Good for them. But since WiFi is line of sight, the only way they can do this is by using mountainous regions. I guess us flatlanders will have to resort to bouncing our signals off of blimps or flying pigs (coated in foil, of course).
Lots of words describe Steve and his Stevenotes, but 'careless' and 'accidental' do not.
I'll bet after reading that he got into his SteveCar, drove to the nearest SteveBar, and ordered a SteveScotchAndSoda. I mean, wtf? Doesn't this sound kinda childish and whiny?
Then again, I'm from Florida where there is a real probability that in some precints you actually could be chased by a real gator while on your way to the polls.
You mention satellite. Satellite is great. I'd get Dish in a heartbeat, if my landlord allowed it.
We have a law in Florida that prohibits landlords from denying tenant's use of the dishes, as long as they're the small version. It's comforting to know that there's at least one thing about my state that isn't completely screwed up. Someone in your state should start a petition drive to enact the same sort of law.
During our last round of hurricanes 2 years ago, I got lucky and the cable line was the only thing that went down. Since I had never used it anyway since moving in, I just coiled it up and threw it over the fence. I don't even want their lines attached to my house. Comcast is the absolute worst company I've ever had to deal with. They will never get another dime of my money - even if I have to resort to using my foil hat to capture a signal.
Seriously though, from the state that brought you the last two election debacles, you may be happy to learn that our legislature has already enacted its own law requiring machines with paper trails. While I believe this is a step in the right direction, some of our counties will be stuck paying for electronic systems that they will soon be prohibited from using. In the case of Miami-Dade County for instance, I believe they still owe about $25 million on their new machines that they won't be able to use after the 2008 primaries.
Anyone want to help me start a business selling voting machines? If they keep changing the laws, we can clean up!
an amendment to the immigration bill now being debated in the U.S. Senate would ratchet up the consequences for states that fail to comply with Real ID. The Senate's proposed immigration law would require job applicants to verify their citizenship to employers using a driver's license that meets Real ID standards or with a passport.
That's just for starters. It's obvious some legislators are already intent on badgering the states into submission. When that doesn't work, they can threaten cut off funds for anything they choose. It doesn't have to be transportation. What about health care, education, public works? You get the picture.
Oh, and another reason this is a bad idea? Congress created it as an unfunded mandate. They're requiring the states to do it, but not providing any of the funding that would make it possible. Our local governments are already strained and citizens on the verge of staging property tax revolts. Where's this extra money going to come from? Even if I wasn't against this because it violates my rights, I'd fight it because it's fiscally irresponsible. Any conscientious lawmaker will do the same.
Well, that was exactly my point in bringing up passports. Citizens can and do have the ability to opt out.
For states however, that's not always the case. If you're found wandering about as an adult without adequate ID in my state (Florida), that alone is enough to send you to jail until such time as you can produce some documentation confirming who you are. While I don't necessarily like this, I do understand the state's right to require it and feel that, for the most part, this law protects me more than it limits my freedom.
Turn this right over to the federal government however, and that's a whole other matter. A central citizen's database is what I think is really behind this law and why it should have never been passed. And you're dead on in stating that the constitution/bill of rights are there to protect us from this very kind of thing. That doesn't stop them from trying to ram it down our throats anyway though.
While I agree with you in principle, the unfortunate reality is that the federal government will probably wind up blackmailing non-compliant states into submission.
I'm old enough to remember the country-wide 55 mph. federal mandate that was put in place durng to the last energy crises. States that did not comply with the mandated maximum speed limit (I think Wyoming was one) lost their federal funding for highways and transportation.
OTOH, we already have a federal ID. It's called a passport. Washington can (and has) changed regulations and requirements for passports. They should leave drivers' licenses and state issued ID's alone.
My wife had Comcast at her last apartment before we got married. Knowing she was going to move out soon, she cancelled them and they came and picked up the box. One night some time later she complained when she wanted to watch something, so for kicks I hooked the cable back up to the back of her set. Not only did she still get all the Comcast channels, she also got a couple of premium stations that weren't available when she had the Comcast box.
