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Skitz posted:Anybody else having problems with the wacky new online player? Wow, well they finally moved to a Flash player, but good god does it suck. What an absolutely horrible interface.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:27
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therapy posted:Sirius/XM is making the calls on people who haven't paid - a friend of mine just got a call from XM saying that he owes them over $300 for payments on a radio he hasn't owned in three years. He told them he wouldn't pay the $300 as he didn't own the stereo any more, but he'd gladly re-up his yearly subscription for the XM radio he DID have installed in his car. Bright side? The Consumerist will grab a week's worth of articles with that.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:44
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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:Bright side? The Consumerist will grab a week's worth of articles with that. I used to really like the Consumerist but for the past while (year?) they've been churning out way too many low-content posts.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:46
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I like how Howard retweets a YouTube link to the Beetle song.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:47
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therapy posted:Sirius/XM is making the calls on people who haven't paid - a friend of mine just got a call from XM saying that he owes them over $300 for payments on a radio he hasn't owned in three years. He told them he wouldn't pay the $300 as he didn't own the stereo any more, but he'd gladly re-up his yearly subscription for the XM radio he DID have installed in his car. A web hosting company I worked for did something like this. They took accounts that had a balance outstanding and had never been canceled. Basically the people just stopped using the service and in turn stopped paying the monthly hosting fee. My company would then call people and tell them that due to Terms of Service, they owed money because they never called in to cancel, it didn't matter if they had been using the services or not. Some people paid which most told us to go gently caress ourselves. Which was actually smart because the company wasn't going to go through the hassle of putting the claims on credit reports or law suites. It was basically them just rattling people's cages for free money. So I'm guessing what they are doing here is calling all the people that got a free trial but never bothered to call and cancel. And really, who would remember to call and cancel a service you've never paid for in two years?
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Feb 8, 2011 20:52
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musclecoder posted:Wow, well they finally moved to a Flash player, but good god does it suck. What an absolutely horrible interface. Yeah this it horrible. Even worse is that it killed stream_ON, which was my go-to 3rd party Sirius player.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:52
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musclecoder posted:Wow, well they finally moved to a Flash player, but good god does it suck. What an absolutely horrible interface.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:52
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I've been using SiriusWM6 Win32 Desktop. It works well enough.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:55
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FogHelmut posted:I like how Howard retweets a YouTube link to the Beetle song. Jesus Christ.
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Feb 8, 2011 20:58
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EngineerJoe posted:I used to really like the Consumerist but for the past while (year?) they've been churning out way too many low-content posts. Agreed. Bonzo posted:A web hosting company I worked for did something like this. They took accounts that had a balance outstanding and had never been canceled. Basically the people just stopped using the service and in turn stopped paying the monthly hosting fee. I really would like to see how this lawsuit would progress: "Your honor, our customer used our service without paying, and we're seeking payment for those months!" "According to this, it seems you have the power to shut off radios that do not make their payments. Why didn't you do this beforehand? It seems like a mistake on your end that you're trying to charge money for." "But...er.....uh.." Sirius didn't get the money, they should have cut service. They're basically charging people for their mistake. How does that work again? And this is before Sirius started begging for subscribers to stay on for free. This company is a goner. The mismanagement is pathetic.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:01
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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:Agreed. I don't know how Sirius would spin this, but my former company's thought was this: If you move and don't tell the electric or water company that you moved, they still charge you for services whether you use them or not. But yeah, this is them trying to scrape up some cash.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:07
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Bonzo posted:I don't know how Sirius would spin this, but my former company's thought was this: There's a world of difference between utilities and satellite radio. Plus, utilities would shut off service if you stopped paying. Sirius just can't be bothered to do their job and expect people to pay for it.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:21
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daveslash posted:I am. Haha ok you get a pass, but I am mostly thinking of the random dude who hears the commercial and goes "hey I think I will send someone a bandit bear and some sherries Berries"
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Feb 8, 2011 21:28
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Howard's tweets are absolutely fantastic. "Have to go. Need the shrink today. Had to take a dump in a public restroom. traumatized" I signed up just to follow him. You can add me to the list, but I haven't sent a "tweet" yet: tyjroberts.
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Feb 8, 2011 21:43
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EvilLemon posted:Howard's tweets are absolutely fantastic. "Have to go. Need the shrink today. Had to take a dump in a public restroom. traumatized" That's the one that I posted about in the post a couple above yours. Had me lolin'. Got you on twitter (sorry for blowing everyone's poo poo up. I tweet a lot.)
