I saw this as a solution to my rural broadband access woes (no cable, no DSL, AT&T access horrible, Sprint access fantastic). Maybe I could dump my satellite TV and get into the modern world of Netflix, Hulu, and other services, and decrease my AT&T data plan.
Alas, roughly the time I ordered my Karma the infamous blog post appeared. Just received the gadget yesterday. As I already paid for a month, I'll use my (unlimited) 15 gig before I return it.
If we allow the government to socialize internet access, we'll wind up with a system that is constantly in need of repair, upgrades, and endless red tape to get even the slightest thing done, along with constant pressure to charge rich people more and give access away for free to poor people in the name of 'fairness...' We need to be stopping the relentless growth of big government, not find more things for them to get their paws into.
New generation of Slashdot poster doesn't know what the internet actually is or what it represents. Never thought I'd see it here.
A lot of problems with law enforcement is that they are not properly trained on what the laws actually say. They think that they have limited or no jurisdiction over parking spots on arguably private property.
In my state, we sometimes do presentations to LE on what the law actually says. Once a parking spot gets designated as a handicapped spot, it becomes subject to the laws of the state or the local municipality...not Wal-Mart or the mall or Starbucks. And once we tell them that all of the fine goes to the local municipality, they generally start enforcing the law almost gladly. This is the law about actually displaying a permit when parked in a handicapped spot, not determining if someone is disabled enough to park in the spot.
But sometimes not. In our town the school system is the biggest violator. We actually have photos of the school cops parked in handicapped spots.
A handicapped toilet stall (the king of poopin' stalls) does not require a permit to use, unlike a parking spot. Building codes (at least in the US) for new construction require access for the disabled, especially for public-use or gov't facilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act contains guidelines for ramps, doors, hallways, ratios of disabled-to-non-disabled parking spots, and yes, bathroom stalls. Most of the time someone involved with the construction of a facility that is supposed to be accessible just guesses at what is appropriate, and most of the time they get it wrong (angles of ramps, doors open wrong way, etc.).
A lot of fun can be had by calling people out who are parked illegally in a handicapped spot. They tend to go psycho on you the moment you question them.
Seeing that the quality of an XM signal is somewhere between AM broadcast and not quite broadcast FM (most mp3's I'm guessing), why is this an issue? I rip to ogg with a better quality than XM (and I have been an XM subscriber over a year now).
I can't count the times that I have heard a great song and cranked my stereo up, only to have the experience notched down by the obvious bandwidth limitations in XM's signal.
Still enjoy it, though. Nothing better for long drives.
When I used to work as an electronic technician, a monitor out-of-sync drove me bananas. The guys in the shop always wondered what I was complaining about.
I have a 2002 SL2 automatic and consistently meet or exceed the 37mpg hwy mileage. This combined with the low insurance rates keeps me using it as a primary family vehicle despite the pressure to get something larger.
So you have no solution yourself, other than keeping a corrupt and broken system working?
One way or another something will have to give. It would be in your best interests as an artist, and mine as a consumer, that it is not the corporate solution that comes out on top.
How about causing several stars to supernova that are lined up in such a manner where their light all reaches Earth at the same time and spells "Coke"?
Too bad it's not that simple. What is your take on SPAM then? Or do you separate "unsolicited bulk email" and SPAM into 2 completely different issues?
When answering a nuisance call can be quantified by time or money (or even nuisance...think about all the nuisance lawsuits out there), then answering and saying "I'm not interested" does not suffice. I should not even have to receive those calls. Just like I should not have to receive those "unsolicited bulk email" messages. Despite what rights the corporations think they have over mine as a citizen.
I sent him a message via his website...he was in Stone County Friday and Saturday (happened to be up there myself). I didn't rush his vehicle in the Ozark Folk Festival parade to ask him about it. Might have been the state trooper following closely behind.
One of the ironies in this is that the chair of the joint Advanced Communications and Information Technology committee (who voted for the bill), doesn't even do email (and happens to be my senator).
Slashdot Mirror
If you can't get enough signal on your phone to make it work, you can't get enough signal for a hotspot to work.
- lives in rural area with shitty coverage
- no cable or DSL
- satellite is pretty much the same service with the same costs and same limits as mobile
I saw this as a solution to my rural broadband access woes (no cable, no DSL, AT&T access horrible, Sprint access fantastic). Maybe I could dump my satellite TV and get into the modern world of Netflix, Hulu, and other services, and decrease my AT&T data plan.
Alas, roughly the time I ordered my Karma the infamous blog post appeared. Just received the gadget yesterday. As I already paid for a month, I'll use my (unlimited) 15 gig before I return it.
Shame...it's a nice implementation.
