Yesterday, I read in Parade Magazine that the network television stations now have approximately 52 minutes of commercials in the three hours of prime time television that run between eight and eleven pm each night.
That gives me an even better reason to put television in a background processing mode. In my case that means it might be happening but it certainly isn't taking up a lot of my cycles.
I am thankful that 802.11x was invented and that I have the means to own a laptop which can cover the time wasted in commercials and the vast quantity of useless programming that fills the television world.
This is obviously why what little television I watch seems so disjointed. You only get to see five to seven minutes before you have to endure another commercial.
Though for the first time in years, I have had the time to try to enjoy three or four new television shows. However, the absence of new episodes, the lack of consistent quality between episodes, and the overwhelming number of commercials is making the experiment less than successful.
It must be really hard to cram meaningful, memorable segments between commercials. The flow of the shows is absolutely destroyed by the commercial interruptions.
Well so much for my television experience, back to the laptop.
11:15:47 AM 
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