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Anyone have experience with these "Compute Stick" devices? It is a computer on a stick that plugs into an HDMI port. Typically they have an Atom type processor, 4GB RAM running W10. I am not sure how well that is going to work. I would like to pair it with a bluetooth keyboard for basic web browsing/email and streaming video on an older (non-smart) TV. I had been using a Logitech Revue (yes, I still have a working Logitech Revue), which I really liked--especially the IR blaster. But the Revue is almost useless now, and Logitech seems to have abandoned the product line. http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Compute-BOXSTK1AW32SCR-Windows-32-bit/dp/B01ASB0DJ8/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=31DxgxIa9rL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1BHS6T0CXSC229RY44A0 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B16RH02?psc=1

Yes, there are a few (very very few) cable channels I'd like to get. But I do manage to live without them...somehow. Not worth it though, not at what Comcast wants to charge for it. I am thinking that it will not be long until FNC, CNBC, Bloomberg or whatever cable channel you want will be able to unbundle and stream whatever parts of their programming you want for a reasonable price.

You could probably use it if it has elements for both VHF and UHF. Most of the HD broadcast channels are UHF, but a few are VHF still, although you cannot necessarily tell be the channel number--used to be 2-13 was VHFand anything above 13 was UHF IIRC. However, with the move to HD most of the low-channel stations kept their legacy channel number, moved to a new HD UHF channel which is aliased back to their original low channel number. You can split the signal to multiple TVs, but each split will reduce the power by 3.5 dB. You can purchase a TV distribution amplifier that will give you multiple amplified signals off of the one source. I would start with one to make sure you can receive it at your location, then try a passive splitter and move to a distro amplifier if you have signal losses when you split it. http://www.killthecablebill.com/how-to-connect-multiple-tvs-to-your-ota-antenna/

I use a homemade antenna in the attic and it pulls in all the Phl stations. Could probably get NY also if I had a rotor. Only suitable for indoor/attic usage though. Something like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jh3M931WUU http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/pdf/make-digital-tv-coat-hanger-antenna.pdf Also the TVFool website you can enter your address and it will give you vectors and distances to all the broadcast antennas in your area. Even if you keep cable, it is nice to have a backup for emergencies--when you lose cable after a storm, you can still get local news. You may have problems with WABC because you are using a UHF antenna. I had the same problem with WPVI (6 ABC out of Phl). I added a simple VHF dipole antenna and combined it with UHF using a Channelmaster 7777 pre-amp. I have not use cable for TV for years, and I am always shocked at the poor (SD) quality of cable when I stay in hotels.

Everyone should go to their website, select: About CFPA->Contact us, and ask about OC policy for the screening.

And most of the people who complain about NSA and govt surveillance, etc. are more than happy to give up all their privacy by downloading and using apps--without a clue of what the EULA might say, or how the company will be using the data they harvest from their usage and location-based data. Most of the people have no clue what they are really paying for free or low-cost apps.

If they can get into this phone, they can get into every phone. And the hackers that helped the FBI can also get into every phone...

Agreed, but Apple has implied that this is virtually impossible with the latest iPhone. If that were the case, I would have expected it to take a bit longer to crack it. Many have taken Apple at its word: Your data are secure. And a lot of people believed that. This puts us on notice--if you believed it in the first place--that nothing is really secure.

http://on.wsj.com/1Mx4oSx How do people feel about Apple's "uncrackable" product now that the Government has cracked the iPhone? This article does not say much about how. I had read previous pieces that suggested something like virtualizing the phone and do the hacking on virtual copies. Either way, I am sure it required serious resources, but I am surprised they cracked it so fast--I think I heard about this just a week or two ago. How should Apple spins this (no comment yet)? Yes our products can be breached after all?

I would contact Cabelas after they did the right thing. Dick's, maybe not...;-) I have not been impressed with UPS. They delivered a package to my house about a month ago--I was out of town, but I got a picture of the delivery guy. Since I was not expecting anything, I had someone check it. It was for my address, but different person. I think they got the street name wrong. I contact UPS and the merchant, turns out the merchant got the address wrong. UPS says to leave it on the porch and they will pick it up. Two weeks later (I am still in Yuma) I get a message from UPS wondering about the package. Where is it, etc. I thought about not returning the call, and throw the package to the curb when I got home, but I felt bad for the customer waiting for his diesel fuel filter so I called UPS back and told them it was still on the porch, waiting for pickup as we had agreed. They picked it up the next day. The delivery issue was the fault of the merchant (not UPS) as they had the wrong address. But once they got that straight, and UPS made arrangements to pick it up, UPS should have been out there immediately.

I can't go from one property to another without moving with respect to the two properties, assuming said properties occupy two distinct spatial locations. Otherwise, how would I get from one to the other. After Aitken, my rather loose interpretation of the transport law has changed.

