How many times are we going to read a headline, or a blurb below the headline about another innocent man or woman released from prison not after finishing their sentences, but being completely innocent, and getting released? One is too many.
Jonathan Fleming was 1,000 miles away, yet a "witness" put him at the scene.
That was this morning at the Washington Post. When you read the article it will read like a bad script from "Law and Order".
I still am a proponent of the death penalty. That being said, you had better have a iron clad, air tight case with no wiggle room, to get that sentence. There are people who should be put to death for their crimes.
But what has happened in this case and many others is a miscarriage of justice at the least, and a case for prosecuting the prosecutors on a case by case basis. I am sure their are many people a heck of a lot smarter than I am who can go through the transcripts and various back room deals and find a crime here.
I hope Mr. Fleming sues the state, the muni, and whoever else blatently lied to get his conviction. The case for a lawsuit is going to shed light on the crimes of a prosecutor to get a conviction.
Similar to the "The Memphis Three" case, you had overzealous prosecution, witnesses who flat out lied, and a rigged system right from the start. This type of court case STINKS, and those responsible should go to jail, forever.
The worst kind of crime in my mind is when those in power, the police, the prosecution, the judges, commit crimes to get those less fortunate convicted. Whether it is witness tampering, planting evidence, stealing evidence, creating evidence out of thin air, these people are more heinous than the ones they are trying to convict.
The Innocence Project has reversed 316 convictions to date.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Hello, Common Sense has Left the Building...
It seems every day there is another story of common sense going out the door, and being replaced with insanity.
http://www.storyleak.com/teen-suspended-forced-undergo-psych-evaluation-holding-pencil-like-gun
I cant make this up.
http://www.storyleak.com/teen-suspended-forced-undergo-psych-evaluation-holding-pencil-like-gun
I cant make this up.
No, Not Barney Rubble- A World of Rubble
There is a pervasive feeling that the United States Empire will not be happy until the rest of the world is rubble. I believe this to be true. We have done such a great job of turning Iraq and Afghanistan into huge piles of rubble, that it is just the next step. This rubbleization of the world is the brainchild of the No Agenda Show, and they have been proven right, over many years of analysis and investigation.
Hello, Ukraine, you are next. If not them, then who? Do not worry, our leaders have a plan, just ask Wesley Clark
That is a change in policy though. We were poised and ready to turn Syria into a rubble pile, then the American people woke up a little, and told our leaders to STOP IT!
Obama flinched, and Syria is not yet rubbleized.
You can hear the breathing and see the intertwined fingers of those greedy execs in the boardrooms of Bectel and Halliburton exclaiming the words of Montgomery Burns "Excellent" when news of bombs blasting, missiles destroying block after block of cement that will need to be hauled, pulverized and put back into place.
We must stop this ever creeping rubbleization of the world and figure a better way to steal their resources for our own ill gotten booty.
Please do not think for one second that there are Generals and others in our government that do not salivate at the chance to wipe out any other country, including our own for the sake of rebuilding.
Have you see Detroit lately?
This madness must end. It looks like the only thing standing in our way is Putin.
Hello, Ukraine, you are next. If not them, then who? Do not worry, our leaders have a plan, just ask Wesley Clark
That is a change in policy though. We were poised and ready to turn Syria into a rubble pile, then the American people woke up a little, and told our leaders to STOP IT!
Obama flinched, and Syria is not yet rubbleized.
You can hear the breathing and see the intertwined fingers of those greedy execs in the boardrooms of Bectel and Halliburton exclaiming the words of Montgomery Burns "Excellent" when news of bombs blasting, missiles destroying block after block of cement that will need to be hauled, pulverized and put back into place.
We must stop this ever creeping rubbleization of the world and figure a better way to steal their resources for our own ill gotten booty.
Please do not think for one second that there are Generals and others in our government that do not salivate at the chance to wipe out any other country, including our own for the sake of rebuilding.
Have you see Detroit lately?
This madness must end. It looks like the only thing standing in our way is Putin.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Big Holes in a Bigger Story of a Bigger Lie.
Russ Baker recently published an amazing artlicle about all the holes in the FBI official story on the Boston Marathon Bombings/
You can read it here
There is something very disturbing about this story on many levels. The FBI case against the Tsarnaev brothers is weak at best. There was supposed to be the video of them placing the bombs in barrels which turn out to be a lie.
The FBI had the brothers on a watchlist in the years prior to the bombing. Is this another honeypot set up that went wrong? There were reports that there was a drill on for that day, at first very publicly the FBI denied this, yet later in quiet, yep, it was true.
One thing is clear. There is a majority of people who have so much other things happening in their lives, that they cannot investigate and research the story like it should be done. The mainstream media is horrible at best, more likely complicit in fact.
There was the incident where they were have supposed to have shot a police officer, nope, he was a victim of friendly fire.
How come in this day and age, we cannot get the story straight? Or I should say, how come the story is not clear and precise? This is a year later, and still the FBI is in massive cover up mode.
The FBI killed a witness during an interrogation in Florida. How the hell does that happen? The FBI always records video of interrogations, where is this tape? Or is this just another case of shut up, slave. Believe us, and be quiet.
I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of the constant lies coming from the government about, well, just about everything.
Now we have the missing MH-370 flight. How come the world cannot find a huge Boeing 777? Something stinks here.
You can read it here
There is something very disturbing about this story on many levels. The FBI case against the Tsarnaev brothers is weak at best. There was supposed to be the video of them placing the bombs in barrels which turn out to be a lie.
The FBI had the brothers on a watchlist in the years prior to the bombing. Is this another honeypot set up that went wrong? There were reports that there was a drill on for that day, at first very publicly the FBI denied this, yet later in quiet, yep, it was true.
One thing is clear. There is a majority of people who have so much other things happening in their lives, that they cannot investigate and research the story like it should be done. The mainstream media is horrible at best, more likely complicit in fact.
There was the incident where they were have supposed to have shot a police officer, nope, he was a victim of friendly fire.
How come in this day and age, we cannot get the story straight? Or I should say, how come the story is not clear and precise? This is a year later, and still the FBI is in massive cover up mode.
The FBI killed a witness during an interrogation in Florida. How the hell does that happen? The FBI always records video of interrogations, where is this tape? Or is this just another case of shut up, slave. Believe us, and be quiet.
I don't know about you, but I am sick and tired of the constant lies coming from the government about, well, just about everything.
Now we have the missing MH-370 flight. How come the world cannot find a huge Boeing 777? Something stinks here.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Pentagon Answers
This video should be watched by all. She does an amazing job putting all the puzzle pieces together.
