David Haber's blog http://www.davidhaber.com/ en-us David Haber (rss@davidhaber.com) Copyright © 2001-2010 David Haber. All rights reserved. 2010-01-18T16:08:01-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/201001181256/extreme-rain-activates-the-emergency-alert-system.html If you listen to AM radio a lot as I do, you will frequently hear some stations conduct their regular Emergency Alert System tests . Over the years, I've heard many of these tests, but I've never actually heard the system in use. Until today. I happened to be listening... David Haber Blog 2010-01-18T12:56:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200912100823/close-encounters-of-the-british-kind.html After more than 50 years in operation, the British military quietly shut down its UFO investigation service last week, saying it would save the government money. Roy Lake, founder of the London UFO Studies group, said "I think it's a stupid thing to do because this could create a threat... David Haber Blog 2009-12-10T08:23:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200910271445/reports-of-my-death-are-greatly-exaggerated.html Google Alerts can be very handy. You enter some search terms, and Google emails you any time they notice that the words you requested to follow come up on the internet somewhere. For example, I have a Google Alert set up for my name, David Haber. Imagine my surprise when... David Haber Blog 2009-10-27T14:45:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200909092022/warning-a-dvd-player-is-not-necessarily-a-cd-player.html Many moons ago, since DVD players can play audio CDs, I decided I no longer needed a stand-alone CD player. In 2002 I bought my second DVD player, replacing a Sony that worked good until it got warm. This is my current DVD player, a Panasonic RV31. I know I... David Haber Blog 2009-09-09T20:22:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200908220908/its-just-too-darn-cool.html I have realized that I now have a problem that currently seems insolvable. I've been through about 6 computers in the past few decades. In the past, as one computer was retired for the next, I felt nothing for the older computer, and it was relegated to the closet, then... David Haber Blog 2009-08-22T09:08:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200907122255/analog-tv-truly-a-thing-of-the-past-today-in-los-angeles.html I checked this morning, and they were still on. However, as of 11:00 pm this evening, exactly 30 days since all of the analog TV stations in Los Angeles ceased commercial broadcasts, the final station on the air broadcasting the N.A.B. informational message, KCBS Channel 2, is now totally off... David Haber Blog 2009-07-12T22:55:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200907081352/michael-jacksons-spooky-sevens.html I wasn't planning on blogging about Michael Jackson, but I found this today on TMZ and I just love these numbers things. Here are some fascinating facts about Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02. Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09, exactly 7 years after the will was... David Haber Blog 2009-07-08T13:52:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200907080717/kitty-doubletake.html This picture has probably already been around the internet a gazillion times, but since it's related to both of the things I do, The Beatles and Harry Potter, I wanted to share it with you here. ... David Haber Blog 2009-07-08T07:17:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200906271105/second-to-last-update-the-day-tv-died.html After two weeks, the continuous loop informational announcement, in English and Spanish, supplied by the National Association of Broadcasters, is now gone from all the stations that had been broadcasting it, except for KCBS channel 2. As of this morning, every full-power TV station that had been on the air... David Haber Blog 2009-06-27T11:05:00-08:00 http://www.davidhaber.com/blog/200906121810/as-it-happens-the-day-tv-died.html The end of analog TV has been taking place gradually all day today. Here in Los Angeles, as of 6:00 PM, the analog transmissions of KABC channel 7, KCAL channel 9 and KCET channel 28 are totally off the air. KCBS channel 2 and KNBC channel 4 are still on... David Haber Blog 2009-06-12T18:10:00-08:00