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Re: That’s not a Namibian name!

Janice Brown — Mon, 29 May 2006 08:18:56 -0000

Actually, using "not your run-of-the-mill names is not new. There are still people running around from the 1960s-70's hippie generation with names like Leaf, Tree, Sky, etc. Although, I have to admit I don't see them around, so probably when they grwe up they had their names changed, or just use their middle name.

Re: Leggo my Lego (suicide)

Janice Brown — Tue, 30 May 2006 01:57:46 -0000

There were a couple of the suicides that I didn't quite get... can you explain? The one with the knife in the back (suicide?), and the one that looks like "death from bees....

:D

Re: Nashua Telegraph Blogs

Janice Brown — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:34:59 -0000

Pile o' shhhh sounds Irish...

Janice

Re: NashuaTelegraph.com: Blogs

Janice Brown — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:06:37 -0000

The Granite State blogger meetup is shaping up to be an excellent event. Whether or not we are ALL geeks, depends on your definition of the word, but at the very least, we are all dedicated NH bloggers.

I'm looking forward to meeting you then.

Re: Nashua Telegraph Blogs

Janice Brown — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:10:06 -0000

Dave! Did you get lost? ::points in the direction of Area603::

What are you doing over here? I'd know one of your science articles anywhere hehe

Re: William Hung makes the ladies swoon

Janice Brown — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:13:15 -0000

William Hung and Ladies' Night is an oxymoron... similar to "deafening silence," which of course is not what was heard when William Hung performed :D

Re: NashuaTelegraph.com: Blogs

Janice Brown — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:37:32 -0000

Well, my favorite didn't use a gun. A good old cheap balloon filled with water and dropped from a short distance.

I used to do that on a regular basis growing up from a second floor window or porch onto my brother to get even. Just before a date or other important event when he was all dressed up was the best time.

Re: Got a novel inside you?

Janice Brown — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:17:38 -0000

Jen,

You just convinced me that I need to read tear myself away from dusty history books and read at least one of Russell Bank's books. Also, if you hear of a good "How to Get Your Book Published" seminar, let me know...

Re: Nashua Telegraph Blogs

Janice Brown — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:20:51 -0000

Jen,

She obviously had missed the last few episodes of the Dog Whisperer.

Re: Pretty fly for a holy guy

Janice Brown — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:28:26 -0000

Hmmm looks like a cowboy hat I had when I was 4 years old :D

Re: My momma told me you’d better shop around

Janice Brown — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:33:15 -0000

I'm not too sure about the advice they give:

1. "Shop clockwise. Supermarkets are designed to encourage shoppers to shop in a counterclockwise direction. Walk clockwise and you'll bypass traffic. " Hmm.. in my local stores you walk clockwise... and I hate it when people come the wrong way.

They didn't even mention about shopping only in the outside walls of the grocery store. Usually those are the fresh vegetables, dairy products and meat. All the canned and packaged stuff are on the inside aisles so avoid them.

Re: Nashua Telegraph Blogs

Janice Brown — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:01:45 -0000

Jen,

I have to say the Hammer of Doom was my favorite. [Making a note never to drive over a hand grenade with my car].

Happy New Year to you!

Janice

Re: Rock really has gone down the toilet

Janice Brown — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:03:58 -0000

Hmmmm.... some people get creative when it comes to recycling.

Re: Lessons from tragedy

Janice Brown — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:28:33 -0000

Very well said Jen. History has always been a first person event, but then it was later translated through the eyes of reporters who may have had their own agenda and perspective. When photography first started documenting events, the results were met with the same jaw-dropping reaction that today's amazing technology creates in us, allowing us to see and hear history as it happens, and to translate it into very personal terms. These events no longer seem like they are "happening to someone else... that someone else is us."

One of my reactions was not only to pray for those directly harmed in this incident, but also for the family of the man who attacked them. He obviously had a mental illness.

Again, thanks for the well written post.

Re: Nashua Telegraph Blogs

Janice Brown — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:32:41 -0000

Jen,

I admire anyone who is able to maintain their naivete in this day of sarcasm and mistrust.

Look for a post on my blog, this coming Sunday about some real life New Hampshirites with odd, but genuine, names.

Janice

http://cowhampshire.blogharbor.com/blog

Re: Avoid taxes: Move to NH to play “Second Life”!

Janice Brown — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:13:33 -0000

Dave,

Trading goods such as "virtual game money," "super-nerfed avatars" and "ultra-level characters," for REAL money has been going on for years now (I'm talking at least 8 years that I know of). I've personally seen it in Ultima Online, EverQuest, and SIMS. So now WOW and SL are being investigated? Hmm... mothers and fathers of all those 12-16 year olds who are making some quick "mall money" from MMOG sales, lock up your children and take away their computer before the Feds get you! ~LOL~

Janice

Re: The shortcomings of wind power

Janice Brown — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:01:13 -0000

Dave,

I don't seem to be hearing much these days about solar power, which used to be touted as the best source of alternative energy. I've read about some "conspiracy theories" that state the oil companies are working to prevent the development of solar power. Can you comment on the latest developments in this type of technology?

