DTV

One of the things that really irks me (and has not been a recent development, it has been that way as long as I can remember) is an incomplete dissemination of information. In my way of thinking, it is very close to lying.
This is how I feel about the upcoming change to digital television.
I have [...]

digital television! Yes, the government is getting pushy now. Several times per day we see ads (paid for by our tax dollars, and set up by IBM) reminding us that we will soon have no use for analog tuners on our televisions.
This has been something foisted upon us by Washington, and goes along well [...]

Those crazy guys who run the FCC need a swift kick to the lower posterior for this one. Not one of the people occupying space in that prescient bureaucracy saw this one coming. People using the DTV converters, or buying new DTV prepared televisions are sometimes unable to watch stations available with the same equipment [...]

It’s amazing how the selling of things progresses. Anything that is brought about over time, and involves great change for the masses is sold in several steps, with not all of the steps being the same size, or taken at the same pace. There can be some missteps along the way, which can be a [...]