Time Warner has found a new way to fuck over its customers with its "plan to charge Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume."
In its operation in the State of Texas, Time Warner has chosen the cities of Austin and San Antonio to test out its tiered usage system. The new charging system, which will be implemented sometime this summer, is similar to most cell phone plans where users pay for a certain allotment of minutes and texts and are charged heavily when exceeding their limits.
For a more extensive analysis than I'm capable of providing on this issue, please head over to burntorangereport.com.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
All about the Benjamins
Time magazine details a report telling consumers to carry around $100 bills in order to save money. The theory being that people are less likely to spend money when they're carrying their cash in large denominations.
That's a fine theory and all, but it'll probably backfire on people who have an insatiable appetite for cocaine, hookers, and booze. What say you to that, Time? hmmm?
That's a fine theory and all, but it'll probably backfire on people who have an insatiable appetite for cocaine, hookers, and booze. What say you to that, Time? hmmm?
Didn't think it would be so long
Taken from aim:
mhud523: ok, i guess i'll do a mile, better than nothing
neriosowigga: heh
neriosowigga: have fun
mhud523: shut it
Time lapse. . .
mhud523: i surprised myself and did 2.5
neriosowigga: sweet
mhud523: i was just below 1 and then went until first time out
mhud523: didn't think it would be so long haha
neriosowigga: that's what she said
mhud523: damn
mhud523: ok, i guess i'll do a mile, better than nothing
neriosowigga: heh
neriosowigga: have fun
mhud523: shut it
Time lapse. . .
mhud523: i surprised myself and did 2.5
neriosowigga: sweet
mhud523: i was just below 1 and then went until first time out
mhud523: didn't think it would be so long haha
neriosowigga: that's what she said
mhud523: damn
Funeral for Lucky
Much thanks to a friend of The Lost Texan for this contribution from College Humor. Here, we have the cutest funeral ever
Top 10% Rule under review
The Texas House of Representatives will debate altering the top 10% rule that has been in place on public universities in the State since 1997. The Texas Senate already approved a similar bill.
I think it should be pointed out that the University of Texas would not be under nearly as great a strain under this law if the State actually invested in Education so that Texas could have the same number of high quality public schools as California. As the system exists now, the vast majority of top High School students have only a few reasonable in-state schools to choose from.
I think it should be pointed out that the University of Texas would not be under nearly as great a strain under this law if the State actually invested in Education so that Texas could have the same number of high quality public schools as California. As the system exists now, the vast majority of top High School students have only a few reasonable in-state schools to choose from.
If video killed the radio star, what did the internet kill?
The New York Times reports that MTV is going to introduce more music into their daily schedule... And by "daily," I mean "nightly." And by "nightly," I mean "starting at 3 am."
A few quick observations about what I think this means.
MTV has not been a major factor in launching new sounds in nearly a decade; so can playing music again, even if only 6 hours between 3 am and 9 am, really make them a music station again? The answer is, of course, no. MTV's strategy here is only to survive the recession with limited loss by cutting costs on all those crappy reality shows they've been trying to pawn off as as entertainment.
With the creation of youtube, mp3 players, internet radio, and other tools where the user can control content, MTV's presentation of bad pop music will remain irrelevant to the music scene. The most promising thing for MTV on this programming adjustment is that, maybe (and this is a big MAYBE) some adolescents will tune in for some music before heading off to school. Anytime a station wins that demographic they should do well with advertising revenue. But I wouldn't count on it.
A few quick observations about what I think this means.
MTV has not been a major factor in launching new sounds in nearly a decade; so can playing music again, even if only 6 hours between 3 am and 9 am, really make them a music station again? The answer is, of course, no. MTV's strategy here is only to survive the recession with limited loss by cutting costs on all those crappy reality shows they've been trying to pawn off as as entertainment.
With the creation of youtube, mp3 players, internet radio, and other tools where the user can control content, MTV's presentation of bad pop music will remain irrelevant to the music scene. The most promising thing for MTV on this programming adjustment is that, maybe (and this is a big MAYBE) some adolescents will tune in for some music before heading off to school. Anytime a station wins that demographic they should do well with advertising revenue. But I wouldn't count on it.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Do you know who's in your kitchen?
Just a quick link today. The Foggy Monocle is a place where stories of drunken debauchery are shared. Some of the posts are good, others not so good.
But if you read just one post from Foggy, make sure it's this one . And remember kids, the moral of the story is that good things happen to those who drunk text...or something like that.
See ya tomorrow.
But if you read just one post from Foggy, make sure it's this one . And remember kids, the moral of the story is that good things happen to those who drunk text...or something like that.
See ya tomorrow.
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