I can not repeat the above enough. Where I live in NJ, we get an abnormal amount of strikes (my house has been hit 2 time in 4 years, 1 mile radius has a large percentage of hit, real weird). the big orange cube has all the things you need.
But I would like to add one more piece. I have a sump pump in the basement. the water pours into it from a steel pipe. I have added an extra wire from my shielding to the pipe. I don't know if it helps but I feel just a bit safer having an extra ground.
offtopic : Want lighting to strike real near durring a storm.
all you need is copper wire ultra fine diameter ( 1200 feet as thin as hair ), a very good rocket with motor( needs to be able to go 2000 feet), and a very large public park.
Coil the wire on a cone otherwise it will snap.
Secure copper wire to rocket, Ignite it without touching it ( monofiliment triger switch about 150 yards away ) attached to your car will work. go in reverse and see the show.
It's real dangerous but there is nothing better than having lightning strike right next to you.
But, I would like to think that with the internet, more people will research the products that they are interested in purchasing. or will be selective enough to think and not look at the marketing only.
It's there thinking that home prices being what they are on the two coast should be the same with the heart land.
I just read that somewhere in Montana, that had a great fishing stream. The price per acre was over 3,000. Could you imagine what Joe/Jane farmer must think about the value of there land. they think if Montana could get that, they should to.
Hell, I was offered 1000 acre for 987,000 in the catskills of NY overlooking the hudson river. Ended up in a bidding war. Winning bid was over 2,100,000. Do you know that the owners of that property held it from the Cival war days. I felt sad for that family, they gave up for money what will never be avalible again, a place to call home.
I will not disclose where i live exactly but I live on a property 50' x 102', taxes just went up to 12 grand. I've got a yard in front and back. 2nd uglyest house on the block. parking in front when I want to, drive way and garage. communt to NYC 36 minutes on bus. bus station 2 blocks away.
Currently I was offered by contractors $ 482,000. ( that's the land value only ). They all stop by to make offers every month. Do I think it's worth that, no not realy but it's the location. Property with nice and easy commutes are getting real hard to find. Supply is getting tight.
Wait for a good economic downturn. prices will drop.
The "net" has helped me alot with research. I use a very simple but profitable system for buying 2 and 3 families. My rules ( i hope it helps you guys ) are as follows.
1) find the work population center that people must travel to. I live in northern NJ so I use New York City.
2) using bus and rail scheduals I locate towns that have no more than 43 minutes of travel time to the main hubs on NYC ( Hoboken, Port Athority building and Grand Central station ). My list had over 321 zip codes
3) sort the list by average prices of 2 and 3 family homes take the bottom half of the list. (cheap homes)
3) take all the towns and sort by crime trend of 8 years. The sort should be from best to worst.
4) take the top 60. and now rank by average tax of homes. ( Most MLS have databases of these numbers.) take the 40 lowest tax areas.
5) rank the list by eduacation. the only data I have for this is the SAT scores that are published every year for each town. the data is for free.
6) take the top 10.
That's it, I then start seaching for handy man specials. and check out the towns. If I like the area, & the commute is true to bus schedual I start to hunt.
As a snooping tool, this would be great for office retaliation or finding out about the personal interest of another person.
Where most people like it or not. Interoffice fights happen all the time. XYZ department wont get the budget they want because ABC got it. What would stop XYZ from trying to defeat ABC.
ANybody ever try to derail another persons preoject just because of petty gripe or out right hate. I've seen it. and a tool like this will just help it along.
But what is the case for the person that is high on coke and you can not tell. I believe in random drug testing.
I do believe in screening for LSD. LSD stays in the body for a very long time and can activate when a layer of your body ( i think it's the fat layer) come's into need. I would not like to see an a person working heavy machinery when under a LSD trip.
I agree with the above poster but I also believe that all passwords whould be tested. What I mean by tested is to see how common that word or set of characters are how easy to crack.
Run each password via a password cracker (there is an old but good one called crackerjack). and then run it via lophtcrack ( www.atstake.com ). If they crack easy then try something harder.
Ok before I start a reply to the above, let's talk about how to protect yourself.
1) one of the first things you should learn is that a lawyer can be the greatest benifit to you. So take the $150.00 to have you employement contract reviewed.
2) this one is very difficult but will stand up in a court of law.
