You are aware that for most people their only choice is cable from the only cable company with a franchise where their house is or no cable from anybody? That they can't dump cable company "A" for cable company "B" if they don't like "A", because "A" has a geographic monopoly?
isn't this anti-consumer? How in the world can you charge $50 for a package, remove the most expensive part of that package and continue to charge the same amount?
By having a geographic monopoly as most cable franchises do.
So we can't get ala carte because the cable companies can't get ala carte from the "content providers"?
Sounds about right. Kind of like when record companies forced bands to include songs on their albums because the company owned the publishing on them and when the band's own songs drove album sales the record company got extra money for free.
Everytime someone talks about the free market and products that compete on their own merits I just want to slap them.
You don't understand -- those junk channels serve to *lower* the cost of basic cable...
Do you have a way of knowing that for certain? Since cable companies usually have geographic monopolies, I figured what those channels pay just goes to pay for the cable company executives' cocaine and hookers.
Time-Warner keeps removing analog channels (that aren't shopping or preaching, but rather the kind for which they would have to pay) from the extended basic package, but they aren't reducing the price any.
Actually both calculators and computer numeric pads were an extension of mechanical adding machines. the ones with the crank on the side. Only a half century or more of them when calculators and computer keyboards came along.
It was the phone company that decided to break compatibility when they started replacing rotary dials.
Umm, sorry, Ron Paul says interesting things sometimes, and maybe even insightful things occasionally, but so did Ross Perot, and the two of them could have a crazy-off.
You've probably seen some of the post-Irene, "we didn't need FEMA in 1900 and we don't need it now" video on the news, but most shows are leaving out the part where he said government wasn't obligated to protect us, that's what the 2nd Amendment is for.
Unfortunately footage of him explaining exactly which part of the hurricane you fill with hot lead from your AK to get it to turn back out to sea doesn't seem to be available.
When the Supreme Court handed Bush the 2000 election, The Onion ran a story entitled "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity Is Finally Over".
Look it up and read it. It's chillingly prescient.
...has always made me uncomfortable. I always get the feeling that the people and companies involved were either selling aluminum siding instead last month or will be next month.
Let's see, Dr. Huxtable was a doctor, and his wife was an attorney, and I don't remember them having his and her yachts, or the daughters having a different mink coat for every day of the week, so I'd say their lifestyle was in keeping with their combined income.
As for Miami Vice, in one episode the Sonny Crockett character mentioned that he owned neither his live-aboard boat, his car, or even his shoes and clothing, that they were all seized property on loan to him for his undercover persona.
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
It IS very timely, isn't it? And large scale, with no apparent profitable return for the (apparent) perps - no spyware, no stolen user data, BUT it changes our perception of Turkey in a way which suits Israel very nicely, doesn't it?
(I'm not usually known for speaking out in defense of Israel's actions and intentions, but...)
Oh yes, I used to think that Turkey was a branch office of heaven, but now that I know (or have been tricked into believing) that out of the millions of Turks, one is an evil haxor, I'm instantaneously, irrevocably convinced that the entire country is in league with the devil.
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You are aware that for most people their only choice is cable from the only cable company with a franchise where their house is or no cable from anybody? That they can't dump cable company "A" for cable company "B" if they don't like "A", because "A" has a geographic monopoly?
isn't this anti-consumer? How in the world can you charge $50 for a package, remove the most expensive part of that package and continue to charge the same amount?
By having a geographic monopoly as most cable franchises do.
So we can't get ala carte because the cable companies can't get ala carte from the "content providers"?
Sounds about right. Kind of like when record companies forced bands to include songs on their albums because the company owned the publishing on them and when the band's own songs drove album sales the record company got extra money for free.
Everytime someone talks about the free market and products that compete on their own merits I just want to slap them.
...Of course the real problem here is the idea that ANY ad supported channel should be able to force fees from cable operators....
That!
You don't understand -- those junk channels serve to *lower* the cost of basic cable...
