One great thing Obama has done? The CALM Act

2012-01-05 13:53:14

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Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5952|College Park, MD

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/fcc … les/211122

Basically, you will no longer be subjected to hearing damage every time a TV show cuts to commercial. Well, by Dec 13 that is.

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2012-01-05 14:23:56

#2

HudsonFalcon: Member; +20|6181|New York

Hope & Change

2012-01-05 14:45:05

#3

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6967|Riva, MD

It's about time, now people won't always have to fuck with the volume during commercial breaks just because the company wanted the extra HEY LOOK AT THIS SHIT factor. Should've been done like 10 years ago

2012-01-05 14:57:37

#4

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5509|foggy bottom

I hope obama deports you

Tu Stultus Es

2012-01-05 15:13:27

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6403|what

Give him the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012!

2012-01-05 15:27:07

#6

iceman785: Member; +93|6922|Alaska, mother fucker.

this should save our national debt, people will be so happy they'll just throw monies at the government!

2012-01-05 15:30:38

#7

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5835

Sucks that the T.V. channel has to buy a bunch of new hardware to make this work.

2012-01-05 15:38:31

#8

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6882|949

Macbeth wrote:
Sucks that the T.V. channel has to buy a bunch of new hardware to make this work.

Why does that suck?

I think it would be nice if tv stations were held accountable for the advertising on their station too.

Bill was introduced in congress, signed by Obama, and adopted by the FCC. Obama gets the credit why?

2012-01-05 15:45:24

#9

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6661|'Murka

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Sucks that the T.V. channel has to buy a bunch of new hardware to make this work.
Why does that suck?

I think it would be nice if tv stations were held accountable for the advertising on their station too.

Bill was introduced in congress, signed by Obama, and adopted by the FCC. Obama gets the credit why?

For the same reason the President gets the credit/blame for everything else: people don't know/forget how the system works.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2012-01-05 18:00:33

#10

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5835

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Sucks that the T.V. channel has to buy a bunch of new hardware to make this work.
Why does that suck?

Because stations both small and large have to buy a bunch of new hardware in order to stop something that can best be described as a first world problem?

2012-01-05 18:01:22

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unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7022|PNW

I think I posted this in DST chat. I do like this measure.

2012-01-05 18:27:27

#12

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6882|949

Macbeth wrote:
KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Sucks that the T.V. channel has to buy a bunch of new hardware to make this work.
Why does that suck?
Because stations both small and large have to buy a bunch of new hardware in order to stop something that can best be described as a first world problem?

Back end hardware is updated on average about every five years anyway. They (service and program providers) can also 'self certify' themselves to show they are in compliance without having to upgrade anything. You make it sound like its a huge capital investment. It's not.

2012-01-09 14:57:58

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Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6655|North Carolina

This ranks right up there with the horse slaughtering ban.

2012-01-09 15:01:13

#14

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5952|College Park, MD

hi turq

2012-01-09 15:01:42

#15

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6655|North Carolina

hey lol

2012-01-09 15:03:21

#16

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6921|UK

remove gary nobody johnson and replace with david duke

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2012-01-09 15:06:38

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Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6655|North Carolina

m3thod wrote:
remove gary nobody johnson and replace with david duke

Duke is actually more of a populist.

Duke could probably get more done in the U.K. with the EDL and the BNP.

2012-01-10 06:03:28

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rdx-fx: ...; +955|6841

I've just stopped watching TV on regular TV channels, mostly because of the crappy commercials played with max volume.

Watch the show on Hulu, or through iTunes.
No commercials for the TV shows, and no 20 minutes of bullshit mandatory "preview of coming attractions" on movies.

2012-01-10 06:52:47

#19

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5608|London, England

Dvr.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2012-01-10 14:00:55