Tho I dont like where this is technology is going...I'm not worried. I've already covered rouge TV communications nearly a year ago.
Its called a ROUTER.
My current TV has ethernet, and yes, its jacked into my local network. It has access to a local DNLA server for local media.
Being one to not allow a TV unfettered access to the net...the TV has a static IP, and any attempts to get to the net are slammed at the router. The rule is lifted only occasionally if I want to check for software updates.
So...considering this crowd, I dont think the media corps will be getting their marketing info from anybody 'round here.
No..my set doesnt have any 'net apps'. And even if it did, rules restricting connections can easily be created to connections only "I" approve of...

...and God's Speed Endeavour!!

Why the 'need' for 3 monitors?
On the home front I have 2 28 inch monitors. I though about going with a 3rd along with an additional graphics card. (Currently running an OC' GTX280 that is still performing well)
Then I went off and picked up an new LCD tv. The old really didnt have a home. So.....
I hooked up 'ol 52 inch Sharp Aquos to the computer.
WOW!!!
Talk about 'immersive' and 'in your face.
99% of my gaming is driving/racing sims. And a 52 inch 'in your face' was so much better than my previous testing with two 28's (center bezel notwithstanding of course)
So I've concluded that I enjoy a single 52 inch rather than multiple smaller monitors and all the headaches that go along with such a setup.
The biggest advantage of a single 52 inch? HEIGHT! You simply dont get that perspective with multiple, smaller horizontally set up monitors.

Thats correct sparky! Corps dont pay taxes. What they do is simply COLLECT taxes from consumer and pass it on to the g'ment.
GET IT?

Let me make this easy for you..
Suppose you own a business. (I know this is a stretch from your mothers basement..but stick with me)
You sell a product for 5 dollars. The g'ment wants to tax your, the evil corp at a higher rate.
What do you do?
You start charging 6 dollars for the same product and remit the additional revenue to the g'ment to cover your 'taxes'.
We can make it more complicated by discussing the rates vs income and how to 'account' around it..but thats the way it is.
What? You dont think this happens?
Tell ya what..let me know what you see the next time you go shopping, you'll find that the same product has gone up in price.
Its amazing mouth breathers like you are allowed out of your mom's basement.

Oops..I've shined a light on 'utopia'...mod me down

<quote>
Q: What is the difference between the government cutting you a check for $1 and giving you a tax cut of $1?

A: Semantics
</quote>

Really?
Then obviously you assume all money belongs to the g'ment and what you have is only by the grace of the g'ment. Nevermind that you worked hard for it...right?

Only a marxist believes such tripe...

So....
Good luck with that in the face of those that believe their earnings from their own labor is their own. (Quaint idea I know..but its something I personally subscribe to).

There I go with that personal freedoms attitude again...so mod me down as usual.

None of what you say contradicts my point, that Ahmadinejad isn't really in charge. And as much as he likes to play the violent demagogue, many analysts find that Khamenei and his advisors keep cool and don't intend to bring the country into a nuclear holocaust.

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Wait..let me get this straight...
"As much as he likes play violent demagogue"..."kamenei and his advisors keep cool" ...and how does letting him play 'violent demagogue' equate to 'keeping cool'?....

Think about that for a moment...
Thats like saying..."Obama..while over regulating and burdening the economy"..."is saving the economy and creating jobs"....

But hey..this is the kind of group think/ illogically muddled thinking I've come to expect when confronting others with reality...
Go figure huh?

Nice try tho..thanks for playing.

(Dont worry tho..I expect my response to be modded down into oblivion)

Huh?
Amaneedadinnerjacket answers to the mullahs..not 'the people'..
"Supreme leader" Khamenei has the final say...
It was the mullahs in 05 that handpicked em ya know...

What was that about being informed?

Oops..there I go with that silly reality thing again..
MOD ME DOWN!!!

======= While I agree with your point in principle, the downside to higher gas taxes is that it 'fuels' (pardon the pun) the tea-party and drill-baby-drill political movements. And having those folks in power sort of negates all of the benefits of having electric cars in the first place. ========= Dare I say it? Yup...tea-partier here! (Welp..there goes everything 'round here..but before I'm modd'ed into oblivion...) We dont believe in what you 'think'. We let the market dictate. (With only the necessary g'ment oversight needed to prevent monopolistic over-reach) Having said that, we welcome the electric car overlords...when the market can bare it. (not thru subsidies, or 'nudging'.) When the tech is ready, they will come. We understand that the DELIBERATE and ARTIFICIAL raising of gas prices is just another command economy move from elites. (If you want to point to oil company subsidies, be prepared to talk about oil company taxation. You know, the part that is strangely omitted when discussing said issue). Now...'we' dont negate the benefits. We will be ready when its feasible, and doesnt require tax money to foist on the public.

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suggests that math is not your strong suit. If more taxes are coming in somebody is not paying less.
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Suggests that economics is not your strong suit.
Keynesian economics is a ruse..and doesnt work.

(Mod me down for insulting liberal monetary theory'

If you don't like the FCC regulations, write your congressperson, get them changed. Yup -- and if they won't, run for their office yourself. ========= Regulators are 'appointed'..not 'elected'. So...it would be more accurate to say: Pay off the party in power..and hope for the best.

Thats called a bill of attainder. And its unconstitutional. Just sayin...

You make TWO valid points..or rather descriptions.

And I can personally identify both.
Rational economics: Me
I do my homework, research etc before committing to a purchase. This includes actual 'need' of said item and how it compares to other offerings, cost/benefits et al.

Irrational economics: My g'friend.
Oh! Thats cute! SOLD!

So..while your post are valid, there exists 'both'.
Both the rational..and the not-so-rational.

Then..quite frankly..I wouldnt want to work where you work... Why? Because I'm interested in the bottom line....not hippy crap.

Forget about the 'language'.
The hippy 'green', 'progressive' shit isnt gonna work.
(Well..progressive shit never works anyway).

But as far as power consumption goes...do it in BUSINESS TERMS.
Begin with..."This will save us money".
Its as simple as that.

When I consolidated a bunch of remotely accessed PC's into a VM environment, I didnt present 'hippy crap'. I submitted a spreadsheet that laid out the power consumption numbers, cost of equipment, licensing etc. It was pretty comprehensive. Even included 'pretty graphs' for the higher ups.

They listened. I built it.

Lesson:
If all your gonna do is 'be enlightened' and sing of unicorns, rainbows and greenie-weenie garbage, you should just quit your job and live in a commune.

In the real world, you'll achieve much more with a complete idea/plan rather than leg humping algore.

"using them to provide services to all of us, rather than raising income taxes."
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You must be new...to the US.