normiss 798 #426 November 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, yoink said: Stream midget porn. Less data. That's pretty dang funny. I was honestly thinking of BillVon when I picked up the new hotspot today. Qualcomm "modem" is one of the performance benefits of the new unit...MODEM??? Is it truly still modulating and demodulating the data? I thought we were moving data in packets, cells, and frames, all purely digital now. Bill??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,990 #427 November 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, normiss said: Qualcomm "modem" is one of the performance benefits of the new unit...MODEM??? Is it truly still modulating and demodulating the data? I thought we were moving data in packets, cells, and frames, all purely digital now. Bill??? Well, if it's a portable hotspot it has two radios - the WWAN (cellular) radio and the WLAN (wifi) radio. Both transmit modulated EM waves, so you still need a modulator to encode the digital data onto the analog radio waves, and a demodulator at the other end to demodulate the analog back to digital. But after the modulator/demodulator (modem) everything is digital. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timski 80 #428 November 2, 2019 6 hours ago, billvon said: Well, if it's a portable hotspot it has two radios - the WWAN (cellular) radio and the WLAN (wifi) radio. Both transmit modulated EM waves, so you still need a modulator to encode the digital data onto the analog radio waves, and a demodulator at the other end to demodulate the analog back to digital. But after the modulator/demodulator (modem) everything is digital. https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-takes-viewers-on-a-mind-blowing-journey-through-history-with-new-series-breakthrough-the-ideas-that-changed-the-world/ NOT TO GET OFF ON A TANGENT ^^^ but this is quality TV! You get a history lesson with each episode. Enjoy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #429 November 2, 2019 9 hours ago, billvon said: Well, if it's a portable hotspot it has two radios - the WWAN (cellular) radio and the WLAN (wifi) radio. Both transmit modulated EM waves, so you still need a modulator to encode the digital data onto the analog radio waves, and a demodulator at the other end to demodulate the analog back to digital. But after the modulator/demodulator (modem) everything is digital. Pretty much what I had reasoned out after asking. Residential gateways however... Thanks Bill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #430 November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, timski said: https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-takes-viewers-on-a-mind-blowing-journey-through-history-with-new-series-breakthrough-the-ideas-that-changed-the-world/ NOT TO GET OFF ON A TANGENT ^^^ but this is quality TV! You get a history lesson with each episode. Enjoy. Seems to propagate the myth that Galileo invented the telescope. It was actually a Dutch guy named Lippershey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,356 #431 November 3, 2019 Hi folks, 'Donald Trump . . . attended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)' Somehow I see Trump fitting right in with this type of insanity: MAGA Of course, he never expected the boo's. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50279317 Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #432 November 5, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 10:58 PM, yoink said: Stream midget porn. Less data. Shorter clips too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #433 November 5, 2019 Hard to know if there is any truth to this. Both the site and the author seem to have decent reputations, but this would be absolutely incredible if true. It would mean the Trump administration allowed the kidnapping of an American citizen, likely for personal gain, and is being blackmailed by another nation because of it.... https://spectator.us/seven-whistleblowers-jared-kushner-bin-salman/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #434 November 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: Hard to know if there is any truth to this. Both the site and the author seem to have decent reputations, but this would be absolutely incredible if true. It would mean the Trump administration allowed the kidnapping of an American citizen, likely for personal gain, and is being blackmailed by another nation because of it.... https://spectator.us/seven-whistleblowers-jared-kushner-bin-salman/ Holy shit! Yes, if true, that is damning! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #435 November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, ryoder said: Holy shit! Yes, if true, that is damning! It would be. To Ben honest it’s so explosive I’d put it in the ‘Uranium One’ category for now unless or until there is any corroborating evidence. If it turned out to have any truth the blame would lie squarely with Trump and his nepotistic hiring practices. Who knew putting a failing businessman reliant on foreign investment whose only qualification was being a family member in charge of so much foreign policy and making him exempt from ethics oversight could be a bad idea? The other interesting thing though was Vindman saying there were important gaps in the official transcript/memorandum of the phone call. The R defence that Trump didn’t explicitly state he was asking for a personal quid pro quo may not even be accurate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #436 November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, jakee said: It would be. To Ben honest it’s so explosive I’d put it in the ‘Uranium One’ category for now unless or until there is any corroborating evidence. If it turned out to have any truth