Comments on: Triple J

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:34:37 +0000

Dan, Pandora is nice but the lack of human programming loses the social aspect of radio (and TV) that I like. Stephen Fry wrote a terrific speech about this in relation to the BBC. And yes, Triple J has her moments. As you mention, it’s a relationship :)

Jody, if I could get TV shows on the Internet like I do MP3s, and watch them on a large screen, then I’d lose cable altogether and probably save a lot of money in the process! But streaming TV on the web, from anywhere, would be truly awesome. C’mon, surely that would tempt you?

Lyds, thanks—not sure if it’s a blessing or a curse when it comes to The Debate, part two.

By: Lyds

Lyds — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:54:53 +0000

I’m keeping y’all’s sanity in my thoughts until the end of the week. (But after that, you’re on your own.)

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:01:45 +0000

When I first bought a house there was only so much money to go around. Being a cashflow smart kind of girl some things just didn’t make the cut of what we could afford. It turned out that a TV was way down the list and a dining table to entertain friends was a bit higher although that was also a few months away.
A good stereo came into the picture at the 12 month mark as 12 months of getting to know my loved one well was enough before we needed a break. During that time a laptop did wonders for our sanity and music needs.
It took 18 months before we purchased our first TV and sometimes I still wish we hadn’t. We don’t watch that much TV these days but I find when we are tired is when it is most likely to be turned on. Why would I want to watch crap when I am tired, who knows what subliminal messages I am absorbing!
There are some quality programs around but usually these can be found elsewhere than on the TV so yes thank gosh for the internet. A great way to watch and listen to only those things I really want too.
If our TV dies it will be a very long debate as to whether a new one is purchased.

By: Dan Todd

Dan Todd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:50:22 +0000

Ooh, ooh. I nearly forgot. Why aren’t you using Pandora or Last.FM? Pandora is very cool, but very US only.

By: Dan Todd

Dan Todd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:49:08 +0000

I lived with no TV for 18 months. It was surprisingly easy, once you get past the withdrawal pains.

After having 4,300 channels of Everyone Love’s Raymond and Law and Order for the duration of my time in Canada, I look upon Australian free to air TV with a fond quaintness.

As for JJJ – we’ve agreed to listen to other people for a while. They’ve been doing that thing that they do where the playlist is boring and repetitive and I stop listening for a few months. After this hiatus, we, as usual, just hang-out again like nothing has happened.

In the interim, I’ve become a nerd and have been listening to Richard Fidler of DAAS on the Local ABC AM station 612 or ABC News Radio on 963.

Finally, If it weren’t for podcasting, I’d have gone berko. The quality of programs released by Our ABC and the BBC is simply amazing. NPR is also quite good.