TFA and summery claim that 'Those whose plaques contained microplastics or nanoplastics' suffered form more problems. Yet I'm told, repeatedly, that these microparticles of plastics are ubiquitous, found in all regions, and there are some reports that they are found in all subjects, not limited to humans.

Ok, so which is it, some of us are not contaminated, or all of us are contaminated? And then, a follow-up, some of us who are contaminated will suffer more from increased risk of stroke etc., and some will not?

Or, plainly, is all this opinion, or poorly done studies? I'm pretty sure microplastics are not good for us, but we're not yet dropping like flies.

The abuse of carry -on allowances is offensive. One overhead, one under the seat, fair enough. I scored a great overnight bag at a work event that perfectly fits carry -on rules except for s free discount carriers that ignore their own rules and charge you anyways, and those I reject so no biggie.

To many people think they can carry on 3 items, shove two overhead, and someone only late to the gate it late in line gets stiffed. Pus. Set the rules and enforce them. I can pack around them fine, and my sling bag I've always counted as an item.

"Don't confuse closed specification with closed source."

I don't. Yet, your description seems to point out it is impossible for this version of HDMI to have an open source driver set, that must disclose the proprietary and closed specifications.

I'm not sure this is a difference with a distinction. Closed, restricted specs, must lead to only closed source drivers. Woops. Same effect.

Or, simply, more money.

I'm betting it is about money. To view the specs, you have to join the club. To join the club, you hafta pay. And the legion of open source contributors haven't found a way to create a group to obtain that license without offending their libertarian streak of independence and freedom. Which I applaud, they know their purpose, and I applaud them for it.

But, if you wanna play with HDMI, sooner or later, you pay. By definition, it's closed source. And they don't care.

You're right. The FCC would most likely only get interested when this attack is used more than a few times.

But when they get interested, it may be expensive.

Did I miss something? Did the complainer respond to the sound level?

Don't have to be loud to be obnoxious.

BTW, did you see what I did there?

And flowers. Wait, how do I get raw honey? Curses!

The EPA's own site states that PM2.5 can consist of organic compounds, metals, and 'etc.'. Not terribly specific actually.

Mind you, the EPA would prefer to focus on combustion products, since those are much easier to identify and the originators much easier to punish, since life on our planet will produce substantial particulate matter despite the most earnest legislative efforts to minimize that.

More ugh.

I was not referencing any cell site work, just the d-slams and all the necessary work going on. Put in the batteries to do backup power. I think AT&t did have cell service and main back then, but it could have been Cingular. Not to cell sites. Sorry

Oh yeah, March Madness, which is all the college basketball to watch. And which is often available OTA.

You should watch the college softball WS, them players can play!

Sports team choose the outlets that broadcast their games etc. in one of several ways. Some form or join leagues that negotiate and manage the rights for them. Others negotiate directly. Some team owners also own media outlets. Some deals are for multiple years, some not very long at all. Some deals restrict over the air broadcasting, others leave OTA rights out.

Monopoly? Sure, it looks like a monopoly, but the idea of multiple outlets showing the same games at the same time is fairly unusual, though when it happens there are usually also multiple deals behind it. I watch a lot of EPL on Mexican OTA channels because some deal out there lets them have it, and I do not need much commentary. Otherwise I would be forced into more subscriptions.

Will I participate in this new alliance? Probably not. Sports media are pricing me out of the market, by splitting deals into multiple streamers. This deal may force me to say no because I don't want the detritus that comes with bundling. I've given up on Disney content, college football networks are uninteresting to me, everything ESPN other than ESPN+ I do not care about. FSx etc. are marginally interesting. I'm just not their market.

This will afflict other markets also. It's the nature of the media business today to consolidate and get pricing power. But monopoly? That seems to be defined by some as 'too expensive'. Feh.

Correct, replacement not 'upgrade', and for the life of the subscriber, not merely tenancy. They are forcing a change in tech, let them provide the same true lifeline service.

And installation, Many of the affected subscribers may need assistance to deal with this. Look, the burden should be on ATT to provide suitable service if they wish to abandon the current systems.

During the ice storm in the Northeast (Upstate New York, Maine, and parts of Quebec, etc., only POTS was functional immediately after, power was out to my home at the time for 11 days, some for 18 days. Telephone service survived largely because the aerial lines were below all the other utilities such as electrical transmission, local distribution, cable TV, even municipal signaling.

And Verizon maintained service by conscripting generators, chargers, and batteries for the DSLAMs necessary to provide service to the last mile or so. It required also that the Maine National Guard provide fuel for this work. Batteries and chargers came from Massachusetts, which had suffered a similar storm the year before centered on Cape Cod, where the current Maine director of operations worked, having transferred from that region. He knew what was needed.

With this effort many who needed life-sustaining medical equipment were identified, contacted, and served. Emergency services were able to save many lives. And of course trouble reports were made possible. My sister lived in a house about a quarter mile from the main road, and electric service crews missed her for an additional week, not realizing there was a line into the woods. Her telephone service went down with that line. I got a call from her when she was at work, contacted a Central Maine Power executive I knew, and they were on site within an hour. Woops. Wood stoves and artesian well in the breach...

Electric crews came from as far as Hawaii to assist in restoration, Eastern Maine hit the hardest. The upshot is that POTS was a vital service during this event, irreplaceable. Today cell service would rely upon backup power, and that might not last 11 days, and further might not be able to, in any way, be extended to address the need.

POTS was a literal life saver here, but knowing how copper is built, this is indeed a technology that either needs modernization or replacement. ATT should be required to offer existing users similar, replacement service, and perhaps CPUC should require this at no significant change in costs, as these users are not at fault. If wireless service is the answer, it should be required to offer the same level of service, hardened against power outages and natural disasters. Walking away from POTS probably does make sense, if the replacement is of similar reliability and performance. And no, ATT doesn't get to claim that current POTS is in any way less reliable than some substitute, this current diminished reliability is more due to ATT's failing craft and maintenance. I see it in Arizona, and it is not anything but lack of attention. No excuse.