I really should know by now...

Dear James:

People on the internet, (Slashdot.org, in this particular case), are often arrogant, misinformed, half-informed, prone to assumption, and dumb. Keep this in mind whenever you decide to participate in online discussions.

You, dumbass.

A TiVo Idea

I've had this idea for a while, but after recently receiving an e-mail describing how AirTran Airlines will be installing XM Satellite radios into all of their passenger seats, I decided to send this in to TiVo.

Because many hotels are now investing in in-room systems where guests can access pay-per-view items as well as services such as reviewing itemized bills on-screen, I think a good strategic move for TiVo would be partnering with a major hotel chain to provide some kind of TiVo system, which has been augmented with hotel information system capabilities.

Pay-per-view functionality is already present in TiVo's DirecTV DVRs, so all they would have to add is the ability to browse the hotel systems for data.

I think it would get TiVo's capabilities into the minds of many travelers. Of course, they might want to investigate some means of making this a centralized server system to prevent thefts, but aiming, perhaps, at the more upscale hotel chains which cater to business travelers may minimize those dangers as well as target the ideal demographic--professionals with disposable income.

Flying blind on a rocket cycle...

Funny how when I went to do a search for "Sam and Max" on Google, I somehow ended up with a reference for Flash Gordon. Of course, I wasn't looking for Sam Jones and Max von Sydow--I was searching for the Freelance Police:

Sam: The only two words that can describe this ball are huge and big.
Max: I think the two words I describe it with are dumb and stupid.

Speaking of Flash Gordon, RetroCRUSH.com has yet another classic videogame quiz (as well as tributes to the greatest of all rock-and-roll games, Journey: Escape, and the greatest of all inflate-monsters-until-they-explode games, Dig Dug). How does Flash Gordon relate to classic videogames, you ask? Only the truly old-school nerds will know.