Well, on the TV side, 2006. Not certain about radio. Nice to know many of our wonderful TV Sets with rabbit ears won't work anymore. But then again, it seems most people are on cable or satelite these days.
As a broadcast engineer, I've been aware of the 2006 deadline for over the air analog television since it was set in 1996.
I can assure you that it's not going to happen. No one has set the deadline back. The FCC hasn't said, "So sorry, big mistake." But it's still not going to happen.
This is why: In the United States media corporations can take away people's fair use of copyrighted material in the name of profits. A faceless federal task force made up of hand picked tree huggers can declare property owners land "pristine beach front " and render it valueless by forbidding the property owners to ever build a home on it. The state of California can force people to surrender certain guns without any payment because the state decided they were illegal. Disciplinary committees may sanction students in public universities for telling an offensive joke.
All of these things the majority of the American people will tolerate to one extent or another. Some folks will even applaud one or more of these actions.
But if broadcasters shut off the analog over the air broadcast signal in 2006, we will witness the closest thing to a revolution to come along since 1776. The telephone exchanges to the house and senate office buildings will overload. Their E-mail servers will choke, melt and die. Snail mail will be delivered to each representative's office with a forklift. Democrats will begin proposing bills to fund digital set top converters for the under the privileged.
Kind of sad isn't it?
There are other reasons why I don't think the deadline will be met, but it's a bit off topic for this thread.
>> Just because a sellers claims you can't return opened merchandise, doesn't mean it's true.
Always pay by credit card. Should a merchant refuse to refund your money on defective merchandise, you simply write a short note to American Express, Mastercard, Visa, etc, expressing your grievance against the store.
The credit card company will promptly cancel the charge and charge the merchant somewhere around $25 for the privilege of having the money pulled out of from their account and credited against your balance. It's a no lose situation for you, the consumer.
American Express is pro card holder to a fault when it comes to disputed items.
Ya know, I just searched high and low through the federal code and I can't find anything that tells FedEx, UPS or any other ICC Common Carrier where they have to set their rates.
My store's policy when someone comes in saying that their stuff was stolen and traded in, we tell them to go to the police, or else we can sell their stuff back at the normal price.
Then you are no better then the fatherless child that stole it in the first place. Try that in a pawn shop and you loose your license and go to jail. What puts you above the law?
This enrages me beyond belief. Someone from EB Games needs to be in jail along side the little slime ball that ripped the nice lady off. I cannot speak for Florida, but in Colorado, the minute EB Games refused to return her property to her, that person became guilty of theft by receiving stolen property.
If they sold any of the merchandise after finding out it was stolen, then they are guilty of fencing. (I forget the legal term they use when you get charged with that.)
So why the hell aren't the police and the DA working together to bring charges against the dirtballs at EB Games? The article clearly states they violated at least one Florida statute. If EB wants to play hard ball, fine. Let's how tough and mean they are sitting at the defense table.
I've done my last bit of business with EB Games. I don't need anything they have bad enough to help support the local fencing operation.
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Well, on the TV side, 2006. Not certain about radio. Nice to know many of our wonderful TV Sets with rabbit ears won't work anymore. But then again, it seems most people are on cable or satelite these days.
As a broadcast engineer, I've been aware of the 2006 deadline for over the air analog television since it was set in 1996.
I can assure you that it's not going to happen. No one has set the deadline back. The FCC hasn't said, "So sorry, big mistake." But it's still not going to happen.
This is why: In the United States media corporations can take away people's fair use of copyrighted material in the name of profits. A faceless federal task force made up of hand picked tree huggers can declare property owners land "pristine beach front " and render it valueless by forbidding the property owners to ever build a home on it. The state of California can force people to surrender certain guns without any payment because the state decided they were illegal. Disciplinary committees may sanction students in public universities for telling an offensive joke.
All of these things the majority of the American people will tolerate to one extent or another. Some folks will even applaud one or more of these actions.
But if broadcasters shut off the analog over the air broadcast signal in 2006, we will witness the closest thing to a revolution to come along since 1776. The telephone exchanges to the house and senate office buildings will overload. Their E-mail servers will choke, melt and die. Snail mail will be delivered to each representative's office with a forklift. Democrats will begin proposing bills to fund digital set top converters for the under the privileged.
Kind of sad isn't it?
There are other reasons why I don't think the deadline will be met, but it's a bit off topic for this thread.
>> Just because a sellers claims you can't return opened merchandise, doesn't mean it's true.
Always pay by credit card. Should a merchant refuse to refund your money on defective merchandise, you simply write a short note to American Express, Mastercard, Visa, etc, expressing your grievance against the store.
The credit card company will promptly cancel the charge and charge the merchant somewhere around $25 for the privilege of having the money pulled out of from their account and credited against your balance. It's a no lose situation for you, the consumer.
American Express is pro card holder to a fault when it comes to disputed items.
Ya know, I just searched high and low through the federal code and I can't find anything that tells FedEx, UPS or any other ICC Common Carrier where they have to set their rates.
Any chance you could tell me where to look?
Is it possible to block or reroute their IP?
My store's policy when someone comes in saying that their stuff was stolen and traded in, we tell them to go to the police, or else we can sell their stuff back at the normal price. Then you are no better then the fatherless child that stole it in the first place. Try that in a pawn shop and you loose your license and go to jail. What puts you above the law?
This enrages me beyond belief. Someone from EB Games needs to be in jail along side the little slime ball that ripped the nice lady off. I cannot speak for Florida, but in Colorado, the minute EB Games refused to return her property to her, that person became guilty of theft by receiving stolen property. If they sold any of the merchandise after finding out it was stolen, then they are guilty of fencing. (I forget the legal term they use when you get charged with that.) So why the hell aren't the police and the DA working together to bring charges against the dirtballs at EB Games? The article clearly states they violated at least one Florida statute. If EB wants to play hard ball, fine. Let's how tough and mean they are sitting at the defense table. I've done my last bit of business with EB Games. I don't need anything they have bad enough to help support the local fencing operation.