Start a daily business work diary, log your actions and the actions that are done to you. Include e-mails that are part of the project. anything that is related to work also should be included.
After about 1 month this will be a habit, the time effort is about 15 minutes of your day but well worth every penny.
At the end 90 days, Submit a copy your diary ( printed ) in a standard memo form. By submitting it as a memo to an officer of the company, they are required to accept reciept. Reciept is the KEY here. If they read your diary, you'll be safe from most actions. Also you have just placed yourself in the firing / hiring line, because nobody ( nobody = corp. officer ) likes to recieve 80 page memos, also they will hate to know that there is somebody watching their actions. Now a good "nobody" will also put you on the path to promotions because if they read your monthly diary they will see the advancements, problems and results of that department. As "nobody" move up the chain of command so will you.
Now to the above post:
>How about a boss who steals credit for everything his employees do and claims it as his own initiative even if he so much as received an e-mail from the employee with the complete project from start to finish?
my statement #2 resolves that issue
>How about that same boss demeaning the employee to his superiors while claiming the employees work?
To open ended of a question? I think this reply might resolve the issue. A document review and work review board should clear you.
>How about the time, effort and money the employee invests in his own training that is not compensated by the company but is used by same?
That is what your hired for, your talents that you are bringing in house. If you find that you have aquired new talent ask for a raise or other compensation.
>How about a program development that is used by this company in their world-wide organization without even so much as a *nod* to the developer?
hate to say this: Most firms don't look at the "tech's " as freinds but and part of a production line that should be reduced in cost. I hate to say that but I have noticed from other "techs" that it seems to be an industry norm.
> How about the company who accepts further development from the self-taught and self-trained employee and does not offer patent or compensation for such development.
Your should have it in your log book the work you have done and ask for a raise. It would be justified if the work you did was after normal work hours and if the company "might" profit. otherwise get legal and patent it yourself.
> How about the same employee who has SAVED the said company 9 million dollars, 4 million dollars and much more without even getting a thank you for it? Indeed, the employee was written-up by the manager for spending too much time on the same programs that cut mfg. steps in plant-wide, company-wide production from 35 steps to 2 saving 2 hrs. production time per shift over 3 shifts.
Ok, You had a big problem. but following some of my rules above should have help you out. Worst case I would follow this rule " The sqeeky wheel get's the grease "
as for the rest of your comments, well I see that you found an oppertunity to advance your career and grow. ( pour that man a pint ). Alas, your had to fight the stuctures of the 80's. If you worked for GE and had followed my rule #2 since your employment you would never have been fired. I know of no case where GE personel have been fired that have produced consistant savings for them. what happens is they get transfered and/or promoted even when they have those huge layoffs.
Note: I don't own any shares of GE or releated parties
ONEPOINT
My web site is artistcorner.tv . It's hip hop news if you can tell me how to make it better I would be thankful
It seems that some/. don't run companies. I have run 3 so far. So let me say a point of view.
1) Most Tech people take a lot pride in "their" system ( I have come to the realize that any system within the office belongs to the Tech's and it's better for the company that way ).
2) back when dot com numbers were flying high. Loyalty was the dollar nothing else.
3) Those that stayed with me, I was forced to pay very high.
3A) Now we eat, drink, get drunk, on the cost savings of those that left chasing the dollars.
4) Those that have tried to come back, I wont let into the door.
5) I tried to prevent some of my best talent from leaving, I USED my contracts and enforced them. end result was positive. They stayed until the contract was done, and those loyal to me reviewed their work with a microscope.
6) Those that were loyal, now realize that the new economy gives me the chance to hire equal talent at better prices. So what do they do, show me that they can get the better talent hired and split the savings as a bonus for themselves.
7) those that were loyal I gave company stock to. I sold the company and they walked into a nice pile of cash.
As a business owner. I fear recuiters. Because they entice with money, but never with value. I had to make people understand with an open book policy that their bonus and earnings was based on the overal company growth.
Sometimes the money is upfront, sometimes the money is on the backend. but at least when you have an open book policy, you know what your value is to the firm.
