you know, i've actually called up comcast and tried to ask them what the fuck xfinity means. obviously they're trained to tell me "uhhh it's a triple play package rebrand" but when i see a new word i can't help but wonder what it means. the most obvious thought is "x+infinity" and "x-finity" as in infinity is getting canceled out? (and given comcast's grand design for the internet it's slowly but surely buying up, there won't me much infinity to go around in due time) or is there a version of finite called finity that's a direct opposite to infinity and then comcast is doing that first rule of marketing thing where the thing you tout the most addresses the #1 concern with your product (i.e. "fresh local produce" at your local grocery store) and therefore x-finite-state-of-being would be addressing the biggest concern with comcast's package, which is that whole death of the free internet thing they're bringing along rather nicely now.
if i recall correctly the talk behind the "internet fastlane" isn't "one fast lane and one slow lane" as much as it is "one fast lane.. and one even faster lane"
anyways, nobody at comcast was qualified to answer my question and they turned down my repeated requests to speak to someone high up in marketing or an outright executive, so well, i'm stymied. and if i bitch about it on twitter some comcast lackey will show up to speak really slowly in platitudes to me...... all without telling me just what the fuck xfinity actually means. c'est la vie.
as for NASCAR.... who gives a fuck? this has no bearing on the series whatsoever, especially in a sport where the cars themselves are driving billboards in a way that makes soccer go "damn"
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