Is Carly saying that only minimum wage positions are being moved overseas? If so, she is lying through her teeth - easy to prove since her lips are moving.
On the contrary, the positions that will be left will be the minimum wage positions, but those will be taken by the 8 million illegal immigrants whom Bush wants to give green cards.
Maytag closes a plant in Illinois which pays its workers $15.00 per hour to build appliances. The plant will be moved to Mexico where the workers will be paid $1.00 per hour for the same job. Meanwhile back in Illinois, that town now has 20% unemployment. What new job are these people to find? Wal-mart? McDonalds?
What taxes do you think that companies pay? In the US, individual citizens pay the majority of taxes. Corporations have successfully moved their headquarters offshore, or "convinced" Congress to provide loopholes. Corporations don't pay their share of taxes; they don't need any more deductions.
Actually, when a nielsen viewer records a show, the recording is the considered the viewing. Whether the user views the recording later, or ever, doesn't matter. So the rating is still calculated based on the show having been "seen" while recording.
But it can't be mapped as a device on the network, nor can it access other network devices. It can only use your broadband connection, but is isolated from all other TCP/IP addresses.
Some very cool hardware is going into the box, such as a Firewire port ( and how many other interesting Sony stereo pieces have Firewire, yummy ) and ethernet ports ( cable modem access ).
This can bridge between your home computers and your home entertainment system;... Sony jukebox player as a device on your desktop gui... surfing on the big screen through the cable modem...
When DirecTV offered network broadcasts ( ABC, NBC, CBS ) within the broadcast area of local stations, they were forced to stop. Now, DirectTV is starting to offer the local stations; not the same as before, when you could receive Seattle and NY versions, even if you live in Miami.
Streaming network broadcasts to compete with the local station is the same thing. The local stations have a contract that they will have rights to carry CBS broadcasts within a market area.
It doesn't matter whether the stream comes from outside the US; agreements to honor each other's copyrights are quite common between civilized nations; would you expect Canadian copyrights to be disregarded in the US?
If streaming broadcasts are allowed, then why not DirectTV broadcasts? This is just piracy; television is not open-source; the programs are the property of the companies that produce them.
By your logic, if a woman doesn't wear a chastity belt, it is her fault if she is raped.
Breaking and entering, whether into a building, or a computer, is still illegal.
The victim may be stupid for leaving security vulnerabilities, but the criminal is still at fault and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard Friday (Jan. 7) directed cable and consumer electronics industries to sort out compatibility specifications for a cable-ready digital TV by April or the FCC may issue its own ruling to resolve the matter.
"I have directed the FCC to draft proposed rules for digital television compatibility standards," Kennard said here. "If industry can't solve these problems by April we will be prepared to act."
The two key "sticking points" holding back the roll out of digital TV, Kennard said, consist of an agreement between cable operators and TV makers about a physical connection for cable-ready DTVs and a means of delivering digital programming guides and information over cable. Kennard fell short of drawing a line in the sand about another contentious issue-whether cable companies "must carry" the high definition digital TV signals generated by terrestrial broadcasters. "
So, despite all of the slashdot readers who are confused about the differences between digital TV and HDTV, the FCC's position was about the physical cable connection and about the program guide menu. That's all.
"sleight of hand" If AOL required you to pay for the phone line which reaches AOL, and if AOL actually installed that phone line, then you could compare Roadrunner's "forcing" you to use their ISP. Do you expect Mindspring to offer AOL access? You're paying for Roadrunner's physical cable installation which runs from their buildings to your house, and all of their hardware in between - which they own. I have RR, and use it to connect; I have no problem with them wanting to offer a home page; if you don't like it, set it to blank and qyb.
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Is Carly saying that only minimum wage positions are being moved overseas? If so, she is lying through her teeth - easy to prove since her lips are moving.
On the contrary, the positions that will be left will be the minimum wage positions, but those will be taken by the 8 million illegal immigrants whom Bush wants to give green cards.
Maytag closes a plant in Illinois which pays its workers $15.00 per hour to build appliances. The plant will be moved to Mexico where the workers will be paid $1.00 per hour for the same job. Meanwhile back in Illinois, that town now has 20% unemployment. What new job are these people to find? Wal-mart? McDonalds?
