Letters to the Editor
clelandearly
Published Letters: 13
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Silly
[Read the article: Maybe his wives always did the shopping]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm not a Giuliani fan, but whether he knows the cost of gas or milk is pretty irrelevant. I do my own shopping, but I couldn't tell you precisely what a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread costs. I just toss the stuff in my basket and pay for it at the checkout, usually as part of a larger purchase. I'm more aware of the current cost of a gallon of gas because of the way the process of pumping gas works. I usually stand by the pump and watch the gallons and total cost accumulate. I'm more concerned by Giuliani's authoritarian tendencies than his lack of shopping acumen.
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It's Not All About Money
[Read the article: John Edwards lets his hair down in San Francisco]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I attended a similar event in Houston a while back. It was steamy and packed, despite the fact that it was hard to find a place nearby to park. I could barely see Edwards, but I generally liked what he said and I thought he came across as personable and thoughtful, though I have to say I felt more chills during former Congressman Chris Bell's warm up speech. I don't really understand why the national media have decided that Clinton and Obama are the only candidates who matter. It's not all about money, and I think Clinton and Obama have serious electability issues. I want to win.
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Give Me a Break
[Read the article: Conversations: Tim Gunn]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I guess I'm a card-carrying member of the jeans-and-flip-flops crowd. I like jeans and t-shirts. I like Crocs. I like polo shirts and boat shoes. I don't find these articles of clothing to be inherently sloppy, and I'm not very impressed by guys in suits or women in cocktail dresses. To me, what matters the most is what's in your head, and I think it's silly to equate a lack of concern with "fashion" with an empty head or a lack of ambition or a deficient work ethic. I'm not trying to say anything in particular by my clothing choices; jeans and t-shirts are comfortable, practical and low-maintenance.
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Not Really Available to Me
[Read the article: Free TV shows from Fox, ABC and NBC (with catches)]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I was interested in watching all four of the pilots NBC was promoting, but couldn't get ahold of any of them through legit channels. Comcast advertised the NBC pilots as available on demand, but I live in Houston, where the On Demand features don't currently include network TV. Next, I looked at Amazon Unbox, but Unbox only supports Windows, and I'm a Mac user. I don't have a Tivo. If you're trying to build interest in your product, you probably want your promotional materials to be as widely available as is possible.
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I Like the PS3
[Read the article: The $400 PlayStation 3 comes to the U.S.]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm not a big gaming enthusiast; however, I bought one of the discounted, 60GB PS3s to play Blu-ray movies, and I find myself playing games more than I expected. The operating system and user interface are well suited to gaming and multimedia. It's a classy piece of hardware and works well with my home wireless network and my HDTV. I think the bluetooth-compatible controllers are nice, and the six-axis control feature has great potential.
I briefly owned a first-generation XBox and a Game Cube, but most of the games I tried made me car sick, including Halo. This doesn't seem to be as much of a problem with the high def games on the PS3. I've downloaded and played a bunch of relatively simple, inexpensive games from the Playstation Store. I like the fact that these are stored on the hard drive and are immediately available without inserting a disc.
I suspect that the games people want will eventually arrive. Even without a really compelling game, I'm satisfied with my purchase.
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The Worst
[Read the article: The divine sound of silence]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The worst kind of public music is that extremely loud dance crap they play in the gym these days. I've quit a couple of gyms over obnoxious music and find it odd that gym owners feel compelled to blast you when three quarters of the folks in the gym are wearing iPods. "We like a high energy environment," one manager told me. I just want to concentrate on what I'm doing, and I would be perfectly happy if there were no PA music or televisions tuned to Fox News.
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Give Me Escapism
[Read the article: The long-term stupidity of global Hollywood]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm pretty well educated and, I'd like to think, smart. I prefer my movies to be escapism. There's enough reality in my reality, thank you very much.
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Buying Startups
[Read the article: Yahoo tells Microsoft to make like a banana]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Your comment that "With just a fraction of that $44 billion, you could invest in dozens of start-ups that could yield a bigger pay-off than Yahoo." is interesting. Once bought, such startups stop being startups and start being Microsoft. I don't think Microsoft is capable of a "grand idea."
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Early Adopter Blues
[Read the article: V-DVD Day: Sony's Blu-ray wins the format war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have both Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs, so I didn't really see the imperative to choose one over the other. I don't feel particularly well-served by this turn. Both formats work well, but HD DVD offered a number of advantages. Fortunately, my investment in HD DVD is less than my investment in Blu-ray, but I still have a small library of HD DVDs that will need to be replaced eventually.
I believe that Blu-ray will ultimately succeed. The difference in picture on a HDTV between a standard DVD and a HD disc is enormous. HD discs are also better than broadcast or cable HD.
I'm not convinced that online streaming of High Def programming is very practical. After all, we're talking about sending gigabytes upon gigabytes of data down the pipes. Streaming will undoubtedly involve compromises that will be clear when you display the picture on your new, big-ass HDTV.