No tinfoil hat required. Cable has been looking forward to shifting from analog to digital signal, to get back some of the bandwidth from analog. Here's how it will go:
Cable rolls out converters for you as they switch to all digital. Cable now has more bandwidth, they offer more services we've been asking for. Cable charges for additional services that they now offer, because they took back bandwidth from analog. Cable company gets more money, since organizations like Comcast have reached their Federally capped 30% market penetration.
Cable companies are running a business. They want to make money. That's the "American Way." If they can't get into more homes, they have to increase profit margins in some other manner.
That's just the way I see it. I've been getting the same service from Cable for years. However, my bill keeps going up. I'm just doing math here.
A TV connected to cable, satellite, or other pay TV service does not require a TV converter box from this program.
Of course they don't. These companies will hike your rates to cover this cost for you. Comcast has already raised their rates by at least $1, one can only guess, in anticipation of having to go digital, and thus being required to provide converter boxes for a portion of their clients.
I sense that there are some tax dollars at work, or soon to be at work on this very question! Perhaps we could have the government fund a study to watch these rocks, observe them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, record their activity, and uncover the truth! It's for science!;-)
If you're on a schedule, rail just isn't a valid option anymore, at any cost. US regulations require that cargo trains give right of way to passenger trains, so they can make their schedules. However, with more and more powerful locomotives, the cargo trains have gotten longer and longer and longer. Now, the typical cargo train is so long, it no longer fits on a siding, while passenger trains have not signifigantly grown in length, and still fit on sidings.
Therefore, even though cargo trains are required to give way to passenger trains, they cannot do so, because they do not fit on the sidings to allow a passenger train to pass. The passenger train has to take the siding and wait for the cargo train. This results in longer and longer delays on passenger trains. A typical trip from Kansas City to St. Louis should take 4 hours or less. However, the typical travel time is 6 to 8 hours because of being put on side tracks to allow for cargo trains to pass. If you're on a schedule, it's more timely to drive.
All this is an aside from the ticket prices of taking the train.:-/
Something that has always bothered me about all this, is that these are not "Prisoners of War" they are "enemy combatants." As such, things like the Geneva Convention do not apply. Why that is, I'm not exactly sure. Either we are at war, or we are not. Ethere these are enemy prisoners, or they are not.
I believe that the public at large, does not understand what this "enemy combatant" status is. So, if they aren't "Prisoners of War" why do Military Courts have jurisdiction, and how is that interconnected to their "enemy combatant" status?
The funny thing about the team that loaded the weapons being "decertified" is that they probably followed every step in the book. The orders were to load the nukes. No fooling around, by the book, on the numbers, every i-dotted, every t-crossed.
Here's the rub: They followed orders to load the nukes. It was a bad order, and they didn't question it, they just did their job the way they were trained to.
Of course, I could be wrong, maybe they weren't ordered to load the nukes, they just picked up the wrong thermonuclear devices by mistake, and they were the ones who should be fired.
If the lawsuits that "will bankrupt this [telephone] companies" are filed by enemies abroad, then I suspect that this wouldn't be an issue. However, these lawsuits are being filed by native-born Americans. So, that begs the question: Why are we not following Due Process for a native-born American, if we're only requiring this warrantless wiretap for spying on enemies abroad?
There's a reason it takes over 200 hours to assemble what you need to get a wiretap warrant. Due proccess is meant to insure that honest people have privacy preserved, and that the resources we have are being focused on those who really are potentially criminial.
Is it perfect? No, probably not. But it's what we have setup now and short-cutting due process isn't the answer to finding a better way.
Unless you're a true-geek, and have a very high-end keyboard...if you're worried about the grime and germs in your keyboard, why not simply buy a new one? The keyboard and mouse are user replaceable items, is there some reason, besides sentiment, we wouldn't want to replace them if we're uncertain of the germ content?
Actually, someone else commented they thought that there was ground-based testing, but suggested that perhaps something had changed in the systems at ISS, which has not been discovered and replicated to the ground-systems, and therefore they couldn't test against it.
I don't think that emulating how shielded equipent operates in a vaccuum is a problem. We have both shielding and can create vaccuum on the ground. I give you microgravity. However, this error involves the interconnecting of systems.
We bring a new power source online, now two computer systems refuse to boot. I doubt that has to do with microgravity or operating in a vaccuum.
So, do you suppose that somewhere, someone as a test environment on Earth, where they can test how components will interact on ISS before we spend millions of dollars to send it up there? A little investment on the front end could save us money on the back end with issues like this, I would think.
And hey, I'm all for NASA and having an orbital station. But a little common sense could go a long way. (Yeah, I know there were probably lots of engineers who wanted a test bed, but an administrator/politician nix'd it.):-/
Speaking as the geek who has to fix your equipment when it breaks, I really like to have blinky-flashy lights like that, 'cause they tell me where to start looking for the trouble.