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Feb 8, 2011 21:47
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therapy posted:Sirius/XM is making the calls on people who haven't paid - a friend of mine just got a call from XM saying that he owes them over $300 for payments on a radio he hasn't owned in three years. He told them he wouldn't pay the $300 as he didn't own the stereo any more, but he'd gladly re-up his yearly subscription for the XM radio he DID have installed in his car. If that is true then that is a real scummy practice. I am honestly going to be surprised if they are going to make it until the end of the year at this rate. They were having money problems before and I imagine that things are just going to get worse for them. The first quarter profit report is going to be real telling and I got a feeling some people are going to be forced out of jobs. The name I keep hearing is Scott Greenstein. I wonder if this is the stuff Howard heard at that meeting at his apartment last week, "Well you see we don't have any money because we only have 3 people paying full price for the service anymore, everyone else either is paying 43 dollars for 3 years or canceled."
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Feb 8, 2011 22:16
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Djarum posted:If that is true then that is a real scummy practice. I am honestly going to be surprised if they are going to make it until the end of the year at this rate. They were having money problems before and I imagine that things are just going to get worse for them. The first quarter profit report is going to be real telling and I got a feeling some people are going to be forced out of jobs. The name I keep hearing is Scott Greenstein. Just curious: is it common for contracted talent to be paid in full if the business goes under? Because if Howard knew that Sirius was on shaky ground, signing up for a number of years could be a way to get enough money out of them that he's sure to get before they sink. I doubt they'll go to poo poo this year, but it really looks like they're in the death throes and are just about to start sinking quick. The only thing left to look for is rapid management changes and consolidation of positions. If this is all true, at least Howard can look forward to one thing: that he managed to get a lot of money out of them before it ended.
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Feb 8, 2011 23:37
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As a side note, I just talked to this friend. Apparently I misunderstood. They turned off his current radio, and then he called back and they said what had happened was the sales rep had accidentally disabled the new radio instead of the old one. They turned on the new one and gave him a full year for $59. Not bad, $5/month.
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Feb 8, 2011 23:57
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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:I doubt they'll go to poo poo this year, but it really looks like they're in the death throes and are just about to start sinking quick. If this is in fact true (it's starting to look like it), what are the chances of Howard going off on his own like Bubba? This all makes sense as to why they didn't want to pay him poo poo and also screwed around with Corolla. btw Bubba was on fire today calling out that ex-police chief in Tampa, he even made it onto the Drudge for his remarks in the article.
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Feb 9, 2011 00:05
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"Howard Stern joins Twitter" is on the list of current and important news on CNN.com's front page. It just links to Entertainment Weekly: http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/02/08/howard-stern-twitter/?hpt=T2 and it's as cringe worthy as you can expect. Okay it's not as bad as I thought it was be. After "That's how you tweet, Fart Man," I thought I was in for it.
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Feb 9, 2011 00:14
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Mr Hands Colon posted:If this is in fact true (it's starting to look like it), what are the chances of Howard going off on his own like Bubba? This all makes sense as to why they didn't want to pay him poo poo and also screwed around with Corolla. They're doing fine (relatively speaking). They do have a mountain of debt but they have been operating in the black for a while and have really worked their way out of a serious hole. Opening up to the smart phones will help their revenue quite a bit. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=SIRI Yes it's a lovely business practice but it's probably some VP trying to impress his bosses and not some top down decision to generate revenue.
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Feb 9, 2011 00:21
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therapy posted:As a side note, I just talked to this friend. Apparently I misunderstood. That's a relief. Still, they're handing out subscriptions like candy. That can't be good.
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Feb 9, 2011 01:00
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Mr Hands Colon posted:btw Bubba was on fire today calling out that ex-police chief in Tampa, he even made it onto the Drudge for his remarks in the article. Ya he had 2 great shows today. There is some real shady poo poo going down if most of what he was saying is true. All I kept thinking was it sounded like a side plot to an episode of The Wire.
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Feb 9, 2011 01:12
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Crotch Bat posted:Beet's on fire today. He's the main reason I'm listening today, actually I rewound the show to hear it.
