I agree with much of what you say, but I am in favor of small government. I would rather my tax money go to opening up the barriers to which you refer in order to make things freer and easier than for them to actually implement the technology. I don't like it when my tax money goes to services that I don't use.
For instance, the state of Maryland just passed a law that adds a sewage/water tax to pay for an upgrade to Baltimore's aging sewer system.
I am on a WELL and a SEPTIC TANK and I'm paying a new tax so that people in the city can have their new sewer. That's not right.
Of course, I'm not saying that we should privatize the sewer, I just don't like taxes going to functionality that isn't for everyone. Taking tax money and making telecommunications infrastructure for the home with it rather than say, educational expenses or road repairs is wrong in my opinion. At the same time, some enterprising person won't be able to establish his/her dream Wirelss ISP because the government is going to do it subisdised by tax dollars, making it impossible to compete.
So, your post makes sense, but mine does too. Sorry:)
It was my understanding that QAM support was just completed with the Air2PC card (a DVB-based card that works in the US) and that QAM support will be added for the pcHDTV 3000 card soon.
You know... starting off a conversation with "Learn politics" is insulting and ob-friggin-noxious, but I'll ignore that from now on.
They are trying to prevent the Governments from using our tax dollars to compete against businesses which do not have this tax basis. It will be cheaper if the government does it because they don't to earn the money.
It makes for an unfair marketplace. That's why they are trying to get rid of it.
You know... it always seems that serial killers (and famous killers, in general) always are referred to by their 3 name: John Wayne Gacey (sp?), John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, etc. Only Ted Bundy and Sirhan Sirhan come to mind that aren't. Of course, you could probably just throw one more "Sirhan" in there and put him in the first list. Nobody'd notice:)
Do you think these guys are all closet serial killers and they're trying to dupe us by just using initials? Inquiring minds want to know...
It's funny. I went to college with Brad and it makes my chuckle every time I hear this kind of stuff.
Don't get me wrong. He has done a great job for the FSF and is a good speech maker. It's just that anyone who knows anyone early in life who became "someone" later in life always has such a different perspective:)
Hi. I ran across another post of yours here and was wondering if you are still using an SSH tunnel to download your TV listings. If not, what is the new solution? I am installing now, and just realized I can't download the TV listings. Thinking about modding the code to loop "wget -c" into a temp file (seems to fix timeouts with wget for me).
Please email me at @gmail.com and let me know. I'd appreciate it.
Well, I was going to say that a little nicer, but you're right on the money.
This is why so many people, including highly educated CS people don't truly understand evolution.
My friend and I had a long conversation about evolution and things. He postulated that, if you were to cut off the left arm of every male in a populace, male babies would start being born without left arms!!! I could NOT believe it!
So, I asked him, why then are Jews (and many others) still born with foreskins?:)
We had a good laugh, but the fact that he truly didn't understand evolution scared the shit out of me.
Read any of his books, or his website and you'll get your answer.
Short answer: Yes, it hurt him. He was a teenager. He let it bother him way too much. Now, he just tells people to get a life if they're upset at his plotlines, since he didn't even write any of it! He was just doing his job.
Don't strain yourself by reading the second sentence of the posting or anything...:)
the pchdtv card only supports RF input (which only works with over-the-air broadcasts). The guy wants to be able to record Dish & Cable HDTV, which you can't do with the PCHDTV card.
Why resort to a union when the free dissemination of information like this will prevent people from going there? Then, in order to attract talent, they'll have to change their ways. All the same results without sending your money to some corrupt mafioso and allowing variability in pay based on skills, instead of how long you've been paying the mob your protection money?
said with the tongue very lightly touching cheek..
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I agree with much of what you say, but I am in favor of small government. I would rather my tax money go to opening up the barriers to which you refer in order to make things freer and easier than for them to actually implement the technology. I don't like it when my tax money goes to services that I don't use.
:)
For instance, the state of Maryland just passed a law that adds a sewage/water tax to pay for an upgrade to Baltimore's aging sewer system.
I am on a WELL and a SEPTIC TANK and I'm paying a new tax so that people in the city can have their new sewer. That's not right.
Of course, I'm not saying that we should privatize the sewer, I just don't like taxes going to functionality that isn't for everyone. Taking tax money and making telecommunications infrastructure for the home with it rather than say, educational expenses or road repairs is wrong in my opinion. At the same time, some enterprising person won't be able to establish his/her dream Wirelss ISP because the government is going to do it subisdised by tax dollars, making it impossible to compete.
So, your post makes sense, but mine does too. Sorry
It was my understanding that QAM support was just completed with the Air2PC card (a DVB-based card that works in the US) and that QAM support will be added for the pcHDTV 3000 card soon.