ONEPOINT
PS. If you saved your company $50 per day as a new cost savings. would they give you a bonus for that savings? if yes then stay there and talk to them about open book management. If not, ask why, then if the answer is not good enough, LEAVE for a company that will give you that bonus.
trick 1) Get an inflatable doll or a HUGE life like figure and place it in the camera's view. This should block any and all pictures. and add a bit of humor
next trick :
get one of those signs that are programable, place it in view and have many different sayings come up.
next trick :
case the camera with a mouse(lab mouse), that is sure to scare the hell out of somebody. And with that you can advise him of how you feel. ( trapped like a rat )
next trick :
Their should be a way to block or scramble the signal with a "white noise" generator. Or get a small laser and aim so that when the camera eye is aimed in your direction, the view is blocked.
last trick :
Crazy glue the lens out of focus
one other trick :
place a small bell on the camera, so that when it moves it rings.
Would you mind posting the contract. I would not mind having a copy. I could also pass it on to some lawyers where I could get us some special re-writes. maybe state rules, country rules and reg....
>Besides, companies trademark English words all the time. (read: Windows, Mobile, Ruffles)
Yes when used in specific text. Best example is the tissue company ( you blow your nose in a ??? ) The copier company ( could you ??? 4 copies for me ) and the medical company's product (sometimes the wife will say "i need some ??? I have a headache"). I bet you get the correct answers for the above in 4 guesses max!
Yes sir, Canada has some of the best tax loop-holes for the movie industry. Where else can you film a movie and get a HUGE tax break.
ONEPOINT
Hey, I'm thinking of doing a movie with a person being hunted / chased. anybody care to offer there city as the setting. I'm looking for that grey feeling of death.
my advertisers are not local, they are international firms and the advertising is more like branding remminder than anything else.
Plus I would hope for feedback. I currently think that my broadcast are being copied in France because I get alot of hits generating from France ( which I think it real cool ).
No I don't realy think so, If it's downloaded, it's most likely someone that has no way to get the broadcast via tv. We broadcast the same show 5 times per week. So for me, If it get's downloaded 1000 time it's all good and if I get enough request for the show in a certain town, I get the broadcast there. I've grown the show from 3 cities to 46 cities, all on advertisers dollars and LUCK and viewer love.
>Is hitting "Fast Forward" while watching what even you would agree to be a fully legal time-shifted recording to zip past commercials "theft"? I see no difference here.
If you want to hit FF that's fine. I have a responsibility to make sure that the show has it's advertisement. If your going to go FF over the commercial that is not my problem. The odd are in my favor (greater than 50% ) that the viewers ( normal broadcast) don't have an automatic time shifting abilities. Those that downloaded it should have the ability to time shift ( I would say 100% of them )
Now, if you adjust the recording to mark the advertisement, your making an adjustment to my broadcast to prevent me from having a revenue generated. That, I think is wrong.
Now, I would have to say this in my defense. MTV has 12 minues of advertising per every hour. I have the same. I need every dollar to make my show work. We don't get paid by the record companies to air the videos ( MTV does ). If the show gets traded on the net, I would love to inform the advertisers, because all it would do is generate extra buzz. And in the long run ( based that every 10 shows you only time-shifted 9 ) you would learn about the advertisers.
Well to counter some of the statement. The "broadcast" is copywrited. Re-transmission of the broadcast is not permitted. the broadcast is under one media not ment to be re-broadcasted in another.
Piracy, I believe is the re-transmision of the broadcast. I think we could use the case of the web site that was re-broadcasting the USA tv from his pickup feed in Canada.
As a broadcaster I would LOVE that people view my show prior to public transmission. I would want my advertisers in it also.
I would mind very much if you took my show and traded it on the internet. But I would not mind if you took the show and left the advertisers in their then traded it on the internet. All this "without me knowing".
It comes down to the $$$. I would not be very friendly if I caught someone ripping my show without the advertisers. On the otherhand, I would not use legal if the show was left as it's ment to broadcast. I would look the other way. Your doing me a favor by generating extra buzz for my advertisers and my show.
Without the advertisers I would not be able to produce the show.
ONEPOINT
Re:No mental strain? I think not.
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I wish I had mod points to give you I would have placed you at +1 funny
>>Hey, we're a private automobile company; it's our right to refuse to put seatbelts in our cars, even if our customers demand it!"
Nope a law was passed that made car manufactures put them in it.
>>"Hey we're a private bottled water company; it's our right to ignore all those safety standards!"
the word safety standards is the key in this statement. I think the standards have to be met otherwise your product could not be issued.
>"Hey we're a private trucking campany! It's our right to deny goods and services to the state of Montana!"
