Skystream Firmware v2.02 and Skyview 2.0 Is EXCELLENT!

Well, I have had my windmills up since October, and electricity production has been great. My only beef is with the Electric COOP who refuses to do net billing, so my ROI is now 17 years as opposed to 7. But now, with the new firmware version, the rated output of my generators have been bumped from 1.9KW up to 2.4KW. That's a greater than 25% boost from firmware alone. That is really cool. An added bonus is that it does not cut out in small wind gusts. It used to be when I would get 25-30mph winds, the turbines would often cut out due to gusts, but after the upgrade I have yet to witness the turbines shutting down, even when we had tornadoes in the area last week.
The output of these windmills has been awesome. In the 5 months I have had them up, I have only used 3000 KWh from the COOP and pushed 2000 KWh in excess back up. In the winter time I typically use 1800-2000 KWh per month, and over the course of the year I average 1300 to 1500 KWh per month.
I should see a better return over the months that I don't have to run heat or AC. But in either case, the new firmware upgrade should accelerate my ROI.

Raise Livestock? Be on the Lookout for this Professional Loser.

A recent HBO special about a failed animal cruelty case against a pig farmer in Wooster, Ohio, has raised my ears a bit.

Newspaper article:
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/judge-clears-wayne-county-hog-farmers-employee-of-most-charges/818.html

Some animal rights loser, who went by the name of John Knoldt in the film and had recently changed his name from Chris Parrett, approached pig farmer Ken Wiles asking for a job. Of course he presented himself as a guy named "Pete" because coward cockroaches like him have to hide.

He proceeds to film daily life as he "works" for six weeks on the Wiles farm, and all he gets out of it was a downed pig being hung (which is neither cruel nor torture) and some piglets being tossed into separating bins.

What HBO omitted was the fact that even the prosecution's own expert witness admitted that the animals were well taken care of on the farm, and that there really is no easy, economical or painless means of euthanizing a downed full grown pig. Hanging (asphyxiation) is faster and less cruel than the recommended practice of carbon dioxide poisoning, and is safer than using a firearm.

Pete aka John Knoldt aka Chris Parrett showed up in court with a fake mustache and beard, because he was too cowardly to face the men he was trying to put in prison or out of business, and came out upset that he now has to "change his name again" in order to keep doing what he does for a living: Lying in court for money. Yes, he is on the payroll of the HFA, a known anti-farming animal rights group not so cleverly disguised by their name "Humane Farming Association," and he has gone undercover to bring up false charges at least 7 times. He was perturbed to find out that the local newspaper dared to publish both his fake names as well as his real name.

At the end of the special, of course, the real agenda is leaked. "If everyone really got to know these animals, they'd never want to eat them."

Watch out, America, this loser is mad and on the loose and wants to do it again to try and expose hard-working Americans for the crime of feeding our people.

Yes, Chris Parrett aka John Knoldt aka Pete, YOU ARE A LOSER!!!
That is a name you will never be able to change.

Juniper VPN Timeout Issues / iTunes Conflict

If you have iTunes installed on your laptop it is possible that it may have a conflict with the Juniper VPN client.
Typically this will manifest itself by killing your connection within 30 seconds to a minute after connecting.
The problem is that the ‘Bonjour’ music sharing service (an add-on to iTunes) changes settings with DNS (techie geek stuff) and causes the connection to drop with the VPN.

To resolve this, the ‘Bonjour’ service needs to be turned off and disabled.
Don’t worry, you will still be able to use iTunes to listen to music and copy over to your MP3 player, etc.
Steps to turn off and disable ‘Bonjour’:
1. Go to Start->Run
2. Input ‘services.msc /s’ into the command line (without the tic marks)
3. In the new window that opens up, scroll down the selection list to the right to find the ‘Bonjour’ service
4. Right-click on the ‘Bonjour’ service and select ‘Properties’
5. In the ‘Startup Type’ drop-down, select ‘Disabled’
6. If the service status is ‘Running’ or ‘Started’ select the ‘Stop’ button
7. Click the ‘Okay’ button
8. Close the services window

After doing this, attempt to connect to the VPN again, and you should have more success.

Sarah Palin on SNL... part 2

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Sarah Palin on SNL...

Now how many other political figures would go on SNL after a roast? Sarah's good people.

New Opportunity...

In case anyone is wondering, I recently decided to leave my position with Justin Brands, Inc. in order to pursue a career as a Basis Consultant with CIBER (www.ciber.com) and am thus far enjoying the change. If you would like to know more about this, feel free to contact me via blogger or my LinkedIn profile to the right.

Thanks!

Electronic Distributor Install on Nissan Patrol...

I have done this conversion on my 1969 KL60 Patrol, and a lot of people have asked me about it, so here it is:

http://nissan4wheelers.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3766078435/m/2376023905

Cthulhu Facts...

1. There is no chin under Cthulhu's beard, it's another tentacle.
2. If you have five dollars and Cthulhu has five dollars, Cthulhu has more money than you.
3. There is no 'ctrl' button on Cthulhu's computer. Cthulhu is always in control.
4. Apple pays Cthulhu 99 cents every time he listens to a song.
5. Cthulhu can sneeze with his eyes open.
6. Cthulhu can eat just one Lay's potato chip.
7. Cthulhu is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.
8. Cthulhu destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
9. Cthulhu can kill two stones with one bird.

Anti-Military Lawyer Damages Marine's Car on Eve of Deployment

Marine Sgt Mike McNulty's vehicle was keyed by Chicago lawyer Jay R. Grodner simply because he dared to have marine license plates and serve his country.

Follow the story here:
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/12/anti-military-l.html

The Monsters of the Midway are Back!

Bears improve to 5-0 with blowout of Bills - Chicago Bears

Chicago's defense has been as strong as ever, but this season they have the offense to match. Go Bears!