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Beyond The Cell -- Journalists' Video Phone
dimitri_k writes: "This article from poynter.org gives some information about the video phone that has become standard in reporting recently. It uses H.263 for compression, and a satellite phone to call into ISDN lines. Maybe people on Slashdot can brainstorm ways to increase the bandwidth of these things in the short term (i.e. cost-ineffective combination of lines) so that the cable news networks can turn the grainy, live, night-vision shots in Afghanistan clear." This setup looks a little chunky, but when you consider the capability to beam video information from anywhere in the world, it's very impressive.
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The most important thing any republican needs to know.
I submitted this to slashdot as a headline, but it was rejected.
This is probably irresponsable reporting, but you should know. After it was reported that a second Florida man had been exposed to anthrax in Florida, I tried calling my local clinic (Valley Medical East Team, Kent Wa.) to get myself and my daughter vaccinated against this horrible disease. I was told they don't have it and that it isn't available to the general public.
What?!?
While the Feds investigate whether it was terrorism or not that exposed the two men to the fatal disease, incubation time keeps on ticking. Pretty much by the time you realize you are sicker than the common cold, it's too late. Why on earth haven't they started vaccinating people?
Better to vaccinate and find out later that it was not terrorism than to wait to find out... when some people may be to late to save.
I really don't care if my insurance will cover it. I will pay for the shots. Just let me have them, is that so much to ask?
Come on CDC & FBI, let us get our vaccinations! I urge folks to call their congress man or woman and begin demanding the availability of these vaccinations. Because if it was terrorism, who knows how wide spread? I don't want to wait until it is too late.
Here are the CDC information pages on this.
You can lookup and call Valley Medical yourself to confirm this.
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COCKPIT RUSHED ON AMERICAN AIRLINES JET !
no other details available yet. Looks like Afghanistan won't be around this time next week...
Uh in case you dind't know afghanistan is one of the largest producers of illegal drugs including marijauna and heroin.
Don't you know there is already tons of Afghani weed and opium? They would laugh at the piddly bags you want to drop.
You know, the phrase "Anonymous Coward" has never seemed so apt as right now.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Well what do you call this?
ok, someone had to....
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Dream with the feathers of angels stuffed beneath your head.
DagNabbit! Why are my pseudo-nerdy attempts at humor posts always shot down by the ultra-nerdy?
Come on now, how many people here REALLY know what MobyTurbo is, other than a silly name?
I call your "kermit +", and raise you a "gsz rz -m -r"!
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