Comments for Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com Vijay Bangaru's Blog Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on I’ve a feeling we’re not in Seattle anymore by Wow, that’s a lot of rent money! | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/07/29/ive-a-feeling-were-not-in-seattle-anymore/#comment-18308 Wow, that’s a lot of rent money! | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:00:07 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=249#comment-18308 [...] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « I’ve a feeling we’re not in Seattle anymore [...] […] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « I’ve a feeling we’re not in Seattle anymore […]

]]> Comment on The 4-Hour Workweek by dale cinciripini http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/13/the-4-hour-workweek/#comment-17035 dale cinciripini Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:11:30 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=241#comment-17035 hey vijay..i saw a guy with 6pack abs painted on..looked good..you're married to an artist..right??....also you have IQ points to spare..no problem..dale hey vijay..i saw a guy with 6pack abs painted on..looked good..you’re married to an artist..right??….also you have IQ points to spare..no problem..dale

]]> Comment on Clash of the Adages by dale cinciripini http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/17/clash-of-the-adages/#comment-17033 dale cinciripini Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:04:10 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=243#comment-17033 the sword might decide what the pen writes although losing world wars to usa proved eco boons to japan/germany and now years later usa suffers eco disaster from too many swords in too many countries...swords cut both ways..ron pauls influence on me..thanks vj..vijays father-in-law..dale the sword might decide what the pen writes although losing world wars to usa proved eco boons to japan/germany and now years later usa suffers eco disaster from too many swords in too many countries…swords cut both ways..ron pauls influence on me..thanks vj..vijays father-in-law..dale

]]> Comment on Airline pricing for the not-so-athletic gentleman by Jason Ginchereau http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/18/airline-pricing-for-the-not-so-athletic-gentleman/#comment-16353 Jason Ginchereau Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:40:20 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=246#comment-16353 Hah, I wish they WOULD charge passengers based on their weight. My tickets would be CHEAP! :) Hope you two are doing well in Colorado. Hah, I wish they WOULD charge passengers based on their weight. My tickets would be CHEAP! :)

Hope you two are doing well in Colorado.

]]> Comment on Pricing and airline tickets by Airline pricing for the not-so-athletic gentleman | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/18/pricing-and-airline-tickets/#comment-13127 Airline pricing for the not-so-athletic gentleman | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:38:13 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=244#comment-13127 [...] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « Pricing and airline tickets [...] […] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « Pricing and airline tickets […]

]]> Comment on Clash of the Adages by More thoughts on “Clash of the Adages” | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/17/clash-of-the-adages/#comment-13040 More thoughts on “Clash of the Adages” | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:19:43 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=243#comment-13040 [...] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « Clash of the Adages [...] […] Vijay Bangaru’s Blog « Clash of the Adages […]

]]> Comment on The Once and Future Book by Sean http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/06/12/the-once-and-future-book/#comment-12242 Sean Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:04:49 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=240#comment-12242 Moving to Boulder?! What, is Seattle not good enough for you? You should try the Netherlands. It might just be worse. ;) Moving to Boulder?! What, is Seattle not good enough for you? You should try the Netherlands. It might just be worse. ;)

]]> Comment on A Game of Thrones by The Once and Future Book | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2007/02/05/a-game-of-thrones/#comment-12126 The Once and Future Book | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:38:02 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2007/02/05/a-game-of-thrones/#comment-12126 [...] other day while hunting for something to read, I picked up my copy of A Game of Thrones, fully intending to re-read the [...] […] other day while hunting for something to read, I picked up my copy of A Game of Thrones, fully intending to re-read the […]

]]> Comment on Life of Pi by The Once and Future Book | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2007/06/12/life-of-pi/#comment-12121 The Once and Future Book | Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:11:54 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2007/06/12/life-of-pi/#comment-12121 [...] used to be good about blogging about books I read, but for about a year now, I haven’t reviewed anything… so there’s some weirdness that I’ll start up [...] […] used to be good about blogging about books I read, but for about a year now, I haven’t reviewed anything… so there’s some weirdness that I’ll start up […]

]]> Comment on Hulu is doo doo by Mark http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2008/05/21/hulu-is-doo-doo/#comment-10020 Mark Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:54:53 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/?p=238#comment-10020 My business sense tells me this is an attempt to force market segmentation. My guess is that NBC feared that showing BSG on Hulu the next day was cutting into SciFi channel viewers (and the associated ad revenue), so they pullied this little stunt to shut down critics inside the company who were afraid of lossing money. By making it an *8* day delay, they are trying to force you into one of three market segments: those that are willing to pay to watch it on cable, those that are willing to pay for it on Amazon Unbox, or lamo category where you'll never be able to catch up with your friends. You wanna watch, you gotta pay the price, dude! Just watching our commercials is no longer enough. But what sucks the MOST is how cruel it is to make this change in the MIDDLE of the season with NO NOTICE. Hulu spent months training us to think we can always use Hulu to "catch up", and people responded with love. Now our trust has been betrayed. Those of us who skipped recording it Friday night, are now SCREWED. We can NEVER catch up (legally). Cancel that "BSG Finale Party" you were planning, cause NBC decided to change the rules in the middle of the game. I'm sure they're saying, "oh, they'll just use Unbox". But I own a Mac; Unbox is not an option. And NBC and Apple's little fight mean's that I have ZERO legal options to catching up with my TV / TiVO friends. With such respect for their customers, you wonder why people turn to illegal downloads? What idiot makes these decisions? My business sense tells me this is an attempt to force market segmentation.

My guess is that NBC feared that showing BSG on Hulu the next day was cutting into SciFi channel viewers (and the associated ad revenue), so they pullied this little stunt to shut down critics inside the company who were afraid of lossing money.

By making it an *8* day delay, they are trying to force you into one of three market segments: those that are willing to pay to watch it on cable, those that are willing to pay for it on Amazon Unbox, or lamo category where you’ll never be able to catch up with your friends. You wanna watch, you gotta pay the price, dude! Just watching our commercials is no longer enough.

But what sucks the MOST is how cruel it is to make this change in the MIDDLE of the season with NO NOTICE. Hulu spent months training us to think we can always use Hulu to “catch up”, and people responded with love. Now our trust has been betrayed. Those of us who skipped recording it Friday night, are now SCREWED. We can NEVER catch up (legally).

Cancel that “BSG Finale Party” you were planning, cause NBC decided to change the rules in the middle of the game.

I’m sure they’re saying, “oh, they’ll just use Unbox”. But I own a Mac; Unbox is not an option. And NBC and Apple’s little fight mean’s that I have ZERO legal options to catching up with my TV / TiVO friends.

With such respect for their customers, you wonder why people turn to illegal downloads? What idiot makes these decisions?

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