T
You know... starting off a conversation with "Learn politics" is insulting and ob-friggin-noxious, but I'll ignore that from now on.
They are trying to prevent the Governments from using our tax dollars to compete against businesses which do not have this tax basis. It will be cheaper if the government does it because they don't to earn the money.
It makes for an unfair marketplace. That's why they are trying to get rid of it.
GOD.. R... T... F... A...!!!
It's stopping local governments from doing it!
You know... it always seems that serial killers (and famous killers, in general) always are referred to by their 3 name: John Wayne Gacey (sp?), John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, etc. Only Ted Bundy and Sirhan Sirhan come to mind that aren't. Of course, you could probably just throw one more "Sirhan" in there and put him in the first list. Nobody'd notice :)
Do you think these guys are all closet serial killers and they're trying to dupe us by just using initials? Inquiring minds want to know...
It's funny. I went to college with Brad and it makes my chuckle every time I hear this kind of stuff.
:)
Don't get me wrong. He has done a great job for the FSF and is a good speech maker. It's just that anyone who knows anyone early in life who became "someone" later in life always has such a different perspective
Good news for Brad though.
I filled in #2 for you... they make LOTS of money off the ads (which are NOT just on their search engine). They're on lots of news sites and blogs.
Ads? They're everywhere.
Hi. I ran across another post of yours here and was wondering if you are still using an SSH tunnel to download your TV listings. If not, what is the new solution? I am installing now, and just realized I can't download the TV listings. Thinking about modding the code to loop "wget -c" into a temp file (seems to fix timeouts with wget for me).
Please email me at @gmail.com and let me know. I'd appreciate it.
Tom
I'd kill a nun for that bandwidth!!
(only option is this crappy Direcway services at a cheap(NOT!) $70/month)
Why? Do you use Celsiuses? (or Centigrades?)
Try using a Tivo without a remote.
There are no buttons on it.
The DVD player in my XBox? Hmmm... you have to use a remote there too.
Just because a solution works in your particular situation, doesn't mean that it applies to everyone.
There are MANY valid reasons to use remote controls. You just don't seem to need one.
Congratulations.
I know, I'm talking to myself, but I accidentally submitted the last one.
:)
I was going to say:
There are much worse things than being online.
For instance: pregnant.
they go out and blow the whole football team ...
That'll teach 'em!
Was this just a troll to bug those of us who are spelling fanatics?
:)
I know *I* was twitching just *attempting* to read this.
Here goes: Enforcement, patent, patented, independent, algorithm, Copyright, enforce
(I'll leave the grammar issues to someone else... hehe)
P.S. I KNOW... you're probably not a native English speaker. Please realize that I'm just kidding around!
I never had a problem installing Emacs.
:)
Isn't it just "./configure && make && make install" ?
Now, MythTV on the other hand...
Is it me, or is MythTV becoming the new Emacs? It's like a Swiss Army knife with all the crap being shoehorned into it :)
Oh man! You really took the wind out of my sails on that one!
:)
I was licking my chops trying to formulate a funny statement like:
"You can always work on his/her gender confusion issue _after_ [s]he learns math"
Well, I was going to say that a little nicer, but you're right on the money.
:)
This is why so many people, including highly educated CS people don't truly understand evolution.
My friend and I had a long conversation about evolution and things. He postulated that, if you were to cut off the left arm of every male in a populace, male babies would start being born without left arms!!! I could NOT believe it!
So, I asked him, why then are Jews (and many others) still born with foreskins?
We had a good laugh, but the fact that he truly didn't understand evolution scared the shit out of me.
T
Oh... I thought you said "all together". ;)
Read any of his books, or his website and you'll get your answer.
Short answer: Yes, it hurt him. He was a teenager. He let it bother him way too much. Now, he just tells people to get a life if they're upset at his plotlines, since he didn't even write any of it! He was just doing his job.
If you read his website, you'd know that he does use a Mac and really likes it.
Don't strain yourself by reading the second sentence of the posting or anything... :)
the pchdtv card only supports RF input (which only works with over-the-air broadcasts). The guy wants to be able to record Dish & Cable HDTV, which you can't do with the PCHDTV card.
T
The liability shield for corporations does NOT include negligent behavior. Blatantly stealing patented technology is negligent. You'd be f*cked.
T
Mod me down if you want to, but...
Why resort to a union when the free dissemination of information like this will prevent people from going there? Then, in order to attract talent, they'll have to change their ways.
All the same results without sending your money to some corrupt mafioso and allowing variability in pay based on skills, instead of how long you've been paying the mob your protection money?
said with the tongue very lightly touching cheek..