Grist on DTV

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Grist's Ask Umbra took on the digital TV switch today. This is probably most relevant to Kathy's beat, but the article also has lots of other useful links, like How Stuff Work's (one of my favorite sites!) take on DTV.

(Side note: Though I normally swoon any time someone mentions "planned obsolescence," I feel that the DTV switch is outside that realm. Working planned obsolescence into this Ask Umbra column was a bit inappropriate. The DTV switch is unplanned obsolescence, which is why it's creating such a stir. We are groomed to adjust to the other kind!)

-- Jordan

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