Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-05 Thread J. Forster
??? I read the post as essentially "politics trumps science and engineering", which is sadly very much the truth. YMMV, -John == > Bill, > > Thanks for once again making one of the more useless and deluded posts I > have seen recently. > > Keep up the consistent work. > > > > On

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-05 Thread William H. Fite
And thanks for furrowing new fields of inanity, Rex. If that is your best riposte, don't join a debating team. I'm not trolling, guys. I'm merely expressing an opinion, something that others manage to do here without incurring even a tepid rebuke like Rex's. On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:47 AM, R

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-05 Thread Rex
Bill, Thanks for once again making one of the more useless and deluded posts I have seen recently. Keep up the consistent work. On 6/5/2011 8:05 AM, William H. Fite wrote: Thanks for a cleansing breath of fresh air, Charles. The paranoia and cynicism were reaching toxic levels. As diffic

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-05 Thread William H. Fite
Thanks for a cleansing breath of fresh air, Charles. The paranoia and cynicism were reaching toxic levels. As difficult as it is for us scientists and engineers to accept, science is not and never will be the sole epistemological paradigm, nor will it ever resolve all the woes of humankind. Whic

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
FCC commissioners are appointed for 12 year terms. I don't think the current president has had a chance to appoint one yet (?) Commissioners are appointed for 5-year terms. President Obama appointed three of the current/recent Commissioners (Chairman Genachowski and Commissioners Clyburn an

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Charles P. Steinmetz
In this case, it seems that the FCC listened to a bunch of hog wash, without doing any sort of correct testing beforehand, and now that it's after the fact, have been caught with their pants down about their ankles. Now, it's up to who has the deepest pockets, and the most political pull, in wh

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Chris Albertson
FCC commissioners are appointed for 12 year terms. I don't think the current president has had a chance to appoint one yet (?) Precious administration had a strong "anti-science", pro business bias. This might explain things.The 12 year terms explains why this happens under both parties. On

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Will Matney
most open administration >ever? > >Joe > >-Original Message- >From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On >Behalf Of Will Matney >Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 6:25 PM >To: time-nuts@febo.com >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Clearest art

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Anthony G. Atkielski
> http://www.gpsworld.com/machine-control-ag/news/john-deere-massive-lightsquared-interference-with-no-solution-sight-11712 > > Many unanswered questions about how LightSquared got the FCC to > do an end run around established rulemaking procedures on such an > important issue. Woodward and Bernst

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread J. L. Trantham
-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS After reading this, and especially the part at the end, John Deere fears that politics, government officials, along with certain deep pockets greasing the wheels, will over rule common sense. I'm like Deere, in that I would want any and

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Will Matney
After reading this, and especially the part at the end, John Deere fears that politics, government officials, along with certain deep pockets greasing the wheels, will over rule common sense. I'm like Deere, in that I would want any and all talks open to the public, and open to the current L band,

Re: [time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/04/2011 06:35 PM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote: http://www.gpsworld.com/machine-control-ag/news/john-deere-massive-lightsquared-interference-with-no-solution-sight-11712 Many unanswered questions about how LightSquared got the FCC to do an end run around established rulemaking proce

[time-nuts] Clearest article yet on LightSquared's threat to GPS

2011-06-04 Thread Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R
http://www.gpsworld.com/machine-control-ag/news/john-deere-massive-lightsquared-interference-with-no-solution-sight-11712 Many unanswered questions about how LightSquared got the FCC to do an end run around established rulemaking procedures on such an important issue. Woodward and Bernstein, w