CURRY.COM (Free subscription) | yesterday
We really tried to do No Agenda 110 today, but my AT&T DSL got ‘rewired’ incorrectly at the exchange and Comcast doesn’t ’service’ downtown SF. The AT&T USB stick was attrocious, so we decided to delay the show until tomorrow 8am when I am in London and have adequate bandwidth. Go figure. Very grumpy about [...]
The Consumerist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Look, Comcast, when you take back someone's equipment and give them a receipt confirming that their account has no balance, then it's not unreasonable for them to think that their account is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Dwight has the news. Coming next year to the hot, humid air all around you, Houston: High-speed wireless broadband from Comcast. Its new High-Speed 2go service is rolling out now in Portland, Ore., and local Comcast spokesman Michael Bybee said today Houston will get it in 2010. He didn’t offer any other specifics. Some more details can be [...]
I Hate The Media (Free subscription) | yesterday
New-vehicle sales in June fell 28% from a year earlier to 860,000 cars and light trucks Related posts: Comcast airs Girls Gone Wild commercial during Vatican’s Good Friday service, sales skyrocket “STUDIOS SCRAMBLE AS DVD SALES DROP” Chart of the Day: Didn’t see that coming
3wan.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
[Reuters] The U.S. government will soon release $4 billion of loans and grants aimed at expanding broadband access to underserved areas across the United States, officials said on Wednesday. The funds are part of a $7.2 billion program to build an affordable high-speed Internet structure in rural areas. The project is being pushed by President Barack Obama, in part, to shore up the U.S. economy with...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Game Seventy-Nine: Cubs (39-39) vs. Brewers (43-38) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet/TBS - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (7-6, 3.35/1.13) vs. Mike Burns (1-1, 3.31/1.29) Despite being blown out on Saturday, the Cubs have a chance to post a series win with a victory this afternoon. After today the Cubs will not face the Brewers...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Again, it's on Comcast Hometown, which is channel 104 for some of you, but it starts at 6:30 this time.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK — Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network. The "Washington Watch" program aims to tap into a new interest in politics and government due to the election of President Barack Obama, said Johnathan Rodgers, TV One's president and CEO. It debuts Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. EDT, and the show...
The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
Lance Armstrong returns to the streets for the 2009 Versus' Tour De France, which started on July 4th. Comcast's national sports service will span some 250 live coverage and encore hours, starting at 8:30 a.m. (ET) with a one-hour retrospective of Lance Armstrong's career and his comeback season. Pedaling begins at 9:30 a.m.This year is the 96th Tour de France. Bikers will tour six nations:
Switched (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
It's not uncommon for spambots to get the boot on Twitter for doing things like following hundreds (or thousands) of people, or blasting out messages non-stop. One woman managed to unintentionally fool the Twitter security systems into thinking she was one of the offending bots by sending too many hand-typed Tweets (as opposed to automated updates from a blog or music service like imeem ) in the course...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
An agreement between Tribune Co. and the Ricketts family on the sale of the Cubs will be made in the next two weeks, according to a report Friday night from David Kaplan, host of "Chicago Tribune Live" on Comcast SportsNet. Quoting "a good baseball source," Kaplan said approval from MLB would likely take place before the end of August. For more read Kaplan's blog HERE on chicagonow.com...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
David Kaplan, host of "Chicago Tribune Live" on Comcast SportsNet, reported Friday night that an agreement between Tribune Co. and the Ricketts family on the sale of the Cubs will be made in the next two weeks.
Phillies Nation (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
New York Mets (39-39) at Philadelphia Phillies (39-37) Livan Hernandez (5-3, 4.04 ERA) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (5-4, 3.91 ERA in AAA) Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park Weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 TV:Comcast Sporstnet Twitter: Phillies Nation Tonight, the rivalry is renewed in a big series for both teams. The Phillies look to turn around their struggles and stay in first [...]
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit late Wednesday upheld a circuit court ruling from last week that allows Johnson to perform his full duties as senior vice president of strategy at Dell. Johnson worked...
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
I will be appearing tomorrow morning on "The Baseball Show" and their segment, "Web Sox Nation," chatting briefly about what's been happening on my blog this week. This will be my second appearing on the show by phone. It will air at 9:55 AM on Comcast SportsNet New England. The show is also simulcast on WEEI radio, but the Web Sox Nation part is only available on TV.
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