Posted 3/2/2002 06:10:16 PM by Edward Driscoll
HD-DVD IS COMING, SAYS THE DIGITAL BITS. Which certainly makes sense, although it would have to be a huge improvement over DVD to get me to buy many of the same titles over again. It's amazing how many millions Hollywood has raked in by repacking the same titles. I think 2001 and Apocalypse Now, I've each bought on VHS (once), laser disc (twice), and DVD (twice). Of course, being a dedicated Kubrick obsessionist, I'm sure I'll buy most of his stuff again on HD-DVD.

Posted 3/2/2002 05:42:43 PM by Edward Driscoll
"TIVO TO RAISE MONTHLY PRICES BY 30 PERCENT" According to this Reuters article. I wonder how this will impact their sales, as compared to Replay (who's service is free) and Microsoft's UltimateTV (which is customized for DirecTV). Whichever service is chosen, the PVR is a helluva product. I own an UltimateTV box, and recently tested the Replay 4000 for Home Automation and Electronic House magazines, and they're both terrific. And it's great to spend an evening watching shows you want to watch, rather than clicking channels and trying to shift through so much of the flotsam and jetsam that's all over TV--especially with a satellite, which is often "500 channels and there's nothing on" (to paraphrase Bruce Springsteen).

Posted 3/2/2002 09:45:31 AM by Edward Driscoll
Oops. Hey, Vario finally got my domain name active. That was fast wasn't it. They're good guys, aren't they?

Posted 3/2/2002 09:44:51 AM by Edward Driscoll
MY DOMAIN NAME IS LIVE. www.eddriscoll.com THIS IS ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND. AND I SOUND EXACTLY LIKE EVERY OTHER PIECE OF SPAM I GET FOR SHOUTING ABOUT!!!!!

Posted 3/1/2002 02:58:01 PM by Edward Driscoll
VIRGINIA POSTREL ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF WAL-MART: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/28/business/28SCEN.html BTW, Postrel, on her Dynamist.com Web log, says: WAL-MEX: Wal-Mart de Mexico, a.k.a. Wal-Mex and already that country's largest retailer, has big expansion plans. It will add 67 stores over the next year and a half. Wal-Mart's growth is both a cause and an effect of Mexico's rising (by fits and starts) standard of living.

Posted 3/1/2002 02:47:32 PM by Edward Driscoll
This is a test. My first actual Blog. God help us all.