From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E069E-0008Vl-7f for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 02 Aug 2005 23:26:12 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j72NN4ao003956; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 23:23:04 GMT Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [217.160.230.40]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j72NN2d0030918 for ; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 23:23:03 GMT Received: from S010600c0a84e4806.gv.shawcable.net [24.68.85.55] (helo=localhost) by mrelay.perfora.net with ESMTP (Nemesis), id 0MKpFH-1E066X0diN-0000Pu; Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:23:25 -0400 Received: (qmail 5921 invoked from network); 2 Aug 2005 09:30:54 -0700 Received: from tuono.exile.net (HELO localhost) (192.168.42.2) by 10.0.0.2 with SMTP; 2 Aug 2005 09:30:54 -0700 Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8D4D74C04D; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:27:29 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:27:29 -0700 From: Sami Samhuri To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] hijacked! :) television (was: x86_64 optimization patches for glibc.) Message-ID: <20050802232729.GA25019@no-eff-eks.com> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org References: <42E258A7.5080501@telia.com> <42E55ADB.8030201@telia.com> <200508011105.14688.janjitse@gmail.com> <42EFCC76.7010706@erols.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42EFCC76.7010706@erols.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i X-Provags-ID: perfora.net abuse@perfora.net login:facf15b0d38d92af5a91e515edd5eac9 X-Archives-Salt: f8e05db8-0290-47b7-aad0-e56fd3513079 X-Archives-Hash: d2540646efe2f7220644a5e3741b188e --Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * On Tue Aug-02-2005 at 03:41:42 PM -0400, Matt Randolph said: > Duncan wrote: [...] > >I've grown to despise the lack of control one has over a TV program, and > >the fact that the programmers must cater to their paying customers, the > >advertisers, which in turn are happiest with the zombies easiest > >programmed to buy their warez even when they are twice the cost or more = of > >the generic brand and even when they don't need them and can't really > >afford them. Thus, there's actually a DIS-incentive to program for the > >discerning intellect -- those that actually /like/ to think, and can't be > >so easily programmed to buy expensive stuff they don't need. > > > A little off topic, but I'll be brief: [...] > You may be missing out on those few shows that are actually well=20 > written. On the other hand, it is probably better for your health to=20 > simply do without TV altogether. >=20 > I find it extremely entertaining that you (apparently) have Cox cable=20 > internet, and yet you have no TV to speak of. More power to you. I haven't had cable TV in years. I too despise advertisements. Most of them are insulting at best. My ISP is the local cable provider, Shaw, and they called me up to offer me $10/month cable television service. The lady was shocked I didn't have cable, and even more shocked when I asked why I would want to pay for commercials. (radio is free is it not? greedy cable companies!) If I had the money for a nice HTPC and a fine selection of channels then I would probably get cable. However, I have no desire to sit and channel surf through piles of ads. As you said, we are missing out on the _few_ shows that are well written. Not to mention movies. --=20 Sami Samhuri --Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC8AFhukGyBH1UC2MRAgvQAJ49HGPv+j0DFrljm73ZoAvoVgFNzQCeIlV/ SHGdYz0qu0yBijtfP8CtBFI= =Nu04 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Nq2Wo0NMKNjxTN9z-- -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list