Monthly Archives: December 2007

Software Defined Radio

This is very interesting.  Who knows, it may soon be possible to have all the different wireless technologies available on one chipset, all presented as just another ‘ethernet’ device (or maybe many devices.   If  there was an  associated hardware signal … Continue reading

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Beavers Eye View.

We departed Whistler this morning after there had been over 2 inches of snow overnight (nuts!). We arrived in Vancouver just in time for lunch. Seeing as it was such a nice day, we wandered down towards the waterfront for … Continue reading

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Whistler – Day 2

What a blast! Solely due to the patience and enthusiasm of our instructor Larry, and his ‘shadow’, Alex, our entire group made progress today. I managed to improve my turns to be more HGV like, rather than 747 like, woohoo! … Continue reading

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Whistler

Ohmygosh it is cold, very cold.  I’m not made for this -11 this morning, rising to -8 this afternoon, looking forward to a balmy -2 tomorrow. So far, learning to ski other than being cold, has been good fun, though … Continue reading

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Let the vacationing begin

IETF is over, and boy was it a tough week, acronyms everywhere, drafts and protocols being the main topic of conversation (the odd bit of sci-fi trivia), quite intimidating for a newbie, though all-in-all very interesting. Today, Dee and I … Continue reading

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