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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Cheap Low-Power HTPC / HD-DVR Design #2

30-Oct-09

After searching around, I found a PCI-e dual ATSC tuner that has a Linux driver (not sure how reliable). The prices are as of October 30, 2009. Case: Apex MI-008 ($39.99) – 250W is a bit overkill. I doubt this system will use more than 60W. Motherboard: Pegatron IPX7A-ION 330 ($149.00) – the same as [...]

Cheap Low Power DYI HTPC / HD DVR Design

27-Oct-09

I’ve talked about ideas for Atom-based DVR / HTPC before. Now, it seems we have all the parts needed to build one. Here is an example. The prices were taken as of October 27th, 2009. Case: Apex MI-008 ($39.99) – 250W is a bit overkill. I doubt this system will use more than 60W. Motherboard: [...]

The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David Kessler

22-Oct-09

Dr. Kessler talks about a subject that I have been struggling with for my entire life. While some of the biological research results he talked about were interesting and enlightening, I am not sure if his proposed solutions are anything new (and they are quite generic). I doubt we’ll see “The End of Overeating” anytime [...]