Comments on: nova http://wonkabar.org/archives/157 linux, databases, cartoons and cornflakes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Randy http://wonkabar.org/archives/157#comment-709 Randy Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:24:43 +0000 http://wonkabar.org/?p=157#comment-709 I love PBS. When I purchased an HD card for my MythTV box, I discovered that there are even more PBS channels out there for free. If you have a digital tuner, you can get 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 (PBSKids) from KUED ... 9.1 and 9.2 from UEN ... and 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 (coming soon) from KBYU. The three KUED channels offer 3x the programming as just regular channel 7. Even PBSKids is only kids programming part of the time; otherwise they have documentaries and Nova-type shows. From KBYU, 11.1 (High Def) and 11.2 (SD) are the same as what's normally on channel 11. 11.3 is BYUTV. 11.4 is "Create", which has cooking, travel, woodworking, sewing, and other how-to type shows. Wife loves to record piles of cooking shows. I think 11.5 may end up being focused more on childrens programming. MythTV really helps me mange what I watch. It's setup to record Nova, Frontline, American Experience, and a few other PBS regulars. Then I watch them whenever I get around to it. I love PBS. When I purchased an HD card for my MythTV box, I discovered that there are even more PBS channels out there for free. If you have a digital tuner, you can get 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 (PBSKids) from KUED … 9.1 and 9.2 from UEN … and 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 (coming soon) from KBYU.

The three KUED channels offer 3x the programming as just regular channel 7. Even PBSKids is only kids programming part of the time; otherwise they have documentaries and Nova-type shows.

From KBYU, 11.1 (High Def) and 11.2 (SD) are the same as what’s normally on channel 11. 11.3 is BYUTV. 11.4 is “Create”, which has cooking, travel, woodworking, sewing, and other how-to type shows. Wife loves to record piles of cooking shows. I think 11.5 may end up being focused more on childrens programming.

MythTV really helps me mange what I watch. It’s setup to record Nova, Frontline, American Experience, and a few other PBS regulars. Then I watch them whenever I get around to it.

]]> By: Scott Morris http://wonkabar.org/archives/157#comment-689 Scott Morris Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:46:02 +0000 http://wonkabar.org/?p=157#comment-689 Yeah, man.... ELEGANT UNIVERSE is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Really does a workout on your brain matter, tell you what! Yeah, man…. ELEGANT UNIVERSE is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Really does a workout on your brain matter, tell you what!

]]> By: Donnie Berkholz http://wonkabar.org/archives/157#comment-687 Donnie Berkholz Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:22:12 +0000 http://wonkabar.org/?p=157#comment-687 Yeah, that's a cool episode. I highly recommend reading the whole Brian Greene book, and his newer one on the same general topic. Yeah, that’s a cool episode. I highly recommend reading the whole Brian Greene book, and his newer one on the same general topic.

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