Please pass it around.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
My Old Posts are Quite Prophetic
I wrote months ago about the abhorrent nature of the big ISP's in the USA. There have been studies done, and by Kabletown/Comcast's own financial disclosures they admit that 95% of a customers monthly bill is PROFIT.
I do not begrudge anyone from making money, but when these mega corporations do not upgrade equipment and then blame Netflix for the video content that "disrupts" their lines, this pisses me off.
http://bgr.com/2014/02/19/why-is-netflix-streaming-slow/
Netflix is not going away. Netflix is hugely popular. The recent release of "House of Cards" has proven that the people want quality entertainment. Comcast has been caught red handed in throttling internet speed of Netflix, because the can.
How come people put up with this shit?
TWC as it states in the article, has been slow to upgrade their equipment. Why? Because there is no competition. In my state, I only have one choice for broadband internet, this is how it is all across the country in many places. That is why Google Fiber is such a threat.
https://fiber.google.com/about/
I want Google Fiber, but sadly I will probably be dead by the time it makes it to my state.
I do not begrudge anyone from making money, but when these mega corporations do not upgrade equipment and then blame Netflix for the video content that "disrupts" their lines, this pisses me off.
http://bgr.com/2014/02/19/why-is-netflix-streaming-slow/
Netflix is not going away. Netflix is hugely popular. The recent release of "House of Cards" has proven that the people want quality entertainment. Comcast has been caught red handed in throttling internet speed of Netflix, because the can.
How come people put up with this shit?
TWC as it states in the article, has been slow to upgrade their equipment. Why? Because there is no competition. In my state, I only have one choice for broadband internet, this is how it is all across the country in many places. That is why Google Fiber is such a threat.
https://fiber.google.com/about/
I want Google Fiber, but sadly I will probably be dead by the time it makes it to my state.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
War on Homeless - Many Questions
I am sick to my stomach to see all these headlines in the news about the homeless people in so many cities and towns being arrested for being who they are.
Like it or not, most people are one or two paychecks from being in the same situation. Ask yourself this, how long before you would be out on the street if you were fired from your job?
How long would your savings last?
It good and heartwarming to see the people of Portland taking a stand for those less fortunate.
http://intellihub.com/portland-residents-protect-homeless-police-pitchforks-torches/
When will this madness end? When will those in power realize that we all have rights?
Why is it so easy to pick on the homeless?
What crime have these poor people committed? What have they done wrong? Did they negotioate the trade deals like NAFTA that shipped millions of jobs to Mexico?
Did they choose to have the call centers for mega corporations like Comcast/Kabletown located in the Phillipines?
Did they choose to make all the clothing in Pakistan or Vietnam?
No they did not, that is called capitalism? or should I say GREED of the 1%
Did they choose to have all their manufactured goods in China?
Where are the picket lines to protest all these corporations to force them to get their products in made in the USA?
I never say always or never, but I could probably guess that most homeless do not like to be in the situation they are in. Is this the case for all of them?
Probably not.
Take a look around, is food getting cheaper?
Is gas getting less expensive?
How is that unemployment number doing? If you like real statistics, then the real number is about 24%. That is almost a quarter of the population who wants a job, cannot get one. That number does not include the vast amount of people who have plain given up on finding a job. There is nothing out there, unless you count being in "sales", which is always a possibility, except that many people do not have the money for discretionary spending.
Unless we start making things again in this country we are screwed. We need to make things again. How do we make that happen? I am sure the 1% have the answers to that.
I went on a cross country drive a couple of years ago, as I was traveling, I would go from town to town, and see the same sadness, the same desperation, the same small towns hanging on by the slimmest of threads, and I would also see the abandoned factories, farms, small business, that cried for help, and no one is listening.
Our leaders in Washington are so caught up in their own shenanigans, that they literally cannot see the forest through the trees. They are so busy lining their pockets with corruptible cash, they are blind to the despair this country is facing. It is so sad, we were great, once.
Like it or not, most people are one or two paychecks from being in the same situation. Ask yourself this, how long before you would be out on the street if you were fired from your job?
How long would your savings last?
It good and heartwarming to see the people of Portland taking a stand for those less fortunate.
http://intellihub.com/portland-residents-protect-homeless-police-pitchforks-torches/
When will this madness end? When will those in power realize that we all have rights?
Why is it so easy to pick on the homeless?
What crime have these poor people committed? What have they done wrong? Did they negotioate the trade deals like NAFTA that shipped millions of jobs to Mexico?
Did they choose to have the call centers for mega corporations like Comcast/Kabletown located in the Phillipines?
Did they choose to make all the clothing in Pakistan or Vietnam?
No they did not, that is called capitalism? or should I say GREED of the 1%
Did they choose to have all their manufactured goods in China?
Where are the picket lines to protest all these corporations to force them to get their products in made in the USA?
I never say always or never, but I could probably guess that most homeless do not like to be in the situation they are in. Is this the case for all of them?
Probably not.
Take a look around, is food getting cheaper?
Is gas getting less expensive?
How is that unemployment number doing? If you like real statistics, then the real number is about 24%. That is almost a quarter of the population who wants a job, cannot get one. That number does not include the vast amount of people who have plain given up on finding a job. There is nothing out there, unless you count being in "sales", which is always a possibility, except that many people do not have the money for discretionary spending.
Unless we start making things again in this country we are screwed. We need to make things again. How do we make that happen? I am sure the 1% have the answers to that.
I went on a cross country drive a couple of years ago, as I was traveling, I would go from town to town, and see the same sadness, the same desperation, the same small towns hanging on by the slimmest of threads, and I would also see the abandoned factories, farms, small business, that cried for help, and no one is listening.
Our leaders in Washington are so caught up in their own shenanigans, that they literally cannot see the forest through the trees. They are so busy lining their pockets with corruptible cash, they are blind to the despair this country is facing. It is so sad, we were great, once.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Too Little, Way Too Late Google
Once again the internet giant/titan who once lived by the code "do no evil" is late to the p.r. party. I am quite sickened and disgusted with all these mega corporations who only care about one thing, THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
They all spew the same bullshit line We owe it to stockholders to....
What ever happened to just doing the right thing?
http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/google-nsa-protests/
These so called "tech giants" had the clout before Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA and the mass surveillance state, but were quiet as a church mouse.
