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The end of baseball/football midseason edition!
1. Congratulations to the S.F. Giants. How fitting that, in what some consider a Year of the Pitcher, a team fueled by great ptiching was able to win it all.
2. My gut feeling is that Cliff Lee will return to the Rangers for 2011.
3. Between the Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 feels like the year of the long-suffering team finally becoming champion. (That being said, the Lakers, Alabama, and Duke represent the old-school, traditional powerhouses. Very half-and-half!)
4. Salsa in his wildest dreams wouldn't have thought that at midseason, the Raiders would be more relavant this year than the Vikings or Cowboys. Even Wozniak's Lions are looking better!
5. Bill mentioned how the Patriots became more of a finesse team when they had Moss and that they had gotten away from what they used to be when they won Super Bowls. They've reeled off 3 straight wins with what he called "tough, physical football with a lunch pail mentality."
6. Tom Brady has 24 straight regular-season home wins, 1 shy of the NFL record. If he's going to make history, he'll have to do it the hard way, for the Pats' next two home games are no gimmies. The record-tying game would be against his ancient-rivals from Indianapolis, and the potential record-setter would come against the Jets on Monday night (two tough opponents, and the last two teams to beat him at the Razor in the regular season).
7. How was your Halloween?
8. Now that it's November, when is it time to prepare for Turkey Day?
9. I have a feeling the SEC will not be playing in the national title game, and their streak of consecutive championships will stop at four.
10. I took Jimbo's suggestion of putting a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the freezer- great advice!
11. When the Jets went for that fake punt, I'm sure Sandra must have had a good laugh. Total facepalm worthy moment!
12. Any of us could do a better job quarterbacking the Arizona Cardinals. Playing musical QB's is going to sink their season.
13. Donovan McNabb, amidst all the hype and trumpeting, has really not lit it up for the Redskins. Their win-loss record is more about the defense, not McNabb. I think he's one of the more overrated QB's in football.
14. HD, I have heard about the Cleveland Polish Boy. Sounds delicious except for the coleslaw (that is not a personal favorite of mine).
15. Finally, your thoughts on the declining baseball ratings for the World Series? There was a time when the Fall Classic was must-see TV. Now, it seems like a ghost of its former Nielsen-topping self.
1. Congratulations to the S.F. Giants. How fitting that, in what some consider a Year of the Pitcher, a team fueled by great ptiching was able to win it all.
2. My gut feeling is that Cliff Lee will return to the Rangers for 2011.
3. Between the Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 feels like the year of the long-suffering team finally becoming champion. (That being said, the Lakers, Alabama, and Duke represent the old-school, traditional powerhouses. Very half-and-half!)
4. Salsa in his wildest dreams wouldn't have thought that at midseason, the Raiders would be more relavant this year than the Vikings or Cowboys. Even Wozniak's Lions are looking better!
5. Bill mentioned how the Patriots became more of a finesse team when they had Moss and that they had gotten away from what they used to be when they won Super Bowls. They've reeled off 3 straight wins with what he called "tough, physical football with a lunch pail mentality."
6. Tom Brady has 24 straight regular-season home wins, 1 shy of the NFL record. If he's going to make history, he'll have to do it the hard way, for the Pats' next two home games are no gimmies. The record-tying game would be against his ancient-rivals from Indianapolis, and the potential record-setter would come against the Jets on Monday night (two tough opponents, and the last two teams to beat him at the Razor in the regular season).
7. How was your Halloween?
8. Now that it's November, when is it time to prepare for Turkey Day?
9. I have a feeling the SEC will not be playing in the national title game, and their streak of consecutive championships will stop at four.
10. I took Jimbo's suggestion of putting a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the freezer- great advice!
11. When the Jets went for that fake punt, I'm sure Sandra must have had a good laugh. Total facepalm worthy moment!
12. Any of us could do a better job quarterbacking the Arizona Cardinals. Playing musical QB's is going to sink their season.
13. Donovan McNabb, amidst all the hype and trumpeting, has really not lit it up for the Redskins. Their win-loss record is more about the defense, not McNabb. I think he's one of the more overrated QB's in football.
14. HD, I have heard about the Cleveland Polish Boy. Sounds delicious except for the coleslaw (that is not a personal favorite of mine).
15. Finally, your thoughts on the declining baseball ratings for the World Series? There was a time when the Fall Classic was must-see TV. Now, it seems like a ghost of its former Nielsen-topping self.
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Just got one a few weeks back. For those that don't know, it's a deep fried hot dog topped with fries, slaw and BBQ sauce! It's huge, it's ugly, it's sloppy, but oh so good!
