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BullfightsOnAcid
04/23/09

In reply to Tivo Succeeds in Defeating its Own Purpose
DirecTV dumped Tivo a couple of years ago and I absolutely miss them. DirecTV thought "How difficult could it be to make a DVR?". Well in their case, extremely difficult. The announcement that DirecTV is partnering again this year with them has me waiting with bated breath.
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johnva
04/23/09

In reply to Tivo Succeeds in Defeating its Own Purpose
While I don't care at all for Tivo serving out ads while I'm fast forwarding, I don't think this is all THAT big a deal. They don't superimpose them over the show itself when it's playing, and you can still skip over the ads just as fast. And I can still skip over your average commercial break in a few seconds. Their DVRs also still have a lot of features that most of the crappy cable company ones (the ones offered here anyway) don't. I really like the multi-room-viewing, video transfers to/from computers and portable devices, storage expandability, streaming video from the Internet on the DVR, and UI that is actually nice and convenient. And no, I'm not a shill for them.
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iplaudius
04/23/09

In reply to Tivo Succeeds in Defeating its Own Purpose
TiVO needs to understand that people are paying not only for the recording features, but also the "feature" of avoiding ads.

Windows and Mac OS already make it relatively easy to record from TV input. And they won’t serve you ads while you fast-forward. People should ditch TiVO for a PC-based solution.
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Hydroceph
04/23/09

@iplaudius: oooh, when you say things like that, it almost makes me wish i watched television.
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Almostbanned
04/23/09

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Am I the only one who is strangely turned on by that picture?
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MrInBetween
04/23/09

@Almostbanned [jezebel took away my star]: No. I, too, love the ladies who would let their Tivos have their way with them.
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BadUncle
04/23/09

In reply to Tivo Succeeds in Defeating its Own Purpose
I need a Tivo for my Tivo.
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MushyHeirloom
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
Good going - stick a tranny in front of some bad news, and...
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Cognitive Friction
03/18/09

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If it doesn't have "Ow My Balls" in the programming schedule, I won't watch it
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
"...And in other financial news, government surveys reveal that consumer confidence is doubleplusgood..."
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i'm a bottle
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
The word "content" causes a pressure in my chest and stomach that my nervous system interprets as white-hot anger. The word seems to conjure up an impression of sticky globs of vendible matter that are "streamed" into households to be "consumed" by you, the "consumer."

I ask you whether all you view and read is or ought to be allowed to be absorbed into this blob of matter merely so that the Automotive Broadcasting Network might be able to "narrowcast" their shilling to cagey automobile buyers.
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DoctorNine
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
I want my preview button back, GMN. Please.
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DoctorNine
03/18/09

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If you look carefully, there is a big EYE looking at you from over her right shoulder. Yes, it is the eye of Satan, watching your every move. But don't call the authorities. They are counting on the revenue from this enterprise to help balance the deficit. After all, there is only so much you can tax Enzyte and Fruit Roll-Up producers before it becomes a drain on the economy. So if we have to ask for a little help from Satan, so be it. We're already in bed with AIG,/b>. How bad could it be?
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bzr
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
Oh good, I always enjoyed the enlightening and informative topics discussed on Gas Station TV, such as boxes of Junior Mints and Rolos for $1.99. Glad I can also get more of it at the auto dealership.
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engineerd
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
Great, now I'm picturing the commercials they'll have on ABN.

Chevy Volt "It could happen."

Dodge Challenger "Celebrating the return of $2 gas."

Ford "We make cars customers...not Congress...want."

Chery "Now with 30% less lead!"
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Aaron Altman
03/18/09

In reply to CBS Sells Brainwashing News for Car Dealers
I'd rather watch the Airport Broadcasting Network, brought to us by CNN. Or was the the Rest Stop Network? Ah, whatever. Oh look! It's the Hospital Intensive Care Unit Waiting Room Channel! So many choices.
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Colonel Mustard
03/18/09

@Aaron Altman: The Hospital Intensive Care Unit Waiting Room Channel only plays informercials for Bare Essentials and reruns of Matlock. You've been warned.
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Kari's Favorite Mark
03/18/09

@Aaron Altman: You think you're kidding...

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Your Story, Your Brand, Delivered Like Never Before...
Until now, there has never been a network designed specifically for health care matters, offered exclusively in a hospital setting. Through the experience of Emmy Award-winning journalists, producers and editors, the Healthcare News Network is devoted to bringing up-to-the-minute positive content designed not only to inform, but also hold viewer's attention.
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Aaron Altman
03/18/09

@formerly it takes a lot to laugh: I sadly wasn't kidding. :-)
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Aaron Altman
03/18/09

@Colonel Mustard: Meanwhile, the "Hey Look A Little LCD Screen In The Elevator, Right Above The Floor Indicator Channel" targets the key 18-34 tilt-your-neck-35-degrees-and-watch-for-25-seconds demo.
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Sproing
03/18/09

@Aaron Altman: Does the Airport Broadcasting Channel ever report on airplane disasters?

Years ago I spent about a week flying to different cities around the U.S., when the 9/11 Commission report was the big bestseller. Eight out of eight airport bookshops did not carry it.
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britneyspearstears
02/06/09

In reply to New York Times Subtly Bans Creativity
I'm seriously painting my bedroom this weekend and I had yet to decide on a color. I shall certainly take this research into consideration. Thanks G!
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