It was not until all these companies did surveys and polls and found out that we the people really do care about our privacy. I include Microsoft - Apple - Yahoo - Intel - IBM - Verizon - Comcast - ATT - Sprint - yada yada.... Now all the spin machines and shysters, er... lawyers get involved and now these mega giant evil tech companies are try to get out under the umbrella of Big Brother.
WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU BEFORE SNOWDEN?
Counting their truckloads of cash most likely.
We slaves of Gitmo Nation must be doing something right, to get these asshole to demand the NSA and congress to do something. They only care about their cash, they could give two shits about us.
It would have been quite easy for them to hold the press conference prior to Snowden and tell us what the government is up to. These slimy weasels at the NSA who spy on girlfriends, potential girlfriends, enemies, basically anyone they want to, without a fucking warrant, must be stopped.
Where are all the arrests and more importantly convictions of terrorists that our BILLIONS have paid for? I sense crickets.
Goolg
They all spew the same bullshit line We owe it to stockholders to....
What ever happened to just doing the right thing?
http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/google-nsa-protests/
These so called "tech giants" had the clout before Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA and the mass surveillance state, but were quiet as a church mouse.
It was not until all these companies did surveys and polls and found out that we the people really do care about our privacy. I include Microsoft - Apple - Yahoo - Intel - IBM - Verizon - Comcast - ATT - Sprint - yada yada.... Now all the spin machines and shysters, er... lawyers get involved and now these mega giant evil tech companies are try to get out under the umbrella of Big Brother.
WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU BEFORE SNOWDEN?
Counting their truckloads of cash most likely.
We slaves of Gitmo Nation must be doing something right, to get these asshole to demand the NSA and congress to do something. They only care about their cash, they could give two shits about us.
It would have been quite easy for them to hold the press conference prior to Snowden and tell us what the government is up to. These slimy weasels at the NSA who spy on girlfriends, potential girlfriends, enemies, basically anyone they want to, without a fucking warrant, must be stopped.
Where are all the arrests and more importantly convictions of terrorists that our BILLIONS have paid for? I sense crickets.
Goolg
Just look out the window
I just read an article that shows for every 3 people looking for work there is 1 job. One more, nothing to see here article, that the government is trying hard to keep out of the general public attention.
http://economyincrisis.org/content/there-is-1-job-for-every-3-people-looking-for-work
The most telling statistic is the 70% of our economy is based on consumer spending. We do not make anything anymore, and that is a huge problem.
Common sense dictates that at some point people are not going to have the money to spend, spend, spend... its going to run out, and when it does there is going to be an enormous crash, and its going to be huge.
The collapse or whatever you want to call it, is coming.
http://economyincrisis.org/content/there-is-1-job-for-every-3-people-looking-for-work
The most telling statistic is the 70% of our economy is based on consumer spending. We do not make anything anymore, and that is a huge problem.
Common sense dictates that at some point people are not going to have the money to spend, spend, spend... its going to run out, and when it does there is going to be an enormous crash, and its going to be huge.
The collapse or whatever you want to call it, is coming.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Where does the hatred come from?
I came across this short video, that turned into a long show by the brilliant actor Stephen Fry. He does ask this most basic of questions, where does the hatred come from?
Why is there so much hate for someone who is different from you. This will always bother me. I use to get in arguments with someone who was once close to me, my salvo was this, why should the happiness of someone else effect you? Just because two people are happy, and they both happen to be men or women, why should it matter to me or you?
Many years ago I saw a short video about whether being gay was a choice or were you born that way? When a person answered that it was by choice, the question posed to them was, when did you decide to be straight?
End of Conversation.
There is so much hate in world as it is, why create more?
Just asking.
Why is there so much hate for someone who is different from you. This will always bother me. I use to get in arguments with someone who was once close to me, my salvo was this, why should the happiness of someone else effect you? Just because two people are happy, and they both happen to be men or women, why should it matter to me or you?
Many years ago I saw a short video about whether being gay was a choice or were you born that way? When a person answered that it was by choice, the question posed to them was, when did you decide to be straight?
End of Conversation.
There is so much hate in world as it is, why create more?
Just asking.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Corruption Rampant in ATF FBI, Business as usual.
I was watching a documentary on Oklahoma City bombing and the attack on the compound in Waco against the branch Davidians. The fact that the ATF and FBI are both insanely corrupt doe not surprise me in the least. But the level of corruption is so rampant that I am quite shocked that anyone has any faith in these alphabet agencies ever again.
When the ATF launched their raid on Waco they had 3 video cameras aimed on the front door when the shooting started. When their bosses, judges and even the branch davidians lawyers asked to see the video of the raid, guess what? They could not locate one video. It seems they just vanished.
Later after Oklahoma City bombing, the local police and FBI had interviewed 24 people who had seen someone else in the Ryder van with Tim McVeigh. When it looked like the other guy might be part of the military, all of a sudden, the FBI branded all these witnesses as making this up, and mass hysteria.
Those two situations alone just show the sheer corruption and hubris these agencies operate at, every day. Lets fast forward to September 11, 2001. The FBI confiscated 85 tapes that we know of from local businesses in and around the Pentagon. The public has never been shown any of them. The FBI tells us, nothing to see here. Quite frankly, I do not believe them.
When the ATF launched their raid on Waco they had 3 video cameras aimed on the front door when the shooting started. When their bosses, judges and even the branch davidians lawyers asked to see the video of the raid, guess what? They could not locate one video. It seems they just vanished.
Later after Oklahoma City bombing, the local police and FBI had interviewed 24 people who had seen someone else in the Ryder van with Tim McVeigh. When it looked like the other guy might be part of the military, all of a sudden, the FBI branded all these witnesses as making this up, and mass hysteria.
Those two situations alone just show the sheer corruption and hubris these agencies operate at, every day. Lets fast forward to September 11, 2001. The FBI confiscated 85 tapes that we know of from local businesses in and around the Pentagon. The public has never been shown any of them. The FBI tells us, nothing to see here. Quite frankly, I do not believe them.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
This is what we deserve.
I will post the following doc on Tim McVeigh. Listen closely to what he says. "something didn't feel right".
He was right, we were lied to as a country, do you all recall this Kuwaiti girl talking in front of the United Nations about the Iraqi soldiers taking the babies out of incubators and throwing the babies on the floor. History has proven Tim correct, it was all a lie, all a lie to get the American public behind a war that was not needed. Not needed by the people, but very much needed my the military industrial complex. We have been so duped, we deserve what we get.
Unless we take a stand, and do what is right, this will happen to us again, and again. Oklahoma City was a means to an end. Prior to that, we shitizens actually had freedoms, we had rights, what do we have today?
