In the End, It’s All TV

Posted on: May 23, 2007

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Recently at my house, we switched from Time Warner cable to DirecTV satellite. After a few days of use, we’re pretty happy with the service. It’s nice moving from a DVR that can record up to two things at once (as opposed to the DVR we bought ourselves that only supports one thing at a time,) but in the end, it’s all just the same TV, and I don’t understand how switching the source of your TV can be so hyped up.

I mean, they (both satellite and cable providers,) hype up their service to be the best thing on the planet since the slicer came to sliced bread town, yet you’re getting the same stuff from both sides. I mean, we switched for purely economical reasons, we pay half as much for more than what we were getting with cable, but come on, it’s still TV. Don’t make it like it’s also going to make me a pizza every night when I ask for it.

I dunno, I suppose it’s because the average consumer is just too dumb to make any sort of decision, informed or not, without having their choices overhyped to hell.

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An Open Letter to the Sabres

Posted on: May 13, 2007

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Dear Buffalo Sabres,

WAKE THE FUCK UP. Two straight losses at home isn’t going to cut it.

Miller can’t do everything. He’s a goalie. Not a brick wall.

Stop playing like you’ve never played hockey in your life. Start playing like you were during the regular season, like you want to win. Wait, fuck that. Play like you need to win.

Shoot at the goal more. Stop this fancy “line up the perfect shot” stuff, just shoot to the net where you think the holes are. And if you get blocked, get people to handle the rebound. You won’t score goals by not shooting, and you won’t score goals by not capitalizing on rebounds. You won’t confuse Emery on the first shot, it will take second or third rebounds to get him out of position.

Show them in Ottawa what we’re made of. Don’t disappoint the city that loves you so much. We already have the Bills to do that.

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