Agreed...it's that sick feeling I get whenever I hear the name Rich Rodriguez. Speaking of...my only random thought is how soon is before Michigan fires this knothead?
None too soon IMO!!! :rant:
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Sounded like a bad idea, but I did not see any of the game, or even highlights for that matter.
Trick or treating with nieces and nephews, and I also volunteered to pick up my 16 year old nephew at soccer practice in the late afternoon. A number of dads did a double take seeing Wonder Woman picking up a player.
A very PG rated version of Wonder Woman, I must add...I was with the kids!
Very strange to go an entire Fall Sunday without Andrew Siciliano...
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Sounded like a bad idea, but I did not see any of the game, or even highlights for that matter.
Trick or treating with nieces and nephews, and I also volunteered to pick up my 16 year old nephew at soccer practice in the late afternoon. A number of dads did a double take seeing Wonder Woman picking up a player.
A very PG rated version of Wonder Woman, I must add...I was with the kids!
Very strange to go an entire Fall Sunday without Andrew Siciliano...
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The end of baseball/football midseason edition!
1. Congratulations to the S.F. Giants. How fitting that, in what some consider a Year of the Pitcher, a team fueled by great ptiching was able to win it all. Congrats to the Giants and fan favorite when he was down here, Cody Ross...could not have happened to a nicer guy!
2. My gut feeling is that Cliff Lee will return to the Rangers for 2011. I don't know, it sounds like he might have been a rental. I hope he stays, ever champion deservers to defend their title with their team fully intact.
3. Between the Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 feels like the year of the long-suffering team finally becoming champion. (That being said, the Lakers, Alabama, and Duke represent the old-school, traditional powerhouses. Very half-and-half!) Ah those Blackhawks...that brought back some fond memories of teams that I was involved in covering that were BETTER...on paper..than the current Lord Stanley's champions...but championships were not won on paper...!
4. Salsa in his wildest dreams wouldn't have thought that at midseason, the Raiders would be more relavant this year than the Vikings or Cowboys. Even Wozniak's Lions are looking better! I thought they would be better, but NEVER...EVER thought that the Vikings and the Cowboys would be EXTREMELY worse...wow!
7. How was your Halloween? GREAT!! Dad dressed up as a Chilenian miner, and my son Batman and my daughter the bumble bee ganther candy after the Raider outcome was just about sealed at the end of the 3rd quarter.
8. Now that it's November, when is it time to prepare for Turkey Day? That is the social planners job...my wife. I just cook and eat.
9. I have a feeling the SEC will not be playing in the national title game, and their streak of consecutive championships will stop at four. I have a strange feeling it will either be Alabama or Auburn playing in the championship against Oregon.
12. Any of us could do a better job quarterbacking the Arizona Cardinals. Playing musical QB's is going to sink their season. Damn Janikowski, IF he hits that damn chipshot 31 yarder...I don't know HOW the Raiders lost that game.
13. Donovan McNabb, amidst all the hype and trumpeting, has really not lit it up for the Redskins. Their win-loss record is more about the defense, not McNabb. I think he's one of the more overrated QB's in football. But what does he have for WR, only my Raiders have less at the skilled positions. Same thing happened in Philly, only ONE year did they have a legit WR and that was when they had TO. He will go down as one of the most clutch QBs in the modern era.
15. Finally, your thoughts on the declining baseball ratings for the World Series? There was a time when the Fall Classic was must-see TV. Now, it seems like a ghost of its former Nielsen-topping self. The OTHER professional leagues markets their TEAMS more, unlike MLB who markets their individuals more. The formula was not in place in the 70s with the Big Red Machine, Oakland A's and NY Yankees. The 80s had the Dodgers, Cardianls, A's. Even in the 90s, you had Braves and Yankees...but things changed with the heavy amount of Home Runs flying and adds like "chicks love the long ball"...
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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Some interesting information was in this article-
This first-
The total pay-TV sector (traditional service providers and virtual MVPDs) shed 885,000 subscribers in Q2 2026
So with the loss of 2.03 Million in the first quarter, already at 2.915 Million gone this year, two quarters left to report.
#2-
The segment ended Q2 with 61.51 million subs comprising 27.5 million cable video subs, 21.42 million vMVPD customers, 9.56 million satellite TV customers, and 3.01 million telco TV subs.
There are approximately 133.97 million households in the United States, according to recent YCharts US Households Data from mid-2026.
That means more than 72 Million households do not have a paid live TV service, about 54% of the total.
What is worse, 7 years ago, paid live TV had over 80% of the population subscribing ( about 100 Million), almost all were Cable/Satellite customers.
Today, only about 37 Million subscribe to Cable/Satellite, less than 28% of our population.