We have the NSA spying on everything we do online. we have a police state that beats the crap out citizens who dare make a stand, we have the richest 1% in total control of the country. Is this how its supposed to be? If you think so, then I really do pity you.
He was right, we were lied to as a country, do you all recall this Kuwaiti girl talking in front of the United Nations about the Iraqi soldiers taking the babies out of incubators and throwing the babies on the floor. History has proven Tim correct, it was all a lie, all a lie to get the American public behind a war that was not needed. Not needed by the people, but very much needed my the military industrial complex. We have been so duped, we deserve what we get.
We have the NSA spying on everything we do online. we have a police state that beats the crap out citizens who dare make a stand, we have the richest 1% in total control of the country. Is this how its supposed to be? If you think so, then I really do pity you.
The United States of Russia
It is amazing, the results of timing and experience and how they can come together at the perfect moment to imprint a memory and make that stick in my craw.
That happened this morning. My laptop is set to play background video throughout the night, and whatever I wake up to, is purely random. This morning I woke up to the Oklahoma City Bombing of the Murrah Building.
I have been aware of a cover up of this event for a while. Sadly, this event like many others does not hold a personal relationship, maybe it should, I say that for the effect that I am not affected by it directly. As I was watching this citizen made documentary I started seething over my morning coffee.
Was this bombing just a "test" event for 9/11? It does appear to have all the fingerprints of a cover up. It does appear to have the typical government style spin on what really happened.
Like most "events" that happen, the first reports from the media are typically correct, the witnesses are truthful, and the camera rare;y lies. Oklahoma City has all those and more. You have witnesses talking about more bombs, you have the local media CONFIRMING that the local Bomb Squad was removing two bombs that did not blow up. You have the helicopter coverage showing the scene of this horrible explosion and showing people walking in the street outside the building.
Just a week later the "spin" was in, you had Newsweek and Time magazine both espousing the enormous crater in front of the building in a sketch. How come they never used a picture? Because there was no crater. In any story that came out after the bombing there was no mention of secondary bombs. How come that was never mentioned?
All of a sudden there was Tim McVeigh and all was well again, a lone bomber who had a little help. What a crock of shite.
Who called out sick from work that day? Folks, I believe in my heart this was just another test for 9/11. How to suppress the media, how to make the general public scared, and keep us that way.
Then, through the magic of Youtube I got hooked on another doc, this was on the Soviets and their space agency shrouded in secrecy. There are all these experts talking about the Russian way of keeping secrets, keeping the people oblivious to what is going on around them. Are we in the United States no different?
I am just pissed off this morning. There is no historical difference between the two countries. If anyone suggests different, I can point them in the direction of the assassination of JFK. How come all the critical documents will never see the light of day? What can be so secret? How can the information be relevant 50 years ago, and be secret today?
The United States is no different than Russia. I should say that the other way around.
That happened this morning. My laptop is set to play background video throughout the night, and whatever I wake up to, is purely random. This morning I woke up to the Oklahoma City Bombing of the Murrah Building.
I have been aware of a cover up of this event for a while. Sadly, this event like many others does not hold a personal relationship, maybe it should, I say that for the effect that I am not affected by it directly. As I was watching this citizen made documentary I started seething over my morning coffee.
Was this bombing just a "test" event for 9/11? It does appear to have all the fingerprints of a cover up. It does appear to have the typical government style spin on what really happened.
Like most "events" that happen, the first reports from the media are typically correct, the witnesses are truthful, and the camera rare;y lies. Oklahoma City has all those and more. You have witnesses talking about more bombs, you have the local media CONFIRMING that the local Bomb Squad was removing two bombs that did not blow up. You have the helicopter coverage showing the scene of this horrible explosion and showing people walking in the street outside the building.
Just a week later the "spin" was in, you had Newsweek and Time magazine both espousing the enormous crater in front of the building in a sketch. How come they never used a picture? Because there was no crater. In any story that came out after the bombing there was no mention of secondary bombs. How come that was never mentioned?
All of a sudden there was Tim McVeigh and all was well again, a lone bomber who had a little help. What a crock of shite.
Who called out sick from work that day? Folks, I believe in my heart this was just another test for 9/11. How to suppress the media, how to make the general public scared, and keep us that way.
Then, through the magic of Youtube I got hooked on another doc, this was on the Soviets and their space agency shrouded in secrecy. There are all these experts talking about the Russian way of keeping secrets, keeping the people oblivious to what is going on around them. Are we in the United States no different?
I am just pissed off this morning. There is no historical difference between the two countries. If anyone suggests different, I can point them in the direction of the assassination of JFK. How come all the critical documents will never see the light of day? What can be so secret? How can the information be relevant 50 years ago, and be secret today?
The United States is no different than Russia. I should say that the other way around.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Really Comcast/Kabletown, Really?
This morning I had the very very unfortunate task of hooking up the new Technicolor Modem/Router from Comcast/Kabletown. I did this at a friends house, and I am not a newbie in the world of Internet technology. I want to share the order in which this happened.
1. My friend who is not at all tech savvy received an unsolicited phone call from Comcast/Kabletown. They promised great download speeds, HBO free for a year, with no raise in her cable bill. She currently has the "triple play" bundle, with a monthly cost around $180/mo.
2. The salesman on the phone told her, easy, just attach the cable and off to the races, nothing else to do. Sounds awesome, huh?
3. That was not the case. The modem/router came with its new SSID and Network Key. In order to change that, she needed to know her original Comcast login and pw. Since the Comcast techs did all the set up when she moved, she did not have this info at the ready. This is what leads me to this rant today.
Comcast/Kabletown is a huge mega corporation that owns NBC for gosh sakes. It is reported that 95% of a monthly cable bill is pure profit for Comcast/Kabletown. I am not a financial guy, but they make billions every year. Feel free to analyze this report.
Now to the RANT
When I called Comcast/Kabletown tech support to retrieve this information the tech support guy "Michael" was in the Philippines. It was virtually impossible to understand what he was saying, I asked him to repeat every sentence at least 3 times. It was especially difficult when he was trying to express alpha numeric strings of information. Here is the kicker, every bit of information he gave me to finish the task was WRONG. Sensing that he had nothing to help me he gave me another number to call, Comcast Signature Tech Support. What a load of crap.
My ladyfriend called Comcast/Kabletown to retrieve her original information and I could hear her asking repeatedly asking again and again to repeat what the guy on the other end was saying. She said he sound like he was from Pakistan or another middle east country.
