That savings rate doesn't reflect the investments that Americans make in education and housing. Both of which are probably over-encouraged due to tax policy, but nonetheless, higher education is a great investment, and everyone needs a place to live.
Is America really worse off than a France or Germany which has 10% unemployment and 1% or less GDP growth per year?
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We are in a time in US history when 'American' corporations have absolutely no sense of national identity and are happy to conduct the key parts of their 'business' in foreign countries using foreign labor with American technology
We also are in a time when 'Japanese' corporations like Toyota and honda open manufacturing plants in the US, employing nearly 100,000 Americans.
I think with the abstraction people wouldn't have the proper appreciation of what they're doing.
And this is different from someone walking into Outback Steak House, and essentially killing an animal? We abstract the deaths of animals all the time.
An I'm thinking, imagine Internet hunting in Africa...go on safari without leaving home. This could be a bigger money-maker in areas with elephants, lions, etc. It could even generate cash to replenish the "spent" animals.
It is so sick, yet I think it is way too early to consider banning it, and I don't buy the "less noble than 'real hunting' concept".
Any yahoo who would take part in in such an abomination as this deserves jail time.
If you are a hunter, you should know that plenty of people think the same thing about your hunts in the wild, so I suggest not trying to limit the rights of those who would hunt over the Net...
BTW, how do you know that, for an extra fee, the Internet hunting vendors won't overnight you the meat on dry ice? Probably a good up-sell.
Actually I think hunting is acceptable. But I think anyone who thinks it is somehow "honorable" is deluded, especially if they support this kind of legislation to ban other ways of killing animals.
BTW, I eat meat. Yum. Heck, I can't rule out going Internet hunting myself.
My reading of the legislation is that it bans people in California from Internet hunting even when the animal is in another state.
Virginia has passed legislation more in line with what you said, you can't set up an Internet hunting operation in Virgina, but can hunt over the Net if the quarry is in another state.
Regarding safety, I will bet you that fewer people are killed in Internet hunting accidents than real hunting accidents. The theory is that these places will be closed ranges with pan-tilt heads for the rifles in very controlled conditions. Of course, no one has actually opened up an Internet hunting site to the general public yet...
The SB 1028 theory is that "California hunting licenses are valid only within the state of California, and may not be used to take animals located in other states." However, I suspect that that it doesn't pass an interstate commerce test.
On the other hand, there is US HR 1558, "Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act" waiting in the wings...
India's GDP growth was very low until the country began to dismantle its socialist systems in the 1980s.
You are right that high GDP growth in a developing country is not a surprise. However, there are plenty of countries which are dirt poor and not developing and growing economically because of bad government policies. Take Zimbabwe for instance.
Which Europe are you talking about? "Old Europe" countries such as Germany, France, Spain, and Italy have around 10% unemployment, much higher unemployment for young adults, and are lucky to have 1% real GDP growth. These countries also face amazing public pension crises that make the underfunding of the US Social Security seem mild in comparison.
"Old Europe" is particularly beset with problems due to high marginal tax rates and labor regulation.
Meanwhile, ex-Communist Europe is growing like gangbusters (Poland for example).
The US, on the other hand, for an OECD country has a low unemployment rate and a high GDP growth rate.
The US federal deficit is high (6% of GDP), but "Old Europe" countries are now mostly slated to miss the EU deficit rules of no more than 3% of GDP, and judging from the lack of economic growth combined with the need for pensions, I expect this will grow over time.
Well, better off in the UK than in Germany or France with 10% unemployment...
Sure, a Frenchman can get a job for life (that means retiring at age 55), but you might not get that job until you are 30...you like living with Mum & Dad right?
My company has several microwave point-to-point DS3s. Our equipment probably costs a lot more than WiMax (~$50,000), but once you get your license from the FCC you are good to go...
With India's real GDP growth rate averaging 6.1% over the last ten years, I think we can all agree that they are doing something right.
Obviously the government doesn't get big money from the peasants. Agriculture in India, which most of the poor people are involved in, is only responsible for 25% of GDP. 25% of the GDP comes from manufacturing, and 50% of Indian GDP comes from services (think: call centers, software outsourcing, etc.)
The truth is that a broadcast quality SD source (say from DigiBeta) is still of much higher quality than what you find on an analog NTSC signal (NTSC has a limited color space and its own resolution limits).
