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• Radio vs Internet Traffic Reports

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  I am strongly against people using hand-held devices while driving. Besides besides being very dangerous to read while driving, Internet traffic reports can be inaccurate. I find that traffic reports received over the radio are more accurate than Internet sources. Bad Data?WTOP’s website has estimated delay times ...
  2 days ago

• Measuring Rain with a Bucket vs Hi-tech Rain Gauge

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  Buckets Aren’t PerfectI don’t have a rain gauge… since I’m not reporting stats for official reporting, buying a rain gauge is not really necessary for measuring rainfall. Some buckets don’t have a flat bottom or perfectly vertical sides, but to get a close approximation of rain, I don’t see what’s wrong ...
  1 week ago

• Cornhole Games

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  Video Game AddictionThese days, some kids spend hours playing addictive modern video games sometimes getting painful lumps. Old-Fashioned Family Entertainment AlternativeThere is an Ohio manufacturer of wooden cornhole games. Woodgamz.com explains:Cornhole, bean bag toss or whatever you want to call it, is more fun, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Low-tech Raking vs Hi-tech Leaf Blowing

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  [Updated post. Originally published last year]After some October snow in Virginia, it is time to rake up the fallen leaves.It surprises me how popular leaf blowers are when a simple rake works so well.Four Reasons Leaf Blowers Are Inferior to Rakes I’m not convinced that using a machine to blow leaves into a pile ...
  3 weeks ago

• Why Do People Pay For HBO?

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  Having to Opt OutI was reading Seth Godin’s opinions this morning on opt-in and opt-out:Anything that tricks a consumer into paying for something ought to be double opt in.This got me thinking about how cable companies often give people a free trial of HBO and/or other movie channels when they sign up. After the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Cancel HBO

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 124
  As long-time readers are aware, I am a proponent of free over-the-air tv. Why pay to watch crap when there’s plenty of decent shows available for free?Curb Your Enthusiam ControversyIn the car tonight, I caught some of The Savage Nation radio show. Dr. Michael Savage urged his listeners to cancel HBO after a [...]
  4 weeks ago

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