Thanks, but how does the ratings outfit know?
These days, Nielsen has little devices that collect data from their sampling families. In theory, you just watch what you normally watch, and the thing reports that data back to the hub.
I forget how many Nielsen families there are (tens of thousands at least, surely), but enough to build some confidence on viewing habits.
ETA: apparently there’s also data collected from cable company set top boxes and smart TVs (what, you think your cable company or TV manufacturer won’t monetize the heck out of that data?)
Now I’m trying to come up with the theme song for The Trumpersons.
Well, they’re movin’ on up! Moving on up!
to the D.C.-side,
To a shithole Mansion, off to the side!
Movin’ on up
(Movin’ on up)
To the D.C.-side
(Come on, movin’ on up)
They finally got a piece
Of the action
Fries don’t fry in the kitchen
Berders don’t burn on the grill
Took a whole lotta lyin’
Just to get up Capitol Hill
Now we’re screwed up big-ly
Gettin’ our turn in the barrel
As long as they grift
from you and me, baby
There a whole lot wrong with that
I assume that MTG will blame those Jewish weather control satellites.
Not sure if this tidbit should go here, but it’s as good of a place as any.
Georgia state senator Colton Moore was arrested this morning for trying to force his way into the George House chamber for the governor’s State of the State speech. Moore was banned from the chambers last year after he spoke badly about a former House Speaker.
From the article:
Democrats have been content to watch the intraparty feuding from the sidelines.
YouTube keeps counts, doesn’t it? Should we all rewatch Obama’s inauguration?
You’re quite right that even non-Nielsen families’ viewing is recorded by cable companies, or at least is recoverable data. (And that it can be, and is, monetized.)
I’m not seeing a good source–just bits of discussion around the 'net. It looks as though changing the channel causes an “event” that is transmitted to, and recorded by, the cable company. It’s not clear if there’s such a thing as a record of what John Doe or Jane Roe has watched over the past week, though.
Obviously for an “Annoy Trump by Denying Him Ratings” campaign to work, it would be best to get a bunch of Nielsen families involved. But I’m not convinced that it would be ineffective for non-Nielsen-box people to change the channel. Each cable company IS going to know what viewership of differing channels will be on 20 January. Whether or not that ends up in a big number that gets publicized…I don’t know.
Personally, in planning to do this, I’m thinking of my blood pressure. It tends to be a tad high, and watching The Office (or House & Garden or Movies!) is bound to be better for it than watching that despicable cretin.
I would hope/think they anonymize such data, if only for their own protection from potential lawsuits.
But I don’t know for sure and would never underestimate the power of human cupidity.
It doesn’t matter what the real numbers are, Trump will lie about it. I’m expecting his new Spicer to shout that 1/2 billion Americans watched his inauguration, period!
So… four days left until he and his henchmen start beating down our doors and rounding us up.
Any attics for rent…?
You would have to share mine with the squirrels
Your Latte Machine is spying on you and reporting back to Headquarters.
(I wish I was kidding)
I’m gonna watch. With any justice, a lightning bolt will finally arrive at the fated spot just as he places his hand on the bible (or vol. 1, oplan 2025).
God: “I create hardships for people to test you and help you grow.”
People: “What about Trump? What hardships does that asshole have to deal with?”
God: “He is the hardship.”
(Just a conversation I’m imagining in my head.)
I’ll bet he’ll be taking the Oath of Office (what a joke that is) behind more bullet-proof glass than a cashier in a Watts 7-11
I see it more like this:
God: Weeeeellll, you see, I had another bet with the Adversary. He bet that humans had become blind to virtue and wisdom, so I made an even more obvious Good/Evil choice than the whole “Garden of Eden” thing, and well, wouldn’t you know, he won this one. Sorry, you’ll have to deal with his candidate for a while longer.
Just as plausible.
A very timely comment:
Stranger
If we can’t stop these dysfunctional weirdo nerds from pushing civilization off a cliff, at least we can laugh at them while it happens.