I am dithering, like sara. I am sort of expecting a huge price drop in TV's in the next couple of years, so I may just get along without a TV until that happens, since I appear to be too lazy to get the box!

I wish people would stop sending pictures of people in flip flops to barefoot.provocateuse.com.

I can imagine people thinking, "OK, this person is barefoot, except for the floppy things on the bottom of his feet."

Those people are wrong, but I can still imagine why they think that way.

Of course I could be wrong, and maybe they think that way because of some alien symbiote in their brains....

I also read that a significant percentage of the people who haven't gotten a box yet don't plan on watching any broadcast TV after the cutover, and just plan on watching DVDs and stuff that's online.

I don't think the actual TV companies care much at this point.

The broadcasters care because they haven't budgeted for continued analog broadcasting.

The government should've worked directly with the manufacturers to subsidize the converter boxes instead of the stupid idea of coupons. Some of the people who got the first run of coupons couldn't buy boxes before the coupons expired because stores either weren't carrying them yet, or didn't order enough. So coupons didn't get used, which complicated the accounting for the fund. Plus the cost of dealing with coupon applications and mailing the coupons, blah, blah, blah. The whole thing was just stupid.

And I'm angry because my converter box won't work with my VCR like it's supposed to.

maybe they think that way because of some alien symbiote in their brains....

They themselves are aliens that don't understand the human body and its extent.

I may just get along without a TV

Also alien talk.

The Most Ticketed Cars on the Road

Whoa, I'm surprised to see my car in the top 10 list (Suburu Outback)

I also read that a significant percentage of the people who haven't gotten a box yet don't plan on watching any broadcast TV after the cutover, and just plan on watching DVDs and stuff that's online.

I have a box, and this is what I'm going to have to do. Maybe I should sell the box to someone who actually watches TV as it airs.

Maybe I should sell the box

Black market boxes!

Get lit: illuminated clothing lights up the night

Fiber optics are, well, fiber. Makes sense to weave those fibers into haute couture fashion clothing. Not exactly designed for shrinking violets, the Lumitop clothing line will make a statement on any dancefloor or red carpet. Check out the gallery below for more samples of this latest stab at tech fashion. There's even something for the guys… well, only if your name is "Gunther." You have to wonder where the battery pack goes.

Surprisingly, the clothing can be washed — just remove the batteries. Different colored LEDs are used to change the colors, and yes, there's an on/off switch.

Maybe it's because I'm a geek, but I like the idea of women wearing glow-y clothes - at least the ones in these pictures look pretty....

Get lit: illuminated clothing lights up the night

Ooooh. I want illuminated details on a bustle skirt.