 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Re: Meet the new boss... said by Matt:I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case. And if you are trying to suggest that I don't you have no clue as to who you are talking to.
A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this . A lot of "knowledgeable" people where in charge of our financial sytems. How'd that one turn out for the "all knowing"?
in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. That's why it was called a TEST. You're the kind of person that gets a beta version of something then bitches about the glitches. And most of those 1000 people will
A) not have an issue come Feb 17th.
B) are fucking retarded and need to educate themselves.
So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. And that's their own fault.
I'm so tired of people who refuse to educate themselves on stuff then complain. I have a friend who is 6 years younger than me and hell I'm 40 and doesn't hardly know shit about shit technology wise. I'm his computer "expert" and just about everything else electronic. He didn't even know how to properly use his HDTV. His excuse is "I don't know anything about that stuff." I tell him he'll probably live another 40-50 years and he better start catching up before he gets too far behind. That's just the way it is now. The days of just being blissfully ignorant are over. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Hold on for a sec. I need a longer lens to still see the relevance of your argument from here. Be right back...
As for the DTV transition, there are always people who wait until two minutes past the last second. It happens with hurricanes, it happens with blizzards and it happens with things like this. Give it a rest.
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to BF69
said by BF69:said by Matt:I'm sorry, but a lot of people think we're not ready. And while I may in fact be a Chicken Little when it comes to this topic, I do know how to read and research a topic that interests me ... which I have done in this case. And if you are trying to suggest that I don't you have no clue as to who you are talking to. A lot of very knowledgable people strongly feel we're not ready for this . A lot of "knowledgeable" people where in charge of our financial sytems. How'd that one turn out for the "all knowing"? in the Wilmington test market (perhaps 75k people) over 1,000 people called the local stations or the FCC because things went awry. That's why it was called a TEST. You're the kind of person that gets a beta version of something then bitches about the glitches. And most of those 1000 people will A) not have an issue come Feb 17th. B) are fucking retarded and need to educate themselves. So while the stations might be ready and the technology is out there, there is a very large contingent of people who simply don't understand what all this means. And that's their own fault. I'm so tired of people who refuse to educate themselves on stuff then complain. I have a friend who is 6 years younger than me and hell I'm 40 and doesn't hardly know shit about shit technology wise. I'm his computer "expert" and just about everything else electronic. He didn't even know how to properly use his HDTV. His excuse is "I don't know anything about that stuff." I tell him he'll probably live another 40-50 years and he better start catching up before he gets too far behind. That's just the way it is now. The days of just being blissfully ignorant are over. When in doubt deflect the argument, curse, and insult. You're hopeless.  |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc:As for the DTV transition, there are always people who wait until two minutes past the last second. It happens with hurricanes, it happens with blizzards and it happens with things like this. Give it a rest. I completely agree, but the percentage of people who will be affected is still too high. I don't know what the answer is, but commercials aren't working so simply spewing more of them during prime-time isn't going to work. And I've yet to see any other plan put forth or even suggested for that matter. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Matt
said by Matt:When in doubt deflect the argument, curse, and insult. You're hopeless. When in doubt just bash the other point of view instead of making a point of your own. YOU are the hopeless one my friend. Come back in a few years when you join grown up world. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Matt
said by Matt:said by RadioDoc:As for the DTV transition, there are always people who wait until two minutes past the last second. It happens with hurricanes, it happens with blizzards and it happens with things like this. Give it a rest. I completely agree, but the percentage of people who will be affected is still too high. I don't know what the answer is, but commercials aren't working so simply spewing more of them during prime-time isn't going to work. And I've yet to see any other plan put forth or even suggested for that matter. So you agree that many people wait until the last minute, but yet at the same time you want to extend the transition for these same people? Give these people 6 months and in 6 months they'll want and expect another 6 month extention. That's just how some people are.
People wait until the last second to file their taxes. They do eventually file them because they know there are consequences for filing after April 15th. If you push back the date now those people that would have gotten their acts together in the next 5 weeks will just figure "hey I've got another 6 months I'll upgrade later" |
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said by Matt:I completely agree, but the percentage of people who will be affected is still too high. I don't know what the answer is, but commercials aren't working so simply spewing more of them during prime-time isn't going to work. And I've yet to see any other plan put forth or even suggested for that matter. And year after year, people ask for extensions because they can't file their taxes on April 15th. Some of these are the same people who do it every single years because they can't be bothered with it and wait until the last minute to do them. |
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