I guess all the problems created by colonization still exist and trouble the continent.
I was wondering which problems created by colonization you were referring to? While I don't agree with the actions taken by colonizers hundreds of years ago, I really question whether Ghana would be a thriving, modern society if the 'evils' of colonization had never happened.
It is way too easy to blame the ills of modern day Africa on colonization. I guess "Blame Whitey" is all you can come with for intelligent, well thought out reasons for the problems.
Take the time to read The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman to learn a little more about who holds and will hold power in the future.
Welcome to America, where your letter is viewed, but dismissed unless you have a large audience of constituents backing you.
Are you kidding me? You do understand that Ralph Nader is the man who brought Detroit to their knees at the height of their influence and power don't you?
I would venture to say that his influence is enough to cause serious change.
Stop being so damned cynical and participate in the process. If you feel disenfranchised in America, it is most likely because you spend more time on/. bitching than acutally doing the hard things it takes to make real change.
Please keep in mind that the poster is an Amateur Radio Operator and is not restricted by the regulations you posted. I don't mean to imply that hams are not bound by FCC regulation, just that it so happens that Amateur Radio is the Primary Service in the frequency allocation you refer to. The regulations you post apply to the Secondary Service in this frequency range.
I would not want to see some innocent bystander being called 24/7 by Slashdot readers.
Beautiful.....a new form of slashdotting.
"Jeez, I've been answering this phone for the last five hours and it's nothing but a buncha pissed off geeks looking for some zuchinni fellow."
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If you were exaggerating for the purposes of illustration, perhaps you should have said so.
I would venture that by the fact that you are mentioning it, you realized that I was posting examples that were not intended to be taken literally.
The point of exaggeration is that intelligent people don't need to be told that the examples are overstatements, they can tell by the context and the content of the posting.
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Cerf's support is strained at best. At the level these guys play, anything less than a ringing endorsement is the same thing as no support at all. I would hardly call Mr. Cerf's statement fully supportive.
The whole point is that with new technologies you don't get crosstalk.
This is not CB radio where everyone competes for the same frequency. Technologies like Spread Spectrum, UWB and CDMA ensure that this doesn't occur. A side benefit would be that we could lower transmission power.
Anyone care to guess whether the noise floor would rise or fall?
I think what galls people about Gore's comment is that he appears to be yet another politician who tries to associate himself with the glorious accomplishments of truly intelligent and prescient individuals.
The fact remains that even if his phrasing was 'ackward' like the article you linked to suggests, it certainly does give one insight into what the average DC congresscritter thinks about himself.
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There is so much more available now than we once thought. Technologies like Spread Spectrum and TDMA and CDMA have the potential to unlock vast amounts of underutilized spectrum.
Think about it:
Vinnie's Cab Company in Newark, NJ is allocated the frequency of 152.125 Mhz and makes use of it maybe 15 total minutes a day. We can improve on that and also allocate 152.125 Mhz to Joyce's Cab Company in Denver, CO so you get more use out of the available spectrum by dividing it geographically.
Now how about if we could take every cab company in the US, regardless of location, and not assign them any frequency at all but provide them with technology such as CDMA or Spread Spectrum that assures no interference. In essence you have freed huge amounts of the 'limited' spectrum for other uses. Once spectrum is freed there is no longer the psychological or bureaucratic limitation on new ways to use spectrum.
The FCC is regulating based on the limited resource model and it is now outdated. Time for a change. With the way that new technologies conserve spectrum we are using a fraction of what is theoretically available.
I bet you would have griped about the government 'wasting' the taxpayer's money by ARPA.
The fact is that many times government has to 'jump start' technologies. When they do, it usually benefits the whole society. And no, not every project the government funds becomes a roaring success. As long as a fair percentage turn out to be useful the goal is accomplished.
Doesn't matter to whom? It certainly matters to those who remain after we are gone. I sense that your argument is not serious and similar to the mind game I used to play in the Marines:
If I kill my adversary then I have nothing to worry about.
If my adversary kills me then I have nothing to worry about.
so, why worry?
I think we need to be a little more concerned about what our civilization leaves behind. Never before in the history of man has a civilization been burdened with a legacy so dangerous.
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"As Larry said You don't have privacy get over it." Scott, dipshit.
I was wondering which problems created by colonization you were referring to? While I don't agree with the actions taken by colonizers hundreds of years ago, I really question whether Ghana would be a thriving, modern society if the 'evils' of colonization had never happened.
