I got an email from xm radio last month stating that my multi-radio discount would be going away in March.  I have two radios subscribed (though we actually have more radios than that, they just aren't all turned on right now), both in our cars.  The increase in price is minimal – $2/month for one of the radios (the other apparently won't change).  Along with this notice came an offer to lock in rates and lock in free access to the online version of XM.

So I scouted the online site for information on how to lock in.  What I've discovered is that I really don't care enough about online access to XM to want to pay for it.  While I used to listen sporadically at work over the net, I seldom do so anymore now that my daughter bought me an ipod nano and I've loaded it with the 400 CDs we own.  What's worse, XM has slid downhill after the merger with sirius.  Too many channels have the inane chatter of djs.  I used to love XM because it was just music.  Nothing else.  Except for the places where talk had meaning – clips from movies on cinemagic or audio analysis of sporting events.  But the music channels were just music.  But not anymore.  Now they're advertising for overpriced concerts and meaningless drivel about the artist's lives.  I don't really care who they're dating. Especially since the music I listen to is from the 80's and 90's and those people have all moved on to other things besides music.  Their lives are as mundane as mine.  It's just the music that lives on in importance.

I often check my wordpress stats to find out what search terms people use to find my site.  Using XM with linux is a common request.  And while I've got posts related to how to do this with the online site, I'm no longer interested in keeping that information up to date.

Because I'm simply not going to pay twice for the same content.  I already pay them for access with my radios.  If that's not enough, fuck 'em.  I've got plenty of music I've already paid for to keep me happy.