Ditching cable TV

After our cable bill increased due to losing all discounts, Deb and I considered just how much we watch “live” TV these days.  The answer was “not much”.  We’ve decided to ditch cable TV.  This morning I made the call and terminated all TV services from Comcast.  A few hours later all of the set…

Computers in movies

Through Digg.com I found a link to Annoyances.org The use of Computers in Movies list.  This thing is dead on!   A couple of my favorite items (not in the list):   In the movie Hackers (so bad I watch it every now and then just to laugh at it), when the main guy asks…

Is Wired now a lifestyle magazine?

The latest issue came bundled with a "Fashion Rocks" magazine supplement.   This is on top of the frequent GQ type inserts that come in the plastic wrapper.   Hey, guys running these promotions – forget it – while geeks might be aspirational, I’m pretty sure most of us aren’t going to be reading Fashion…