Hey Comcast/Kabletown, I know that every company is trying to save a few bucks, but how about making a few call centers in the good old USA? You might have read that our unemployment is at 23% and rising.
If Comcast/Kabletown opened tech support in the USA how much would that effect their bottom line? Instead of 95 cents profit from every dollar, would that drop to 92 cents? Just think about the incredible amount of good press and good will from the American people if you invested in AMERICA instead of the Philippines? I guess Comcast?Kabletown is will use the standard "for the good of our shareholders" bullshit to make it ok.
I am sure some analyst in the accounting dept at Comcast?Kabletown did a cost analysis report and concurred that they would save blah, blah, blah having their call centers in India, Philippines, Pakistan, etc, but how about some pride in the USA?
This is the crime folks. What happened to investing in America, put some people to work HERE. We sure need it. Start a trend for once Comcast/Kabletown, do something that is RIGHT.
1. My friend who is not at all tech savvy received an unsolicited phone call from Comcast/Kabletown. They promised great download speeds, HBO free for a year, with no raise in her cable bill. She currently has the "triple play" bundle, with a monthly cost around $180/mo.
2. The salesman on the phone told her, easy, just attach the cable and off to the races, nothing else to do. Sounds awesome, huh?
3. That was not the case. The modem/router came with its new SSID and Network Key. In order to change that, she needed to know her original Comcast login and pw. Since the Comcast techs did all the set up when she moved, she did not have this info at the ready. This is what leads me to this rant today.
Comcast/Kabletown is a huge mega corporation that owns NBC for gosh sakes. It is reported that 95% of a monthly cable bill is pure profit for Comcast/Kabletown. I am not a financial guy, but they make billions every year. Feel free to analyze this report.
Now to the RANT
When I called Comcast/Kabletown tech support to retrieve this information the tech support guy "Michael" was in the Philippines. It was virtually impossible to understand what he was saying, I asked him to repeat every sentence at least 3 times. It was especially difficult when he was trying to express alpha numeric strings of information. Here is the kicker, every bit of information he gave me to finish the task was WRONG. Sensing that he had nothing to help me he gave me another number to call, Comcast Signature Tech Support. What a load of crap.
My ladyfriend called Comcast/Kabletown to retrieve her original information and I could hear her asking repeatedly asking again and again to repeat what the guy on the other end was saying. She said he sound like he was from Pakistan or another middle east country.
Hey Comcast/Kabletown, I know that every company is trying to save a few bucks, but how about making a few call centers in the good old USA? You might have read that our unemployment is at 23% and rising.
If Comcast/Kabletown opened tech support in the USA how much would that effect their bottom line? Instead of 95 cents profit from every dollar, would that drop to 92 cents? Just think about the incredible amount of good press and good will from the American people if you invested in AMERICA instead of the Philippines? I guess Comcast?Kabletown is will use the standard "for the good of our shareholders" bullshit to make it ok.
I am sure some analyst in the accounting dept at Comcast?Kabletown did a cost analysis report and concurred that they would save blah, blah, blah having their call centers in India, Philippines, Pakistan, etc, but how about some pride in the USA?
This is the crime folks. What happened to investing in America, put some people to work HERE. We sure need it. Start a trend for once Comcast/Kabletown, do something that is RIGHT.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
My Open Letter to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin
I heard your message on No Agenda about the heroin problem in Vermont. If you are serious about trying to help the people fight the drug problem, then for heaven sake, you take no half measures.
http://dropbox.curry.com/ShowNotesArchive/2014/01/NA-582-2014-01-12/Assets/Poppie$/Heroine%20use%20skyrockets.mp3
There are many like myself who are very aware of the heroin problem. Have you ever wondered how there is a bumper crop of opium from Afghanistan this past year? How can that be, with an American military presence for 13 years, you would think that opium would be eradicated with our "War on Drugs" effort?
There is almost a Trillion dollars worth or opium exported, and not by donkeys over the mountains. This opium is shipped by the CIA in military planes from the air bases there. Please do not take my word for it, take it from an expert on the ground,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jorrit-kamminga/between-elephant-in-the-r_b_4268395.html
Unless you are willing to hold one press conference after another, and get support from other governors, senators, then what you say is very hollow. You really come across as an empty shirt just trying to get your name in the papers unless you decide to make a stand, and REALLY PROTECT YOUR CITIZENS OF VERMONT.
I would gather you probably heard from someone in Washington or Virginia asking you to shut up, and play ball. There is too much money to be made. I am quite sure that this email will never be read by anyone of importance, probably deleted, and quickly forgotten. Plausible denial is key, and you really do not want to be aware of the vast amount of drug money that our CIA makes from smuggling opium out of Afghanistan.
Unlike you Mr. Governor, I have principles and I follow through, not empty words from one sound byte. Show the people that you are a brave man, take a stand against the CIA drug empire, please, for the children?
Here is a United Nations report from 2013-Bumper Crop,
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2013/November/afghanistan-opium-crop-cultivation-rises-a-record-36-per-cent-opium-production-up-49-per-cent.html
Feel free to give me a call, I have much more information about the drug empire in Afghanistan, I would love to share it, but only if you are serious. I am not holding my breath.
Gitmo Gil
Waterbury
http://dropbox.curry.com/ShowNotesArchive/2014/01/NA-582-2014-01-12/Assets/Poppie$/Heroine%20use%20skyrockets.mp3
There are many like myself who are very aware of the heroin problem. Have you ever wondered how there is a bumper crop of opium from Afghanistan this past year? How can that be, with an American military presence for 13 years, you would think that opium would be eradicated with our "War on Drugs" effort?
There is almost a Trillion dollars worth or opium exported, and not by donkeys over the mountains. This opium is shipped by the CIA in military planes from the air bases there. Please do not take my word for it, take it from an expert on the ground,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jorrit-kamminga/between-elephant-in-the-r_b_4268395.html
Unless you are willing to hold one press conference after another, and get support from other governors, senators, then what you say is very hollow. You really come across as an empty shirt just trying to get your name in the papers unless you decide to make a stand, and REALLY PROTECT YOUR CITIZENS OF VERMONT.
I would gather you probably heard from someone in Washington or Virginia asking you to shut up, and play ball. There is too much money to be made. I am quite sure that this email will never be read by anyone of importance, probably deleted, and quickly forgotten. Plausible denial is key, and you really do not want to be aware of the vast amount of drug money that our CIA makes from smuggling opium out of Afghanistan.