Re: Earthquake at Acadia

Janice Brown — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:34:09 -0000

Dave,

Just taking a minute to wish you a happy new year. Hope it rocks :D

Janice

Re: Ocean’s troubles hit where it hurts: our chowder

Janice Brown — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:09:21 -0000

Wow! Great story Dave. I'm linking this to an upcoming article about chowder on my blog.

Re: All hail indoor plumbing!

Janice Brown — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:17:05 -0000

I think that refrigeration was the greatest accomplishment.

J

Re: We’re back … sorry about the outage

Janice Brown — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:53:15 -0000

Well, its about time! Welcome back! lol

I had some major geek withdrawal, and ended up sitting in a corner hugging my keyboard. Drinking extra coffee helped me through it.

Janice

Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Janice Brown — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:56:12 -0000

I have a question for you Dave.

I live in an area where there are some bald eagles. I have a little dog, a 12 pound West Highland White Terrier. I've seen the bald eagles circling above my house at a certain time each day, but only when my dog is outside. Once when I was heading outside to get my dog, I saw one of the eagles swooping down, then when it saw me, it flew up and past me.

I've read conflicting stories. Should I be concerned about the eagles picking up my pup and flying off with her?

Janice

Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Janice Brown — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:06:17 -0000

Well, that makes me feel better. My little pup does kill rabbits, and also moles, then leaves the dead carcasses. Perhaps they were looking for her left-overs.

J

Re: Copying the mega-selling geeky book

Janice Brown — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:24:35 -0000

Dave,

Well some of the the 40 million people (who bought the book) might disagree with you. I enjoyed Dan Brown's writing style, and the surprising twists. I expected it to be mystery fiction, and found it immensely entertaining. So what is his next book about?

J

Re: Mess with a wikipedia entry at your peril

Janice Brown — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:09:36 -0000

Since when does an individual own the "Wiki" entry about themselves so they can actually sue someone if it gets changed? DOH DOH DOH

J

Re: A look at the World of Warcrack - er, craft

Janice Brown — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:07:52 -0000

OK, I fess up, I still have an EverQuest account. I was a beta-tester for that and a few other MMORPGs.

I've watched someone else play WOW, but I've not succumbed to the temptation. One addic...err... game at a time.

Janice

Re: The fascination of really boring Web sites

Janice Brown — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:46:24 -0000

I love this post!! Please keep us updated if you find more of these webcams.

J

Re: Any native trout left in NH?

Janice Brown — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:17:52 -0000

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Re: NH and the first transatlantic cable

Janice Brown — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:31:39 -0000

Dave,

Thank you for the kind words... I agree with your estimation of history. I'm leaving a helpful link for those morse-code challenged.

http://www.allanne.com/images/morse.png

Re: The first TV station, sort of

Janice Brown — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:29:03 -0000

I remember Uncle Gus (Gus Bernier), Rex Trailer and the rest. But most of all I remember Jimmy Copeland and the Texas Kids who had a fairly brief television show at WMUR-TV in Manchester NH, about 1956. Why do I remember him the most? Because he rented an apartment in my parent's home in Manchester. He even once had myself and my twin sister on his show. Unfortunately I do not have any photographs of him.
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/in...

Re: Turn that computer off (or at least the screen) to save energy

Janice Brown — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:50:20 -0000

This is good to know. I've left my computer turned on for years (j/k).

Janice

Re: Physics of a Woodpile

Janice Brown — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:08:15 -0000

However, all that scientific knowledge and application is for naught if you end up with a large family of squirrels messing with your stack.....

J

Re: Rosetta Stone

Janice Brown — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:08:38 -0000

Hi Earle!

A comment and a question...

I was asked to participate recently in placing items in a time capsule that is set to be opened in 100 years. I had offered to put the photographs and documents on a mini-CD that would take up much less space than paper. They refused the CD saying that in 100 years people probably won't know how to play the CD (the technology will have disappeared). And so they either placed the original photographs (printed on acid-free paper) or documents reduced to special slides with the time capsule including a viewer.

Do you feel CDs will be unusable technology in 100 years? If so what is the alternative medium if you want to "back up" important documents and photographs so that your descendants can still view them?

Janice

Re: Photo History

Janice Brown — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:35:08 -0000

Due to digital cameras and web-sharing, so many people no longer print out the photographs they take. I do fear that some day when the Internet ceases to be our communication medium of choice, that all those great photographs will disappear. At least when they are printed out, some of them survive for the next generation. Your thoughts?

Janice

Re: Touching History

Janice Brown — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:23:09 -0000

Rich,

I understand exactly what you mean. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the King Tut Exhibit in Philadelphia. Everything was carefully placed under plexiglass, and I felt distanced from the wondrous display. I probably would have not even noticed except about 10 years ago I had the different experience of viewing another Tut exhibit at the Museum in New Orleans. There were multiple signs reminding visitors NOT to touch the exhibit, however many of the large items were right out in the open, and if you got close enough you could imagine that you were smelling the ancient sands and exotic scents.

