no doubt i'm pointing out the obvious here -- and please don't shoot the messenger -- but if you want the likely origin of it all, look porn-ward, young man. maxcash was one of the very first to think of the economics of moving eyeballs (and getting a bump as a result).

I'm with ET. Unless you start feeling bumps in the road, keep on truckin'.

FasterFox is giving me 2.2, 1.7, 1.6 on consecutive homepage loads w/ cache cleared before each run. (I have the add-on set to turbo, btw.)

My SpeedTest.net bandwidth results as of 3PM EST were 9MB down & 2.5 up, just FYI.

And to extend, balance the point, it appears the entire Internet weighs less than a grain of sand:

http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh

Congrats on Mahalo. Mahalo for Mahalo! ; )

I'd like to repeat Mark at Comment #16, with this addition: iNHD is the HDNet-like channel (competitor?) I have on my Comcast system (Comcast being an investor). I cannot tell if it's "HD FOR HD" but they do run programming in 1080i and the experience is fantastic.

Side note: I have heard rumors that iNHD is going the way of the Dodo this Spring.

I would also add NatGeo to the mix of great HD programming. I have spent many wintery weekends completely mezmerized -- NatGeo has great content with a very broad appeal, or at least broader than that of chopper enthusiasts.

Just a thought: You might try doing "burst" and lateral-movement excercises in sand. (You have sand in LA, right?) It's waaay lower-impact on your joints than running, is a great component to a core workout (ie an uneven surface forces you to compensate by focusing on your core / abs) and will really work you from oblique to psoas. Ping me if you want some detail.

I'd generally try to focus on anything core-related. Some trainers are better than others in this regard.

And good luck! 8 )

I would have to agree w/ Minty up top: Give users the choice to customize their view ... but start by presenting the 10 x 3 layout.

Given the user base, I would probably give them a canned view up front, and provide a nav w/ drop-downs to customize. But nothing too detailed.

As great as many personalization sites are, my guess is that too many options turns off the average Joe from doing anything. Am I wrong?

Just curious why you went LCD versus Plasma if you're not a big gamer (ie have no serious "burn" issues)?

I'm sorry, did you say, "Free stuff?"

Hmm. I dunno...

(Apologies if this gets duped.)

I was about to snarky myself, until I realized that I learned to read in large part due to -- get this! far out! -- TV. And a program sponsored daily by a letter & a number, no less.

It's a logical progression, IMHO, and a great opportunity for educational content providers.

It's Pachelbel's Canon in D Major -- chamber music that rawked the Baroque, yo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel's_canon I'm not exactly sure what J means by "this video thing". I do, however, think it's cool that this hooking up video w/ RSS is a great discovery / development mechanism. It certainly could be a good thing for A&R and for promoting one's own talent, no? The bandwidth issues will resolve themselves if they haven't already. I'm personally looking forward to seeing what impact MacBook Pro + iLife '06 (eg) could make. Seems pretty compelling to make such a relatively powerful suite of tools available to consumers.