Unlike you Mr. Governor, I have principles and I follow through, not empty words from one sound byte. Show the people that you are a brave man, take a stand against the CIA drug empire, please, for the children?
Here is a United Nations report from 2013-Bumper Crop,
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2013/November/afghanistan-opium-crop-cultivation-rises-a-record-36-per-cent-opium-production-up-49-per-cent.html
Feel free to give me a call, I have much more information about the drug empire in Afghanistan, I would love to share it, but only if you are serious. I am not holding my breath.
Gitmo Gil
Waterbury
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Armed Officers will wear Cameras
This is great news from the UK. Armed police officers will wear video cameras at all times so the tragic murder of Mark Duggan will hopefully never be repeated. Ok, United States of Gitmo, time to pony up and do the same.
If wearing a video camera can stop one corrupt cop from beating up, killing an innocent victim, then lets do it. We know that when ever a camera is brought into any situation the behavior of those in frame will change. Of course, our police forces will cry about not enough money to implement this radical idea, but it must be done.
If people think that it is only in recent history that police have been beating the crap out suspects then they are sadly mistaken. It is only because we all have a camera on us now. This is as old as time, it just the table are turned, and the police state does not like being caught beating up innocent people on camera, especially when the cop testifies under oath that nothing nefarious occurred, then a video pops up on youtube showing the exact opposite. Yikes.
If wearing a video camera can stop one corrupt cop from beating up, killing an innocent victim, then lets do it. We know that when ever a camera is brought into any situation the behavior of those in frame will change. Of course, our police forces will cry about not enough money to implement this radical idea, but it must be done.
If people think that it is only in recent history that police have been beating the crap out suspects then they are sadly mistaken. It is only because we all have a camera on us now. This is as old as time, it just the table are turned, and the police state does not like being caught beating up innocent people on camera, especially when the cop testifies under oath that nothing nefarious occurred, then a video pops up on youtube showing the exact opposite. Yikes.
Quips Quotes and Random Notes
I am currently sitting next to two young ladies at a Starbucks who are both uptalkers, who taught them to speak? 90210?
With the current election cycle soon to start, I have a couple thoughts. As an example, first and most important if you are someone who currently holds an office, and you are running for a higher office, you should be forced to resign your current post. There should be no fall-back job. If Senator McCain had to resign his Senate seat in order to run for President, do you think he would have run? I do not think so. These people who run and lose, get to keep all that unspent campaign cash, it must be a very nice nest egg.
A new day and a new outrage. What the hell happened to force 3 cops to kill a 90 lb kid holding a screwdriver? If this does not show you that we are the enemy now, then nothing will. The officer who make the kill shot is quoted as saying, "we don't have time for this" then took out his pistol and shot Keith Vidal
Then there is the killing of striker in Cambodia, because they have the nerve to ask for $73 a month to make the clothing for HM, Addidas, Puma and many others. How do people still shop at these stores? Though, if I had to guess, these stories are not being covered by the mainstream media news.
My letter to Mercedes Benz regarding the Michael Hasting murder. Yep, you read that right, this was no accident. Too many unanswered questions. Here is a cope of the letter,
Have you at Mercedes figured out how the brand new Benz that Michael Hasting was driving, blew up? More importantly how the engine ended up 75 feet away from the car, after it hit a tree? There are many questions that need to be answered, my readers are waiting for your reply. Thank you. The accident was last June in Los Angeles. Dr Fisher from DARPA was able to conclude that autos with your particular computer system could be hacked. Have the engineers at MB been able to figure out what happened, since there were no skid marks, which you would expect to see? I am sure the public should be made aware that MB that his have front end collision are prone to explode, has this report been made public?
It has been 3 days since I sent that letter, I am not holding my breath.
I am not a wrestling fan by any stretch, but today's announcement that the WWE is going to broadcast on set top boxes directly, is great news for us cordcutters. Content creators are waking up to the fact that they do not need the networks and other middlemen who take their cuts of the pie, to get their shows in front of peoples faces.
That is just the start. With the new season of "House of Cards" just a few days away, the cable TV industry is going to get the shock of their life when they see the metrics for viewership on Netflix. The old broadcast model is hanging on with every fiber of their being, but they cannot stop progress.
With the current election cycle soon to start, I have a couple thoughts. As an example, first and most important if you are someone who currently holds an office, and you are running for a higher office, you should be forced to resign your current post. There should be no fall-back job. If Senator McCain had to resign his Senate seat in order to run for President, do you think he would have run? I do not think so. These people who run and lose, get to keep all that unspent campaign cash, it must be a very nice nest egg.
A new day and a new outrage. What the hell happened to force 3 cops to kill a 90 lb kid holding a screwdriver? If this does not show you that we are the enemy now, then nothing will. The officer who make the kill shot is quoted as saying, "we don't have time for this" then took out his pistol and shot Keith Vidal
Then there is the killing of striker in Cambodia, because they have the nerve to ask for $73 a month to make the clothing for HM, Addidas, Puma and many others. How do people still shop at these stores? Though, if I had to guess, these stories are not being covered by the mainstream media news.
My letter to Mercedes Benz regarding the Michael Hasting murder. Yep, you read that right, this was no accident. Too many unanswered questions. Here is a cope of the letter,
Have you at Mercedes figured out how the brand new Benz that Michael Hasting was driving, blew up? More importantly how the engine ended up 75 feet away from the car, after it hit a tree? There are many questions that need to be answered, my readers are waiting for your reply. Thank you. The accident was last June in Los Angeles. Dr Fisher from DARPA was able to conclude that autos with your particular computer system could be hacked. Have the engineers at MB been able to figure out what happened, since there were no skid marks, which you would expect to see? I am sure the public should be made aware that MB that his have front end collision are prone to explode, has this report been made public?
It has been 3 days since I sent that letter, I am not holding my breath.
I am not a wrestling fan by any stretch, but today's announcement that the WWE is going to broadcast on set top boxes directly, is great news for us cordcutters. Content creators are waking up to the fact that they do not need the networks and other middlemen who take their cuts of the pie, to get their shows in front of peoples faces.
That is just the start. With the new season of "House of Cards" just a few days away, the cable TV industry is going to get the shock of their life when they see the metrics for viewership on Netflix. The old broadcast model is hanging on with every fiber of their being, but they cannot stop progress.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
This is how NSA Spying really works
In the recent news that the NSA has been spying in members of congress, this is how I really think this whole massive data collection thing works, stay with me, please.The
President: You know, Keith (Kaiser Alexander) I am trying to get this darn ( insert any bill here) through, and there are some members of congress/senate holding this up.