Yes you can, price yourself out of the market and you will have no traffic. I think it could be a form of reverse discrimination. The way I stopped doing shipments to St. Petersburg was to price myself many times over the market rate. If a customers was that interested, I would then bill them tarrif. nobody ever shipped there after my price increase.
I will agree that state/government owned bandwidth should not be blocked. Therefore if I require full access to the net I should be using state/government run access points.
Furthermore some people (maybe even most of/.'s) Know that the hook up points for USA government nodes are under funded and lack real bandwidth. I believe there is a write up in/. but I could not find it.
Now let's discuss commercial bandwidth. Someone is paying for this bandwidth. I as a subscriber to xyz isp must be subject to the terms and conditions of the xyz isp. I am required to read the terms and conditions of this ISP. In a past post of mine, I had to request the help of/.er's to find a better ISP that would not restrict traffic to all site (no filtering) therefore I moved my account to them.
If you as the user find yourself restricted in anyway when surfing the "net", you should research to find the alternatives. I can say that earthlink is one provider that "filters" traffic.
Backbone operators are in no way required to carry any traffic that they do not desire or might be required to move that traffic at a restricted rate so that it looks like it never is there in the first place. So if I am not interested in moving xyz.com's traffic, I should, by my right or contract agreement, delete it's existence or move it slowly, unless you, as the consumer demand it back (at that point I'll charge you for it.)
Is this alternative an acceptable one? I for one do not find it acceptable, but it seems that unless there are others like myself that are willing to ask and switch their services to keep on enjoying the net as a free source of information, the future of the bandwidth road is now visible.
Slashdot Mirror
I can not repeat the above enough. Where I live in NJ, we get an abnormal amount of strikes (my house has been hit 2 time in 4 years, 1 mile radius has a large percentage of hit, real weird). the big orange cube has all the things you need.
But I would like to add one more piece. I have a sump pump in the basement. the water pours into it from a steel pipe. I have added an extra wire from my shielding to the pipe. I don't know if it helps but I feel just a bit safer having an extra ground.
offtopic : Want lighting to strike real near durring a storm.
all you need is copper wire ultra fine diameter ( 1200 feet as thin as hair ), a very good rocket with motor( needs to be able to go 2000 feet), and a very large public park.
Coil the wire on a cone otherwise it will snap.
Secure copper wire to rocket, Ignite it without touching it ( monofiliment triger switch about 150 yards away ) attached to your car will work. go in reverse and see the show.
It's real dangerous but there is nothing better than having lightning strike right next to you.
ONEPOINT
But, I would like to think that with the internet, more people will research the products that they are interested in purchasing. or will be selective enough to think and not look at the marketing only.
ONEPOINT
It's there thinking that home prices being what they are on the two coast should be the same with the heart land.
I just read that somewhere in Montana, that had a great fishing stream. The price per acre was over 3,000. Could you imagine what Joe/Jane farmer must think about the value of there land. they think if Montana could get that, they should to.
Hell, I was offered 1000 acre for 987,000 in the catskills of NY overlooking the hudson river. Ended up in a bidding war. Winning bid was over 2,100,000. Do you know that the owners of that property held it from the Cival war days. I felt sad for that family, they gave up for money what will never be avalible again, a place to call home.
I will not disclose where i live exactly but I live on a property 50' x 102', taxes just went up to 12 grand. I've got a yard in front and back. 2nd uglyest house on the block. parking in front when I want to, drive way and garage. communt to NYC 36 minutes on bus. bus station 2 blocks away.
Currently I was offered by contractors $ 482,000. ( that's the land value only ). They all stop by to make offers every month. Do I think it's worth that, no not realy but it's the location. Property with nice and easy commutes are getting real hard to find. Supply is getting tight.
Wait for a good economic downturn. prices will drop.
ONEPOINT
The "net" has helped me alot with research. I use a very simple but profitable system for buying 2 and 3 families. My rules ( i hope it helps you guys ) are as follows.
1) find the work population center that people must travel to. I live in northern NJ so I use New York City.
2) using bus and rail scheduals I locate towns that have no more than 43 minutes of travel time to the main hubs on NYC ( Hoboken, Port Athority building and Grand Central station ). My list had over 321 zip codes
3) sort the list by average prices of 2 and 3 family homes take the bottom half of the list. (cheap homes)
3) take all the towns and sort by crime trend of 8 years. The sort should be from best to worst.