So most broadcast SD material upconverted to HD resolution still looks better than had the material been broadcast in analog NTSC.
Oh, yeah, with spot beams you can use downlink power control on each spot. Brilliant!
In a pinch, you could also use DVB-S2 adapative coding and modulation, in coordination with reducing the encoding rates on the MPEG-4 encoding for each program in a spot beam, but that would be painful to implement...although the Terayon Cherrypicker can rate reduce an MPEG-2 program in the compressed domain, maybe someone can figure out how to do that with MPEG-4 as well.
Spaceway is Ka-band, so already your LNB and possibly your dish would need to be changed. And your existing STB probably can't do MPEG-4 decoding either.
Moreover, I have heard rumor that DVB-S2 modulation will be used on this bird, which would require a new satellite demodulator chip in the STB as well.
On the other hand, I don't think any DBS provider will be tossing away the installed base of Ku-band DVB-S MPEG-2 receive systems out there.
But you will probably need a new box to get a signal from this new satellite.
Yes, but two geosynchronous satellites spaced less than 1 degree apart operating on the same frequency might as well be one, as that is how close you can point a dish from earth and resolve each satellite. (The distance depends on frequency band,
There is also station-keeping. Geosync satellites keep their position within an accuracy of approximately one-tenth of one degree, giving a maximum of 1,800 satellites in orbit without posing a navigational hazard to others, regardless of frequency used.
The UN operates the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to regulate the use of geosynchronous orbitals. Slots are dispensed on a first come, first served basis with some consideration given to the country making the request and the country the slot is over.
The Spaceway satellites can move their spot beams anywhere. I suspect full US coverage eventually. But keep in mind that there are FCC limits on who can get what local-into-local television signals (even HD) relayed by DBS.
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Indeed, cheaper Chinese products have saved American consumers over $200 billion since the initiation of free market reforms in China.
During the same time, nearly 100 million people have been brought out of desperate poverty (under $1 per day income) in China.
Meanwhile, the US has one of the lowest unemployment rates of a developed country and one of the highest GDP growth rates for a developed country.
Some Dutch guy is going to get this real smal Erdos number!
That savings rate doesn't reflect the investments that Americans make in education and housing. Both of which are probably over-encouraged due to tax policy, but nonetheless, higher education is a great investment, and everyone needs a place to live.
Is America really worse off than a France or Germany which has 10% unemployment and 1% or less GDP growth per year?
We are in a time in US history when 'American' corporations have absolutely no sense of national identity and are happy to conduct the key parts of their 'business' in foreign countries using foreign labor with American technology
We also are in a time when 'Japanese' corporations like Toyota and honda open manufacturing plants in the US, employing nearly 100,000 Americans.
I think with the abstraction people wouldn't have the proper appreciation of what they're doing.
And this is different from someone walking into Outback Steak House, and essentially killing an animal? We abstract the deaths of animals all the time.
(Don't get me wrong: I love meat!)
An I'm thinking, imagine Internet hunting in Africa...go on safari without leaving home. This could be a bigger money-maker in areas with elephants, lions, etc. It could even generate cash to replenish the "spent" animals.
It is so sick, yet I think it is way too early to consider banning it, and I don't buy the "less noble than 'real hunting' concept".
Any yahoo who would take part in in such an abomination as this deserves jail time.
If you are a hunter, you should know that plenty of people think the same thing about your hunts in the wild, so I suggest not trying to limit the rights of those who would hunt over the Net...
BTW, how do you know that, for an extra fee, the Internet hunting vendors won't overnight you the meat on dry ice? Probably a good up-sell.
I think the theory is that the remotely operated weapon is continuously monitored and is in a closed range...
I suspect it will be far safer than rifle hunting in the wild.
Actually I think hunting is acceptable. But I think anyone who thinks it is somehow "honorable" is deluded, especially if they support this kind of legislation to ban other ways of killing animals.
BTW, I eat meat. Yum. Heck, I can't rule out going Internet hunting myself.
My reading of the legislation is that it bans people in California from Internet hunting even when the animal is in another state.
Virginia has passed legislation more in line with what you said, you can't set up an Internet hunting operation in Virgina, but can hunt over the Net if the quarry is in another state.
