6/20    http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/20/mit-solar-dish-holds-promise-for-low-cost-energy-production
        MIT STUDENTS RECREATE DEVICE FROM 4000 YEARS AGO
        THEY MUST BE GENIUSES
        \_ If you are referring to Archimedes' supposed defense of Syracuse,
           that was about 2200 years ago, not 4000 years ago. And most people
           think that the story is untrue (mythbusters ran a piece on it a few
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9/8     Isn't there a Cal game today?  What time?
        What tv channel do i tune to?  I live in the bay area.
        \_ STFW. It's on right now.
        \_ 610 if you have DirecTV
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8/20    I want to be able to streaming video / display photo on TV wirelessly.
        any recommendation on Apple TV alternatives?
        \_ What's important to you?  Divx?  Xvid?  HDTV?  Good UI?
           Autoasphyxiation?
        \_ Apple TV looks interesting. I'm wondering if I could connect
           a DISH directly to my Mac and stream that wirelessly to any TV in
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11/28   DirecTV totally sucks. I ordered the internation channel for my dad
        and after waiting 1 whole day, the serviceman installed the box but
        didn't install the HD/internation box because his order list didn't
        include it. The phone rep fucked up. When I rescheduled for the
        HD/international box, they said there's a surchange of $129 for
        the HD installation. I asked why this was not disclosed to me
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8/12    Bored, watching TV, and came across this synopsis nugget
        for a Three's Company episode:
        "[Janet's boss] Tina blackmails Jack into being at her
         beck and call; otherwise she'll fire Janet."
        The 70s were a weird time.
         \_ there is a _Friends_ episode that could be described zactly the same
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12/20   Oh, I love watching internation pro women's pool (billard).
        http://www.csua.org/u/s6d (http://www.gmanews.tv
        \_ now that body glove is dressing them up in spandex bikinis it's
           even better
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6/21    "FIFA drops referee after dropped call"
        http://www.csua.org/u/qzu (g.sports.yahoo.com)
        "Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere will prepare himself for the
        occasion by watching a DVD of the movie 'Gladiator' before taking
        center stage in a game that decides the USA.s destiny ..."
        I've never watched Gladiator.  What does a movie about Roman gladiators
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6/9     Synchronized Macarana-esque dance after first 2010 World Cup goal.
        http://www.csua.org/u/qy2
        Oh no, the same disease that has plagued football here at home is now
        spreading to soccer abroad.
        \- You may be too young to remember ROGER MILLA and the DANCE OF THE
           CORNER. Did you see BISHOP D.TUTU dancing? That was pretty funny.
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4/8     In addition to below, can someone recommend a movie or soap
        opera that describes the life of Kangxi Emperor? Netflix = useless.
        Mandarin is fine as long as there's subtitle. Thanks.
        \_ Not exactly a soap opera, but Kangxi Di Guo is a very good TV series
           featuring Chen Dao-Ming as Kangxi.  Whether or not it's accurate to
           history is another matter, though.
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