4) take the top 60. and now rank by average tax of homes. ( Most MLS have databases of these numbers.) take the 40 lowest tax areas.
5) rank the list by eduacation. the only data I have for this is the SAT scores that are published every year for each town. the data is for free.
6) take the top 10.
That's it, I then start seaching for handy man specials. and check out the towns. If I like the area, & the commute is true to bus schedual I start to hunt.
Interesting read,
I wish I had Karma points to give.
thank you,
ONEPOINT
As a snooping tool, this would be great for office retaliation or finding out about the personal interest of another person.
Where most people like it or not. Interoffice fights happen all the time. XYZ department wont get the budget they want because ABC got it. What would stop XYZ from trying to defeat ABC.
ANybody ever try to derail another persons preoject just because of petty gripe or out right hate. I've seen it. and a tool like this will just help it along.
ONEPOINT
>I don't agree with you about drug testing..
But what is the case for the person that is high on coke and you can not tell. I believe in random drug testing.
I do believe in screening for LSD. LSD stays in the body for a very long time and can activate when a layer of your body ( i think it's the fat layer) come's into need. I would not like to see an a person working heavy machinery when under a LSD trip.
ONEPOINT
I agree with the above poster but I also believe that all passwords whould be tested. What I mean by tested is to see how common that word or set of characters are how easy to crack.
Run each password via a password cracker (there is an old but good one called crackerjack). and then run it via lophtcrack ( www.atstake.com ). If they crack easy then try something harder.
ONEPOINT
Ok before I start a reply to the above, let's talk about how to protect yourself.
1) one of the first things you should learn is that a lawyer can be the greatest benifit to you. So take the $150.00 to have you employement contract reviewed.
2) this one is very difficult but will stand up in a court of law.
Start a daily business work diary, log your actions and the actions that are done to you. Include e-mails that are part of the project. anything that is related to work also should be included.
After about 1 month this will be a habit, the time effort is about 15 minutes of your day but well worth every penny.
At the end 90 days, Submit a copy your diary ( printed ) in a standard memo form. By submitting it as a memo to an officer of the company, they are required to accept reciept. Reciept is the KEY here. If they read your diary, you'll be safe from most actions. Also you have just placed yourself in the firing / hiring line, because nobody ( nobody = corp. officer ) likes to recieve 80 page memos, also they will hate to know that there is somebody watching their actions. Now a good "nobody" will also put you on the path to promotions because if they read your monthly diary they will see the advancements, problems and results of that department. As "nobody" move up the chain of command so will you.
Now to the above post:
>How about a boss who steals credit for everything his employees do and claims it as his own initiative even if he so much as received an e-mail from the employee with the complete project from start to finish?
my statement #2 resolves that issue
>How about that same boss demeaning the employee to his superiors while claiming the employees work?
To open ended of a question? I think this reply might resolve the issue. A document review and work review board should clear you.
>How about the time, effort and money the employee invests in his own training that is not compensated by the company but is used by same?
That is what your hired for, your talents that you are bringing in house. If you find that you have aquired new talent ask for a raise or other compensation.
>How about a program development that is used by this company in their world-wide organization without even so much as a *nod* to the developer?
hate to say this: Most firms don't look at the "tech's " as freinds but and part of a production line that should be reduced in cost. I hate to say that but I have noticed from other "techs" that it seems to be an industry norm.
> How about the company who accepts further development from the self-taught and self-trained employee and does not offer patent or compensation for such development.
Your should have it in your log book the work you have done and ask for a raise. It would be justified if the work you did was after normal work hours and if the company "might" profit. otherwise get legal and patent it yourself.
> How about the same employee who has SAVED the said company 9 million dollars, 4 million dollars and much more without even getting a thank you for it? Indeed, the employee was written-up by the manager for spending too much time on the same programs that cut mfg. steps in plant-wide, company-wide production from 35 steps to 2 saving 2 hrs. production time per shift over 3 shifts.
Ok, You had a big problem. but following some of my rules above should have help you out. Worst case I would follow this rule " The sqeeky wheel get's the grease "
as for the rest of your comments, well I see that you found an oppertunity to advance your career and grow. ( pour that man a pint ). Alas, your had to fight the stuctures of the 80's. If you worked for GE and had followed my rule #2 since your employment you would never have been fired. I know of no case where GE personel have been fired that have produced consistant savings for them. what happens is they get transfered and/or promoted even when they have those huge layoffs.
