Sunday, October 30, 2005
Happy Halloween and all that jazz
Just for kicks, I've interviewed myself in my latest column on iPod Garage. It's what you do when you can't think of a good premise for your weekly column. Oh well, I'll just blame it on Halloween.
Talked to my dad in South Florida again, still no electricity. Water finallly, albeit not hot water, making it possible to take cold showers at home instead of at the workplace. His generator is not strong enough to power the hot water heater, but just enough to power the television long enough to watch the Miami Dolphins game, which is hilarious. Also a bit ironic, considering that he watched the game on TV and I didn't. Yeah, that's what I get for living two hundred miles from the team, but so be it. Gonna have to do something about it before next year one way or the other, though, because I'm not going through another year of having to decide whether to drive twenty miles to a sports bar or tune into the radio every time the team goes on the road. Gotta look into that whole DirecTV package, although I know it's going to cost me plenty. I keep hoping they'll make the NFL Total Access package available on cable, but I guess that would make too much sense for everyone involved.
Back on topic, or as close to a topic as I'm apparently going to get today, I talked to a friend in South Florida who only lost power for an hour and saw only minimal effects. What I find so bizarre is that none of it even seems to crack the national news landscape. Sure, there are other more scandalous things going on right now on a national level than there were during Katrina, but just because no one's trapped on their roof this time doesn't mean it's not a story. Schools are on their second week of being closed, because only a third of them have power and it's not realistic to expect the parents to get the kids there anyway. School Board headquarters is in tatters, some would say that it's a come-uppance for wastefully building a headquarters made entirely of glass, but I'm not going to go there. They've got bigger issues than me picking on them.
Oh, you wanted something on topic? Anyone who writes an article stating that DRM-hacking software "frees" iTunes music from the iPod should just be arrested and placed in jail. For stupidity. And for just not getting it. Which are the same thing, I suppose. Sorry, I've got nothing at the moment, which all of you have undoubtedly figured out by now without me having to tell you so. I'll try again once it's a weekday.
Just for kicks, I've interviewed myself in my latest column on iPod Garage. It's what you do when you can't think of a good premise for your weekly column. Oh well, I'll just blame it on Halloween.
Talked to my dad in South Florida again, still no electricity. Water finallly, albeit not hot water, making it possible to take cold showers at home instead of at the workplace. His generator is not strong enough to power the hot water heater, but just enough to power the television long enough to watch the Miami Dolphins game, which is hilarious. Also a bit ironic, considering that he watched the game on TV and I didn't. Yeah, that's what I get for living two hundred miles from the team, but so be it. Gonna have to do something about it before next year one way or the other, though, because I'm not going through another year of having to decide whether to drive twenty miles to a sports bar or tune into the radio every time the team goes on the road. Gotta look into that whole DirecTV package, although I know it's going to cost me plenty. I keep hoping they'll make the NFL Total Access package available on cable, but I guess that would make too much sense for everyone involved.
Back on topic, or as close to a topic as I'm apparently going to get today, I talked to a friend in South Florida who only lost power for an hour and saw only minimal effects. What I find so bizarre is that none of it even seems to crack the national news landscape. Sure, there are other more scandalous things going on right now on a national level than there were during Katrina, but just because no one's trapped on their roof this time doesn't mean it's not a story. Schools are on their second week of being closed, because only a third of them have power and it's not realistic to expect the parents to get the kids there anyway. School Board headquarters is in tatters, some would say that it's a come-uppance for wastefully building a headquarters made entirely of glass, but I'm not going to go there. They've got bigger issues than me picking on them.
Oh, you wanted something on topic? Anyone who writes an article stating that DRM-hacking software "frees" iTunes music from the iPod should just be arrested and placed in jail. For stupidity. And for just not getting it. Which are the same thing, I suppose. Sorry, I've got nothing at the moment, which all of you have undoubtedly figured out by now without me having to tell you so. I'll try again once it's a weekday.
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