[Electronics-talk] tv's

[Jim Barbour]

Jimmy Eh?

The frustration doesn't seem to be passing.  it is now, however, being
accopanied by a strong dose of misinformation about "disability laws" though.

No matter, I can easily mute the thread.  Just responding to the
"jimmy" barb you through out.

Jim

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 08:32:04PM -0700, cheez wrote:
> Just venting frustrations, Jimmy.  It'll cease soon.
> Vince
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] tv's
> 
> 
> >I just started reading this thread. What does this message have to do with
> >tvs or electronics?
> >Jim
> >
> >Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >On Apr 15, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>So many examples in fact that there isn't a single major bank everyone
> >>of the State's attorney's general doesn't want to prosecute.  The only
> >>reason that hasn't happened is because of ongoing Federal
> >>investigations.  Guess how many of those major national banks are
> >>actually going to get prosecuted.  I'm pretty sure it will end up being
> >>zero.
> >>
> >>On Sun, 15 Apr 2012, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
> >>
> >>>In a world that's getting flatter and flatter, I guess you could say the
> >>>US is losing it's edge in creativity, but IMHO, that's more because with
> >>>businesses becoming more and more international, it's harder to tell and
> >>>less important to determine where creativity comes from geographically.
> >>>With respect to these TV's, it's true they're being distributed in the
> >>>UK and Ireland first, but how do we know the technology didn't come from
> >>>somewhere else, and this was nothing but a marketing decision?
> >>>
> >>>My understanding of the history of corporations is a bit different. I
> >>>don't recall ever hearing that the original charter for corporations was
> >>>solving public problems, and I don't see that discuss at
> >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_companies. In fact, the US
> >>>revolution was due in some part to the tight link between English
> >>>corporations and the abuses they were allowed to undertake due to their
> >>>close links with the English government. That's why the original US
> >>>corporations were so business focused, and their links to the government
> >>>were kept tenuous.
> >>>
> >>>I've never been to business school in the US or elsewhere, but I suspect
> >>>that most corporations and especially international or transnational
> >>>corporations work towards the same goals. The US doesn't have a monopoly
> >>>on greed, corruption or the desire to make money in a capitalist
> >>>economy. Furthermore, there are plenty of examples of US corporations
> >>>engaged in philanthropic missions.
> >>>
> >>>On 14/04/12 18:14, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> >>>>Corporate morays differ in America from other locations on this planet.
> >>>>In some countries a little of the original purpose for corporations is
> >>>>chartered to solve public problems.  Enriching investors was a third
> >>>>priority behind perpetuation of the corporations themselves.  The first
> >>>>thing anyone going to Business School here in America hears about
> >>>>corporations is that their purpose is to enrich their investors.  Go
> >>>>figure.
> >>>>
> >>>>On Sat, 14 Apr 2012, JULIE PHILLIPSON wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>AT LEAST A START.  I HOPE IT CONTINUES AND EXPANDS TO OTHER
> >>>>>DEVICES AS IT IS
> >>>>>SUPPOSE TO.ITS INTERESTING THEY STARTED IN THE UK, BUT THEN THE U
> >>>>>S HAS LOST
> >>>>>ITS EDGE IN CREATIVITY.
> >>>>>THIS IS G----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson"
> >>>>><deniserob at gmail.com>
> >>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> >>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 6:08 PM
> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] tv's
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Here is the site for talking TVs--just open this link
> >>>>>>http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/tvradiofilm/tvradiofilmnews/Pages/talking_television_panasonic.aspx
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 2:25 PM, William Vandervest
> >>>>>><timelord09 at att.net>wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>are there any tv's thet have accessible menues or home theater
> >>>>>>>systems
> >>>>>>>with them?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net>
> >><http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html>
> >>
> >>
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