the blame would lie squarely with Trump and his nepotistic hiring practices. Who knew putting a failing businessman reliant on foreign investment whose only qualification was being a family member in charge of so much foreign policy and making him exempt from ethics oversight could be a bad idea? The other interesting thing though was Vindman saying there were important gaps in the official transcript/memorandum of the phone call. The R defence that Trump didn’t explicitly state he was asking for a personal quid pro quo may not even be accurate. If its true - it could mean the end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #437 November 6, 2019 6 hours ago, SkyDekker said: Hard to know if there is any truth to this. Both the site and the author seem to have decent reputations, but this would be absolutely incredible if true. It would mean the Trump administration allowed the kidnapping of an American citizen, likely for personal gain, and is being blackmailed by another nation because of it.... https://spectator.us/seven-whistleblowers-jared-kushner-bin-salman/ 3 hours ago, turtlespeed said: If its true - it could mean the end. What’s fucked up is that we’re thinking ‘MIGHT’ it be true??? How’s that a reflection on our government? As much as Obama was despised by some here a story like this simply wouldn’t have the same believability. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yobnoc 142 #438 November 6, 2019 6 hours ago, SkyDekker said: Hard to know if there is any truth to this. Both the site and the author seem to have decent reputations, but this would be absolutely incredible if true. It would mean the Trump administration allowed the kidnapping of an American citizen, likely for personal gain, and is being blackmailed by another nation because of it.... https://spectator.us/seven-whistleblowers-jared-kushner-bin-salman/ Everything to this pResident is transactional. It's so gross. I'm ordering my Guy Fawkes mask soon. Or maybe just some clown face paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #439 November 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, yoink said: ...As much as Obama was despised by some here a story like this simply wouldn’t have the same believability. Those dipshits believed Obama was born in Kenya. As far as the story goes, I'm a bit skeptical. How would the Turks be able to intercept a call between Kushner & the House of Saud? OTOH, Trump folded under pressure from the Turks for some reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #440 November 6, 2019 47 minutes ago, yobnoc said: Everything to this pResident is transactional. It's so gross. I'm ordering my Guy Fawkes mask soon. Or maybe just some clown face paint. Ordering it soon??? Today is Guy Fawkes Day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,720 #441 November 6, 2019 53 minutes ago, ryoder said: Ordering it soon??? Today is Guy Fawkes Day! Holy crap, thanks. I would have missed it. Damn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #442 November 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: Holy crap, thanks. I would have missed it. Damn. I only became aware of it this morning, because an Anglophile friend put this on his FB page: “The last man to enter parliament with honest intentions” Happy November 5th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,720 #443 November 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, ryoder said: I only became aware of it this morning, because an Anglophile friend put this on his FB page: “The last man to enter parliament with honest intentions” Happy November 5th. Um, it's something different for me. You save me from screwing the pooch. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #444 November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: How would the Turks be able to intercept a call between Kushner & the House of Saud? How did they have recordings of Khashoggi's execution? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #445 November 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, gowlerk said: How did they have recordings of Khashoggi's execution? Didn't US intelligence have that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #446 November 6, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, normiss said: Didn't US intelligence have that? From the Turks, yes. In any case, the deep state may be involved! Edited November 6, 2019 by gowlerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #447 November 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, gowlerk said: From the Turks, yes. In any case, the deep state may be involved! I think I recall that US intelligence had the audio when the story broke. Since then, the Trumpster deals with Turkey makes me wonder what actually happened. The shell has been cracked open now, so a LOT is expected to be exposed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #448 November 6, 2019 FYI: It appears that Q is back online. WWG1WGA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #449 November 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, RonD1120 said: FYI: It appears that Q is back online. How's that Clinton extradition going for ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #450 November 6, 2019 10 hours ago, gowlerk said: How did they have recordings of Khashoggi's execution? Because it happened at the Saudi embassy in Turkey. I have no doubt that every country has some sort of 'way in' to the embassies in their own countries. But how could the Turks have intercepted a call that presumably went from the US to Saudi Arabia? Unless they were foolish enough to have a conference call that included the Saudi ambassador to Turkey, how would the Turks be able to monitor it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites