Thanks ita -- I'll remember that for the future. (It didn't really matter for the particular post.)
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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sumi - Sep 07, 2006 8:02:38 am PDT #8821 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Tom Scola - Sep 07, 2006 8:30:50 am PDT #8822 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Series 3 TiVos will apparently retail for $800, and you can transfer your Series 2 lifetime subscription for $200.
DXMachina - Sep 07, 2006 8:33:36 am PDT #8823 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Aren't they aware that electronics are supposed to get cheaper as they mature as a product?
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2006 8:35:14 am PDT #8824 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I guess they figure they'll get the High Def TiVo early adopters, then drop the price later....
NoiseDesign - Sep 07, 2006 8:35:55 am PDT #8825 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
When the HD DirectTivo came out is was $1000. By comparison this is becoming cheaper.
Still, I have a lifetime sub on a Series 2. I know I'll be looking at this offer.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:24 am PDT #8826 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
On the other hand, I can get an HD-DVR from my cable company for $9/month, and have one fewer set-top boxes. Suddenly Tivo's extra features aren't looking so compelling.
($200 to transfer a lifetime sub is ridiculous -- that's more than I paid to buy it in the first place!)
Typo Boy - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:38 am PDT #8827 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Wordpress is generally considered to be a much more stable software platform than either moveable type or blogger. Especially if you are hosting it yourself. Not that you should not make a whole lot of backups of any blog with important info. No blogging software is THAT reliable.
Gudanov - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:41 am PDT #8828 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
§ ita § - Sep 07, 2006 8:44:13 am PDT #8829 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
$200 to transfer a lifetime sub is ridiculous -- that's more than I paid to buy it in the first place!
It's about what I paid, and since they don't have them anymore...but it's the hardware cost that gets up my nose.
NoiseDesign - Sep 07, 2006 8:47:59 am PDT #8830 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I only paid $99 for my lifetime sub, but that was yonks ago and it's already on the second Tivo I've owned. I started with an early Series 1 and got the transfer to my Series 2. I figure 7+ years on the sub is pretty good. At $200 I really just need to hit the two year mark before it starts paying for itself again.