the world is full of them

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People who think of stuff like this.

From bOINGbOING today: ABC Network is in talks with manufacturers to remove the fast-forward feature from DVRs. Makes me want to quote Charlton Heston from the end of Planet of the Apes. Oh yeah, consumers will warm to the idea that any-time viewing brings with it having to watch commercials.

I say burn them. Burn them all.
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yeah, well...

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[from Adam Carolla's radio show, which I've never listened to]

ADAM CAROLLA: Ann Coulter, who was supposed to be on the show about an hour and a half ago, is now on the phone, as well. Ann?

ANN COULTER: Hello.

CAROLLA: Hi Ann. You’re late, babydoll.

COULTER: Uh, somebody gave me the wrong number.

CAROLLA: Mmm… how did you get the right number? Just dialed randomly — eventually got to our show? (Laughter in background)

COULTER: Um, no. My publicist e-mailed it to me, I guess, after checking with you.

CAROLLA: Ahh, I see.

COULTER: But I am really tight on time right now because I already had a —

CAROLLA: Alright, well, get lost.

[And with that, he hung up on her -- the guest who was in the studio with him remarked that for once, Ann didn't say anything offensive. Audio recording available at Crooks and Liars.]

Carolla, who has some beliefs in common with Ann, seems to have taken offense that she was late, particularly as she seems to have stiffed him on a previous occasion. She probably wouldn't go on the trampoline, either. What can I say? Sometimes I'm easily amused.
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