However, if you'd like to pay for me to be there longer, because there aren't any lights to quickly determine where to start, hey, I'd be happy to charge you more money.
Or, I suppose you could get some black electrical tape and cover up the lights that annoy you. I think a roll of that was $0.99. Your choice.
Any school who has the wherewithall to deploy a product like Websense, also knows they must have policies and proceedures in place for various IT-related things. One of these standard policies is the AUP for end-users, including students. This AUP's are included in the Student Handbook, where it clearly spells out what the punishment is for failing to adhere to the code of conduct set forth in the Student Handbook.
Should employers exercise their right to terminate you for breech of contract when you fail to uphold the agreement you signed? Of course you would expect them to. Students who are using proxies to bypass Websense know that they are breaking the rules. Therefore they know that there is a punishment that will result from it.
Do they understand the consequences of missing so much school? Perhaps not, but that is a separate issue. Schools haven't changed their basic formula: You break the rules, you get punished.
Not hard, just confusing. Here's why: The government can only tax 3 things. Tangible things, intangible things, and that which is real.
Translation: Real - having to do with real estate, tangible - having to do with objects you own, and intangible - having to do with certficated monies, like stocks, bonds and similar assets, things you can't physically touch.
So, that being said, perhaps all the confusion is coming from the fact that all this vitual property and assets are being thought of as intangible. Of course all this begs a question: Is this intangible property based on being located in the US, or if a server is located in another country, is that taxible or untaxible, the same way money in an off-shore bank account is untaxible?
I imagine there would be quite an uproar by the current administration of ICANN tried to leave the country. My guess would be that they would be siezed in the interest of National Security.
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No tinfoil hat required. Cable has been looking forward to shifting from analog to digital signal, to get back some of the bandwidth from analog. Here's how it will go:
Cable rolls out converters for you as they switch to all digital.
Cable now has more bandwidth, they offer more services we've been asking for.
Cable charges for additional services that they now offer, because they took back bandwidth from analog.
Cable company gets more money, since organizations like Comcast have reached their Federally capped 30% market penetration.
Cable companies are running a business. They want to make money. That's the "American Way." If they can't get into more homes, they have to increase profit margins in some other manner.
That's just the way I see it. I've been getting the same service from Cable for years. However, my bill keeps going up. I'm just doing math here.
A TV connected to cable, satellite, or other pay TV service does not require a TV converter box from this program.
Of course they don't. These companies will hike your rates to cover this cost for you. Comcast has already raised their rates by at least $1, one can only guess, in anticipation of having to go digital, and thus being required to provide converter boxes for a portion of their clients.
Wait a minute, I've got my surprised look around here somewhere...hold on. Oh, wait. Here it is! *GASP* Oh, no! Say it isn't so!
It would be really nice if we could get way from 'damage control' mode and just make things better, one way or another.
And what if you're not using XP or Vista currently? Are you just left out, or do they have a linux tool to monitor you?
I've got a machine still loaded with OS/2. And a nice little G4 with OS X 10.4.11.
I sense that there are some tax dollars at work, or soon to be at work on this very question! Perhaps we could have the government fund a study to watch these rocks, observe them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, record their activity, and uncover the truth! It's for science! ;-)
If you're on a schedule, rail just isn't a valid option anymore, at any cost. US regulations require that cargo trains give right of way to passenger trains, so they can make their schedules. However, with more and more powerful locomotives, the cargo trains have gotten longer and longer and longer. Now, the typical cargo train is so long, it no longer fits on a siding, while passenger trains have not signifigantly grown in length, and still fit on sidings.
:-/
Therefore, even though cargo trains are required to give way to passenger trains, they cannot do so, because they do not fit on the sidings to allow a passenger train to pass. The passenger train has to take the siding and wait for the cargo train. This results in longer and longer delays on passenger trains. A typical trip from Kansas City to St. Louis should take 4 hours or less. However, the typical travel time is 6 to 8 hours because of being put on side tracks to allow for cargo trains to pass. If you're on a schedule, it's more timely to drive.
All this is an aside from the ticket prices of taking the train.
Something that has always bothered me about all this, is that these are not "Prisoners of War" they are "enemy combatants." As such, things like the Geneva Convention do not apply. Why that is, I'm not exactly sure. Either we are at war, or we are not. Ethere these are enemy prisoners, or they are not.
I believe that the public at large, does not understand what this "enemy combatant" status is. So, if they aren't "Prisoners of War" why do Military Courts have jurisdiction, and how is that interconnected to their "enemy combatant" status?
The funny thing about the team that loaded the weapons being "decertified" is that they probably followed every step in the book. The orders were to load the nukes. No fooling around, by the book, on the numbers, every i-dotted, every t-crossed.
Here's the rub: They followed orders to load the nukes. It was a bad order, and they didn't question it, they just did their job the way they were trained to.
