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Comment Input Club Ergodox (Score 1) 363

I have two. One with Cherry Blues and SA sculpted keycaps; the other with DSA and Matias quiet switches. I really like the split hand linear layout. Two things that I've grown dependent on are the levels to make one side my ten key keypad and programming macros. Cutting out so many of the repetitive things like typing a login, email, name, address, commands, etc. save me hours over the course of a month. Whatever you get, get something that you can program for the common things you type.

Comment Re: What do they speak in India? (Score 1) 526

I'd argue that Hollywood only makes the impact that it does because the studios have the money to throw at global releases. They've had the luxury of a non stop production machine for over a century. That's definitely not the case for the rest of the world. I believe that the hegemony is crumbling and that the belief that the US will remain a cultural icon is naive at best. The leadership alone is proof of the foolishness of navel gazing in a global community.

Comment Re:why should Southwest Airlines pay? and not boei (Score 1) 140

Oh how I wish I had mod points today. This is so true.

I was reading on another site someone that was arguing that corporations are ultimately still the people behind them. This example here is the clearest example against that notion that I've read in ages. Thank you for a nice insightful comment.

Comment Stealing Bandwidth (Score 1) 83

Here's my question, why aren't the cell companies screaming mad about unlicensed use of their cellular bandwidth by Stingray devices. Let's not forget, these are massive corporations that spend billions of dollars for a slice of the radio spectrum and here they have this regular intruder on their space. I would think it would be a matter for the FCC to get involved, but nobody says anything other than, yeah, they intercept cell signals and retransmit the data. I can guarantee if I were to do this, I'd have tens of thousands of dollars worth of fines on my butt in a heartbeat.

What kinds of deals with the devil have been made or is everyone operating blissfully unaware of what's going one. Any cell tower technicians able to comment? Anyone in the cell industry able to clarify how someone can run an unlicensed third party device over their bands? If they don't care, then maybe people need to start using their spectrum for other purposes as well. 2.4GHz is too crowded as it is.

Comment Re:Reason: for corporations, by corporations (Score 2) 489

You're forgetting a key element in the analogy, the Amazon customers that live on the dirt road have been paying the owner for paving services that weren't ever going to be implemented unless Amazon foot the bill. In fact, on numerous occasions, the owner was caught out in the street with a stop sign, slowing the delivery services because Amazon wouldn't pay up. The real problem was the fact that the people living on the road don't have a choice because the road is the only way to or from their properties.

Comment Re:Reason: for corporations, by corporations (Score 1) 489

How is the FCC enemy #1 of technological freedom in the past decade? I've seen quite the opposite, I've seen an undervalued government entity slowly stripped of it's operating and enforcement budgets trying to do their best to encourage innovation and foster competition. As I've followed them, I've noticed of all the federal agencies, they tend to be very public and very transparent.

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