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Feb 18 2009

Why Television Networks Are Stupid


Today, let’s talk about Why Television Networks Are Stupid.

I am thinking about this as I am waiting for the show 24 to download.  I am downloading 24 from this page.  By the time many of you read this, the link will be dead or say something like “this show is unavailable due to copyright infringement”.

I am downloading 24 because I am Living in Uruguay and they do not air the latest episodes of 24 here.

I download all of the shows that I like–24, Californication, Dexter, Lost, Entourage.  They’re all available.  How?  Basically, people Tivo these programs and then put them on the Internet and try to make money by people clicking on the surrounding ads.  For an example of this, see the website iwatchlostonline.com.  Did you know that, if you type in “watch lost online”, you will receive over 4 million web pages dedicated to this topic?

So, what do the networks do to combat this?

They employ people to track and shut down all of these sites which, judging by the vast availability of everything, works about as well as an athlete saying he didn’t take steroids when he did.

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Aug 12 2008

America: The New Mexico?

Published by Richard under Economics

is america's economy going in the wrong directionSitting in Union Square, in the heart of San Francisco, you will find many languages spoken.  People come here from all over the world to experience San Francisco, one of Americas, if not the worlds, best cities.  They also come here to shop. Continue Reading »

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Oct 21 2007

Uruguay: Bills, Bidets, and Boundaries

Published by Richard under Economics, Living in Uruguay

Random Observations:  Bills, Bidets, Boundaries, Bicycles

There are 3 main cell phone companies:  Ancel, MovieStar, and CTIMovil.
Nobody here makes a phone call.  If you receive one, it’s important, or the person is rich and lazy. 

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Sep 05 2007

Living In Uruguay–Richard’s Freakonomics

Published by Richard under Economics, Living in Uruguay

Richard’s Freakonomics

Tattoos, Uruguay, and World Economics

I met a girl named Maria the other day which is not unusual because a large number of girls here bear that name.  What was unusual is that Maria had a tattoo, or as Vince Vaugh’s character in Wedding Crashers says, “might as well be a bullseye”. Continue Reading »

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