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originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Here's a PSA for you: the Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression, it was not the result of drought and poor farming practices.
(Just a PSA: for any readers who are unaware, the Great Depression was the result of dust-bowl drought coupled with nonexistent soil management or crop/livestock rotation.)
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originally posted by: c2oden
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
I live in Nebraska.
South central Omaha.
I work along the Missouri River.
I can see it from my office.
I own a farm in eastern Iowa.
I work in a business that gives me insight and info that you may not have.
Please stop being so condescending.
Why wouldn't the people there have access to the internet?
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
originally posted by: c2oden
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
I live in Nebraska.
South central Omaha.
I work along the Missouri River.
I can see it from my office.
I own a farm in eastern Iowa.
I work in a business that gives me insight and info that you may not have.
Please stop being so condescending.
Happy for you.
I am not trying to be condescending. I am telling you my life experience. What is condescending about discussing topography and regional political attitudes?
I'm telling you the things I know about Kansas and Nebraska. I have nothing "against" them. I just don't want to live there! Why are you taking it personally?
I know the topography and climate and local ag. I chose to leave it to you expert farmers. One of my aunts married a farm manager and they have a hobby farm now. There's nothing wrong with that.
I just don't want to live that lifestyle. And it is a bald-faced FACT that some regions do not receive NPR broadcasting, but only Limbaugh and Hannity on the loudest talk radio available to the small market area.
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
Go Blackshirts!
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Why wouldn't the people there have access to the internet?
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
originally posted by: essentialtremors
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Do you know how that electricity is made for your precious electric car?
I assume you do, since you're so educated.
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Why wouldn't the people there have access to the internet?
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
There's this thing called satellite internet.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Why wouldn't the people there have access to the internet?
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
Because they live out in western plains in small towns that don't have wireless or even broadband. They have dial-up. There are a substantial number of people who don't have a computer at all, even in the cities.
It's been a goal of Bill Gates for years to get everyone connected.
You're just now knowing this??? Really?
originally posted by: D8Tee
There's this thing called satellite internet.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Why wouldn't the people there have access to the internet?
I'm sure in Omaha you have access to NPR and the internet. Utilize them. My only issue is that people who don't have access to real information and knowledge are at a disadvantage.
Because they live out in western plains in small towns that don't have wireless or even broadband. They have dial-up. There are a substantial number of people who don't have a computer at all, even in the cities.
It's been a goal of Bill Gates for years to get everyone connected.
You're just now knowing this??? Really?
It' available for isolated communities.
It works well. Don't even have cell service where I'm at but have high speed internet.
You were not aware of the service?
No, you are being deliberately Ignorant and very quick with the name calling and accusations.
You are being deliberately obtuse now. You know damn well that not all communities have internet.
Link
Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, no matter where you live in the US
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
No, you are being deliberately Ignorant and very quick with the name calling and accusations.
You are being deliberately obtuse now. You know damn well that not all communities have internet.
Just like your claim that FoxNews was schooled by a farmer, once again you show that you are incapable of even the simplest research.
Like I said, high speed access via satellite internet is available to anyone in the USA.
Go dig up some more pictures from 2007, then look at the calander on your wall, it's 2017 buzzywings.
Link
Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, no matter where you live in the US
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
originally posted by: D8Tee
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
No, you are being deliberately Ignorant and very quick with the name calling and accusations.
You are being deliberately obtuse now. You know damn well that not all communities have internet.
Just like your claim that FoxNews was schooled by a farmer, once again you show that you are incapable of even the simplest research.
Like I said, high speed access via satellite internet is available to anyone in the USA.
Go dig up some more pictures from 2007, then look at the calander on your wall, it's 2017 buzzywings.
Link
Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, no matter where you live in the US
How lame.
Too bad you don't want to talk about reality. But, whatever.
January 31, 2017
Press Release
“The digital divide between rural and urban America is significant” members write as they highlight need for broadband infrastructure
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan coalition of 71 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Donald Trump today urging him to include investments in rural broadband connectivity in his forthcoming infrastructure proposal.
The lawmakers highlighted the importance of broadband connectivity in attracting and retaining businesses, communication between family and friends, timely responses to an emergency response, agricultural efficiency, and access to educational materials.
The letter was led by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Dave Loebsack (D-IA), and Bob Latta (R-OH). The bipartisan Senate Broadband Caucus sent a similar letter today led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and John Boozman (R-AR).
“In the 21st Century, high speed internet access is no longer a luxury amenity, but rather an essential service for homes and businesses in this interconnected world,” the lawmakers write. “Unfortunately, rural Americans in our districts lack sufficient broadband infrastructure to take advantage of this explosion of technology and economic possibility…. As you consider the parameters of your infrastructure proposal to Congress, we write to urge you to include investments that will bring the benefits of broadband connectivity to rural America.”
Some wonder why two-thirds of the American people think Democrats are out of touch.
The explanation is media coverage.
A good example occurred yesterday. Hillary Clinton made the point that many areas of rural America don’t have high-speed Internet and this could be a cause of slow growth in these areas. She went on to point out that some areas don’t even have cell phone coverage.
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And...just because the tech exists doesn't mean that it's everywhere.
Be the same as for satellite television, if you live on the side of a mountain and don't have line of sight to the satellite you have to work around that.
You aren't aware of "dead zones"? "No Service" areas?
The fact that not everywhere has the equipment needed to ACCESS the fancy satellites?
Explains why dial-up is still what they use and why it's so slow, and other things you thought you knew
I have learned nothing from you other than that you are incredibly stubborn and will never admit that you are wrong.
Anything else you'd like to learn today?
A good example occurred yesterday. Hillary Clinton made the point that many areas of rural America don’t have high-speed Internet and this could be a cause of slow growth in these areas. She went on to point out that some areas don’t even have cell phone coverage.