That was several years ago, but if you cancel and they only take your decoder but don't physically disconnect your cable at the pole, you can probably still get a signal from a lot of stations and maybe get more than you had originally.
Yeah, but you have the use of your wrists you insensitive clod.:p If I were quad or even paraplegic, I'd personally be willing to risk a couple of short circuits in the grey matter if it meant an enhanced quality of life.
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Good for them. But since WiFi is line of sight, the only way they can do this is by using mountainous regions. I guess us flatlanders will have to resort to bouncing our signals off of blimps or flying pigs (coated in foil, of course).
I also thought it was an aligator.
Then again, I'm from Florida where there is a real probability that in some precints you actually could be chased by a real gator while on your way to the polls.
During our last round of hurricanes 2 years ago, I got lucky and the cable line was the only thing that went down. Since I had never used it anyway since moving in, I just coiled it up and threw it over the fence. I don't even want their lines attached to my house. Comcast is the absolute worst company I've ever had to deal with. They will never get another dime of my money - even if I have to resort to using my foil hat to capture a signal.
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Can it run Vista?
I dunno. When I personally try to imagine a bunch of /.'ers donating DNA, it makes my kind of queezy.
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Seriously though, from the state that brought you the last two election debacles, you may be happy to learn that our legislature has already enacted its own law requiring machines with paper trails. While I believe this is a step in the right direction, some of our counties will be stuck paying for electronic systems that they will soon be prohibited from using. In the case of Miami-Dade County for instance, I believe they still owe about $25 million on their new machines that they won't be able to use after the 2008 primaries.
Anyone want to help me start a business selling voting machines? If they keep changing the laws, we can clean up!
Suggested headling: "PAWN pwns surfers in lawsuit"
Oh, and another reason this is a bad idea? Congress created it as an unfunded mandate. They're requiring the states to do it, but not providing any of the funding that would make it possible. Our local governments are already strained and citizens on the verge of staging property tax revolts. Where's this extra money going to come from?
Even if I wasn't against this because it violates my rights, I'd fight it because it's fiscally irresponsible. Any conscientious lawmaker will do the same.
Well, that was exactly my point in bringing up passports. Citizens can and do have the ability to opt out.
For states however, that's not always the case. If you're found wandering about as an adult without adequate ID in my state (Florida), that alone is enough to send you to jail until such time as you can produce some documentation confirming who you are. While I don't necessarily like this, I do understand the state's right to require it and feel that, for the most part, this law protects me more than it limits my freedom.
Turn this right over to the federal government however, and that's a whole other matter. A central citizen's database is what I think is really behind this law and why it should have never been passed. And you're dead on in stating that the constitution/bill of rights are there to protect us from this very kind of thing. That doesn't stop them from trying to ram it down our throats anyway though.
While I agree with you in principle, the unfortunate reality is that the federal government will probably wind up blackmailing non-compliant states into submission.
I'm old enough to remember the country-wide 55 mph. federal mandate that was put in place durng to the last energy crises. States that did not comply with the mandated maximum speed limit (I think Wyoming was one) lost their federal funding for highways and transportation.
OTOH, we already have a federal ID. It's called a passport. Washington can (and has) changed regulations and requirements for passports. They should leave drivers' licenses and state issued ID's alone.
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My wife had Comcast at her last apartment before we got married. Knowing she was going to move out soon, she cancelled them and they came and picked up the box.
One night some time later she complained when she wanted to watch something, so for kicks I hooked the cable back up to the back of her set. Not only did she still get all the Comcast channels, she also got a couple of premium stations that weren't available when she had the Comcast box.
That was several years ago, but if you cancel and they only take your decoder but don't physically disconnect your cable at the pole, you can probably still get a signal from a lot of stations and maybe get more than you had originally.
Yeah, but you have the use of your wrists you insensitive clod. :p
If I were quad or even paraplegic, I'd personally be willing to risk a couple of short circuits in the grey matter if it meant an enhanced quality of life.
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