Sure, it benefits everyone. I'm not against the switch to HD. It still seems unfair to deny someone their $40 coupon, especially for those who can't afford a new TV or convertor.
More accurately, you are worried about losing the functionality of a device you already paid for while government and industry (non-US even) make a huge profit and you receive no compensation.
There aren't many jobs to apply for after 6pm. There may be other things you have to do with your time (school, caring for elderly family, child care to name a few). You may be disabled or injured, relying on benefits, and prohibited from working more than a certain number of hours a week (or at all). There are plenty of reasons why someone's 16 hours of consciousness aren't solely devoted to working or finding work. I mean... what happened in your life that you don't know all of this? Are you just bitter about the government taxing you, or did you grow up wealthy?
I guess entitled wasn't the right word. I meant it seems cheap if you have the sense of entitlement that comes from never having had to work to support yourself.
You know, I've noticed that a lot of things in my town are more expensive at Wal*Mart (produce, canned goods, meat). Especially when you are considering the quality of what you are paying for (local vs international farmers, 70% vs. 90% lean beef, etc.) The 2 VHS players I bought there broke within 2 weeks of purchase, and the $10 food processor tried to kill me! (The blade flew off and nearly broke through the lid.) I know it's anecodtal and not everyone has those experiences with the electronics, but I haven't been back since. Especially, when food is cheaper elsewhere... I would be interested to know if others have had similar experiences...
No, that person should be worried about losing the functionality of a device they already payed for. The FCC got $19 billion for selling the old frequency range, we are spending ~2 billion on free convertor boxes, the TV manufacturers (mostly non-US) are making hundreds of thousands in profit, the owners of the new airwaves will be making tons of profit... and you think it's fair to remove the functionality of someone's TV with no compensation? I'm sorry, but THAT's ridiculous.
They should be doing something more productive with their free time than watching television
Something like working 20 hours a week and going to school while paying for it themselves? That gave me $400 - $500 a month + ~$300 federal loan per month for housing and utilities (didn't cover all of them either). Don't forget people with legitimate disabilities who *can't work* and are provided $400-$500 a month by the state. Fuck them! They don't deserve "luxuries" like television! (NOT!)
Contrast that with $19 billion federal profit, < $2 billion for the convertor box program, plus all the money the TV companies will make. (and how many of them are even US companies?) And somehow, to you, this is an equal situation in which vast amounts of people aren't getting screwed out of a TV set?
Way to achieve perfect unthink there, sport.
Anyone who is not a "trust fund baby" or who had to put themselves through school knows the value of $100 dollars, or in most cases more than that. $100 is a lot of money.
They should be doing something more productive with their free time than watching television
Something like working 20 hours a week and going to school while paying for it themselves? That gave me $400 - $500 a month + ~$300 federal loan per month for housing and utilities (didn't cover all of them either). Don't forget people with legitimate disabilities who *can't work* and are provided $400-$500 a month by the state. Fuck them! They don't deserve "luxuries" like television! (NOT!)
Contrast that with $19 billion federal profit, Way to achieve perfect unthink there, sport.
Anyone who is not a "trust fund baby" or who had to put them selves through school knows the values of $100 dollars, or in most cases more than that. $100 is a lot of money.
New TVs are expensive. If you're living on less than $800 a month, that $100+ is going to be felt. Trust me. This is obvious to anyone who hasn't had money supplied to them by their parents for their entire lives...
400 out of multiple-thousands of scientists aren't sure that man made causes are creating global warming? Stop the presses! Skimming the article you link, it looks like it's short on facts:( You will be better received around these parts if you get off the soap box, stop yelling, and point to some of the evidence that global warming is not caused by us humans or that the theories that explain it as man-made don't hold water. (It's pretty much a given that the world is warming... the polar ice caps shrank 20% in the last 30 years.) If you are interested, I found this video quite informative, although potholer is very snarky sometimes.
Although, yes, it only takes one or two people to disagree with you and mod you troll or flamebait, like in this case. You're just expressing your opinion and get modded down which is bullshit.
There's nothing wrong with making money off of apps, especially games. I for one am happy to pay for games and have them open-sourced after 3 to 5 years like all the good companies have been doing. Games aren't like other apps where you can charge for support or there is a need for interoperability and backward-compatibility. Yes, game publishers should compile Linux (and BSD) versions of their games. No, it doesn't really matter if they are initally released as open-source or not!
I dunno 'bout OP, but some grammar-agressives notice that and some don't. That's amusing! I would think grammar-agressives would know that. BUT! No. Some think it is the province of the weak-minded and ignorant only, and not ever(?!) a phonetic mishap between internal verbalization and the keyboard;)
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You'd be surprised. I've met more than a few Southern black people who are proud of the Confederacy. The war wasn't about goddamn fucking slavery.
these distractions keep us from uniting on the really important issues like economic power
And education, infrastructure, corruption, the Iraq war, immigration (?), decriminalization of pot (at least).
Give up kindness, renounce morality,
And men will rediscover filial piety and love
~ Lao Tzu
You're tellin' me. I'm still confused :D There is some humor in how frustrating this is, though...
(sic) should go after "shock's" though, if it's an intentional typo. If I missed the joke... I think... I think it wasn't a very good one ;)
Wait... but that's what *I* said! Right? I'm lost...
No, he's saying the apostrophe after shock is erroneous.
