I work for PBS. No check will be written. Our money comes from viewers, sponsorships and endowments. And yes, keeping the analog equipment running for several months will cost a lot of money.
I work in the public television world, and this is a big deal to us because we get a large percentage of viewers over the air (old, low income, etc).
I can assure you, digital signals are harder to get a picture with than analog. With analog, a little interference means some fuzz. With digital, it means you don't get a picture period.
Indoor antennas are especially affected by the switch which has a lot of stations worried. I can assure you most of our stations are operating at full r near full power and our research is showing it's hard for a lot of viewers to tune in.
If you've looked at many waveforms in a recording program you'd know that rhythm and tempo are pretty easy to identify. I've studied algorithmic analysis of music and tempo. Rhythm and pitch are all reasonably analyzed because they're easily identified by math (what computers are made for). It's identifying things like timbre that set the mood based off cultural experience, etc that are hard to nail down with a computer. A performer can play 1 note many different ways to set many different moods and computers have trouble analyzing why it sounds different to us because it is hard to compute a lifetime of musical experience and expectation.
Peer reviewed scientific studies are a far cry from the special interest funded FUD and propaganda put out by places such as the American Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation, Etc.
I suppose facts have a liberal bias too?
Actually the main reason for this isn't "pussification" or right wingers, but the people behind the scenes of these programs. I am involved in children's educational programming and there is much more research done about the effects of what children view than most people know. I know many of the people at Sesame Workshop would never want to show some of the things from the early seasons today because of they knowledge they have gained.
And, not on your list, is actively trying to impeach the vice president. All the media seems to know about him is that he saw a UFO and his wife is hot.
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Race is something that you're born with. A religious affiliation is a choice that you should take responsibility for.
I work for PBS. No check will be written. Our money comes from viewers, sponsorships and endowments. And yes, keeping the analog equipment running for several months will cost a lot of money.
Your data will still be in their databases though.
I work in the public television world, and this is a big deal to us because we get a large percentage of viewers over the air (old, low income, etc). I can assure you, digital signals are harder to get a picture with than analog. With analog, a little interference means some fuzz. With digital, it means you don't get a picture period. Indoor antennas are especially affected by the switch which has a lot of stations worried. I can assure you most of our stations are operating at full r near full power and our research is showing it's hard for a lot of viewers to tune in.
If you've looked at many waveforms in a recording program you'd know that rhythm and tempo are pretty easy to identify. I've studied algorithmic analysis of music and tempo. Rhythm and pitch are all reasonably analyzed because they're easily identified by math (what computers are made for). It's identifying things like timbre that set the mood based off cultural experience, etc that are hard to nail down with a computer. A performer can play 1 note many different ways to set many different moods and computers have trouble analyzing why it sounds different to us because it is hard to compute a lifetime of musical experience and expectation.
Peer reviewed scientific studies are a far cry from the special interest funded FUD and propaganda put out by places such as the American Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation, Etc. I suppose facts have a liberal bias too?
Please back up your claims with studies NOT done by conservative think-tanks.
..processors do one thing at a time, so they would be linear, not parallel.
Actually the main reason for this isn't "pussification" or right wingers, but the people behind the scenes of these programs. I am involved in children's educational programming and there is much more research done about the effects of what children view than most people know. I know many of the people at Sesame Workshop would never want to show some of the things from the early seasons today because of they knowledge they have gained.
I know of 1 presidential candidate who:
1: Voted against the war.
2: Voted against the Patriot Act.
3: Has voted against funding for the military.
And, not on your list, is actively trying to impeach the vice president. All the media seems to know about him is that he saw a UFO and his wife is hot.