Is Cord Cutting Stupid?
So, this happened. A reporter from The New York Times tried cord-cutting and didn’t like it. It took a few days for me to read through all my e-mails and I want to thank all of you who…
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EDITORIAL: The sad, sad, state of sci-fi television
I was raised on science fiction television. Surprised? I didn’t think you were. When I was a kid I couldn’t tell you what the local football team was doing but I could sure tell you what…
That Bird Don’t Tweet!
There are a great many mysteries in the universe: The mysteries of Stonehenge, Easter Island, why people watch TV shows about the Kardashians, is there extraterrestrial life out there, and if there is, do they…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A fool and his money
Used to be, money was money. Rich people had it, and when they paid for things, they gave you cash. Sure, there was credit but not really like we think of it today. By the mid-20th…
OPINION: Tipping point for Netflix?
My first media streaming device was basically a Netflix machine. I don’t recall using any other streaming service on it, and in fact, I’m pretty sure there was no other streaming service available for it. But…
OPINION: Rich people have rights, I guess
Right off the bat, I want to tell you that my thoughts here come from reading an article at Jezebel where they report on the petition signed by 180 recording artists asking for some reforms of the Digital Millennium…
OPINION: Why do TVs sound so bad?
Because TVs sound like the speakers are made from tinfoil. My $2,000 TV sounds terrible. My $300 TV sounds even worse. It’s kind of ridiculous. I shouldn’t need a whole home theater system just so I…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Bigger is better
Goodbye, 17″ monitor, hello 40″ screen!
OPINION: UltraHD Blu-ray?
I really want an UltraHD Blu-ray player, which is a sure sign the format is headed for an early death. As my friends know, I have the worst luck picking sides in electronics battles. I was…
OPINION: A VR monitor?
I can’t explain why, but it seems like the world has gone batty for virtual reality lately. I’m old enough to remember the last time this came around, back in the 1990s, and I have a…
SOUND OFF: Where Do You Get Your News?
With so many sources out there, where do you get your news?
My dream: a full-spectrum DVR
I don’t remember who exactly first gave me this idea. It was clearly a long, long time ago, because at one time it went like this: “What if there was a VCR that, instead of recording…
Let’s be honest. Touchscreen desktop monitors are dead.
I’m an early adopter. Surprised? It means I get to play with cool stuff pretty early on, and it also means I often get stuck at a dead end, having invested in a technology that went…
Why is AM Radio still a thing?
I really like that segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver when he asks, “How is this still a thing?” I’ve been using that phrase for years and it’s true, you look at something and it’s…
OPINION: Any place left for TV news?
I’ll admit that when I’m in our Southern California office, I sometimes watch TV news. I mean the local news sometime between 4 and 6pm. I don’t watch long unless there’s a car chase, which happens…