[Electronics-talk] tv's

Mon Apr 16 04:23:43 UTC 2012

No offense intended.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] tv's

> 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"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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