;)
/callvote electric shocks for all you grammar nazi's
No... I was... I was just playing along ;)
Sure, it benefits everyone. I'm not against the switch to HD. It still seems unfair to deny someone their $40 coupon, especially for those who can't afford a new TV or convertor.
More accurately, you are worried about losing the functionality of a device you already paid for while government and industry (non-US even) make a huge profit and you receive no compensation.
There aren't many jobs to apply for after 6pm. There may be other things you have to do with your time (school, caring for elderly family, child care to name a few). You may be disabled or injured, relying on benefits, and prohibited from working more than a certain number of hours a week (or at all). There are plenty of reasons why someone's 16 hours of consciousness aren't solely devoted to working or finding work. I mean... what happened in your life that you don't know all of this? Are you just bitter about the government taxing you, or did you grow up wealthy?
I guess entitled wasn't the right word. I meant it seems cheap if you have the sense of entitlement that comes from never having had to work to support yourself.
You know, I've noticed that a lot of things in my town are more expensive at Wal*Mart (produce, canned goods, meat). Especially when you are considering the quality of what you are paying for (local vs international farmers, 70% vs. 90% lean beef, etc.) The 2 VHS players I bought there broke within 2 weeks of purchase, and the $10 food processor tried to kill me! (The blade flew off and nearly broke through the lid.) I know it's anecodtal and not everyone has those experiences with the electronics, but I haven't been back since. Especially, when food is cheaper elsewhere... I would be interested to know if others have had similar experiences...
No, that person should be worried about losing the functionality of a device they already payed for. The FCC got $19 billion for selling the old frequency range, we are spending ~2 billion on free convertor boxes, the TV manufacturers (mostly non-US) are making hundreds of thousands in profit, the owners of the new airwaves will be making tons of profit... and you think it's fair to remove the functionality of someone's TV with no compensation? I'm sorry, but THAT's ridiculous.
They should be doing something more productive with their free time than watching television
Something like working 20 hours a week and going to school while paying for it themselves? That gave me $400 - $500 a month + ~$300 federal loan per month for housing and utilities (didn't cover all of them either). Don't forget people with legitimate disabilities who *can't work* and are provided $400-$500 a month by the state. Fuck them! They don't deserve "luxuries" like television! (NOT!)
Contrast that with $19 billion federal profit, < $2 billion for the convertor box program, plus all the money the TV companies will make. (and how many of them are even US companies?) And somehow, to you, this is an equal situation in which vast amounts of people aren't getting screwed out of a TV set?
Way to achieve perfect unthink there, sport.
Anyone who is not a "trust fund baby" or who had to put themselves through school knows the value of $100 dollars, or in most cases more than that. $100 is a lot of money.
They should be doing something more productive with their free time than watching television
Something like working 20 hours a week and going to school while paying for it themselves? That gave me $400 - $500 a month + ~$300 federal loan per month for housing and utilities (didn't cover all of them either). Don't forget people with legitimate disabilities who *can't work* and are provided $400-$500 a month by the state. Fuck them! They don't deserve "luxuries" like television! (NOT!)
Contrast that with $19 billion federal profit, Way to achieve perfect unthink there, sport.
Anyone who is not a "trust fund baby" or who had to put them selves through school knows the values of $100 dollars, or in most cases more than that. $100 is a lot of money.
New TVs are not that expensive.
New TVs are expensive. If you're living on less than $800 a month, that $100+ is going to be felt. Trust me. This is obvious to anyone who hasn't had money supplied to them by their parents for their entire lives...
The converter boxes aren't that expensive, about as much as a new game
Tell that to someone living on $500 a month.
Hehe :) Is it your grasp of English or logic that is lacking? They have courses for that I hear...
400 out of multiple-thousands of scientists aren't sure that man made causes are creating global warming? Stop the presses! Skimming the article you link, it looks like it's short on facts :( You will be better received around these parts if you get off the soap box, stop yelling, and point to some of the evidence that global warming is not caused by us humans or that the theories that explain it as man-made don't hold water. (It's pretty much a given that the world is warming... the polar ice caps shrank 20% in the last 30 years.) If you are interested, I found this video quite informative, although potholer is very snarky sometimes.
Although, yes, it only takes one or two people to disagree with you and mod you troll or flamebait, like in this case. You're just expressing your opinion and get modded down which is bullshit.
There's nothing wrong with making money off of apps, especially games. I for one am happy to pay for games and have them open-sourced after 3 to 5 years like all the good companies have been doing. Games aren't like other apps where you can charge for support or there is a need for interoperability and backward-compatibility. Yes, game publishers should compile Linux (and BSD) versions of their games. No, it doesn't really matter if they are initally released as open-source or not!
I cannot believe the number of ignorant comments to this thread
Me either. I honestly don't know where to begin rebuking this kind of ignorance...
I dunno 'bout OP, but some grammar-agressives notice that and some don't. That's amusing! I would think grammar-agressives would know that. BUT! No. Some think it is the province of the weak-minded and ignorant only, and not ever(?!) a phonetic mishap between internal verbalization and the keyboard ;)
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!
;)
Oh bother. 2 times in one thread
Or just don't use triggers and do it in application-level code. That's always seemed a lot cleaner. To me anyways.
Goddammit... shoulda spell-checked that a bit better! Still typos are better than getting shot in the FACE!