although feel free to nail me for calling Native Americans "Indians" when explaining the joke
Actually according to wikipedia (my course for all things factual), "A 1995 US Census Bureau survey found that more American Indians in the United States preferred American Indian to Native American"
That's sort of true. You're correct that the over-the-air transition is only about over-the-air broadcasts, but cable providers may take this as an opportunity to make the switch too.
My cable service provider recently switched to all digital, requiring all my TVs to have a set-top box (I only had one set-top box prior).
I have RCN for my cable TV provider. I had 1 cable box and received cable on my other 2 TVs directly with the cable (no set-top box).
Recently I received a mailing from RCN showcasing their new channel lineup and mentioning one line "We're Going Digital."
The next day my two TV's without the set-top box stopped working.
I was kind of annoyed, but upon calling them, I found out they'd be stationed around the area giving out set-top boxes to their customers.
Plus, they gave me a free hat.
Basically, it's up to the cable service provider. The DTV transition is about over-the-air broadcasts, but that doesn't mean your cable company will continue providing analog channels.
When did the current design go live?
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When did Google change from the look in 1998 to the current white background look? I think I must have been using it since then (maybe 2000?).
I've tried some brief stints with other search engines, to give them a shot, but I've always liked using Google best.
I like the definition I posted. Actually I think it's funny how dictionaries use the word in the definition. If only I was allowed to do that on quizzes in grade school!
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although feel free to nail me for calling Native Americans "Indians" when explaining the joke
Actually according to wikipedia (my course for all things factual), "A 1995 US Census Bureau survey found that more American Indians in the United States preferred American Indian to Native American"
Some TVs may not be able to (or make sense to) have hooked up to a converter box. I wonder how many portable/pocket TVs exist in the U.S.?
Blog posting of someone realizing his portable TV will done away with.
That's sort of true. You're correct that the over-the-air transition is only about over-the-air broadcasts, but cable providers may take this as an opportunity to make the switch too.
My cable service provider recently switched to all digital, requiring all my TVs to have a set-top box (I only had one set-top box prior).
I have RCN for my cable TV provider. I had 1 cable box and received cable on my other 2 TVs directly with the cable (no set-top box).
Recently I received a mailing from RCN showcasing their new channel lineup and mentioning one line "We're Going Digital."
The next day my two TV's without the set-top box stopped working.
I was kind of annoyed, but upon calling them, I found out they'd be stationed around the area giving out set-top boxes to their customers.
Plus, they gave me a free hat.
Basically, it's up to the cable service provider. The DTV transition is about over-the-air broadcasts, but that doesn't mean your cable company will continue providing analog channels.
When did Google change from the look in 1998 to the current white background look? I think I must have been using it since then (maybe 2000?). I've tried some brief stints with other search engines, to give them a shot, but I've always liked using Google best.
I like the definition I posted. Actually I think it's funny how dictionaries use the word in the definition. If only I was allowed to do that on quizzes in grade school!
look up 'semantic' in a dictionary
se*man*tic
-adjective
of or pertaining to semantics.