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Posts tagged ‘television’

The internet, advertising, and young minds  

If you’ve been noticing an increase in the number of smudgy fingerprints on your computer screen, it may be because your young children are spending more time online. With new services coming from companies like Lego and Disney that are aimed right at them, it might be wise to keep some glass cleaner nearby. — [...]

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Not that I needed more proof that we’re perfect for each other even setting aside the fact that we have the same taste in children  

Me: So, do you like the new Doctor better than the old one?
Lovely and Talented Wife: Well…
Me: I know, it’s tough, huh? I think they’re both really good Doctors.
Wife: They’re both excellent actors.
Me: But the current Doctor. I can tell he’s grown on you.
Wife, nodding: Yah. He made a little TARDIS in my heart.
Me: I [...]

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Boredom, tolerance, movies  

Daughter: Once you know how a movie ends then it starts to get boring if you watch it again.
Me: Didn’t you watch the same movie yesterday four times?
Daughter: Yah, but you have to watch it like 100 times.
Me: Why 100 times?
Daughter: So it has a chance to get boring!

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Replacing the High Voltage Block on a Sony 46″ Rear Projection Television  

I’m three for three on major appliance, electronics, and automotive repairs and probably saved around $1,500 in the last couple of weeks thanks to the internet and the generosity of people sharing what they know. So here I am sharing it back. What follows is a complete how-to for replacing the high voltage block (HVB) [...]

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Screen time tickets  

We printed out a bunch of these and started using them this week. Blue for the boy and pink for the girl. So far they’ve taken to them and they’ve already realized they can pool their resources to make them last longer. We’ll see how things go. I’m anticipating they’ll have to start rationing around [...]

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