Of course, I could be wrong, maybe they weren't ordered to load the nukes, they just picked up the wrong thermonuclear devices by mistake, and they were the ones who should be fired.
If the lawsuits that "will bankrupt this [telephone] companies" are filed by enemies abroad, then I suspect that this wouldn't be an issue. However, these lawsuits are being filed by native-born Americans. So, that begs the question: Why are we not following Due Process for a native-born American, if we're only requiring this warrantless wiretap for spying on enemies abroad?
There's a reason it takes over 200 hours to assemble what you need to get a wiretap warrant. Due proccess is meant to insure that honest people have privacy preserved, and that the resources we have are being focused on those who really are potentially criminial.
Is it perfect? No, probably not. But it's what we have setup now and short-cutting due process isn't the answer to finding a better way.
Is Microsoft terrified of a world where Windows can be virtualized and forced to take a back seat to Mac OS X or Linux?
Isn't the back seat where you sit in a Limo, where we get taken where we want to go?
Gee, how bad could it be to sell more product through a yet another avenue?
Unless you're a true-geek, and have a very high-end keyboard...if you're worried about the grime and germs in your keyboard, why not simply buy a new one? The keyboard and mouse are user replaceable items, is there some reason, besides sentiment, we wouldn't want to replace them if we're uncertain of the germ content?
Actually, someone else commented they thought that there was ground-based testing, but suggested that perhaps something had changed in the systems at ISS, which has not been discovered and replicated to the ground-systems, and therefore they couldn't test against it.
So, yes, I totally buy that.
I would totally buy a change in orbit that hasn't been replicated in their systems on Earth. Hopefully they'll find it and we'll hear about it later.
I don't think that emulating how shielded equipent operates in a vaccuum is a problem. We have both shielding and can create vaccuum on the ground. I give you microgravity. However, this error involves the interconnecting of systems.
We bring a new power source online, now two computer systems refuse to boot. I doubt that has to do with microgravity or operating in a vaccuum.
Absolutely granted. I'm not hacked off, but ..you'd think they'd mention something that it tested normally before being sent up for deployment, right?
So, do you suppose that somewhere, someone as a test environment on Earth, where they can test how components will interact on ISS before we spend millions of dollars to send it up there? A little investment on the front end could save us money on the back end with issues like this, I would think.
:-/
And hey, I'm all for NASA and having an orbital station. But a little common sense could go a long way. (Yeah, I know there were probably lots of engineers who wanted a test bed, but an administrator/politician nix'd it.)
Speaking as the geek who has to fix your equipment when it breaks, I really like to have blinky-flashy lights like that, 'cause they tell me where to start looking for the trouble.
However, if you'd like to pay for me to be there longer, because there aren't any lights to quickly determine where to start, hey, I'd be happy to charge you more money.
Or, I suppose you could get some black electrical tape and cover up the lights that annoy you. I think a roll of that was $0.99. Your choice.
Oddly enough, Thailand is where they hold large Public Relations Organizations meetings and conventions.
And, of course, don't go traveling in a country that extradites to Thailand either.
And you should be sending the RIAA a bill when they request documentation about who was connected to what IP when.
If the records office charges fees for copying records, why wouldn't they charge for their time and effort when other information rquests come in?
Any school who has the wherewithall to deploy a product like Websense, also knows they must have policies and proceedures in place for various IT-related things. One of these standard policies is the AUP for end-users, including students. This AUP's are included in the Student Handbook, where it clearly spells out what the punishment is for failing to adhere to the code of conduct set forth in the Student Handbook.
Should employers exercise their right to terminate you for breech of contract when you fail to uphold the agreement you signed? Of course you would expect them to. Students who are using proxies to bypass Websense know that they are breaking the rules. Therefore they know that there is a punishment that will result from it.
Do they understand the consequences of missing so much school? Perhaps not, but that is a separate issue. Schools haven't changed their basic formula: You break the rules, you get punished.
And I hope that UW submits a bill for the time required to recover this information if it takes more than 5 or 10 minutes to go look it up.
If a university can charge us to look up records, I don't see why they can't do the same for the RIAA to look up records.
The document from which all tax-law is drawn, is very broad, which is why virtual assets could be taxible:
i on.amendmentxvi.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitut
Not hard, just confusing. Here's why: The government can only tax 3 things. Tangible things, intangible things, and that which is real.
Translation: Real - having to do with real estate, tangible - having to do with objects you own, and intangible - having to do with certficated monies, like stocks, bonds and similar assets, things you can't physically touch.
So, that being said, perhaps all the confusion is coming from the fact that all this vitual property and assets are being thought of as intangible. Of course all this begs a question: Is this intangible property based on being located in the US, or if a server is located in another country, is that taxible or untaxible, the same way money in an off-shore bank account is untaxible?
I imagine there would be quite an uproar by the current administration of ICANN tried to leave the country. My guess would be that they would be siezed in the interest of National Security.
Sad thought, ain't it?