{"id":360,"date":"2004-07-22T11:08:23","date_gmt":"2004-07-22T15:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2004\/07\/the_tivolution_claims_another_victim\/"},"modified":"2004-07-22T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2004-07-22T15:08:23","slug":"the_tivolution_claims_another_victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/07\/22\/the_tivolution_claims_another_victim\/","title":{"rendered":"The TiVolution Claims Another Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just had an instant message conversation with my boy Kamau. (Yes, this is the same guy that writes<\/strike> wrote at TheBlackHandSide.net. His blog disappeared because his hosting service has gone AWOL on him. I don’t know if he’s gonna start up a new site or not. If he does I’ll let you know.) He finally took the plunge and bought a TiVo, which arrived yesterday. He’s been opposed to getting a TiVo for various reasons but the need to record French language programming drove him to make the move. He’s taking a refresher French course and wanted to record some French language shows which come on real early in the morning. Here’s our conversation after his TiVo has been set up for all of about 12 hours:<\/p>\n

Kamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>TiVo is da shit<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>lmao<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>welcome to the fold<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>and to the TiVolution<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>thank you. thank you, one step closer to becoming a full Jedi Knight like yourself<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>it already snagged some of your French shows?<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>I did a keyword search for "French" and found some shit I didn’t know came on.<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>you’ve gotta love that<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>Shows in French not on the International Channel, but on IFC, History Channel International, Encore, etc.<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>ah, the value of your cable subscription unlocked<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>yessir. i can’t wait to get home to program some more stuff.<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>indeed<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>lol<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>actually, I’m trying to find out how to do it online<\/FONT>

\nMichael<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>I can’t do that with mine. Damn DirecTV handicaps their tivos<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> >:o<\/FONT>

\nKamau<\/B>:<\/FONT> <\/FONT>damn, i love the Internet. this online setup is tiiight<\/FONT>
<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love the enthusiasm of TiVo newbies<\/a>. Just wait until he discovers the other reasons to own a TiVo<\/a>.
\n<\/p>\n


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I just had an instant message conversation with my boy Kamau. (Yes, this is the same guy that writes wrote at TheBlackHandSide.net. His blog disappeared because his hosting service has gone AWOL on him. I don’t know if he’s gonna start up a new site or not. If he does I’ll let you know.) He… Continue reading The TiVolution Claims Another Victim<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":287,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/03\/13\/once_you_go_tivo_youll_never_go_back\/","url_meta":{"origin":360,"position":0},"title":"Once You Go TiVo You’ll Never Go Back!","date":"March 13, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"My evil plan to spread TiVo is working beautifully. 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