Too Absent Herald

First, you should take a look at Broke Mac Mountain.

I’m coming up on my third month of DirecTV, which means I have to choose which Movie service to keep, between Starz, HBO, or yes, Showtime. Interesting that HBO, who owns Cinemax (right?) does not include Cinemax in its package. Anyway, I’m going to go with Starz. Surprising, perhaps, but HBO’s package is really worthless, except for the signature [they produced Gus Van Sant's "ELEPHANT"]). And Starz has like 12 channels when you include the Encores.

Showtime. No. No Showtime. The Penn &Teller Show is great, but this is not the 90s. Great is so 20th century.

So it’ll be Starz, at least until the summer, when the new Season of the Wire comes out. Although… here, you can see the thinking going on… I also just got a DVD Recorder, so on the off chance that HBO shows the Season 2 shows…

Well, the Mac news (approx.) is this. The Rumor sites are coalescing around a Mac Mini and the iPod boombox coming out on Tuesday. The Mac Mini will have what is known as the “Tivo-Killer” app. which will smoothly make the box a DVR.

Apparently TIVO dragged their heels bringing Mac support online, and so Cupertino revenges. I for one find this policy of envious self-interest refreshing.

Something else I find refreshing is this example of a rumor: MacGeekery posts a conversation overheard at a little burrito place near Apple HQ. Whatever happens on Tuesday, I have to say that among my close friends, I’d include the guy who has this sense of humor:

Man 1: “I just wish it was a little bigger.”
Man 2: “You can hook it up to one of those portable TV/DVD players you know.”
Man 1: “Yeah, I know, but that really defeats the point; it’s so bulky then. And that totally blows plane flights with the cords and batteries and so on.”
Man 3: “I think it’s big enough to watch.”
Man 2: “And you’re sixteen, too. Quick, what’s the VIN on that car?!”

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