Note: I don't own any shares of GE or releated parties
ONEPOINT
My web site is artistcorner.tv . It's hip hop news if you can tell me how to make it better I would be thankful
Sharkey, if I had mod points I would have you at 5. that is one sick idea. I LOVE IT
ONEPOINT
It seems that some /. don't run companies. I have run 3 so far. So let me say a point of view.
1) Most Tech people take a lot pride in "their" system ( I have come to the realize that any system within the office belongs to the Tech's and it's better for the company that way ).
2) back when dot com numbers were flying high. Loyalty was the dollar nothing else.
3) Those that stayed with me, I was forced to pay very high.
3A) Now we eat, drink, get drunk, on the cost savings of those that left chasing the dollars.
4) Those that have tried to come back, I wont let into the door.
5) I tried to prevent some of my best talent from leaving, I USED my contracts and enforced them. end result was positive. They stayed until the contract was done, and those loyal to me reviewed their work with a microscope.
6) Those that were loyal, now realize that the new economy gives me the chance to hire equal talent at better prices. So what do they do, show me that they can get the better talent hired and split the savings as a bonus for themselves.
7) those that were loyal I gave company stock to. I sold the company and they walked into a nice pile of cash.
As a business owner. I fear recuiters. Because they entice with money, but never with value. I had to make people understand with an open book policy that their bonus and earnings was based on the overal company growth.
Sometimes the money is upfront, sometimes the money is on the backend. but at least when you have an open book policy, you know what your value is to the firm.
ONEPOINT
PS. If you saved your company $50 per day as a new cost savings. would they give you a bonus for that savings? if yes then stay there and talk to them about open book management. If not, ask why, then if the answer is not good enough, LEAVE for a company that will give you that bonus.
Since your bothered by the web cam, try this,
trick 1) Get an inflatable doll or a HUGE life like figure and place it in the camera's view. This should block any and all pictures. and add a bit of humor
next trick :
get one of those signs that are programable, place it in view and have many different sayings come up.
next trick :
case the camera with a mouse(lab mouse), that is sure to scare the hell out of somebody. And with that you can advise him of how you feel. ( trapped like a rat )
next trick :
Their should be a way to block or scramble the signal with a "white noise" generator. Or get a small laser and aim so that when the camera eye is aimed in your direction, the view is blocked.
last trick :
Crazy glue the lens out of focus
one other trick :
place a small bell on the camera, so that when it moves it rings.
ONEPOINT
If "pimp agency" got $54 per hr of your labor then you sold yourself short.
Next time, review the market. I Bet you could have gotten away with "pimp agency" only taking 10.
Then again, I have been where you have been. So you and me both have learned to value ourselves a lot more.
Would you mind posting the contract. I would not mind having a copy. I could also pass it on to some lawyers where I could get us some special re-writes. maybe state rules, country rules and reg....
ONEPOINT
>Besides, companies trademark English words all the time. (read: Windows, Mobile, Ruffles)
Yes when used in specific text. Best example is the tissue company ( you blow your nose in a ??? ) The copier company ( could you ??? 4 copies for me ) and the medical company's product (sometimes the wife will say "i need some ??? I have a headache"). I bet you get the correct answers for the above in 4 guesses max!
ONEPOINT
Yes sir, Canada has some of the best tax loop-holes for the movie industry. Where else can you film a movie and get a HUGE tax break.
ONEPOINT
Hey, I'm thinking of doing a movie with a person being hunted / chased. anybody care to offer there city as the setting. I'm looking for that grey feeling of death.
my advertisers are not local, they are international firms and the advertising is more like branding remminder than anything else.
Plus I would hope for feedback. I currently think that my broadcast are being copied in France because I get alot of hits generating from France ( which I think it real cool ).
ONEPOINT
Any corp wants to deliver content with the most revenue. That is thier choice.
Your choice to change "any corp" content reduces the revenue.
your choice of pull and push was great !!
ONEPOINT
No I don't realy think so, If it's downloaded, it's most likely someone that has no way to get the broadcast via tv. We broadcast the same show 5 times per week. So for me, If it get's downloaded 1000 time it's all good and if I get enough request for the show in a certain town, I get the broadcast there. I've grown the show from 3 cities to 46 cities, all on advertisers dollars and LUCK and viewer love.