Surely with all the technology at hand, the museums and historical societies could do better to engage us rather than distance us from our heritage.

Janice

Re: Strange Places

Janice Brown — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:41:45 -0000

Earle,

I bet those sensations of being lost have more to do with your sense of direction rather than inability to see landmarks. A study of how men and women differ as far as getting from point A to point B indicates that men usually use compass points to know where they are headed while women use landmarks. Did ya ever notice how guys love that compass on the dashboard? And how women get lost if the Dunkin' Doughnuts on the corner is demolished? I got lost once in a town I'd traveled to many times because someone took down a large barn from a major intersection! :D

Janice

Re: NH high-tech industry not so hot

Janice Brown — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:28:14 -0000

David,

Welcome back! That was nice of Earle to help out while you were gone.

Janice

Re: Farmer’s Alamanac prediction: hopefully less wrong than last year

Janice Brown — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:31:51 -0000

Dave,

But if they keep saying the same thing year after year, eventually they will be right! :D :D

Janice

Re: Joe English Tracking Station

Janice Brown — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:48:09 -0000

Sounds like the perfect playground for a right-wing militia group :D Great info you guys.

Janice

Re: Christa McAuliffe’s birthday at “her” planetarium

Janice Brown — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:02:22 -0000

David,

Thank you for mention of this event. I've written an article about Christa and linked back to here.

Janice

Re: Are commercials really louder?

Janice Brown — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:39:14 -0000

ROFL Dave!!!!

Earle, I want to know how to program my television to go mute when the commercials come on....

Janice

Re: The talking parrot talks no more …

Janice Brown — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:34:42 -0000

Dave,

Sounds like the linguistics lab now needs to hold avian tryouts for "Birds Got Talent".

J

Re: Making Wirewound Resistors

Janice Brown — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:25:14 -0000

Hey Earle, I'm wirewound resistor-challenged. In plain talk, what type of products use them and why are they wound with wire?

Janice

Re: Internet use may make up 9 percent of U.S. electricity demand

Janice Brown — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:47:40 -0000

However, Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D.
Project Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who provided the original data that was used to compute the above estimate, himself states (in the same article, at the bottom) that the methodology and numbers used to estimate this power usage are faulty (based on a number of things but including that laptop computers use 10x less energy and that is not factored in).

J

Re: Inflated-then-concrete dome house in Vermont

Janice Brown — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:23:38 -0000

Dave,

Having had a little bit of personal experience with dome homes, I'll add that placing furniture is difficult in a building of this shape..... and agree with your bet that they catch on like the yurt did :D

J

Re: Standards will be lowered!

Janice Brown — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:15:22 -0000

Dave, don't be too sure of that... depends on who is watching :D

Re: The physics of skiing: do big people schuss faster?

Janice Brown — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:19:40 -0000

David,

Happy New Year!

I wanted to take the time to let you know how your articles are appreciated. They are always interesting, and I enjoy the New Hampshire slant.

Best Wishes in 2008.

Janice

Re: Sometimes old technology is still good technology

Janice Brown — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:15:00 -0000

Moses Farmer who was the co-inventor of the fire alarm system, was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire.

What I consider his greater feat was that in 1868, eleven years before Edison patented his version of the light bulb, Moses Farmer, with a dynamo of his own invention, illuminated a room of his house (in Salem Massachusetts) for several months--this was the first known case of domestic incandescent lighting.

http://cowhampshire.blogharbor.com/blog/_archiv...

Re: Amateur geneology is a high-tech haven

Janice Brown — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:21:54 -0000

Dave,

Thanks for the mention!! How lucky you are to receive Civil War-era family history!

And I look forward to the future as I expect scanner technology to get even easier. I know they already make scanner wands, but I'd like them to become more user friendly and cheaper! I want them to save the photographs directly to a thumb drive.

Janice

Re: Taking a short hiatus

Janice Brown — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:20:40 -0000

Have fun Dave!

(As I ponder the enjoyment gleaned from a car full of teenagers)!

Janice

Re: Harry Potter author: Fan sites good, fan publishing bad

Janice Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:29:39 -0000

So apparently when the web site was making money for J.K. Rowling by bringing attention to her books, but the web site owner was not getting anything for his efforts, it was perfectly Okay. Now that the web site owner wants a little bit back in return, it is a copyright violation.

Sowwy, but this sounds a little bit like JKR wanting to eat her cake and have it too.

J

Re: How a woman’s brain works

Janice Brown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:15:55 -0000

Rich,

The link didn't work for me, so I'm trying to post it here (if HTML will work).

Love it!

Janice

Re: Best TV news correction of the week

Janice Brown — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:13:44 -0000

Do you think the NBC team skipped class the day they were teaching about the North Pole? It's an important lesson in questioning everything, including what you see on the news.

Re: Airplane pioneer from New Hampshire

Janice Brown — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:43:13 -0000

David,

Thanks kindly for the mention. The Granville family were quite amazing and certainly deserve a plaque or two. I'd love to see a Gee Bee in flight.