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Feb 9, 2011 01:18
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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:Just curious: is it common for contracted talent to be paid in full if the business goes under? Because if Howard knew that Sirius was on shaky ground, signing up for a number of years could be a way to get enough money out of them that he's sure to get before they sink. I doubt they'll go to poo poo this year, but it really looks like they're in the death throes and are just about to start sinking quick. The only thing left to look for is rapid management changes and consolidation of positions. Depends on how the contract is made, but normally no. From what I can gather about Howard's contract is that he is paid X over Time, but that is for the entire channels. So while if the contract was 500 Million over Five Years, Howard did not get 100 Million a year. If you also realize that Gary, Robin and Fred (formerly Artie) are not included in the channels but are separate Sirius/XM employees and not included in the 100 Million operating budget a year you can start to figure out how much Howard actually takes home. Most likely it is somewhere north of 30 Million but less than 60 Million. As cheap as Howard is and as little as everyone seems to make around there I am betting the higher number. Since the contract was for a lower amount, but a lower amount of days/time I have a feeling that Howard took a paycut but only because he is working less. Now with that said if it is like a normal contracted hire of this nature the employee is still paid a weekly paycheck, since I doubt Sirius has more than a couple of million liquid to pay anyone let alone a lump sum like that. Now if Sirius goes under they are first going to declare bankruptcy and then let go talent. Now depending on how the contracts are setup the company technically owes the talent money, but I would bet by declaring bankruptcy they will try to shield themselves from such debts and litigation. All the talent, including Howard will be basically free agents. I am pretty sure Howard would retire then instead of getting back on to the horse.
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Feb 9, 2011 02:09
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Good night all,see you at six am.Babba booey to yall. Kish meir en tuchas eran and as Beatlejuice says ;alkjfdjfdeios;ddd -love that spanish Howard rules.
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Feb 9, 2011 02:51
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Mr Lance Murdock posted:Haha ok you get a pass, but I am mostly thinking of the random dude who hears the commercial and goes "hey I think I will send someone a bandit bear and some sherries Berries" "A vermont teddy bear or the 'hoodie footie' would be the perfect gift for my gf!" - an idiot Howard's tweets are really good, why isn't he this good on the air anymore? Is the weight of the show + lack of money crushing him?
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Feb 9, 2011 04:46
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What are you doing this evening? What is Robin doing this evening? What do you do for a living? Why is Gary such a horse-toothed jackass.
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Feb 9, 2011 07:44
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Glumwheels posted:Howard's tweets are really good, why isn't he this good on the air anymore? Is the weight of the show + lack of money crushing him? Cthulhu conspiracy time: Is it really Howard?
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Feb 9, 2011 08:04
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The way he types and misspells thing seems to strike me as making it very genuine. Of course perhaps a well-paid professional ghost-tweeter could emulate those things just to convince people like me?? 
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Feb 9, 2011 08:43
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POCKET CHOMP posted:The way he types and misspells thing seems to strike me as making it very genuine. Of course perhaps a well-paid professional ghost-tweeter could emulate those things just to convince people like me?? No way someone is tweeting for Howard. As much as he likes to complain about his brand, I doubt he would go through the trouble of 'approving' tweets just for this. Plus does anybody not remember this isn't the first time Howard was on Twitter? He used it for like 6 days last year and was doing similar stuff.
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Feb 9, 2011 09:04
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Upper-class Twit: "I read on the Internet that Howard Stern is a 'shock jock.' It says here that he threw bologna at a woman's buttocks. Is that true?" Gary Dell?Abate: "Yeah, well what do you do for a living?"
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Feb 9, 2011 18:33
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FogHelmut posted:Upper-class Twit: "I read on the Internet that Howard Stern is a 'shock jock.' It says here that he threw bologna at a woman's buttocks. Is that true?" ugh I can't stand Gary anymore with his effeminate (sp?) voice and just overall douchiness. I used to feel bad for him, but then I listened to the Wrap Up Show. UGH x a million
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Feb 9, 2011 18:52
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It's the season finale of Vegucating Robin  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogNSLAsPFMM&hd=1
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Feb 9, 2011 18:55
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Did Robin really say that the earth hasn't ever been hit by an asteroid?
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Feb 9, 2011 19:18
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Smeep posted:Did Robin really say that the earth hasn't ever been hit by an asteroid? "Western medicine doesn't work at all!* * Unless it's an emergency." - Robin Quivers
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Feb 9, 2011 19:22
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FogHelmut posted:Upper-class Twit: "I read on the Internet that Howard Stern is a 'shock jock.' It says here that he threw bologna at a woman's buttocks. Is that true?" I laughed at that much more than I should have.
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Feb 9, 2011 19:50
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sedative posted:It's the season finale of Vegucating Robin God I wish Howard would pull clips and goof on this. He's so scared of her, what the gently caress? edit; okay just got done watching this horseshit. Robin again interjecting and interrupting, that hideous scalp and she's loving fat again. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. chiz fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Feb 9, 2011 |
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sedative posted:It's the season finale of That's all I can see now. It's like she's playing a joke on people by scotchtaping random dreads to her scalp and waiting how long it takes before people call her out on it.
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