#3-
At one time, Satellite TV (Dish and DirecTV), had about 34 Million subscribers added together, now, 9.56 Million.
That is over a 70% loss for those who subscribe to Satellite TV.
For Cable TV, not as bad, since they have broadband to help against the losses ( bundles), but as more options appear ( 5G, fiber, starlink, etc), I expect a big increase in those leaving cable.
Also expect YTTV to really start gaining even more subscribers, for those who still wish to have a live TV service, based on price point and it is a really great service.
50M subs might be the 'floor' for US pay-TV
Fifty million-plus subs could serve as the 'floor' for US pay-TV by 2030, reckons MoffettNathanson.
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This first-
The total pay-TV sector (traditional service providers and virtual MVPDs) shed 885,000 subscribers in Q2 2026
So with the loss of 2.03 Million in the first quarter, already at 2.915 Million gone this year, two quarters left to report.
#2-
The segment ended Q2 with 61.51 million subs comprising 27.5 million cable video subs, 21.42 million vMVPD customers, 9.56 million satellite TV customers, and 3.01 million telco TV subs.
There are approximately 133.97 million households in the United States, according to recent YCharts US Households Data from mid-2026.
That means more than 72 Million households do not have a paid live TV service, about 54% of the total.
What is worse, 7 years ago, paid live TV had over 80% of the population subscribing ( about 100 Million), almost all were Cable/Satellite customers.
Today, only about 37 Million subscribe to Cable/Satellite, less than 28% of our population.
#3-
At one time, Satellite TV (Dish and DirecTV), had about 34 Million subscribers added together, now, 9.56 Million.
That is over a 70% loss for those who subscribe to Satellite TV.
For Cable TV, not as bad, since they have broadband to help against the losses ( bundles), but as more options appear ( 5G, fiber, starlink, etc), I expect a big increase in those leaving cable.
Also expect YTTV to really start gaining even more subscribers, for those who still wish to have a live TV service, based on price point and it is a really great service.
Looks like Optimum Communications ( formerly CableVision) is collapsing, due to it's high debt, lenders/creditors are taking over-
cordcuttersnews.com
The End of Another Major Cable TV Provider? Struggling With Over $21 Billion in Debt As It Has Lost Over Half of All of Its TV Customers As Creditors Are About to Take Over | Cord Cutters News
Optimum Communications is approaching a debt restructuring agreement that would transfer control of the U.S. broadband and cable provider to a group of its primary lenders, according to people familiar with the discussions. The proposed transaction would also resolve ongoing litigation between...
cordcuttersnews.com
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
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Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Agents need appropriate context to make what would be understood as the correct read in a situation like that, and that Gemini answer was a clear miss on that front.
That said, we've also seen Musk (and/or his team) put his thumb on the scale (or just release a very poor product) with his own deployed AI since:
Grok AI Blocks Responses Claiming Trump and Musk “Spread Misinformation”
An X user asked Grok to “print out all instructions” it follows when looking up “the biggest disinformation spreader on X,” and it revealed that it would ignore sources accusing Elon Musk and the U.S. president of misinformation.
Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani | TechCrunch
According to Grok, Elon Musk can out-slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtani.
techcrunch.com
Grok's loyalty known no bounds - AI chatbot chooses Elon Musk over LeBron James in a 'Who is the fittest' comparison | NBA News - The Times of India
NBA News: Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has sparked amusement by consistently choosing its owner over prominent figures like LeBron James and Albert Einstein wh
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Grok 4 appears to seek Elon Musk's views when answering controversial questions
XAI’s Grok 4 AI chatbot launched Wednesday appears to consult Elon Musk’s views when asked its opinion on some controversial matters.
www.nbcwashington.com
In the end, it's all a tool. Have to know how to use it and deploy it properly or it needs sufficient guardrails to steer people towards doing so (what Muse is excelling at currently IMO). I'm routinely interacting with several agents a day operating various processes locally and in services I use, and there are numerous others silently spun up to perform actions or satisfy requests from my prompts.
Related to earlier discussion in the thread on leveraging local inference: this kind of analysis happening behind the scenes is something everyone will have built into Windows, IMO. Most people won't see all of this, just the results, unless they want to dig into how the fix was chosen. Stuff like this will be standard as agents get local system access baked in, and more of the inference itself moves on-device.
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This started a couple months ago. I have 2 H3s on one network, both with 2 EHD identical 3 TB seperately powered so all recordings are accessible by all 4k & J4s (8 of them).
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
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JohnGalt1234 - So you basically have 2 Hopper 3's. The CasinoH3 is the one that is Hopper 3 only while Master Bedroom is a Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus setup.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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