Two news items interestingly connect today: First, the airing of Ken Burns’ new documentary, “The War,” is causing broadcasters some anxiety, because it contains four fleeting expletives. From SFGate.com:
Many public broadcasters aren’t sure whether the FCC will fine public television stations for airing ‘The War,’ and the FCC hasn’t revealed its position. That uncertainty is placing the broadcasters in a difficult position. They must either show a documentary in a form other than the artist created, or risk getting hit with large fines for broadcasting naughty words.
And the notion that unlicensed, portable uses of the white spaces might be possible is causing broadcasters some anxiety, because they’re absolutely convinced that these uses will interfere with their programming. From Broadcasting & Cable:
‘[Even if] both the Phillips and Microsoft devices work as advertised, they will still cause interference to over-the air TV reception,’ says David Donovan, who heads the Association for Maximum Service Television.
These poor broadcasters. They’re stuck with an uncertain regulator. They crave protection, they cherish their special status, but they can’t tell what’s going to happen next – and it causes an awful lot of anxiety for them. It’s a schizophrenic existence, being a broadcaster. Your entire existence is predicated on the favors granted you by government.
Surely the broadcasters should cut themselves loose, sell off their airwaves, and retreat to the countryside. Calmer all around.
These poor broadcasters. They're stuck with an uncertain regulator. They crave protection, they cherish their special status, but they can't tell what's going to happen next – and it causes an awful lot of anxiety for them. It's a schizophrenic existence, being a broadcaster. Your entire existence is predicated on the favors granted you by government.
These poor main-frame meat-space Registries. They're stuck with an uncertain regulator [ICANN]. They crave protection, they cherish their special status, but they can't tell what's going to happen next – and it causes an awful lot of anxiety for them. It's a schizophrenic existence, being a Registry. Your entire existence is predicated on the favors granted you by government…and a secret
society of insiders.
What is ironic is that ICANN was only set up to do a limited market test
of 5 to 10 TLDs and new Registries. One of the goals was of course to level
the playing field the governments set up by funding the secret society,
and their Registry partner. The result of course has been a failure
because the insiders all funded their own agendas, and their secret meat-space travel society.
Fortunately, Netizens are not fooled…they have moved way beyond
where the meat-space society will ever reach and they now can
cut-off the meat-space society, by not routing their traffic.
Imagine a new meat-space colony on Mars, deciding to no longer waste THEIR
valuable limited time, on the people left behind on Earth.
Unfortunately, the same corrupt crowd would push their way to the head
of the line to get the last seat to Mars….ala the Titanic
These poor main-frame meat-space RIRs. They're stuck with an uncertain regulator [ICANN]. They crave protection, they cherish their special status, but they can't tell what's going to happen next – and it causes an awful lot of anxiety for them. It's a schizophrenic existence, being an RIR. Your entire existence is predicated on the favors granted you by government…and a secret society of insiders.
Imagine a new Cyberspace colony on Mars, deciding to no longer waste THEIR
valuable limited time, on the people left behind on Earth. How do they
do it ? They click a mouse and they are there…100% free of the secret
societies and insiders who game the systems in meat-space.