en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/703973 Comments by VTX1300_R http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Behind-the-TV-channel-blackouts-stalling-profits-162519116.html#IDComment402860756 It's the same reason you have to pay for a newspaper or magazine, yet there are advertisements contained in it. Each revenue stream partially pays for the product. You're certainly not forced to watch any of the programming available. And you can access over-the-air programs and only pay once (by watching the commercials). Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:02:02 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/Behind-the-TV-channel-blackouts-stalling-profits-162519116.html#IDComment402860756 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/Planning-a-road-trip-Check-these-sites-first-159427535.html#IDComment384177112 They still pay Herb to copy and past from Consumer Reports? I want that job. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:13:30 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/Planning-a-road-trip-Check-these-sites-first-159427535.html#IDComment384177112 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/New-ad-zapper-has-TV-networks-worried-about-sales-152675975.html#IDComment365824538 I had a VCR several (many? - time flies) years ago that claimed it would skip commercials. It did a fairly decent job of picking up the off-screen cues and fast-forwarding through them. It messed up once in awhile, but if memory serves it never skipped the program, just sometimes stopped it's fast-forward too soon. While a DVR to take care of it would be nice, I'm afraid of what the broadcasters might do in retaliation. If gouging large corporate retailers for ad space that I fast-forward past is what it takes for me to be entertained (or distracted as the case may be) at a nominal fee, I can put up with the irritation. All that "high-quality programming" comes at a price, and if it comes out of the pocket of a company I don't do business with, all the better. Since most of our shopping is done based upon price rather than brand-loyalty, we may be saving even more - we buy generics and house-brands that don't spend nearly as much on advertising as the big swingers. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:50:08 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/New-ad-zapper-has-TV-networks-worried-about-sales-152675975.html#IDComment365824538 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/New-ad-zapper-has-TV-networks-worried-about-sales-152675975.html#IDComment365747234 I'm with Wave Cable, and their provided remote has a 30-second skip back button. I have to fast-forward (5X) then hit play and "back-space" to the start of the show segment. Beats the commercials though. It also has a 5-minute jump forward and back. Maybe I should jump 5-minutes forward, then back in 30-second segments. Probably be quicker. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:16:27 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/New-ad-zapper-has-TV-networks-worried-about-sales-152675975.html#IDComment365747234 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365726607 So we should assume that 1% of the world's population wants to illegally own the 30 songs he was found guilty of sharing? And you're of the belief that these songs would all be hexa-platinum releases if we could only stop these terrible free downloads? Not likely. The songs being illegally downloaded are most likely a fair sampling of the songs which law-abiding citizens are purchasing. They're already in demand, and most people are willing to pay for them, some are not. Some of the songs in question made gold, and a couple of the albums they were on were platinum and even double-platinum. Others, while popular, weren't as successful. Did the owners of the songs loose money because of file sharing of these 30 songs? Undoubtedly. Did they loose $675,000 off those 30 songs? Doubtful. What RIAA wants to do is make an example out of him to scare everyone else. What happened to punishment fitting the crime? Wed, 23 May 2012 13:36:22 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365726607 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365110329 By your math, 6 million downloads of each song, yet you say "Very few people do". Which is it? "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" - (attributed to Disraeli) Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365110329 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365106284 Actually it will eliminate his ability to discharge any more debt for 8 years (assuming he filed chapter 7). Which means he's a good risk for a loan right after his bankruptcy - he can't get out from under the new loans easily. Tue, 22 May 2012 16:48:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/--Court-wont-reduce-students-675000-music-download-fine-152303195.html#IDComment365106284 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Bristol-Palin-Children-do-better-with-mom-dad-151205045.html#IDComment358871665 Bristol grew up in a home with a mother and father. Look how well she turned out. Sat, 12 May 2012 01:22:41 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Bristol-Palin-Children-do-better-with-mom-dad-151205045.html#IDComment358871665 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Passenger-jet-found-crashed-into-side-of-volcano-150950545.html#IDComment358015382 Boeing is a consultant on the design/manufacture. Thu, 10 May 2012 19:28:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Passenger-jet-found-crashed-into-side-of-volcano-150950545.html#IDComment358015382 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/2-celebs-are-booted-from-Dancing-with-the-Stars-150718785.html#IDComment357150800 Ummmmm ............ you must have - you read the article and commented. Just sayin' ...... Wed, 9 May 2012 13:12:19 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/2-celebs-are-booted-from-Dancing-with-the-Stars-150718785.html#IDComment357150800 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Romneys-gay-national-security-spokesman-resigns-149835985.html#IDComment352799701 I don't believe Richard Grenell was ever accused of being a conservationist. Wed, 2 May 2012 17:32:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Romneys-gay-national-security-spokesman-resigns-149835985.html#IDComment352799701 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Another-star-is-shown-the-door-on-Dancing-146936275.html#IDComment336837155 With your attitude toward people learning to dance I pity your students. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:59:30 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Another-star-is-shown-the-door-on-Dancing-146936275.html#IDComment336837155 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Marine-facing-dismissal-over-Facebook-post-146275385.html#IDComment332415909 Isn't it great having the ACLU on your side? Thu, 5 Apr 2012 16:54:50 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Marine-facing-dismissal-over-Facebook-post-146275385.html#IDComment332415909 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/More-CEOs-plan-to-hire-as-outlook-brightens-144655475.html#IDComment326556495 More of that wacko left-wing CEO propaganda, just trying to make things look good so Obama will be re-elected. We all know civilization as we know it is coming to an end if we don't get a Republican in the White House. </sarcasm> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:00:44 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/More-CEOs-plan-to-hire-as-outlook-brightens-144655475.html#IDComment326556495 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Ohio-officer-used-stun-gun-on-9-year-old-boy--142500255.html#IDComment315361449 It was a stun gun, not a taser. They are different Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Ohio-officer-used-stun-gun-on-9-year-old-boy--142500255.html#IDComment315361449 http://www.komonews.com/opinion/kenschram/Viewers-to-Ken-Giving-Schrammie-to-McKenna-is-unfair-141205333.html#IDComment306535768 I just hope your dog has better taste than to agree. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 21:15:37 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/opinion/kenschram/Viewers-to-Ken-Giving-Schrammie-to-McKenna-is-unfair-141205333.html#IDComment306535768 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1-dead-another-injured-in-Kent-motorcyle-vs-pedestrian-crash-138460644.html#IDComment281033230 It's been awhile since I've ridden in that area but I believe there's a HOV lane there (which, for those who are unaware, motorcycles can use legally). It may have been claimed by bystanders that the MC shouldn't have been in the HOV lane (assuming that's where the collision took place). In which case the police were stating that the MC had a legal right to be in the HOV lane. Again all speculation on my part, but I did think the "correct lane" statement was a bit odd otherwise. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:29:13 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1-dead-another-injured-in-Kent-motorcyle-vs-pedestrian-crash-138460644.html#IDComment281033230 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Shoppers-beware---some-stores-setting-limits-on-returns-136240043.html#IDComment248757910 I've had that happen a couple times, it turned out in my case I had included an embedded hyperlink, and their posting software doesn't seem to play nicely with embedded links. Check to see if there are any links in what you posted and try again. Good luck. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:37:37 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Shoppers-beware---some-stores-setting-limits-on-returns-136240043.html#IDComment248757910 http://www.komonews.com/news/boeing/Machinists-reach-tentative-deal-with-Boeing--134768798.html#IDComment230596269 Have been doing the Boeing non-union health assessment for several years. Not that intrusive, handled by a third-party company. In previous years it was good for a $50 gift card, now failure to take it adds several times that to your health care premium. I would assume union members would also have the option to not take the health assessment and pay more for insurance. Overall not a big deal. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:34:43 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/boeing/Machinists-reach-tentative-deal-with-Boeing--134768798.html#IDComment230596269 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/133812923.html#IDComment221949231 Because the dimensions given are diagonal screen size. The Fire screen size (can't find an exact number, the best I was able to locate is "just under 4"X6") is 4" X 6" = 24 sq in. The Ipad viewable screen dimensions are 5.82" X 7.75" = 45.4 sq in., so 2.6 sq. in. shy of twice the size. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:52:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/133812923.html#IDComment221949231