Mario Orazio

You might not have noticed that there's a wee mite of a difference between Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake City television market.

YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED that Congress doesn't write all the laws. Nature has come up with a few. Last time I checked, the Second Law of Thermodynamics didn't appear in the Federal Code.

You might not have noticed that DTV stations don't have to simulcast the programming on their NTSC counterparts.

You might not have noticed that Philips has done it again.

SIMPLE: Love Thy Neighbor

You might not have noticed that it's possible to watch lousy NTSC. Hey – I ain't for one second suggesting that you ought to watch lousy NTSC; I'm just saying it's possible.

You might not have noticed that there was plenty of fun new stuff at the NAB show this year. "Slow show" my hoof!

April 25, 2001 - NAB 2001 - Las Vegas, NV –TV Technology announced is has selected the 10 winners of the 2001 Mario Awards.

You might not have noticed that now that millions of Americans have glymphs, the znarble transition has finally taken off

Yeesh! It's tough enough covering 100 square miles of exhibits in four days and wading through 100,000 Applets hogging the Apple booth without having to deal with NAB's booth numbers.

You might not have noticed that HDTV is great, and that's a problem. I don't mean that it's a problem that you ain't noticed that HDTV is great.

You might not have noticed that you don't get asked the Two Questions at airline ticket counters anymore. And, if you're like me, maybe you feel a little more secure as a result.

You might not have noticed that some words are more meaningful than others. For instance, take the word air, as in the famous Mediterranean-tourist phrase, 'The air is humid but the figs divine.'

You might not have noticed that this time all the technical rules have changed. Ayup, this is another rant on DTV - and its new "enhancements."

Good old analog NTSC is supposed to die one second after 11:59:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2006 (and, if the FCC had its way, it would be a year earlier than that). Will it?

You might not have noticed that we live on the third planet from the star in our solar system. I mention this because of the ultra-alien things that have been going on lately in TV-set pricing.

You might not have noticed that, if you want recent commercial-free movies on video, there are better places to look than broadcast TV.

You might not have noticed that summer's over. Congress is back in session, and it's time to knuckle down and complete the DTV transition.

You might not have noticed that there's a word in every language for someone who makes predictions. That word is idiot.