ONEPOINT
>Is hitting "Fast Forward" while watching what even you would agree to be a fully legal time-shifted recording to zip past commercials "theft"? I see no difference here.
If you want to hit FF that's fine. I have a responsibility to make sure that the show has it's advertisement. If your going to go FF over the commercial that is not my problem. The odd are in my favor (greater than 50% ) that the viewers ( normal broadcast) don't have an automatic time shifting abilities. Those that downloaded it should have the ability to time shift ( I would say 100% of them )
Now, if you adjust the recording to mark the advertisement, your making an adjustment to my broadcast to prevent me from having a revenue generated. That, I think is wrong.
Now, I would have to say this in my defense. MTV has 12 minues of advertising per every hour. I have the same. I need every dollar to make my show work. We don't get paid by the record companies to air the videos ( MTV does ). If the show gets traded on the net, I would love to inform the advertisers, because all it would do is generate extra buzz. And in the long run ( based that every 10 shows you only time-shifted 9 ) you would learn about the advertisers.
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Well to counter some of the statement. The "broadcast" is copywrited. Re-transmission of the broadcast is not permitted. the broadcast is under one media not ment to be re-broadcasted in another.
Piracy, I believe is the re-transmision of the broadcast. I think we could use the case of the web site that was re-broadcasting the USA tv from his pickup feed in Canada.
As a broadcaster I would LOVE that people view my show prior to public transmission. I would want my advertisers in it also.
I would mind very much if you took my show and traded it on the internet. But I would not mind if you took the show and left the advertisers in their then traded it on the internet. All this "without me knowing".
It comes down to the $$$. I would not be very friendly if I caught someone ripping my show without the advertisers. On the otherhand, I would not use legal if the show was left as it's ment to broadcast. I would look the other way. Your doing me a favor by generating extra buzz for my advertisers and my show.
Without the advertisers I would not be able to produce the show.
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I wish I had mod points to give you I would have placed you at +1 funny
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thank you for the morning laugh
>>Hey, we're a private automobile company; it's our right to refuse to put seatbelts in our cars, even if our customers demand it!"
Nope a law was passed that made car manufactures put them in it.
>>"Hey we're a private bottled water company; it's our right to ignore all those safety standards!"
the word safety standards is the key in this statement. I think the standards have to be met otherwise your product could not be issued.
>"Hey we're a private trucking campany! It's our right to deny goods and services to the state of Montana!"
Yes you can, price yourself out of the market and you will have no traffic. I think it could be a form of reverse discrimination. The way I stopped doing shipments to St. Petersburg was to price myself many times over the market rate. If a customers was that interested, I would then bill them tarrif. nobody ever shipped there after my price increase.
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ISP's in the USA have 2 ways ( that I know of ) connecting to the internet.
1) via government sponsored backbone, and if you use it then your subject to those rules.
2) via backbone providers that run their own networks. then your subject to those corporate rules.
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I will agree that state/government owned bandwidth should not be blocked. Therefore if I require full access to the net I should be using state/government run access points.
/.'s) Know that the hook up points for USA government nodes are under funded and lack real bandwidth. I believe there is a write up in /. but I could not find it.
/.er's to find a better ISP that would not restrict traffic to all site (no filtering) therefore I moved my account to them.
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Furthermore some people (maybe even most of
Now let's discuss commercial bandwidth. Someone is paying for this bandwidth. I as a subscriber to xyz isp must be subject to the terms and conditions of the xyz isp. I am required to read the terms and conditions of this ISP. In a past post of mine, I had to request the help of
If you as the user find yourself restricted in anyway when surfing the "net", you should research to find the alternatives. I can say that earthlink is one provider that "filters" traffic.
Backbone operators are in no way required to carry any traffic that they do not desire or might be required to move that traffic at a restricted rate so that it looks like it never is there in the first place. So if I am not interested in moving xyz.com's traffic, I should, by my right or contract agreement, delete it's existence or move it slowly, unless you, as the consumer demand it back (at that point I'll charge you for it
Is this alternative an acceptable one? I for one do not find it acceptable, but it seems that unless there are others like myself that are willing to ask and switch their services to keep on enjoying the net as a free source of information, the future of the bandwidth road is now visible.
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