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ahhh, I hate that I haven't posted in so long I can't decide what to post and keep procrastinating.  I actually tried posting from igoogle last week but it failed, :(.  it was a simple post, to get me back in the game...saw this sweet Audi RS5 on uncrate.

http://www.uncrate.com/men/cars/coupes/audi-rs5/

I think it looks sweet and have been jealous of Hanno's A5 he got in '08 when I got my 128.  The S5 alone is a beast pushing 330+hp, awd.  the "racing"? s5 is even more ridiculous...  also, here's Hanno's car...  i hate (love) him...

also, apparently that's his driveway?  beautiful!  Hanno, do you ever get to drive or are you always have your license taken away for speeding?  lol, j/k!

onto more news!  i decided to switch back to Cincinnati Bell Wireless (CBW) after my latest stint on ATT.  over the last few years cbw has significantly aligned with t-mobile--previously being with Cingular but that relationship seemed to start eroding after the ATT/Cingular merger which created the nations largest wireless carrier -- AT&T (Mobility), surpassing Verizon until Verizon purchased alltel to again leapfrog at&t...i think  that's where we are today ;)  further sidetrack...the FCC long ago messed up our wireless frequency spectrum allocation in regards to cellular availability--specifically when it comes to 3G space.  it's pretty much also the reason that cdma carriers exist but that's another story...  T-Mobile decided to wait for the advanced wireless spectrum (AWS) that was finally cleared to begin deployment of 3G service in the USA, this would be in the 1700 & 2100 MHz ranges.  whereas att and canadian gsm utilized 800-850 and 1900.  a decent article about this parity was written by boy genius report (BGR) last month.  anyways...cbw roams on both at&t and t-mo but 3G is available on t-mo, cbw has been "soft" launching 3G service in Cincinnati for the past year or so.  when i was downtown at the DE office my speed test rang in over 4000 Kbits/s down and 300+ up.  however, it wasn't even available at my parents house in Monroe so they're obviously still adding base stations.  as for the t-mobile service in Charlotte, well it was good enough for me to switch.  actually, i pretty much receive superior coverage anywhere i've been.  I'm a member of root mobile's beta (http://www.rootwireless.com) so it was cool to be able to see my service plotted on maps, t-mo vs att.  the only thing att was better at was peak speeds with equal (strong) signal.  att seems to be 300 or so kbit/s faster.  i think att has rolled out HSPA whereas t-mo is hoping to do that this year, so we'll see.  i haven't really noticed the slight difference.  the fact that i can hold calls solidly from my desk at work and maintain calls in elevators at my apt and work has made me happier.

Other cellular/cbw news is that when i was in town i saw that CBW was advertising/promoting the google nexus one.  you can't buy it from them, you still have to buy it from google unlocked for $530, but, they will let you sign a two year data plan for $15 off each month, just for getting the GN1 --which i think is an awesome deal cuz that adds up to $360, trying to make that $530 not so bad.

Still waiting for Will to get my Slingbox up and running...

Oomph! has a new CD/compilation where they re-recorded 16 of their songs in english.  cool/weird since i'm used to it being in German and kind of sing along in german, lol.

Planning a ski/snowboard trip with Patrick to snowshoe 3/12-3/14, anyone else interested?

if you run your own mail server, check out blackberry server express.  how about a video!?

I also enjoyed this article by popular mechanics, The World's 18 Strangest Airports.  which, is just part of their "strange" series.  http://www.popularmechanics.com/strangearchitecture/.  strange isn't the best word, imho, i'd go with interesting/cool :)