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Industry Insider Blasts Comcast
gordette writes "I'm posting this because Comcast did the same thing to me that this journalist describes — held my HD channels hostage by insisting that I shell out for an expensive cable package. The journalist is blasting Comcast for their 'shakedown' of consumers, and is doing so in full view of industry insiders. She also links to an earlier blog post describing Comcast's Motorola DVR problems."
In Soviet Russia, Cable Companies choose you!
Well, with three kids, it's simpler to take care of these online rather than gathering up the family and running several errands. Yes, the convenience could be a trap. But it's also a convenience.
And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?
>And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?
What, that it's about half to a third the price it is elsewhere?
I was listening to diggnation the other day and Alex was boasting his car did 24mpg which was supposed to excellent and up there with some hybrids - huh? My people carrier does 44mpg which embarasses me when some VW Golf's are over 70mpg. 24mpg in the UK would be considered a gas guzzler and the sort of thing you'd expect of a performance car.
I want a list of atrocities done in your name - Recoil
"And I'm sure you've heard something about the outrageous price of gas?"
Where , in the USA? I don't think so. You lot have the cheapest petrol on the planet. Besides , theres always public transport. I assume you still have that over there?
lol, 24mpg , that's horrible. But then again I pay what would be 6,5-7,5$ pr gallon.
That's more than I pay towards the fixed costs of a light aircraft!
Most people have no concept of the costs of light GA. Most people expect that you drive to the airport in your very expensive European car while giving the finger to everyone else. Worse, if they take the FAA's word at face value, you then go about taking an unshare fair of FAA consumable taxes and cause delays for major airlines. This is of course why the FAA's moto is, "We're not happy until you're not happy."
In other words, if you're going to throw out a tidbit like that, you might include more details so the masses have some hope of relating. While piloting is expensive, people don't realize that the average GA pilot makes less than $60,000/yr. In fact, I believe it's actually less than $40,000/yr.
The US does have public transport, and it's pretty good. Provided you're in the NY metropolitan area or San Francisco bay area. The rest of the country, with maybe one or two other exceptions, simply doesn't.
24 MpG isn't at all impressive. Over here in the states a higher performance V6 usually gets only a little higher than that as a realistic average on the highways (maybe 25-27). This is ignoring small block V6's and efficient V8's (that throttle back to 6 and 4 cylinders when coasting).
However, he might have been comparing to a Hybrid V6. The Honda Accord Hybrid Sedan has an official EPA estimate of 28 city / 35 highway, which means realistic numbers probably put it closer to 24 / 32 which aren't incredibly higher than your friend's V6.
Though I'm personally a fan of diesel, I'd heavily consider a small Hybrid like a Civic in the future. But a V6 Hybrid sedan is really out of the question for me; the price point isn't worth the relatively small increase in efficiency.
- Many large cities have decent transportation: subways, buses, electric buses, etc.
- Some regions (even suburbs) have decent trains connecting the various towns and cities, as well as the occasional bus.
But in a lot of places (I'd say the majority), public transportation is pretty sub-par. It's a shame really. Case-in-point, I have a colleague that has a particularly hard time getting to work because he doesn't own a car, and both his house and his company reside in towns with little/no public transportation. He may only be 30 miles away, but getting to work is a real chore for him; 2 hours of going in a deranged route.