[Gllug] New IT dept-based sitcom

[John Winters]

On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 15:31 +0000, John Hearns wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 21:41 +0000, John Winters wrote:
> 
> > Having MythTV running on a permanently on server completely changes the
> > way I watch (and record) television.  Instead of hoping there will be
> > something on when I feel like watching (fat chance!) I let the computer
> > hoover up everything which I've told it I might like, and then watch at
> > my convenience. 
> And what's wrong with some old copies of Private Eye or New Scientist?

Nothing - I've got plenty of both.

> That's the problem with you geeks - all out for expensive gadgetry when
> time honoured simple solutions already exist.

You mean VCRs?  They may be time-honoured but they're a lot less simple
to use.

> There are some places which should remain free of the computer.

I'm sorry - you seem to have read some hidden meaning into what I wrote
which I didn't intend and which I can't see even now on re-reading it.
What are you trying to say?

John

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