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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Niall Ferguson: Forward to Genesis.

- Immigration is a mess. Here's how to fix it.

- Comcast doesn't want its cable TV networks anymore.

- Leaders cultivating those "light bulb moments"

Comcast Stock Drops as Company Fails (to add new broadband customers for first time ever)

Interesting development - the stock slid 9% on Thursday on the news. Not surprising to those paying attention but a situation worth monitoring.

Big cable companies in mostly urban locations will be facing more and more competition from both fixed wireless and cellular companies. Interesting to note that Comcast's broadband revenue actually grew by almost 7% in the second quarter mainly due to price increases. How long can they continue to do that in the face of competition?

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Elon Musk says Starlink Internet speeds to double to 300 Mbps this year. Doesn't say if Starlink is going to a tiered service or what the upload speeds will be. 

- The Power and the Silence. Interesting read. (HT Execupundit) 

- Morgan Housel: When Everyone's a Genius (A Few Thoughts on Speculation)

- Comcast pushes back broadband data caps until 2022

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Bane wants you to wear a mask

- Comcast lost 477,000 cable TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue.

- Malcolm Gladwell: How I rediscovered faith

- Read a book

- Sadly probably true

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Interesting look at Bill Belichick the GM and college scout

- There's an amusing element of truth to this

- Check your Comcast bill for unwanted and unasked for fees

- Two pieces of good advice

- A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Enjoyed this Netflix film on comedy genius Doug Kenney. I don't think it's a stretch to claim Doug Kenney had more influence on popular comedy culture than anyone in the past 50-years.

- Definitely how many Democrats view President Trump

- I laugh because I've done this

Arlen Specter is a Creep

Arlen Specter's recent actions toward the NFL are nothing more than an attempt to smear the NFL and a disgusting example of abuse of power.

To drag out an old cliche - I question the timing. Specter raises the issue of a Congressional investigation into the so-called Spygate issue on the Friday before Super Bowl Sunday so now all the talk is about some potential cover-up in the NFL instead of about the biggest game of the year. Are you telling me that Specter couldn't have waited until Monday to raise this question if it was a legitimate issue?

What motive would Arlen Specter have to smear the NFL this way? Well if you consider that his second largest campaign contributor was Comcast - the same Comcast who has been in a very public dispute with the NFL over the carrying and cost of the NFL Network - then I think you would have the potential motive. Arlen Specter is giving the appearance of being nothing more than an attack dog for a corporation who gives him big monetary rewards. "Poke the NFL with a stick Arlen. That's a good boy. Here's a wad of crisp twenties as a Scooby snack."

Then you have to ask - the Judiciary Committee? Really? What in the world does the NFL have to do with the Judiciary Committee? Is Roger Goodell up for a spot on the Federal bench? Specter tosses out the NFL's anti-trust exemption as if it is some sort of justification for his smear but wouldn't something like that fall to the Commerce Committee's purview? Isn't this just a clear example of someone using his elected position to carry out some sort of personal vendetta? A clear abuse of power?

Even if the Judicial Committee did hold hearings - wouldn't Specter have to recuse himself because of his relationship with Comcast? If someone was up for a judgeship before Specter and his committee and had this big a conflict of interest wouldn't the committee berate that person for their questionable ethics if the judge did not recuse himself when the conflict of interest was at these levels?

Arlen Specter raises the question of potential improprieties by the NFL. To quote the Senator, "The American people are entitled to be sure about the integrity of the game." Well I believe that the integrity of the US Senate has more bearing and effect on the American people and therefore I would like to see a hearing into the actions of Arlen Specter and how they relate to who gives him cash.