If we allow the government to socialize internet access, we'll wind up with a system that is constantly in need of repair, upgrades, and endless red tape to get even the slightest thing done, along with constant pressure to charge rich people more and give access away for free to poor people in the name of 'fairness...' We need to be stopping the relentless growth of big government, not find more things for them to get their paws into.
New generation of Slashdot poster doesn't know what the internet actually is or what it represents. Never thought I'd see it here.
Therefore...checkmate.
Agreed. The original post is somewhat comparing oranges to tangerines. Seems to be more of a DIRCM or LAIRCM for drones than an offensive system.
To all the drone theorists, have you read any Fred Saberhagen?
A lot of problems with law enforcement is that they are not properly trained on what the laws actually say. They think that they have limited or no jurisdiction over parking spots on arguably private property.
In my state, we sometimes do presentations to LE on what the law actually says. Once a parking spot gets designated as a handicapped spot, it becomes subject to the laws of the state or the local municipality...not Wal-Mart or the mall or Starbucks. And once we tell them that all of the fine goes to the local municipality, they generally start enforcing the law almost gladly. This is the law about actually displaying a permit when parked in a handicapped spot, not determining if someone is disabled enough to park in the spot.
But sometimes not. In our town the school system is the biggest violator. We actually have photos of the school cops parked in handicapped spots.
A handicapped toilet stall (the king of poopin' stalls) does not require a permit to use, unlike a parking spot. Building codes (at least in the US) for new construction require access for the disabled, especially for public-use or gov't facilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act contains guidelines for ramps, doors, hallways, ratios of disabled-to-non-disabled parking spots, and yes, bathroom stalls. Most of the time someone involved with the construction of a facility that is supposed to be accessible just guesses at what is appropriate, and most of the time they get it wrong (angles of ramps, doors open wrong way, etc.).
A lot of fun can be had by calling people out who are parked illegally in a handicapped spot. They tend to go psycho on you the moment you question them.
The ADA is also hugely ignored.
You expect the stall door to close in a public restroom so you can have a little privacy. Shouldn't someone in a wheelchair expect the same?
Since the DMCA isn't applicable to sovereign entities, then the DMCA must be changed!!!
Seeing that the quality of an XM signal is somewhere between AM broadcast and not quite broadcast FM (most mp3's I'm guessing), why is this an issue? I rip to ogg with a better quality than XM (and I have been an XM subscriber over a year now).
I can't count the times that I have heard a great song and cranked my stereo up, only to have the experience notched down by the obvious bandwidth limitations in XM's signal.
Still enjoy it, though. Nothing better for long drives.
Wow...and I thought I was the only one.
When I used to work as an electronic technician, a monitor out-of-sync drove me bananas. The guys in the shop always wondered what I was complaining about.
WTFE
I can't believe I was moderated as a troll when my subject line was a line out of the episode itself.
Puhlease.
nt
Yup...the 600k figure is a multi-year year cumulative score.
It'll be October or November before we see the scores. And hopefully W5ZN will be part of the group that wins it in Arkansas.
I have a 2002 SL2 automatic and consistently meet or exceed the 37mpg hwy mileage. This combined with the low insurance rates keeps me using it as a primary family vehicle despite the pressure to get something larger.
So you have no solution yourself, other than keeping a corrupt and broken system working?
One way or another something will have to give. It would be in your best interests as an artist, and mine as a consumer, that it is not the corporate solution that comes out on top.
How about causing several stars to supernova that are lined up in such a manner where their light all reaches Earth at the same time and spells "Coke"?
Just a fantasy of mine....
A self-aware, self-improving spam program, that is able to self-propagate, with a distributed mother ship.
Wow, think of the possibilities.
This is great comedy. Please, if I'd have been drinking milk I would have laughed it out my nose.
Too bad it's not that simple. What is your take on SPAM then? Or do you separate "unsolicited bulk email" and SPAM into 2 completely different issues?
When answering a nuisance call can be quantified by time or money (or even nuisance...think about all the nuisance lawsuits out there), then answering and saying "I'm not interested" does not suffice. I should not even have to receive those calls. Just like I should not have to receive those "unsolicited bulk email" messages. Despite what rights the corporations think they have over mine as a citizen.
Not to mention the individual services own certification processes above and beyond NSA cert/approval. An NSA stamp doesn't guarantee acceptance.
NSA has approved wireless, but you haven't exactly seen DoD jumping on it. I could use it for some of my stuff, that's for sure.
AFAIK, WinXP has not been approved for use on any DoD network. There are a few stand-alone systems out there, but XP on a network is a big no-no.
I sent him a message via his website...he was in Stone County Friday and Saturday (happened to be up there myself). I didn't rush his vehicle in the Ozark Folk Festival parade to ask him about it. Might have been the state trooper following closely behind.
One of the ironies in this is that the chair of the joint Advanced Communications and Information Technology committee (who voted for the bill), doesn't even do email (and happens to be my senator).