In physics (in fact coming up in the next physical science class is a topic on energy) there is a demo put out by Pasco that converts the difference between hot and cold into electric current. This is called the Peltier Effect, nothing new. In fact the solid state module can be bought from Marlin P. Jones (http://www.mpja.com) and Associates. This module is also the ones used for solid state cooling of a CPU. This works both ways to heat or cool depending on which side of the module you use (depending on the polarity of the current, one side heats the other cools) it will heat or cool. By the same token the same module can be heated on one side and cooled (Ice water works best) and it produces a current.
I mean really this is not new.
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If you guys think this is insane! Philips of the Netherlands has come up with something RIAA/MPAA/Broadcasters will like. Philip has developed a circuit that once a commercial is on you can not change channels or turn the Television off until the commercial is finished. Of course Philip's says that they have no intention to use or put the circuit in the televisions. Yeah right, that is why they announced it? They have no intent? No, I feel if they announced the capability they have every intent on using. I wonder, will people send pirate signals on the old unused frequencies? Will pirates use old analog signals? Don't know, don't have any idea, I just do not like being told that I have ta, I don't hav ta crap if I don't feel like and nobody is going to force me.
Digital signals, this whole crap of using digital signals is crock of crap. Supposedly the reason is to reclaim the spectrum, it is a farce. The broadcasters are still transmitting on the same set of frequencies as before (here in the u.S. anyway). So where is the frequency savings coming from When cable first started out (that is got bigger here in the U.S.) most stations were to be commercialess. Then the super-stations thought it was okay that they would show ads for the next show, then it went on, why not put in short commercials. We can then charge an advertiser according to coverage and so it goes on. But now with digital they can control transmission of X number channels of transmission in the same amount of frequency, captured audience.
I can even see where they will next demand that the HD sets be addressable for the broadcasters. Why addressable? Because they will be able to turn a persons set on or off, given that you pay a ransom to the local broadcaster to be able to watch a commercial TV show. If you don't pay, you don't watch even basic programming and guess what you will still have to watch those f****ing commercials and you are paying a subscriptions. Not only that, you will have to pay for info commercials as well because you will not be able to turn off or change the TV until it is finished and to top it off you will have subscribed to it.
I see nothing but evil with digital TV. You may very well say what is the difference between cable and what I am saying bout digital TV? At the moment I can change the channel or turn off the TV, in the future you won't have that choice. Would not RIAA/MPAA love that?
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In physics (in fact coming up in the next physical science class is a topic on energy) there is a demo put out by Pasco that converts the difference between hot and cold into electric current. This is called the Peltier Effect, nothing new. In fact the solid state module can be bought from Marlin P. Jones (http://www.mpja.com) and Associates. This module is also the ones used for solid state cooling of a CPU. This works both ways to heat or cool depending on which side of the module you use (depending on the polarity of the current, one side heats the other cools) it will heat or cool. By the same token the same module can be heated on one side and cooled (Ice water works best) and it produces a current. I mean really this is not new.
If you guys think this is insane! Philips of the Netherlands has come up with something RIAA/MPAA/Broadcasters will like. Philip has developed a circuit that once a commercial is on you can not change channels or turn the Television off until the commercial is finished. Of course Philip's says that they have no intention to use or put the circuit in the televisions. Yeah right, that is why they announced it? They have no intent? No, I feel if they announced the capability they have every intent on using. I wonder, will people send pirate signals on the old unused frequencies? Will pirates use old analog signals? Don't know, don't have any idea, I just do not like being told that I have ta, I don't hav ta crap if I don't feel like and nobody is going to force me.
Digital signals, this whole crap of using digital signals is crock of crap. Supposedly the reason is to reclaim the spectrum, it is a farce. The broadcasters are still transmitting on the same set of frequencies as before (here in the u.S. anyway). So where is the frequency savings coming from When cable first started out (that is got bigger here in the U.S.) most stations were to be commercialess. Then the super-stations thought it was okay that they would show ads for the next show, then it went on, why not put in short commercials. We can then charge an advertiser according to coverage and so it goes on. But now with digital they can control transmission of X number channels of transmission in the same amount of frequency, captured audience.
I can even see where they will next demand that the HD sets be addressable for the broadcasters. Why addressable? Because they will be able to turn a persons set on or off, given that you pay a ransom to the local broadcaster to be able to watch a commercial TV show. If you don't pay, you don't watch even basic programming and guess what you will still have to watch those f****ing commercials and you are paying a subscriptions. Not only that, you will have to pay for info commercials as well because you will not be able to turn off or change the TV until it is finished and to top it off you will have subscribed to it.
I see nothing but evil with digital TV. You may very well say what is the difference between cable and what I am saying bout digital TV? At the moment I can change the channel or turn off the TV, in the future you won't have that choice. Would not RIAA/MPAA love that?
Thanks for listening.