Currently as I type this, I can look around this game room and see the following electronic devices:
- computer
- speakers
- modem
- router
- printer
- phone
- Vonage router
- xbox
- xbox 360
- lcd tv
That's on one outlet. Excessive? *shrug*
On another single outlet in the living room we can find:
- tv
- vcr (what a dinosaur)
- tivo
- wireless adapter
- dvd player
- receiver
- cd player
- and a lamp
That's bad, but keeping up with all these toys online is another thing. On a monthly basis, I get billed for Vonage, Tivo, Blockbuster Online, Yahoo Launchcast (
my station),
LaLa, and sometimes
Audible when I need a new audiobook. Annually there's things like Xbox Live and IGN Insider (for the guides), not to mention memberships, donations, crap like that. All of this, just to maintain certain pleasures, hobbies, interests, etc. or in the case of Vonage, just to avoid having to flush away $20 extra a month in lieu of a landline.
Oh and let's not even get started on all the websites we have to register for. Say what you will, but there's something to be said for Microsoft's Passport idea.
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