Life without Windows

"Life moves pretty fast If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it"

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just thinking about the past and the where choices can take you...

the song made me think of a handful of people

Donnie Darko reminded me of just one person, who I hope life is going good for.
Not because the movie is about someone in Maryland going off their meds that has schizophrenia but because this person really liked the movie and introduced it to me.

Under the Milky Way by the Church

Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty,
Sound of their breath fades with the light.
I think about the loveless fascination,
Under the milky way tonight.

Lower the curtain down in Memphis,
Lower the curtain down all right.
I got no time for private consultation,
Under the milky way tonight.

Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.
Wish I knew what you were looking for.
Might have known what you would find.

And its something quite peculiar,
Something that's shimmering and white.
Leads you here despite your destination,
Under the milky way tonight

Wish I knew what you were looking for.

Might have known what you would find.

Wish I knew what you were looking for.

Might have known what you would find.

Under the milky way tonight.

if you don't know what clear QAM is well here you go.

QAM = Digital Cable

Clear QAM = HighDef and StanredDef digtal cable that is NOT encrypted IE: you don't need the Cable companies box you just need a TV with a clear QAM tuner or like me a Computer with a clear QAM tuner. Most Cable companies send out the local channels in clear QAM if your luck sometimes non local channels too.

Mostly newer TVs have a clear QAM tuner in them along side a ATSC ( Over the air HD ) tuner in the USA.

Some even have a port for a Cable card which decrypts channels like ESPN-HD or HBO-HD.

Window Media Center does support the Cable card / ATSC
MythTV on linux supports ClearQAM / ATSC / DSS ( satellite cards )

Comcast ( my local cable company ) took away two local channels that can't be encrypted or messed with and most be visible to all on any tier of cable from Limited ( no box ) to HD + sports +HBO + etc with box.

"local broadcast channels are available in HD to any cable subscriber with a clear QAM tuner, whether you have a set-top-box or not"

"statutory requirement goes all the way back to the to the Communications Act of 1934 (Section 614(b)(4)(B)"

"broadcast signals that are subject to mandatory carriage must be "viewable via cable on all television receivers of a subscriber which are connected to a cable system by a cable operator or for which a cable operator provides a connection"

The 2007 Report to set the transition rules (paragraph 15) -- FCC.GOV

http://www.engadgethd.com/

the tech and his boss both lied to me. I know they would.

telling me I should not have clear QAM channels without using their BOX and the digital basic plan.

if they cut me off I'll just put up an antenna the local channels are free and over the air anyways.
I have cable cause i need an Internet connection it makes working from home easy when I need to.

I'm not stealing anything I'm paying for Limited cable... I can always drop Comcast and get Verizon FIOS and a good antenna.

MONEY talks!

Not sure why anyone would really want to live here.
I can't wait to be home.
It was a change and something new.
I don't care about fame or money or bling etc...

simple and comfy is how I live.