so, what is "radio" good for?

[David Tomm]

The last couple of times the power went out the WiFi card on my  
battery powered laptop worked just fine.  I could get on the 'net and  
get a detailed forecast in just a few clicks.  I even have a trusty  
old NOAA radio next to the flashlight just in case that doesn't work.

Obviously podcasts won't help you in an emergency situation, but  
other digital technologies can send you alerts when needed.  How is  
this any different from television?  If you taped or DVR'd a show and  
were playing it back, you wouldn't get the tornado warning then  
either...

Dave/Mike

On Jul 29, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Chuck Igo wrote:

> Dave/Mike - at least for the time being, with costs of living far  
> exceeding wage increases, terrestrial radio is free, local and timely.
>
> let me know how that next Tornado warning sounded on the pod-cast.
>