Quote of the Day

UNIVERSAL REMOTE

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

—H.L. Mencken

I just love stories like this.

Nearly 800,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week[end] from people confused about the nationwide move on Friday to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital.

Apparently these dim bulbs slept through the thousands of announcements that've been made in the last year and more. Moreover, one postponement of the changeover wasn't sufficient.