I'm not sure about the privacy implications, but I'm glad that a federal agency finally recognizes its own jurisdictional limits, unlike some other agency I can think of who is supposed to be regulating radio broadcast spectrum allocation, not content on said spectrum. Still though, I hope it's not an excuse to pander to big business, like some of what the EPA does when they say that the lack legal authority, even when judges rule that they do not lack such.
To think that the span of a human life is at best about 1/250 millionth of that cycle. Light from distant stars does eventually get here, it just happens on timescales that are beyond imagination. Such a shame that we occupy such a small blink in the process, and can't witness cosmic events on any larger a level.
As much as I have issues with the current Executive Branch, it is an act of Congress that created the FCC, and Congress that ultimately has the responsibility to regulate things. Any laws they create take precident over the FCC. They are more to blame than the executive branch, who is at least consistent in it's views about most things (pro-big-business). Delegating the responsibility of regulating the airwaves to 5 people seems the ultimate in shirking responsibilities, in my opinion. I realize that it is not this congress that created the FCC, but maybe if we had fewer 3 letter agencies, and actually had Congress directly make policy, they would be busy enough to actually have to do work, instead of grandstand about trivial issues. It's a lot harder to bribe 250 people than 3. Nowhere in the constitution does it say anything about any government entity having the ability to delegate its authority to a smaller body.
Scarily enough, even "recyclers" may not be doing the right thing here. I've enclosed an interesting link from the NPR series "Consumed" which talks about how the US sends vast electronic garbage to China, and how some of the materials may be finding their way back here, in a not-so good way.
President Hu also challenged the Chinese electrical system to develop faster forms of power recovery, so when power goes out, pertaining to laptops, Hu's will be on first.
Parties may not be run by the government, but they use government services and taxpayer money to allocate ballots, polling stations, etc, and as such should be equal opportunity, under the 14th amendment.
When cable companies are still monopolies in many areas? Sure you can say "satellite", but in many areas, there are obstacles to the south, not to mention landlords who don't like satellite dishes on their property. I once had a landlord that would refuse to allow such a dish, though I have heard the law has changed since then. Anyone have more info?
Tip? These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage.
Minimum wage for jobs with tips is not exactly the same as without. link. I had a friend who worked as a Shuttle Driver and made $2.15 an hour because he was never tipped, even though they expected him to be.
I thought in order to actually have "anti-matter" you needed whole anti-atoms. I think the proper term is simply anti-electrons. (Could be wrong in my pedanticism)
Uhhh...has it ever occurred to you that the reason we have these huge mega media giants in the first place is because the FCC has been relaxing ownership rules for media for years, allowing there to be fewer and fewer owners of media? Requiring smaller media ownership provides diversity of viewpoint much more easily than not. My grandfather was upset about newspaper conglomeration back in the 70's, and he warned of a day when there would be two or three huge media companies. It's because of apathy that this has been allowed to happen. News of all things should not be oligarchical.
This whole thing seems to be a proxy war between the Legislative and Executive branches over the entire concept of FISA and illegality. It kind of puts the telco's in a bind. What do you do when first the Executive branch tells you to do something which is probably illegal, and which if you don't do you'll likely lose money (see QWEST), and if you do do you will face Congressional hearings, and possibly be punished for illegal activity. While I don't agree with what the telco's did, they are not the real law breakers here.
Have you watched it lately? I loved Knight Rider as a kid, but I watched an episode the other day where Kitt singlehandedly stopped a coup d'etat in a Central American country. Beloved it should not be.
SCO sued Novell, IBM, and Anderson Consulting, declaring that SCO owned the intellectual property entitled "Accountant" and that their proposed licensing scheme of $699 per day, per "accountant", had been rebuffed by said companies. Details to follow.
These laws are continually struck down, one by one, yet the state legislatures still propose them. (Helped sometimes by some overzealous individual advocates). Do the state legislatures not look at court rulings? or do they not care? In my dream world, there would be penalties for passing unconstitutional laws. Sadly, the people who make the laws have that power.
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I'm not sure about the privacy implications, but I'm glad that a federal agency finally recognizes its own jurisdictional limits, unlike some other agency I can think of who is supposed to be regulating radio broadcast spectrum allocation, not content on said spectrum. Still though, I hope it's not an excuse to pander to big business, like some of what the EPA does when they say that the lack legal authority, even when judges rule that they do not lack such.
