This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.

Snyder ,'Chosen'


Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Daisy Jane - Jan 06, 2006 12:25:23 pm PST #8353 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

But I would still like to see some compation in the cable tv /cable modem market

According to the State of Texas, they are sufficiently competitive to remove all state regulation on either. Apparently, the FCC is flirting with doing the same thing. Then we can all look forward to paying our monthly $700 telecablenet bills to SBComcastWarner.

Wasn't there somthing on NPR this morning about them wanting to charge the content providers because their delivery system was so good? The story said something about it being a poor idea since deregulations have killed competion.


Jessica - Jan 06, 2006 12:25:54 pm PST #8354 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Then I spend 3 relaxing days reading by candlelight.

Or I plan to be in Canada again, like I was in '03.


Jesse - Jan 06, 2006 12:26:55 pm PST #8355 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was actually thinking about 9/11 when cell phones weren't working, or at least, you couldn't get through on them.

For Christmas, I got one of those crank radios for my go-bag (I GOT A GO BAG FOR XMAS. WTF??), and it can be used as a cellphone charger, so I'm not so worried about the actual cell charge.


Hayden - Jan 06, 2006 12:27:04 pm PST #8356 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Wasn't there somthing on NPR this morning about them wanting to charge the content providers because their delivery system was so good? The story said something about it being a poor idea since deregulations have killed competion.

I missed the story, but it is true that deregulation has killed competition.


§ ita § - Jan 06, 2006 12:27:13 pm PST #8357 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Speaking of nerd flamebait.


Jessica - Jan 06, 2006 12:27:44 pm PST #8358 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

one of those crank radios for my go-bag and it can be used as a cellphone charger

Ooooooooooooh. Linky?


Daisy Jane - Jan 06, 2006 12:28:55 pm PST #8359 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

There was also bitching because they are asking to charge both ends.


Jesse - Jan 06, 2006 12:34:15 pm PST #8360 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooooooooooooh. Linky?

I'll have to check when I get home.


Gus - Jan 06, 2006 12:38:00 pm PST #8361 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.

Crimeny. I wander off for a while and in that while otherwise perfectly good Buffistas are going on about how a regular POTS phone are going to get them through a power outage, like 'dem phones don't run 'dem 'lectics, no how.

The cell towers run on electricty, O, my people.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 06, 2006 12:39:34 pm PST #8362 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Then we can all look forward to paying our monthly $700 telecablenet bills to SBComcastWarner.

I'll happily resort to Netflix and taking up reading as a hobby again before that day arrives. I also have 269 hours of Mutant Enemy shows on tape/DVD that will keep me entertained for a long, long time in lieu of new programming.