You know, I'm really tired of the "it's elitism" BS that is spread accross the internet. The fact that it is spewed forth so much has removed any currency it may have had, and this is an example. The reason being, *anybody* can get ham license. You don't even need to know morse code anymore. Just good technical knowledge, which you can gather by any means you desire. Saying a ham radio license is "elitism" is just as stupid as saying that "high school" is "elitism," because they give out a degree. Harvard and Yale is elitism. Getting an electricians, plumbers, or ham radio license is not. Neither is a degree from the local community college. You really need to straighten your perspective out on this, as much of our society works by garnering qualifications and improving one's life. There is nothing wrong with that.
I'm not saying that they are perfect, and that they could do better in many areas. But the fact is that we can't have everybody jamming the airwaves with their own transmitters and equipment. If there wasn't a minimum of compliance, you would have interference all over the place. People recognized this problem 80 years ago, and why there was the communications act of 1934. As a ham, you should recognize this.
Many a nerd who happens to read your blog got their ham license through the FCC and talked with the world *before* there was an internet. Or even computers. Many of us built computers from schematics that showed up in the early magazines and interfaced them to radios. We were making phone calls with radios *before* there was cell phones. Countless hams worked in the electronics industry, and worked in companies that brought forth many of the innovations we use today. A ham radio license, which was hard-eanred (most of us automatically decode all that mosrse code when it shows up on TV:D), is and continues to be a cherished part of many peoples lives. And was the beginning of many careers in technology and science.
While the FCC has many flaws, be careful to not throw out the baby with the bathwater. While I mention ham licenses, they do have a place in technical matters as well.
It has been reported from archeologists who have teleported from the future to our time that 7.59 billion years from now, Duke Nukem Forever is released to manufacturing.
there's a crapload of technology that even after reentry would be of HUGE value to many many people on this planet. Including all those who would want to see if it could run Linux.
'We hope someone will come up with a name that is catchy, easy to say and will help make the satellite and its mission a topic of dinner table and classroom discussion.' Just remove some letters! Gamma Ray becomes GA-Ray, short for Gamma Advanced Ray. Everybody not only will be talking about it, but they would continually be looking up.
When they pass this law (and since when has congress not passed an "enhanced" copyright law) and it does not work, then the RIAA can then move on to more realistic "physical" punishments.
It's not that it's a problem now, and the issue is not verification or theft (though it will morph into that). It's that it will become one with greedy corporations wanting to collect more data for mining and brokering to others. The days in my opinion of the printed check are gone (except for bills, but they may go there to), and that leaves debit, plastic, and cash. The company that your purchasing from will want to collect the data off the ID so the can sell it to others. That's the whole idea behind the "loyalty cards" now. Don't think for a moment that those cards were ever about "loyalty." If the company can get rid of the loyalty cards and instead force the dustomer to show and scan their ID somehow, they'd do it in a flash. Then they no longer have the expense of the loyalty cards, do away with the discounts, and be able to sell your data. They're dreaming about it right now.
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You know, I'm really tired of the "it's elitism" BS that is spread accross the internet. The fact that it is spewed forth so much has removed any currency it may have had, and this is an example.
The reason being, *anybody* can get ham license. You don't even need to know morse code anymore. Just good technical knowledge, which you can gather by any means you desire.
Saying a ham radio license is "elitism" is just as stupid as saying that "high school" is "elitism," because they give out a degree.
Harvard and Yale is elitism. Getting an electricians, plumbers, or ham radio license is not. Neither is a degree from the local community college. You really need to straighten your perspective out on this, as much of our society works by garnering qualifications and improving one's life. There is nothing wrong with that.
I'm not saying that they are perfect, and that they could do better in many areas. But the fact is that we can't have everybody jamming the airwaves with their own transmitters and equipment. If there wasn't a minimum of compliance, you would have interference all over the place. People recognized this problem 80 years ago, and why there was the communications act of 1934. As a ham, you should recognize this.
Many a nerd who happens to read your blog got their ham license through the FCC and talked with the world *before* there was an internet. Or even computers. Many of us built computers from schematics that showed up in the early magazines and interfaced them to radios. We were making phone calls with radios *before* there was cell phones. Countless hams worked in the electronics industry, and worked in companies that brought forth many of the innovations we use today. A ham radio license, which was hard-eanred (most of us automatically decode all that mosrse code when it shows up on TV :D), is and continues to be a cherished part of many peoples lives. And was the beginning of many careers in technology and science.
While the FCC has many flaws, be careful to not throw out the baby with the bathwater. While I mention ham licenses, they do have a place in technical matters as well.
Linux is actually better than BSD because you can roast marshmallows over the schedular flamewars.
It has been reported from archeologists who have teleported from the future to our time that 7.59 billion years from now, Duke Nukem Forever is released to manufacturing.
Forget SAP. They need to acquire Linux.
This thing does so much, that if anything can get me a date, this chip can.
I think that getting "first post" on slashdot is an obsolete skill. I mean, we've all done it already, right?
The question I have, can I enter for the prizes without purchasing Vista??
Otherwise, it's just too much of a gamble...
The TV show "Jed Clampett, astronaut," appears.
You're looking up feeling the rush of wind through your hair. Fail.
I too, had to.
Rather than read all thise words to this slashdot story, I decided to hire a lobbyist to get the law I want. kthxbai.
I never read slshdot.
But my sperm is Organic(TM). No telling what you're gonna get with the fake stuff.
When they pass this law (and since when has congress not passed an "enhanced" copyright law) and it does not work, then the RIAA can then move on to more realistic "physical" punishments.
Like lethal injection.
I tried it - it converts your face into a Mars flyby.
Vista SP1 is about to be released on the heels of the just released Linux kernel 2.6.24. Coincidence? I think not.
The weekend is almost here, and I am looking for something to do. I want to argue about the scheduler.
The free market has decided, and you are not the first post evern.
Don't forget, residuals are extremely important. That way readers can get paid for the time they waisted reading the blog.
That it is a deterministic process that will tell how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.
They might even be able to write a mathematical expression for it.
It's not that it's a problem now, and the issue is not verification or theft (though it will morph into that). It's that it will become one with greedy corporations wanting to collect more data for mining and brokering to others. The days in my opinion of the printed check are gone (except for bills, but they may go there to), and that leaves debit, plastic, and cash. The company that your purchasing from will want to collect the data off the ID so the can sell it to others. That's the whole idea behind the "loyalty cards" now. Don't think for a moment that those cards were ever about "loyalty." If the company can get rid of the loyalty cards and instead force the dustomer to show and scan their ID somehow, they'd do it in a flash. Then they no longer have the expense of the loyalty cards, do away with the discounts, and be able to sell your data. They're dreaming about it right now.