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FCC Approves Unlicensed Use of White-Space Spectrum
sidesh0w was one of a number of readers to alert us to the FCC's unanimous decision approving unlicensed devices to use the white spaces of the spectrum unused by television broadcasters, provided they take certain precautions not to interfere with licensed users. "Denying a tremendous last-minute lobbying effort by broadcasters, the vote on white space devices went ahead as planned today after a several-hour delay at FCC headquarters. When the vote came, though, it was unanimous. For the Democrats on the Commission, the devices are appealing because they offer a potential new avenue for broadband services, while the Republicans are pleased for the same reasons, but love the fact that this is a deregulatory order that focuses on less regulation and more competition."
Did somebody just describe God's Own Crony Capitalists(tm) as loving competition?
You know the ghost that uses the white space to communicate on the tv and recorders? Won't they get pissed now that thier channels are getting clogged? Sigh... don't mind me... stupid stupid corny joke... lala
Watch the Linux and Mac freaks fill up the entire thing with porn! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com/
Republicans AND Democrats are happy about this? We are so screwed.
Never let a lack of data get in the way of a good rant.
You know the ghost that uses the white space to communicate on the tv and recorders? Won't they get pissed now that thier channels are getting clogged?
Sure.
Remember what they already did to that little kid in _Poltergeist_? We can expect a LOT more of that.
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
I asked a NAB employee about that, and he said, I quote:
"The National Australia Bank has no comment on this issue."
The plot thickens.
Ezekiel 23:20
That's just because their wireless microphones are being jammed by White-Space devices...
Out of curiosity, has there ever been an attempt to license in the visible portion of the spectrum?
Time to fire up my Tesla Coil!
Just like it was for the real estate, mortgage, and banking industry! Less pesky, intrusive government oversight. I expect big things.
The Russians have won. They have made the world a cesspool of distrust, greed, fear and hate.
An interesting idea I saw posted a couple days ago regarding the Neocons machine and this election:
I keep getting a mental image of McCain on election night, looking broken, then walking off stage, shutting himself alone in a room, and out comes an enormous creepy grin. He immediately picks up a phone, dials a number, and says, "Hello, Karl? Yeah, how do you like your permanent majority now? Payback's a biatch, fat boy," then hangs up.
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
It gets worse, I hear Switzerland is neutral on the issue!
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.