It is way too easy to blame the ills of modern day Africa on colonization. I guess "Blame Whitey" is all you can come with for intelligent, well thought out reasons for the problems.
In a globalized system, it may not matter if the governments (as we know them) wish to control or otherwise get in the way.
Take the time to read The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman to learn a little more about who holds and will hold power in the future.
Are you kidding me? You do understand that Ralph Nader is the man who brought Detroit to their knees at the height of their influence and power don't you?
I would venture to say that his influence is enough to cause serious change.
Stop being so damned cynical and participate in the process. If you feel disenfranchised in America, it is most likely because you spend more time on /. bitching than acutally doing the hard things it takes to make real change.
Do you know what a Shift key is?
I believe that the stage wireless ethernet is in could be considered experimental, meaning the FCC allows a lot of leeway on use.
Which line of the Factbook would you like me to read? Perhaps the one below:
"...has recently been undermined by high unemployment, rising maintenance costs, and a declining position in world markets."
Sweden
Perhaps your blind adherence to an ideology that has failed *everywhere* it has been tried is the one that needs checking, my Chekist friend.
Please keep in mind that the poster is an Amateur Radio Operator and is not restricted by the regulations you posted. I don't mean to imply that hams are not bound by FCC regulation, just that it so happens that Amateur Radio is the Primary Service in the frequency allocation you refer to. The regulations you post apply to the Secondary Service in this frequency range.
Isn't socialism beautiful? Everyone pays for something else and thinks that what *they* get is free.
Beautiful.....a new form of slashdotting.
"Jeez, I've been answering this phone for the last five hours and it's nothing but a buncha pissed off geeks looking for some zuchinni fellow."
I would venture that by the fact that you are mentioning it, you realized that I was posting examples that were not intended to be taken literally.
The point of exaggeration is that intelligent people don't need to be told that the examples are overstatements, they can tell by the context and the content of the posting.
You missed the point badly.
Cerf's support is strained at best. At the level these guys play, anything less than a ringing endorsement is the same thing as no support at all. I would hardly call Mr. Cerf's statement fully supportive.
Or perhaps even awkward.....
The whole point is that with new technologies you don't get crosstalk.
This is not CB radio where everyone competes for the same frequency. Technologies like Spread Spectrum, UWB and CDMA ensure that this doesn't occur. A side benefit would be that we could lower transmission power.
Anyone care to guess whether the noise floor would rise or fall?
The fact remains that even if his phrasing was 'ackward' like the article you linked to suggests, it certainly does give one insight into what the average DC congresscritter thinks about himself.
Think about it:
Vinnie's Cab Company in Newark, NJ is allocated the frequency of 152.125 Mhz and makes use of it maybe 15 total minutes a day. We can improve on that and also allocate 152.125 Mhz to Joyce's Cab Company in Denver, CO so you get more use out of the available spectrum by dividing it geographically.
Now how about if we could take every cab company in the US, regardless of location, and not assign them any frequency at all but provide them with technology such as CDMA or Spread Spectrum that assures no interference. In essence you have freed huge amounts of the 'limited' spectrum for other uses. Once spectrum is freed there is no longer the psychological or bureaucratic limitation on new ways to use spectrum.
The FCC is regulating based on the limited resource model and it is now outdated. Time for a change. With the way that new technologies conserve spectrum we are using a fraction of what is theoretically available.
Please step back and take a few minutes to get over yourself
The fact is that many times government has to 'jump start' technologies. When they do, it usually benefits the whole society. And no, not every project the government funds becomes a roaring success. As long as a fair percentage turn out to be useful the goal is accomplished.
Doesn't matter to whom? It certainly matters to those who remain after we are gone. I sense that your argument is not serious and similar to the mind game I used to play in the Marines:
If I kill my adversary then I have nothing to worry about.
If my adversary kills me then I have nothing to worry about.
so, why worry?
I think we need to be a little more concerned about what our civilization leaves behind. Never before in the history of man has a civilization been burdened with a legacy so dangerous.
Your assumption that our current civilization will stick around to change the signs is charming.
And a change for the better I believe.
Is there a shrink present that can analyze this behavior?
Is this a result of using MS Word's 'replacement feature'?
Why is my Congresscritter not as well educated as this fine fellow? I'll be sending his letter to my elected leaders.