Do you have a way of knowing that for certain? Since cable companies usually have geographic monopolies, I figured what those channels pay just goes to pay for the cable company executives' cocaine and hookers.
Time-Warner keeps removing analog channels (that aren't shopping or preaching, but rather the kind for which they would have to pay) from the extended basic package, but they aren't reducing the price any.
They're dumping MSNBC for being political but keeping Fox?
You might want to mention that to the FCC, and, although you'd think they'd know already, MSNBC themselves.
Are there any newspapers in the area that aren't hopelessly right wing?
Guess I'm luck to have one of the few decent cable companies in the US.
That sentence makes your previous mention of having a choice other than Time-Warner redundant.
Actually both calculators and computer numeric pads were an extension of mechanical adding machines. the ones with the crank on the side. Only a half century or more of them when calculators and computer keyboards came along.
It was the phone company that decided to break compatibility when they started replacing rotary dials.
I went to mod the above post +1, Funny and got this:
User not allowed to moderate this comment.
WTF!?!????
You sprinkle iron filings on it.
So take it apart and load the tape manually.
ddrescue or dd_rescue?
At least you can clean the goo off with paper towels and WD-40.
Or you can use the teeny little flat blade screwdrivers that used to come with higher end phonograph cartridges.
So before then you were just an impartial idiot?
Umm, sorry, Ron Paul says interesting things sometimes, and maybe even insightful things occasionally, but so did Ross Perot, and the two of them could have a crazy-off.
You've probably seen some of the post-Irene, "we didn't need FEMA in 1900 and we don't need it now" video on the news, but most shows are leaving out the part where he said government wasn't obligated to protect us, that's what the 2nd Amendment is for.
Unfortunately footage of him explaining exactly which part of the hurricane you fill with hot lead from your AK to get it to turn back out to sea doesn't seem to be available.
When the Supreme Court handed Bush the 2000 election, The Onion ran a story entitled "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity Is Finally Over".
Look it up and read it. It's chillingly prescient.
P.S. Congrats on a very good 9/12/01 column
Don't I recall something about Hinkley's family being friends with the G.H.W.Bush family as well?
...has always made me uncomfortable. I always get the feeling that the people and companies involved were either selling aluminum siding instead last month or will be next month.
My father used to be an automobile insurance adjuster for Motors Insurance Company (sort of an auxiliary to General Motors Acceptance Corporation).
That (attempt to be the best they can at their job) was the only way he knew how to do it.
Fortunately for his conscience, he didn't work for a health insurance company.
You don't need pitch change, you just need a "graphic equalizer" type hearing aid that only amplitue boosts the frequencies you need boosted.
Let's see, Dr. Huxtable was a doctor, and his wife was an attorney, and I don't remember them having his and her yachts, or the daughters having a different mink coat for every day of the week, so I'd say their lifestyle was in keeping with their combined income.
As for Miami Vice, in one episode the Sonny Crockett character mentioned that he owned neither his live-aboard boat, his car, or even his shoes and clothing, that they were all seized property on loan to him for his undercover persona.
Gummo.
He was the business manager. (although their mom was the first one)
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
It IS very timely, isn't it? And large scale, with no apparent profitable return for the (apparent) perps - no spyware, no stolen user data, BUT it changes our perception of Turkey in a way which suits Israel very nicely, doesn't it?
(I'm not usually known for speaking out in defense of Israel's actions and intentions, but...)
Oh yes, I used to think that Turkey was a branch office of heaven, but now that I know (or have been tricked into believing) that out of the millions of Turks, one is an evil haxor, I'm instantaneously, irrevocably convinced that the entire country is in league with the devil.
Sheeesh!
...The best time to feed the chickens is +4h from mid-day...
...and midday being the meridian, +4h from the meridian is 4 post meridian, usually shortened to 4pm.
The rooster is going to crow somewhere around 5 or 6 ante meridian, by the way.