One more TV note...

One unfortunate side-effect of the new TV is being able to see how heavy the compression on Comcast Digital Cable is.

K decided he wanted to watch Deep Rising on Starz (digital) yesterday. The backgrounds were loaded with blocky compression artifacts. It's not really obvious when you're a few feet from the TV, but when you're sitting right in front of it adjusting the set and the cable box the 1/4" or larger blocks in the background are impossible to miss.

Oh, and speaking of digital cable, the new TV makes watching pan-and-scan versions for TV even more painful. Nothing like having black bars at the side of the screen where you know there should be picture...

District 50 Race..

I know there are some San Diego folks who read this. Some of you might even be HR District 50 voters.

You've probably already seen the ads.

If you haven't seen the analysis, you ought to read it.