It's all relative

Technology Use in America

The link is to research pointing out that about 1/5 of Americans have not used the Internet or rarely do so, nor do many use computers much at all. It's always good to gain perspective. Because though the Internet feels ubiquitous, that's not the case for part of America.

Granted half of those were people over 65, like my grandma, who have no real need for computers and the Internet overall. She doesn't really use the email set up for her, and she prefers calling people and writing notes. Who's grandma doesn't still take the time to send cards out to people for events/birthdays probably 2/3rds of the year. Not that she won't embrace parts of it, we helped her buy a treadmill online. She just never will have computers and the Internet be such a dominating influence as they are for the majority of younger people.

Firefly

I don't have a lot to say except that every time I think of Fox canceling this show, I get angry. It's the perfect blend of everything for me. Western, Sci Fi, bad ass anti-hero-heroes. Great chemistry for a fairly large ensemble cast. An interesting history that could be explored. I hate you Fox. Even if the genres I mentioned above don't usually fall into your viewing choices, I think spending an hour with the show will change your mind.

I don't really like Joss Whedon's other stuff. Buffy the Vampire slayer never clicked for me. But this one did, and with the measly one season and a movie, it makes you wonder what could have been. Because it was that good right off the bat, it'd only get better.

Fox's batshit crazy approach to programming seems to kind of bring in the extremes of the spectrum. You get lots of crap that you don't care for, but they seem to take the most chances on more out of the way stuff, if only they'd stick with it. Arrested Development falls under this as well, damn you Fox. damn you.

Edit: I suppose we could add Futurama, but it at least got a few years.