I also do not understand why he would not take a full pardon--the way I understand it, pardon would have legally restored his innocence as if he had never been convicted. I still say he never should have been given prison time in the first place. And the case, like all the arrest of out-of-state people on ridiculous gun laws, highlights the idiocy of NJ gun law.

I always understood this as moving in the Newtonian sense, the case law clarifies this. But the written law is still lacking in clarification. I would argue that anytime I box stuff up and move it from one rez to another, I am moving. I am not sure if that would fly in court though.

I do not disagree with anything you say. One thing that Aitken did was to help in highlighting the absurdity of our laws, especially HP transport; and the difficulty that can make otherwise law-abiding citizens into criminals because of an honest misunderstanding of the law. I know the law is written by lawyers, but it should not be so obtuse that the average citizen cannot understand it without getting a legal opinion.

If stopped and searched in the People's Republic, you may need to be directly going to or coming from the range. Only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Don't forget your securely tied package.

Griz: Yes the burden is on the state, except--apparently--for weapons in NJ. I agree that he most likely broke the law. Court could not prove it (well, probably they could have if it wasn't such a circus) The fact is that this case was mishandled by the arresting officers and the prosecution and the court. Whether he was guilty or not on the magazine, there is no way to know because the prosecution screwed up when they demonstrated it in court. I agree with you, he probably violated the law on this count. But that does not meet the legal burden required. As far as moving, prior to this case I read the law and thought I was safe transporting between one residence and another (I interpreted moving to be in the Newtonian sense). Reading this case, it sounds like you actually need to be vacating one residence and moving into another (i.e. change of residence). So for both HP and HG transport: If you want to transport between residences, you better stop by the range on the way. Does anyone think that Aitken should have even been arrested? If Aitken knew his rights to begin with and did not give into police pressure, intimidation, and false threats to get his "consent" for search, then this never would have happened. Or if NJ had reasonable, understandable laws...

"Evidence that was published in the media." Exactly. Does not matter what the media says or what you think. Guilty is adjudicated in a court of law, where Aitken was proven not guilty on counts 1 and 3. The court (evidently they did not consider the evidence in the media) determined he was under the moving exemption. Count two was upheld because there is no moving exemption for the HP charge.

The Aitken case, and others like it, have a chilling effect on our free exercise of constitutional rights in PRNJ.

I think the only law he may have broken is the standard high capacity magazine law, although that was never proven in court. Oh, and the HP law, but that was only because he was moving (between residences) and not going to/from the range. And I believe this does set case law: don't assume you are fine to transport HP from one of your homes or lands to another. You need to stop at a range first.

Oh man, I'm gonna miss that POS. He was my favorite Jackass on this forum (not that there are any others ;-) I really thought it was entertaining to see him talk about being open-minded, even handed, sticking to the issues. THen come out and personally attack just about everyone who had a different opinion. I know I should not have encouraged it, but it was pretty entertaining.

If he wins the nomination, I will most likely vote for him (definitely not voting for Hillary). I don't really trust him, but he has constantly surprised me during the primary campaign, so--if he does win the primary, I will hope he wins the general and pray that he continues to surprise. I wouldn't say everyone else can go to hell. I believe we should vet immigrants and welcome those who bring skills and work ethic to make the country better. I hope Trump can figure that out.

Never used twitter. Used to be on FB--back when planking and Tebow-ing were in vogue (if they ever were), but I grew concerned about privacy issues AND started getting inappropriate spam. I kind of liked that it made it easier to keep track of some people and organizations. But I used it less and less and decided the cost-benefit of the privacy was not worth it. If I owned a business, I would use FB and probably Twitter. Especially with that kind of targeted advertising. I am an EE, and a techie. I love to play with the toys, and I was using Internet before Tim Berners-Lee invented NCSA Mosaic (remember usenet) but I just don't see the need and time commitment to be that connected with everyone. I don't even have a smartphone and my TV comes over-the-air (or streaming). Call me a luddite, but somehow I managed to get by for the first 30 years of life without a mobile phone at all. I have had mobile phones since the mid-90s, but now I only have a basic phone (POTS and text) that I primarily use for work.

Warm weather and no state income tax, how great is that!

I love watching the Marine variant fly, especially the vertical landings. But what is it, a billion or so per vehicle? And single powerplant for a carrier-based aircraft? Let's see how that works out.

I agree the analogy is not exactly the same, but I guess it depends on exactly what the govt wants Apple to do. And think about this, if there is a way that Apple could modify the phone/OS to either outright crack it (doubtful) or make the brute force easier, then it would also be possible for someone else to phone/OS to do the same thing. Might be more difficult without help from the Apple braintrust, but it could be done. Especially by a government with lots of resources. So really how safe is "strong" encryption on your iPhone then?