To recap, it all started with a tweet. On Thursday, May 12th, the Reel Grrls Twitter account posted a message highlighting the fact that Federal Communications Commissioner Meredith Baker had accepted a job with Comcast just months after voting to approve a merger between the monolithic telecomm provider and NBC Universal. Throughout the merger review, Baker had been a fierce advocate for Comcast, arguing for less regulation concerning internet access and content sharing. more ›

There are some conveniences in life we just can’t seem to do without these days. Coffee vendors on every corner, a bus no more than 20 minutes away, readily available and easily downloadable videos and television shows. These are the things that set our modern society apart from the savagery of animals. Without these comforts humans may well begin eating our young. It could happen. more ›

Three men were charged with conspiracy after successfully hacking Comcast’s website. James Robert Black, Jr. aka "Defiant" appeared in federal court in Tacoma last week to answer charges that he and the two other men working remotely shut down Comcast’s website for almost five hours in May of 2008. more ›

• In the circle we run in, the word/topic/obsession du jour is bacon. It seems everywhere we turn, someone is lauding the delicious versatility of this once-breakfast-only meat. Proving that bacon is not just for breakfast anymore, the Food Network visited Archie McPhees last week to discuss this veritable (and in the case of some of their products, literal) meat candy.
• The Central District News is covering the bane of our existence: cable internet service in the Central District. We were shocked when moving in to the neighborhood three years ago that only one company offered cable set-up and service in the CD...the shady one. Three years later nothing has changed, Comcast still won't serve the CD, and our internet service and cable connection is as flickering and inconsistent as ever.
• Seattle is still the best place to have a heart attack, and as our first aid teacher often told us, the worst place to just faint. Ready for some unnecessary, rib-breaking CPR?

When we were dissing Clearwire the other day, we had no idea a deal this big was in the works. In fact, plenty of people thought the writing was on the e-tablet for Clearwire after its WiMAX deal with Sprint fell through six months ago. But you can't count Craig McCaw out. more ›

Until about 30 minutes ago, we were excited about our switch to Clearwire, a provider we'd never tried before. But as we were signing up for their ~$35/mo. Premium (1.5 Mb/s) plan, we discovered whoops some extra costs not mentioned before: the modem was either $99 to buy or $5/mo. to lease. And of course there was a $50 installation fee. (You know, for the service you just plug into a outlet.) more ›

Because we're moving, Seattlest has the pleasure of changing our address and switching our services to our new place. more ›

Keeping with today's apparent Seattlest themes of cute little references to the past and Comcast, we'd like to tell you about a complaint we have. Remember that guy a few years ago who refused to get a cell phone and what a pain in the ass it was to hook up with him? "I'll meet you at the North gate at 8 o'clock, or, if I'm not there, at the unintelligable gate at 9:45. And I won't forget the tickets this time." When it comes to digital cable, Seattlest is that guy. more ›