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Tag Archives: cable
The closest thing to a-la-carte viewing thus far
After years of frustration with Bombast and other less-than-customer-friendly cable companies, my wife and I have decided to cut the cord. Instead we have now installed a Mohu high-definition antenna and a Roku 3 web-streaming player. The HD antenna gives … Continue reading
Posted in art, Communications, consumerism, entertainment, family, fun, infrastructure, internet, movies, music, product design, Radio, Social media, technology, Television, video, weather
Tagged cable, enternatinment, Mohu, movies, music, news, Roku, television, TV, video, web-streaming
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It’s Bombastic!
Many people who live in the United States will be able to relate to this recent and oh-so hilarious Pearls Before Swine comic strip episode about a certain monopolistic cable provider we all know and dislike. Cheers!
Posted in art, branding, cartoons, civility, Communications, consumerism, deregulation, economics, entertainment, fun, infrastructure, marketing, satire, Television, video
Tagged cable, cartoons, entertainment, funny, humor, monopolies, Pearls Before Swine, satire, television
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Fear factor forecasting
Anyone else notice how weather forecasting (and related types of science)has taken a decisively edgier tone over the years. Hardly a season goes by anymore without some new “scarier” term being used to describe weather-related events. Some were invented (Super … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Communications, entertainment, environment, geography, government, Language, nature, Science, technology, Television, weather
Tagged cable, climate, earthquakes, environment, forecasting, forest fires, meteorology, nature, news, Science, storms, television, tornados, tsunamis, volcanoes, weather
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How about designing digital products and services with the customer in mind?
Do not know about all of you, but I find it rather annoying that some of new digital gadgets, especially televisions, do not come with all the necessary parts included. Gone are the days of buy it, plug it in, … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, deregulation, economics, entertainment, government, internet, Television, video
Tagged cable, digital, internet, television
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