Month: June 2011

Defining the DBE & KCMG

Well, when reading books that are written by the British, sometimes you run into odd little phrases or acronyms…. Here\’s two that I have never run into before: DBE / KBE – Dame [or Knight] Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) or […]

Pioneer VSX-1021-K AV Receiver Integration

Nsheldon, over on the Perceptive Automation Forums, has documented how to connect the Pioneer CSV-1021K AV Receiver into your Home Automation.  The workflow he documents involves Indigo Pro, but in theory other software can implement this technique. Any Elite Series receiver can be integrated in this manner… Pioneer VSX-1021-K AV Receiver Integration Part of my […]

New from ImprovEveryWhere…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=4BZi1wN6Nbc] Watch the Sunglasses…  And I just wish there was someone there with a real TV remote / mute button.  But that would just have been silly…  

Doctor Who – A Good Man Goes to War

Here\’s a quick mini, no spoilers, review… Steven Moffat had said that we were going to be getting some answers this year… And he\’s come through. I won\’t be going into any details, until our next Viewing Next (5/12/2011), but we learn the answers to some of River Song\’s mysteries. We learn more about the […]

Why did James Bond switch to a .38 Air-weight Revolver?

Ian Fleming, in Late May of 1956, received a letter that was politely critical on Mr. Bond\’s weapon of choice. I have, by now, got rather fond of Mr. James Bond. I like most of the things about him, with the exception of his rather deplorable taste in firearms. In particular, I dislike a man […]