When one mother realized that cable TV was costing her $500 a year, she decided that network TV wasn't so bad.

当一位母亲意识到有线电视每年要花掉她500美元时，她就会觉得网络电视并不是那么糟糕。

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So, for example, while cable makes a ridiculous number of cooking shows available, there could be even more — and more specialized — such shows on the Internet.

例如，有线电视商制作的烹饪节目数量多得可笑，然而互联网上的此类节目有过之而无不及，数量繁多而且更加细化。

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Norway and Holland recently agreed to connect via an undersea cable so as to exchange Norway’s hydropower and Holland’s complimentary wind.

最近，挪威和荷兰达成协议，挪威水力发电和荷兰的风电将通过海底电缆互换。

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If we had to guess, we'd say that HBO's oh-so-friendly cable partners aren't going to be inclined to let such a solid idea actually happen.

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Oddly enough, the teen in question jacked the console and left the oh-so-critical power cable behind, but instead of devising yet another heist, he simply phoned Microsoft, gave out all his credentials (including the machine's serial number), and awaited the cable.

ENGADGET: New Zealand teen jacks Xbox 360, divulges credentials to Microsoft

Time Warner Cable isn't the only one who thinks tiered broadband is the future -- so does the American Cable Association (ACA).

ENGADGET: Surprise! The American Cable Association favors tiered broadband pricing