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re: Kermit's right...it's not easy being green

Jody Farr — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:17:59 GMT

No. I bought these bulbs over a year ago and didn't keep the box. I'm considering writing G.E. to see what recourse I have.

re: Kermit's right...it's not easy being green

tmgo222 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:27 GMT

Did you save the package and receipt? Most manufacturers warrant their bulbs and will replace them.

Windows 7 available for pre-order

TechMan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:26:19 GMT

You can buy Windows 7 at a substantially reduced price until July 11th. The Home Premium flavor of the

re: Charging your phone...without wires?

Jody Farr — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:52:48 GMT

Good questions, Regis. The article I quoted does go on to mention Tesla's work in this area, albeit briefly. I had to do some Googling to remind myself about that.

As for whether the RF that we're hit with all day is a health hazard, the FCC has done quite a lot of research on what level of exposure to RF is unhealthy. Here's a good primer on what resource for that info.

www.dailywireless.com/.../health-hazards-of-a-wireless-world-030507

Your third question about whether someone else's signal will be absorbed is intriguing. However, I'm not sure that's the case because the radio isn't removing the signal from the air. It's just receiving it and then converting it to electricity, probably in a manner similar to how a crystal radio operates. But don't quote me on that...I could be way off.

re: Charging your phone...without wires?

regis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:48:09 GMT

Ok--I just reread your post and realized you had mentioned Tesla. My bad.

re: Charging your phone...without wires?

regis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:45:04 GMT

Two things come to mind.

Didn't Tesla have a scheme to transmit electricity through the air about a century ago, and actually began such a project, only to have the financing fall through?

and:

With all the cellphones, wi-fi, satellite signals, etc. permeating the space we live in, have there been any studies done on the effects of our health due to being bombarded with microwaves from a zillion sources at once?

Ok, three things. Sorry, but:

The signals the Nokia is sucking up--could the be someone else's cellphone signal, which might not now get through?

Go ahead, call me paranoid.

re: Digital TV transition is tomorrow...are you ready?

regis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:53:13 GMT

Well, yeah, Scarlet--how else are we gonna see the "It's Alive" show on WBGN?

re: Digital TV transition is tomorrow...are you ready?

thescarletpumpernickel — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:12:35 GMT

Six readers.

Some of that snow is radiation left over from the "Big Bang" - the beginning of time and the universe.

Makes one almost want to watch it and contemplate, eh?

b.t.w., maybe there will be one or two of us who will dx remaining analog stations?

re: Digital TV transition is tomorrow...are you ready?

wmpgh — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:48:00 GMT

Five readers? Jeez, I thought there were just the two of us.

William McCloskey

Regent Square

re: Cheap computing getting cheaper all the time

Jody Farr — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:34:21 GMT

I had access to an Apple ][ but never had one on my own.