[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

[a9xw at cs.com]

You can only see 4% of the universe doesn't mean the other 96% doesn't exist. Bury a can with a $1 in it somewhere in Nevada and ask your firends to find it.  In 20 years go back and get your $1. 

No, but no weapons were found, and the power reactor that Israel bombed some time back proved to be nothing but a power reactor, no hidden atomic bomb factory there, or anywhere else. 







-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Reite <br at telcen.com>
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Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 10:38 pm
Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.


No, but no weapons were found, and the power reactor that Israel bombed some time back proved to be nothing but a power reactor, no hidden atomic bomb factory there, or anywhere else. 
 
Edwin Bukont wrote: 

> Oh yeah, that's right, and we never found the exact reason for all those > underground cities designed with French and German know how. You build > a shelter for what purpose? 

> > Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT > V- 240.417.2475; F- 240.368.1265 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

> To: sbe at sbe.org 

> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:39:28 -0400 

> From: a9xw at cs.com 

> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting. 

> > > Hey... we have a freakin war with a county that "has weapons of 

> mass destruction" that NEVER did materialize (surprise!) > > Unless you count the 22 tons of uranium yellow cake that was sent to > Canada from Iraq, and the pre war 600 truck convoy to Syria spotted by > military satellite. 

> > Henry 

> > > > -----Original Message----- 

> From: Dan Slentz <dan_slentz at yahoo.com> 

> To: sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org> 

> Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 2:24 pm 

> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting. 

> > Please excuse the following tirade. After reading articles every day > about the government deciding TV spectrum should go away so each > American can have wireless broadband, I finally exploded! This might > have just been done so I could vent. But as I read it more calmly, it > really does make sense. I'm going to send it to my congressman and > senator. Also going to send it to an old family friend (Congressman > Zach Space). The government simply MUST stop with involving itself in > areas that aren't "broke". I'd say, when they have everything else > fixed, then look for other things to "fix" (or break). 

> > But this is just my opinion. Nothing more. Nothing less. 

> > > > > This is sickening! For about 10 years broadcasters have jumped through > hoops and converted to the new digital system.. have spent millions of > dollars+ and added services.. have built the infrastructure for "TV of > the future", and now our government decides it wants our spectrum?!!! > Why at it, why not take away all steel and plastic from car > manufacturers? How about taking away water from all the food growers? > > What are TV broadcasters without their spectrum but a cable channel > (which, by the way, can be modulated with a $1,000 cable modulator and > not a $5,000,000+ transmitter system). Our government IS OFF THE DEEP > END and is become nothing less than the politicians of former Communist > Russia. The government has already taken back channels 59 thru 83 over > the years, and now they are looking at taking back the rest? Bull crap! > > The amount of spectrum they say is needed for broadband internet is so > short sighted. They say there will be 100,000,000 homes at 100 mbps for > this proposed new service, but in just a few years 100 mbps is going to > be the equivalent of "dial-up" in terms of speed. It wasn't that long > ago that have 56k was incredible, but now the amount of data we're > pulling (like down-loading a pirated movie) would take hours upon hours > to download the old standard. And they're thinking 100 mbps is going > to be enough?! Whose spectrum do they intend to swipe when that isn't > enough??? > > We wired this nation for phones with 99% of Americans now having it. > Let's look at where we have nearly 100% coverage and determine how we > can run high speed data over power lines. Or let's wire to every house > with fiber (look at Verizon FIoS or AT&T.) The speed of fiber has yet > to fully be tapped, and certainly not going to be "crushed" by > atmospheric conditions and any other interference (as another national > RF network will certainly do). And when are we going to finally decide > that all this RF might just be the cause of the continuously increasing > cancer rate. Think about that! Who DON'T you know that isn't getting > cancer now! So let's flood every single U.S. house with yet MORE > transmitters. This is freakin' NUTS! > > Hey.. U.S. government:.. concern yourself with a national water supply > full of toxins and poisons.. .and an increasing lack of water. Hey... > we have a freakin war with a county that "has weapons of mass > destruction" that NEVER did materialize (surprise!) Maybe... just > maybe.. our politicians should think about how to get the heck out of > THAT mess! What about the homeless in America? Wanna give them > wireless broadband over the former TV spectrum? Hey.. here's a NOVEL > IDEA... figure out how to help those people?!! And what about > unemployement????? How about figuring out a way to get people back to > work (instead of elmininating another industry - TV). This is what > seriously ticks me off. Our politicians are NOT focusing on REAL > PROBLEMS and REAL CONCERNS. They are looking ways to screw things up > further instead of fixing REAL human issues. > > The government is talking about people that aren't even using the > internet and saying "if we build it... they will come". Hey... here's > an idea. If they don't want it.. don't need it.. aren't asking for > it.. then KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF IT!!! Here's news for you (gov't)... > about 95% of the U.S. population never used the public library. Didn't > see you going door to door with a set of encyclopedias for every > American or a library card. LET the people decide! 

> > Hey politicians!!! STOP listening to wealthy companies wanting to "do > something for Americans" (in other words.. "looking for another way to > make money") and START LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED YOU!!! I > haven't seen protests or huge masses saying "give us wireless > intenet"... yet somehow you feel this needs to happen. WAKE THE H*LL > UP! When/if you continue to push the people of this country enough... > and continue to think YOU (as politicians) know what's best for US > without actually listening to US... then you WILL find a situation that > really needs your attention... and that is civil unrest! 

> > I, for one (but not alone), am SICK of this stuff! > > STOP pissing around with TV and instead focus half that effort on our > polution, our economy, our ecology, our "war problems", our hungry, our > homeless. Any of THESE items seem to be a cause worth fighting for? > Or is the REAL ISSUE and problem that we need wireless 100 mbps across > our nation??!! 

> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

> *From:* Gary O'Guinn <garyo at ktuu.com <mailto:garyo at ktuu.com>> 

> *To:* sbe member discussion mail list <sbe at sbe.org <mailto:sbe at sbe.org>> 

> *Sent:* Tue, March 16, 2010 12:15:25 PM 

> *Subject:* [SBE] The future of Broadcasting. 

> > I have read most of the comments about the death of Free Over The Air > Broadcasting and it seems to me we broadcasters need to step up. > According to the majority of comments posted here, most of us feel that > this is a direct attack on the principals of our government mixed in > with Congressional greed. If all we are going to do is talk about this > among ourselves then nothing will be accomplished. If these issues > really mean something then we need to take an active approach. Call, > write, e-mail your Congressmen (or women). Tell them that if they allow > the F.C.C. to proceed along the path they have chosen, these Congressmen > cannot count upon your support at the polling booth. Pass the word on to > your friends and family members. 

> > You want change in the government then it's time to step up and remind > the "Government" that this is a Government of the People, by the People > and for the People. Not a People of the Government, by the Government, > and for the Government: as it seems that many in Washington would like > us to be. 

> > Gary O'Guinn 

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