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A Place where I can spout off about anything . . . and often do
A list of unrelated thoughts
Why do conservatives argue that global warming is a natural cycle rather than man made? Why does it matter. If we can reduce the causes and cool down the planet and survive the upcoming crisis, why argue about the cause. Why have we not yet mandated the use of efficient lighting and implemented wide scale use of wind and solar power?
I work in the TV industry, and have written several columns for my station's web site, as well as one I used to have of my own, where I attempted to prepare people for the DTV switch. The government came up with this whole idea, and although the idea of digital TV was on target, the execution could not have been worse. The modulation scheme (8VSB) was a poor choice, The encoding of the video (MPEG2) was outdated before most folks bought their sets (think MPEG4). The tuners should have been replaceable, or at the least firmware upgradeable (technology changes rather fast today) and the stations are crammed to closely together with not enough separation in distance between stations to prevent interference. The FCC and the government in general really blew it this time. They should have received a bit more advice from those of us in the trenches, and not have rushed the development so fast. In the area where I reside, I am watching the whole TV industry fall apart because of these stupid decisions. Say you don't care? Wait for the next crisis when you want up to date news in order to survive. I don't think you are going to get it from internet blogs such as this.
The main reason we now have a Democratic president, house and senate is the Republican party. It would not have changed the vote, but the choice of Sara Palin to run as V.P. was by far the single dumbest political move in recent times. What was Senator McCain thinking?
Below are a few pictures I have taken along the way.
