Re: OT : so this is what our troops are dying for in Afghanistan !

john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Homer J Simpson wrote:
[...]
True, but anything beats the incredible *** pile which is the infotainment
networks of the USA - which excite but never inform.

In the 5 years reading of these groups, I don't think I've yet heard a
good word said about the TV there. It can't be -that- bad.
At some point I intend a short visit. One objective is to grab some
booze, hole up in a randomly chosen small town motel and spend 8 hours
solid, watching TV.
I've been told by usually reliable sources that if I were to do this I
will quickly lose my mind. I've not fully bought into this. There's
must be good amongst the bad. Personal experience shall be my guide.
(or maybe, fools rush in where angels fear to tread :)
john


You can watch quite some bits from the US version of MSNBC on the Telstar 12 satellite, 11526 MHz, horizontally polarized, 1500 MSPS.

It is not all bad, actually. The morning news is. Now if you go watching 'the pentagon channel' on Hotbird, 11096 MHz horizontally polarized, 28000 MSPS...


Thomas
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