Rassinfrassin' Comcast raised their rates again.
no joke, P-C. our cable bill was more expensive than our gas and electric bill put together. what the hell kind of sense does that make? we could probably throw in the water bill too. it's nuts.
Like any of that's enough to fight the Dark Master. Bator.
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tiggy - Apr 16, 2008 2:26:03 pm PDT #5747 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Polter-Cow - Apr 16, 2008 2:53:03 pm PDT #5748 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
no joke, P-C. our cable bill was more expensive than our gas and electric bill put together. what the hell kind of sense does that make? we could probably throw in the water bill too. it's nuts.
My monthly bill is $130+ for Internet, digital cable, and DVR. This is without any premium channels! Just the basic Digital Classic lineup!
Has anyone used the AT&T U-Verse? It appears to be, like, half the price, but it just seems to be good to be true.
Jesse - Apr 16, 2008 2:58:01 pm PDT #5749 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
WTF, you guys -- I can't get the LaCie software to run. I've double-clicked on the desktop shortcut, tried to go in from the start menu, whatever, and nothing. Am I doing something wrong??
How is it that I'm a "tech whiz" at work?
tommyrot - Apr 16, 2008 3:04:21 pm PDT #5750 of 25501
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 love this USB drive.
My fear with that is I'd leave it someplace or someone would find it on my desk and do me a "favor" and throw it away....
Jesse - Apr 16, 2008 3:53:46 pm PDT #5751 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Seriously. I uninstalled and reinstalled the backup software and restarted the computer, and nothing. Can I just drag and drop my files onto the drive?
Edit: That's what I'm doing and it seems to be working. Fucking computers.
meara - Apr 16, 2008 5:40:16 pm PDT #5752 of 25501
I thought the whole point of the CableCard was that it was supposed to work, and be a consumer friendly thing!! Now they're saying the CableCard won't necessarily work?? Or is it just that you'll have to get a new Cable Card?
Liese S. - Apr 16, 2008 5:41:49 pm PDT #5753 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Is there anything else that's getting transmitted back to the cable companies with the 2way dealio? Like, Sony style secret info?
Jesse - Apr 16, 2008 6:01:31 pm PDT #5754 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's a fucking miracle! I couldn't find the disk I needed with the drivers for my modem, but by swapping out every possible cord and a USB drive, I got the drivers and am now online from the new computer!
Phew.
I can tell this is going to take some getting used to.
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2008 6:37:18 pm PDT #5755 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse, are you on Vista now?
tommyrot - Apr 16, 2008 8:13:15 pm PDT #5756 of 25501
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 thought the whole point of the CableCard was that it was supposed to work, and be a consumer friendly thing!! Now they're saying the CableCard won't necessarily work?? Or is it just that you'll have to get a new Cable Card?
The way I understand it is, the CableCard lets the device that uses it receive all the channels that come over your cable. The problem is, we're gonna start to see cable companies stop sending certain less-popular channels unless your cable box sends a signal to the cable company asking for the channel. CableCard currently does not have this ability to send these requests. This is the same reason CableCard does not currently work with pay-per-view.