal from your key to locate your car, which is ok because it's "non-ionizing radiation")embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62391094294303011872013-02-05T00:09:01.465-06:002013-02-05T00:09:01.465-06:00Always so much to explore when I stop by here and ...Always so much to explore when I stop by here and so very much in this post. I particularly want to thank you for the Pulp-O-Mizer. I quite enjoyed making one for my library blog and can see the potential for kids using it for projects at school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22206920195245497752013-02-04T16:34:41.608-06:002013-02-04T16:34:41.608-06:00Found it -
http://baseballrubbingmud.com/
Probab...Found it -<br /><br />http://baseballrubbingmud.com/<br /><br />Probably blogworthy, but I'm swamped. Tx, Steve.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10154742958246785572013-02-04T15:02:39.784-06:002013-02-04T15:02:39.784-06:00A Wall Street Journal article explains how to make...<i>A Wall Street Journal article explains how to make money selling mud as a beauty treatment.</i><br /><br />And not the only way to make money selling mud. The Lena Blackburne folks have been selling mud to pretty much every serious baseball organization for like 75 years now. Not a bad gig.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64623087671106152272013-02-03T22:44:35.142-06:002013-02-03T22:44:35.142-06:00By coincidence, I found that bullion fellow's ...By coincidence, I found that bullion fellow's youtube channel about the periodic table just a few days ago, and immediately told my daughter about it. She's just started physics and chemistry at school. It's great to have sites like that to help explain "stuff". And the wiki page about roulette was an eyeopener, Stan: who would have thought so much mathematics was involved? About the 666, no wonder there's a saying about that being the "number of the beast", ie Satan. After all, it's not just a handful of people who lose collectively millions of dollars/pounds/euros gambling, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60909723943943335522013-02-03T17:30:27.674-06:002013-02-03T17:30:27.674-06:00Glad to hear that; that's why we blog.Glad to hear that; that's why we blog.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50505660447507349262013-02-03T16:12:13.004-06:002013-02-03T16:12:13.004-06:00I followed the link to watch the video on the gold...I followed the link to watch the video on the gold bullion. I've now spent the last 3 hours watching several of that man's videos. They're so interesting!titanciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783582343340065476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83674932638875795312013-02-03T13:29:57.686-06:002013-02-03T13:29:57.686-06:00Red and blue electrical tape (for hot and cold lin...Red and blue electrical tape (for hot and cold lines) are now in place. I'm taking pictures and labeling everything to put in my emergency file. I think it is time to write a user manual for the house.The Weaving Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013097834290174056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66729473868226275302013-02-03T07:10:07.587-06:002013-02-03T07:10:07.587-06:00Oh yes, the new plastic $20 bills have also recent...Oh yes, the new plastic $20 bills have also recently been released. $10 and $5 due to be rolled out later this year. Apparently they're causing no end of headaches for vending machine operators too - and ticket machines for parking garages, etc. The machines are routinely rejecting them. Your tax dollars at work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88979776601838788722013-02-03T07:01:59.099-06:002013-02-03T07:01:59.099-06:00I can vouch for the melt-ability (!?) of Canadian ...I can vouch for the melt-ability (!?) of Canadian bills. I was waiting in line at my bank late last year when a distraught-looking gentleman rushed in and dumped a handful of what looked like dried-up cat turds on a startled teller's counter.<br />“These are six one hundred dollar bills that my wife put through the dryer", he gasped, shoving them at the teller. “They were in the pocket of my jeans!"<br />The flustered teller just looked at him, wide-eyed, shrugged and said: "What do you want me to do?"<br />The poor guy was busted - out $600 just because some penny-pinching government scammers thought it'd be a cool way to save a few bucks by printing our money on what is essentially slighter-thicker Saran Wrap. Way to go, Bank of Canada! I wonder how many other poor suckers this has happened to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com