Kaiser Keith: Well, Mr President, what can I do for you?
President: You wouldn't happen to have something on Congressman/Senator ??? would you?
Kaiser Keith: You know that by law, we don't spy on members of congress (snicker, small inaudible laugh) right?
President: I know, Keith, I'm just saying, if you happen to come across anything on Senator ???? let me know, please?
Kaiser Keith: Will do, Mr. President.
Kaiser Keith then calls in one of the NSA lackeys and tell him to get all we have on Senators ??? and ???
About 2 hours later the phone in the Oval office rings...The President's Chief of Staff answers and a smile creeps over his face...
The White House phone number comes up on Senator ??? as an incoming number, This particular Senator who might have some level of a moral compass left, quickly pales as he learns that his rendezvous with a male intern last week at very private spa, will become public knowledge unless he votes for the Presidents bill.
This Senator hangs up the phone, looks at the picture of his wife and 3 children that sits on his desk. He grabs the garbage pail, throws up, and wonders when his career is over? Now, or sometime in the future. The Senator being the smart man that he is, cannot figure out how the White House got this information. There was only a quick selfie, and a text message between that adorable intern and himself.
Folks, this is what the NSA spying program is all about. Blackmail and Industrial Espionage. If an act of "terror" is caught by accident, all the better. There is no other reason for members of congress to be spied upon. That is a fact.
President: You know, Keith (Kaiser Alexander) I am trying to get this darn ( insert any bill here) through, and there are some members of congress/senate holding this up.
Kaiser Keith: Well, Mr President, what can I do for you?
President: You wouldn't happen to have something on Congressman/Senator ??? would you?
Kaiser Keith: You know that by law, we don't spy on members of congress (snicker, small inaudible laugh) right?
President: I know, Keith, I'm just saying, if you happen to come across anything on Senator ???? let me know, please?
Kaiser Keith: Will do, Mr. President.
Kaiser Keith then calls in one of the NSA lackeys and tell him to get all we have on Senators ??? and ???
About 2 hours later the phone in the Oval office rings...The President's Chief of Staff answers and a smile creeps over his face...
The White House phone number comes up on Senator ??? as an incoming number, This particular Senator who might have some level of a moral compass left, quickly pales as he learns that his rendezvous with a male intern last week at very private spa, will become public knowledge unless he votes for the Presidents bill.
This Senator hangs up the phone, looks at the picture of his wife and 3 children that sits on his desk. He grabs the garbage pail, throws up, and wonders when his career is over? Now, or sometime in the future. The Senator being the smart man that he is, cannot figure out how the White House got this information. There was only a quick selfie, and a text message between that adorable intern and himself.
Folks, this is what the NSA spying program is all about. Blackmail and Industrial Espionage. If an act of "terror" is caught by accident, all the better. There is no other reason for members of congress to be spied upon. That is a fact.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
The Google Press Conference That Should Have Been
In the recent weeks it has come to light that the giant technology companies in the United States have been lobbying for changes in the massive NSA spying apparatus. I call this window dressing, pure and simple.
I have only one question for these elites, where were you before the Snowden revelations on PRISM and the myriad of tactics that the government uses to spy on everyone?
Where are you Larry Page? I did not see the press conference that you surely have the power to call, and gather all the media and make the following statement;
"We here at Google not only value our customers privacy, it is in our articles of incorporation. "Do no Evil" is a motto that we strive to adhere to on a daily basis. We have been approached by the Federal Government and the NSA. They demand that we hand over all of our valued customers personal searches, and all the metadata that we have. We are saying NO. Our customers privacy and trust is paramount to us. We will not break that trust. Our lawyers are fighting this demand, and we will continue to keep you updated."
That is such a simple statement and would have garnered the goodwill of the people in so many ways. Right now, there is no trust.
I sure as hell did not see Eric Schmidt or Marissa Mayer calling a press conference announcing that the NSA wants to collect all the data of Google and Yahoo and keep it.
I did not see Tim Cook of Apple walking the stage holding his Iphone5 and stating that the NSA knows where you are, what you are saying and whom you are saying it to.
How come that NSA is monitoring the phones of those in Congress? Surely they are not terrorists? This spying is all about blackmail and industrial espionage.
When we see these elites of the world on the stage, they seem bigger than life. The only one who most likely stood up to the NSA was Steve Jobs. It is no coincidence that Apple caved to the NSA within 3 months of his death.
These people are worse than you and I. They have no backbone, no spine. They just caved and kept silent. That is most sinister of crimes. Thank god for Edward Snowden.
Google is the host of this blog. I challenge Larry or Sergei to have that press conference. They will not, you see, they really do believe they are better than us, the ones who make them rich, one search at a time, one click, one eyeball on one page.
These tech giants are only worried about one thing, their bottom line. Profits are down all across the board. They have very smart people monitoring the trends, and they do not like what they see.
Our future is at stake. Without it, we are nothing.
I have only one question for these elites, where were you before the Snowden revelations on PRISM and the myriad of tactics that the government uses to spy on everyone?
Where are you Larry Page? I did not see the press conference that you surely have the power to call, and gather all the media and make the following statement;
"We here at Google not only value our customers privacy, it is in our articles of incorporation. "Do no Evil" is a motto that we strive to adhere to on a daily basis. We have been approached by the Federal Government and the NSA. They demand that we hand over all of our valued customers personal searches, and all the metadata that we have. We are saying NO. Our customers privacy and trust is paramount to us. We will not break that trust. Our lawyers are fighting this demand, and we will continue to keep you updated."
That is such a simple statement and would have garnered the goodwill of the people in so many ways. Right now, there is no trust.
I did not see Tim Cook of Apple walking the stage holding his Iphone5 and stating that the NSA knows where you are, what you are saying and whom you are saying it to.
How come that NSA is monitoring the phones of those in Congress? Surely they are not terrorists? This spying is all about blackmail and industrial espionage.
When we see these elites of the world on the stage, they seem bigger than life. The only one who most likely stood up to the NSA was Steve Jobs. It is no coincidence that Apple caved to the NSA within 3 months of his death.
These people are worse than you and I. They have no backbone, no spine. They just caved and kept silent. That is most sinister of crimes. Thank god for Edward Snowden.
Google is the host of this blog. I challenge Larry or Sergei to have that press conference. They will not, you see, they really do believe they are better than us, the ones who make them rich, one search at a time, one click, one eyeball on one page.
