Right. Taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of a part of the Universe millions of miles away. Yup, I know how much it cost to get that second shot, but still. Digital HD video cameras are so commonplace you can buy one that's pocket sized for less than $200. So why do security cameras till give us fuzzy images? And while we're at it: I can use my cell phone from the middle of almost anywhere to call around the globe and generally hear the other person (depending on your provider). Even AM-Radio is going digital and can have no static. So why can't we hear the fast food clerk taking our order at the drive-through?
And while I'm on my rant, remember all those complaints about the commercials on TV being louder than the programs? For years TV executives assured us there was NO volume difference, that it was the music that came with most commercials that made them SOUND louder. Bull. I didn't believe them then, and I don't believe 'em now. Last year a member of Congress even tried to regulate it. The Bill was called the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. It went nowhere. And besides, it would only regulate broadcast TV, not cable. Good thing my TiVo let's me scan past them anyway.
I am so with you on this one, buddy - one hundred percent!
ReplyDeleteI utterly DESPISE commercials of almost any stripe ('cept those WONDERFUL Apple commercials! *LOL* And I don't watch the Super Bowl - super boring), and I too fast forward through 'em on the satellite DVR. {I LOVE my Mac... all this HTML code? One click in a contextual menu!}
See?
Big Business DOES lie! And worse, they don't care!
No kidding. If they did, they'd have better cameras.
Congress had to get tough with the cell phone companies to FORCE 'em implement autolocation/GPS technology in cell phones for 911 service... even after the FCC had already mandated it be implemented long years ago.
Oh yeah...
(As a dear friend of mine says, "Sorry devils!" - and she's a WASP!)
As a Volunteer Firefighter, I tell a cute-n-funny story (one with a great hint of truth) about that issue.
"Seems a blonde moved to a new town, in a newly developed neighborhood, and being unfamiliar with her surroundings as she was, had the misfortune of experiencing a mild kitchen fire. She panicked, and not knowing what to do (put a lid on it), she called 9-1-1 on her cell phone (more folk are abandoning land line service in lieu of cell only service). Having done the right thing, when the 911 operator asked her "ma'am, how do we get to your location?" ('cause cell phone companies haven't yet fully implemented the mandated auto-location service for 911 or emergency calls), the blonde replied, "Duh! Big red truck!"
BTW, 112 also calls emergency. Try it sometime on YOUR cell phone!