I’m not a big fan of sending money to Comcast. Over the past few years they’ve disconnected my broadband with no warning or notice (and taken three weeks to get it reconnected), somehow managed to deauthorize my cable modem, and have installers who absolutely love drilling holes in the side of my house (perhaps they’re part termite). They also inevitably require a half dozen calls to get a CableCard paired correctly. Continue reading “Cutting the Cord”
Rotting in storage
As part of my consulting work, I collect a lot of broadcast TV streams. A lot of them. At present there’s about 70 terabytes worth representing more than 400 days (that’s right, more than 9600 hours) of broadcast TV. Storing all that data’s not straightforward, since I want to ensure that it doesn’t get lost or damaged. Continue reading “Rotting in storage”
In defense of interlaced video
There’s been a lot of chatter about interlaced vs. progressive video and how progressive video is inherently superior. Interlaced video, in comparison is said to be Just Plain Evil. Perhaps it’s my analog video background, but I have a far more favorable view of interlaced video. Continue reading “In defense of interlaced video”
Where have all the watts gone?
After looking at my electric bill recently, I wondered where all that power was going. One of the prime suspects was Koherence’s server rack, which runs 24 hours a day. A few years ago all servers inthe rack got an overhaul with a goal to minimizing power consumption.