These tech giants are only worried about one thing, their bottom line. Profits are down all across the board. They have very smart people monitoring the trends, and they do not like what they see.
Our future is at stake. Without it, we are nothing.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year ?
This fine crisp January morning brings some welcome news from the Internet. This article from Yahoo Finance points out the things not to buy this year. Cable TV is at the top of the list. I am biased, I completely agree with the Yahoo view. Cable TV is something that almost everyone can do without, easily.
I was at work last week and a nurse who visits our group home talked about her growing need to get rid of cable tv. She is paying upwards of $180 a month for the "triple play" which is a whole other scam, I will write about later. I liken my enthusiasm for cutting the cord to how you feel when you see a great movie, or read a book that blows you away, you want to share that with your friends. I told her about the Roku, she did not know it existed. I shared some movie websites, and documentary film sites. I saw her whole demeanor change. It was very cool. She is a very smart woman, nurses on the whole must be smart, it might take some time, but she will do it, I believe that. I cannot predict what device she will use, or what programs she will watch, but I can predict one thing with absolute surety, she will tell all her friends and family about cutting the cord, and her enthusiasm will be contagious.
All I can do is expose you, dear reader, to the information, what you do with it, is up to you. Here are a few websites to peruse at your leisure.
Cut the cord, make love with your wife/husband.significant other/mannequin/blowup doll, read a book, go for walks, play a game, talk to your spouse, instead of sitting on the couch pointing a remote at a box, with hope of finding something to watch.
You have been subtly brainwashed over the years to think that cable TV in a utility. It is not. Think about the wasted time sitting in front of the television going through the guide, and not finding a damn thing to entertain you with a possible channel list of 150 outlets.
That amount of channels is staggering. How many commercials are you and the kids ( its all about the children) are blasted at you, from every direction?
Here is a quick test to see if you are ready to cut the cord, I did not go through the whole test, as I have been (Hi, I'm Gil, I am a cord cutter, Hi Gil) cable free for almost 5 years now. I find the entertainment I want, when I want, and watch it on many different devices.I have a small 36' Bravia flat screen in the Gitmo command center, I also have a backup ASUS laptop which has the HDMI port hooked into said TV. These small inexpensive setup allows anything on the internet to be on the television.
What many people do not realize is the amount of movies, documentary films, television shows, lectures, music, that Youtube has to offer. My goodness, I could basically just use that set up and be fine. BUT, I also have my primary laptop that I use probably 58% for viewing.
Then there is the issue with what I consider the greatest thing since the slicing of bread, the ROKU. WOW, this device is so powerful, and easy to use,it is magic. That's why you can buy one through Amazon on this blog. I only push things that I personally use.
I saw a tweet yesterday that said "bad news for cord cutters, ABC is delaying website views for popular shows for one week. My immediate first thought was, why is that bad news? There are many reasons why people cut the cord, one of them is that they really do not care about network television. That being said, I do not care one bit, I don't think that ABC has anything that interests me. On the other hand this move my ABC does show that they are very very aware of cord cutters. If they didn't care, then they would immediately put their shows on the website. They are trying to "punish" the growing group of cord cutters by delaying what they consider "must see tv". Message to ABC, go jump the lake.
To wrap this first post of 2014, if you are scared to cut the cord, I get it. Take baby steps, feel the landscape out, and maybe take the plunge. Send me an email, I will hold your hand, point you in the right direction, freedom is a click away.
Gitmo Gil
I was at work last week and a nurse who visits our group home talked about her growing need to get rid of cable tv. She is paying upwards of $180 a month for the "triple play" which is a whole other scam, I will write about later. I liken my enthusiasm for cutting the cord to how you feel when you see a great movie, or read a book that blows you away, you want to share that with your friends. I told her about the Roku, she did not know it existed. I shared some movie websites, and documentary film sites. I saw her whole demeanor change. It was very cool. She is a very smart woman, nurses on the whole must be smart, it might take some time, but she will do it, I believe that. I cannot predict what device she will use, or what programs she will watch, but I can predict one thing with absolute surety, she will tell all her friends and family about cutting the cord, and her enthusiasm will be contagious.
All I can do is expose you, dear reader, to the information, what you do with it, is up to you. Here are a few websites to peruse at your leisure.
- Full Movies on youtube
- Full Documentary Films on Youtube
- Full Television shows
- Many more documentary films
Cut the cord, make love with your wife/husband.significant other/mannequin/blowup doll, read a book, go for walks, play a game, talk to your spouse, instead of sitting on the couch pointing a remote at a box, with hope of finding something to watch.
You have been subtly brainwashed over the years to think that cable TV in a utility. It is not. Think about the wasted time sitting in front of the television going through the guide, and not finding a damn thing to entertain you with a possible channel list of 150 outlets.
That amount of channels is staggering. How many commercials are you and the kids ( its all about the children) are blasted at you, from every direction?
Here is a quick test to see if you are ready to cut the cord, I did not go through the whole test, as I have been (Hi, I'm Gil, I am a cord cutter, Hi Gil) cable free for almost 5 years now. I find the entertainment I want, when I want, and watch it on many different devices.I have a small 36' Bravia flat screen in the Gitmo command center, I also have a backup ASUS laptop which has the HDMI port hooked into said TV. These small inexpensive setup allows anything on the internet to be on the television.
What many people do not realize is the amount of movies, documentary films, television shows, lectures, music, that Youtube has to offer. My goodness, I could basically just use that set up and be fine. BUT, I also have my primary laptop that I use probably 58% for viewing.
Then there is the issue with what I consider the greatest thing since the slicing of bread, the ROKU. WOW, this device is so powerful, and easy to use,it is magic. That's why you can buy one through Amazon on this blog. I only push things that I personally use.
I saw a tweet yesterday that said "bad news for cord cutters, ABC is delaying website views for popular shows for one week. My immediate first thought was, why is that bad news? There are many reasons why people cut the cord, one of them is that they really do not care about network television. That being said, I do not care one bit, I don't think that ABC has anything that interests me. On the other hand this move my ABC does show that they are very very aware of cord cutters. If they didn't care, then they would immediately put their shows on the website. They are trying to "punish" the growing group of cord cutters by delaying what they consider "must see tv". Message to ABC, go jump the lake.
To wrap this first post of 2014, if you are scared to cut the cord, I get it. Take baby steps, feel the landscape out, and maybe take the plunge. Send me an email, I will hold your hand, point you in the right direction, freedom is a click away.
Gitmo Gil
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