Regarding safety, I will bet you that fewer people are killed in Internet hunting accidents than real hunting accidents. The theory is that these places will be closed ranges with pan-tilt heads for the rifles in very controlled conditions. Of course, no one has actually opened up an Internet hunting site to the general public yet...
Be careful, the rights of people disabled by morbid obesity to hunt is protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act!
The SB 1028 theory is that "California hunting licenses are valid only within the state of
California, and may not be used to take animals located in other
states." However, I suspect that that it doesn't pass an interstate commerce test.
On the other hand, there is US HR 1558, "Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act" waiting in the wings...
India's GDP growth was very low until the country began to dismantle its socialist systems in the 1980s.
You are right that high GDP growth in a developing country is not a surprise. However, there are plenty of countries which are dirt poor and not developing and growing economically because of bad government policies. Take Zimbabwe for instance.
Which Europe are you talking about? "Old Europe" countries such as Germany, France, Spain, and Italy have around 10% unemployment, much higher unemployment for young adults, and are lucky to have 1% real GDP growth. These countries also face amazing public pension crises that make the underfunding of the US Social Security seem mild in comparison.
"Old Europe" is particularly beset with problems due to high marginal tax rates and labor regulation.
Meanwhile, ex-Communist Europe is growing like gangbusters (Poland for example).
The US, on the other hand, for an OECD country has a low unemployment rate and a high GDP growth rate.
The US federal deficit is high (6% of GDP), but "Old Europe" countries are now mostly slated to miss the EU deficit rules of no more than 3% of GDP, and judging from the lack of economic growth combined with the need for pensions, I expect this will grow over time.
Well, better off in the UK than in Germany or France with 10% unemployment...
Sure, a Frenchman can get a job for life (that means retiring at age 55), but you might not get that job until you are 30...you like living with Mum & Dad right?
Yeah, don't confuse it with the CN Tower in Toronto, which is hugely gigantic.
My company has several microwave point-to-point DS3s. Our equipment probably costs a lot more than WiMax (~$50,000), but once you get your license from the FCC you are good to go...
With India's real GDP growth rate averaging 6.1% over the last ten years, I think we can all agree that they are doing something right.
Obviously the government doesn't get big money from the peasants. Agriculture in India, which most of the poor people are involved in, is only responsible for 25% of GDP. 25% of the GDP comes from manufacturing, and 50% of Indian GDP comes from services (think: call centers, software outsourcing, etc.)
The truth is that a broadcast quality SD source (say from DigiBeta) is still of much higher quality than what you find on an analog NTSC signal (NTSC has a limited color space and its own resolution limits).
So most broadcast SD material upconverted to HD resolution still looks better than had the material been broadcast in analog NTSC.
Check out Tecoloco for jobs in Central America!
Instructions for building your own electrostatic confinement fusion device (aka fusor) are here.
Oh, yeah, with spot beams you can use downlink power control on each spot. Brilliant!
In a pinch, you could also use DVB-S2 adapative coding and modulation, in coordination with reducing the encoding rates on the MPEG-4 encoding for each program in a spot beam, but that would be painful to implement...although the Terayon Cherrypicker can rate reduce an MPEG-2 program in the compressed domain, maybe someone can figure out how to do that with MPEG-4 as well.
Spaceway is Ka-band, so already your LNB and possibly your dish would need to be changed. And your existing STB probably can't do MPEG-4 decoding either.
Moreover, I have heard rumor that DVB-S2 modulation will be used on this bird, which would require a new satellite demodulator chip in the STB as well.
On the other hand, I don't think any DBS provider will be tossing away the installed base of Ku-band DVB-S MPEG-2 receive systems out there.
But you will probably need a new box to get a signal from this new satellite.
Yes, but two geosynchronous satellites spaced less than 1 degree apart operating on the same frequency might as well be one, as that is how close you can point a dish from earth and resolve each satellite. (The distance depends on frequency band,
There is also station-keeping. Geosync satellites keep their position within an accuracy of approximately one-tenth of one degree, giving a maximum of 1,800 satellites in orbit without posing a navigational hazard to others, regardless of frequency used.
The UN operates the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to regulate the use of geosynchronous orbitals. Slots are dispensed on a first come, first served basis with some consideration given to the country making the request and the country the slot is over.
The Spaceway satellites can move their spot beams anywhere. I suspect full US coverage eventually. But keep in mind that there are FCC limits on who can get what local-into-local television signals (even HD) relayed by DBS.