And how much was the CEO payed?
What taxes do you think that companies pay? In the US, individual citizens pay the majority of taxes. Corporations have successfully moved their headquarters offshore, or "convinced" Congress to provide loopholes. Corporations don't pay their share of taxes; they don't need any more deductions.
If the show is on cable or satellite, I'm already paying to watch it. So how can I be stealing something that I"ve paid for?
If I was only watching over-the-air broadcasts, I'm still not stealing, since I'm not required to pay a fee to use a television.
I'm not stealing a thing.
Choosing not to view a commercial is not copyright infringement. It's called freedom; I can't be forced to watch something against my will.
This is the same as using a VCR to tape a show and fast-forwarding through the tepe; a PVR just makes that easier.
Actually, when a nielsen viewer records a show, the recording is the considered the viewing. Whether the user views the recording later, or ever, doesn't matter. So the rating is still calculated based on the show having been "seen" while recording.
But it can't be mapped as a device on the network, nor can it access other network devices. It can only use your broadband connection, but is isolated from all other TCP/IP addresses.
Some very cool hardware is going into the box, such as a Firewire port ( and how many other interesting Sony stereo pieces have Firewire, yummy ) and ethernet ports ( cable modem access ).
This can bridge between your home computers and your home entertainment system; ... Sony jukebox player as a device on your desktop gui... surfing on the big screen through the cable modem...
This will kill single-function boxes like WebTv.
The iCraveTV.com "domain name" is owned by Defendant William R. Craig Consulting of Sewickley, Pennsylvania
When DirecTV offered network broadcasts ( ABC, NBC, CBS ) within the broadcast area of local stations, they were forced to stop. Now, DirectTV is starting to offer the local stations; not the same as before, when you could receive Seattle and NY versions, even if you live in Miami.
Streaming network broadcasts to compete with the local station is the same thing. The local stations have a contract that they will have rights to carry CBS broadcasts within a market area.
It doesn't matter whether the stream comes from outside the US; agreements to honor each other's copyrights are quite common between civilized nations; would you expect Canadian copyrights to be disregarded in the US?
If streaming broadcasts are allowed, then why not DirectTV broadcasts? This is just piracy; television is not open-source; the programs are the property of the companies that produce them.
Shame on the hacker for being unsuspecting. Should have taken security measures to prevent the unwanted intrusion.
By your logic, if a woman doesn't wear a chastity belt, it is her fault if she is raped.
Breaking and entering, whether into a building, or a computer, is still illegal.
The victim may be stupid for leaving security vulnerabilities, but the criminal is still at fault and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.
So in your world, if I don't lock my door, hire an alarm service and have guard dogs, it's my fault if you decide to break in and steal something.
Do you also drive around the neighborhood and conduct surveys of which homes can be burglarized?
Or do you stroll through malls and see which stores have security cameras and guards, and which ones don't?
Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard Friday (Jan. 7) directed cable and consumer electronics industries to sort out compatibility specifications for a cable-ready digital TV by April or the FCC may issue its own ruling to resolve the matter.
"I have directed the FCC to draft proposed rules for digital television compatibility standards," Kennard said here. "If industry can't solve these problems by April we will be prepared to act."
The two key "sticking points" holding back the roll out of digital TV, Kennard said, consist of an agreement between cable operators and TV makers about a physical connection for cable-ready DTVs and a means of delivering digital programming guides and information over cable. Kennard fell short of drawing a line in the sand about another contentious issue-whether cable companies "must carry" the high definition digital TV signals generated by terrestrial broadcasters. "
So, despite all of the slashdot readers who are confused about the differences between digital TV and HDTV, the FCC's position was about the physical cable connection and about the program guide menu. That's all.
"sleight of hand" If AOL required you to pay for the phone line which reaches AOL, and if AOL actually installed that phone line, then you could compare Roadrunner's "forcing" you to use their ISP. Do you expect Mindspring to offer AOL access? You're paying for Roadrunner's physical cable installation which runs from their buildings to your house, and all of their hardware in between - which they own. I have RR, and use it to connect; I have no problem with them wanting to offer a home page; if you don't like it, set it to blank and qyb.