I'm in Seattle for the next few days. The CALI conference is going on at the University of Washington Law School. With all of the recent moves and trips to and fro it is a bit disorienting being back in Seattle for the first time in more than a decade. I have to say, though, that if one were prone to living in the city that Seattle is definitely a place to consider. Actually I think Vancouver Washington and Vancouver B.C. would also be great places to consider. San Francisco (next week's trip) is better known for its hills than Seattle but the two are on par. The sponsors of the conference were kind enough to include an umbrella in the conference materials.

There was a good piece on Marketplace last evening about the challenges facing the sport of cycling. Following several years of struggling over drug usage a number of key sponsors are now on hard times financially and are pulling sponsorships. Later this year the U.S. Postal Service, who sponsors the team Lance Armstrong rides for, will end their sponsorship. The news follows on Saturn's decision to leave the sport as well. Meanwhile Armstrong will attempt a record-setting sixth win in the Tour De France next month.

Wired has an article about TiVo offering network services to all TiVo Series II owners. They can now do many things that previously required the home media option. At the end of the article is a note that DirectTV sold its stock in TiVo this week and may be switching DVR providers. This makes the need for a TiVo unit that can [Killer App|do RSS feeds] all the more important. Users will soon need the ability to separate their DVR from their Satellite receiver or face being held hostage by feuding companies. Already many of th