Pigs and Birds and People....Oh my.

Not an Un-FU TW post.

This is not a post to lather about Time Warner's "we listened to our customers" forthcoming bullshit.

Wait for it. It will come.

It is though an opportunity for Senator Chuck to slip in and make the official announcement just ahead of the not so super secret Town Supervisors meeting with TW and this weekend's scheduled protest.

Rep. Eric Massa gets a press release and some Facebook time and according to reports on the blogosphere the cap is dead. Sans StoptheCap.com whose server appears to be down again.

Even StoptheCap's Phillip Dampier's headline reads We Won! Time Warner Killing Usage Caps “In All Markets” while the body copy says "Time Warner has shelved its broadband tiering nightmare." The same language was also used by the always lovely Rachel Barnhart from 13WHAM.

To me shelved and dead are two very different things.

Feel good for now, but a rebranding is sure to be in full force as I type.

So consider this a preemptive fuck you to Time Warner. Sans silly fabricated cartoon mashup, of course, cause this one's straight from he heart.

UPDATE: 3:55 Well that did take long for A. 13WHAM to change the language of the text or B. the following TW press release:

NEW YORK, NY --Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) today announced it would alter plans to test Consumption Based Billing, shelving the trials while the customer education process continues.

Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt said, “It is clear from the public response over the last two weeks that there is a great deal of misunderstanding about our plans to roll out additional tests on consumption based billing. As a result, we will not proceed with implementation of additional tests until further consultation with our customers and other interested parties, ensuring that community needs are being met. While we continue to believe that consumption based billing may be the best pricing plan for consumers, we want to do everything we can to inform our customers of our plans and have the benefit of their views as part of our testing process.”

Time Warner Cable also announced that it is working to make measurement tools available as quickly as possible. These tools will help customers understand how much bandwidth they consume and aid in the dialog going forward.

Britt added, “We look forward to continuing to work with Senator Schumer, our customers and all of the other interested parties as the process moves forward, to ensure that informed decisions are made about the best way to continue to provide our customers with the level of service that they expect and deserve from Time Warner Cable.”

What, no mention of Rep. Massa. in the release? MeThinks someone's on the TW shit list.

Cap this.

Time Warner Mouthpiece meets a Monkey.

Last evening I had the opportunity to listen to some Time Warner mouthpieces flap away while having that, we're concerned about your thoughts, look on there faces. Their statements in response to Congressman Eric Massa's criticisms were indeed well scripted and walked the company line.

During a lull in the preliminary public flogging of TW, a comment was made that would address another topic as TW's issue had been covered rather well, for now. At that moment TW1 leans over to TW3 and says, Thank You in a tone of well needed mercy.

The close of the evening resulted in a mad dash by many to get some face time with the TW boys in suits.

The following began with a firm TW handshake with slight inward pull to gain leverage in conversation. Must have been a former car salesman.

TW1: Blah Blah Blah...grow customer base...Blah Blah Blah...we're concerned about your thoughts look...Blah Blah Blah...may help customers...Blah Blah Blah...We're hear to listen...Blah Blah Blah...

Monkey:How are you going to address John Q. Public's overage fees, when a fucker like me, gets a call in Fairport to upload some files, and swings down the first residential street with sexy MacBook blazing and stops in front of the first open wifi network and bites into this poor bastards bandwidth. Huh? How are you going to protect a guy who had the time to makeup a cool name for his network but seemingly forgot to slap on a password.

TW1 writes feverishly
TW3 it's all about the body language man, c'mon pay attention, basic stuff here, you showed me your soul on that one, learn something from TW1
TW2 lurking from behind...I see your shadow fucker, I know you're there

Monkey: This cap is going to kill me.

TW1: Blah Blah Blah...customer...Blah Blah Blah...gentle smile brewing...Blah Blah Blah...HELP customers...Blah Blah Blah...I'm hear to listen...Blah Blah Blah...wait for it...wait for it...

What if we were to offer you an Unlimited Tier!?!?

Monkey: I already have unlimited internet access.

TW1: gentle smile fading...crickets...


fin.

Other people's baggage.

Photo credit: Max Shulte, Democrat and Chronicle

Binghamton, hard to put into words.

So say it with a TOTE BAG!















Photo credit: Jay Capers, Democrat and Chronicle

Adding to my collection of photo gifts of an inappropriate nature.

Stay tuned for an exhibition near you.