To think that the span of a human life is at best about 1/250 millionth of that cycle. Light from distant stars does eventually get here, it just happens on timescales that are beyond imagination.
Such a shame that we occupy such a small blink in the process, and can't witness cosmic events on any larger a level.
As much as I have issues with the current Executive Branch, it is an act of Congress that created the FCC, and Congress that ultimately has the responsibility to regulate things. Any laws they create take precident over the FCC. They are more to blame than the executive branch, who is at least consistent in it's views about most things (pro-big-business). Delegating the responsibility of regulating the airwaves to 5 people seems the ultimate in shirking responsibilities, in my opinion. I realize that it is not this congress that created the FCC, but maybe if we had fewer 3 letter agencies, and actually had Congress directly make policy, they would be busy enough to actually have to do work, instead of grandstand about trivial issues. It's a lot harder to bribe 250 people than 3. Nowhere in the constitution does it say anything about any government entity having the ability to delegate its authority to a smaller body.
We should rename the application "Freedom Bat Reader", to protest their no vote.
That's only because your robotic cockroach overlord wishes so too.
Scarily enough, even "recyclers" may not be doing the right thing here. I've enclosed an interesting link from the NPR series "Consumed" which talks about how
the US sends vast electronic garbage to China, and how some of the materials may be finding their way back here, in a not-so good way.
link
Ummm...don't you know animals don't have souls? All animals are therefore zombies already.
What citizenship can be claimed by people born on the high seas?
President Hu also challenged the Chinese electrical system to develop faster forms of power recovery, so when power goes out, pertaining to laptops, Hu's will be on first.
Parties may not be run by the government, but they use government services and taxpayer money to allocate ballots, polling stations, etc, and as such should be equal opportunity, under the 14th amendment.
I wish I had known that in my last apartment. Moot now though, my current landlord is cool with it.
When cable companies are still monopolies in many areas? Sure you can say "satellite", but in many areas, there are obstacles to the south, not to mention landlords who don't like satellite dishes on their property. I once had a landlord that would refuse to allow such a dish, though I have heard the law has changed since then. Anyone have more info?
Tip? These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage.
Minimum wage for jobs with tips is not exactly the same as without. link. I had a friend who worked as a Shuttle Driver and made $2.15 an hour because he was never tipped, even though they expected him to be.
I thought in order to actually have "anti-matter" you needed whole anti-atoms. I think the proper term is simply anti-electrons. (Could be wrong in my pedanticism)
Watch Woz, wanting what Woz was, wax wistfully.
Think newspapers. Also, how many independently owned local TV stations still exist?
Uhhh...has it ever occurred to you that the reason we have these huge mega media giants in the first place is because the FCC has been relaxing ownership rules for media for years, allowing there to be fewer and fewer owners of media? Requiring smaller media ownership provides diversity of viewpoint much more easily than not. My grandfather was upset about newspaper conglomeration back in the 70's, and he warned of a day when there would be two or three huge media companies. It's because of apathy that this has been allowed to happen. News of all things should not be oligarchical.
This whole thing seems to be a proxy war between the Legislative and Executive branches over the entire concept of FISA and illegality. It kind of puts the telco's in a bind. What do you do when first the Executive branch tells you to do something which is probably illegal, and which if you don't do you'll likely lose money (see QWEST), and if you do do you will face Congressional hearings, and possibly be punished for illegal activity. While I don't agree with what the telco's did, they are not the real law breakers here.
It's not like anyone else it using it?
Afraid it's real
Have you watched it lately? I loved Knight Rider as a kid, but I watched an episode the other day where Kitt singlehandedly stopped a coup d'etat in a Central American country. Beloved it should not be.
According to the New Zealand Police Act, the elephant population has tripled in New Zealand.
SCO sued Novell, IBM, and Anderson Consulting, declaring that SCO owned the intellectual property entitled "Accountant" and that their proposed licensing scheme of $699 per day, per "accountant", had been rebuffed by said companies. Details to follow.
That the government was so big and bloated before Emperor Bush dissolved the Senate.
These laws are continually struck down, one by one, yet the state legislatures still propose them. (Helped sometimes by some overzealous individual advocates). Do the state legislatures not look at court rulings? or do they not care? In my dream world, there would be penalties for passing unconstitutional laws. Sadly, the people who make the laws have that power.