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Local TV News is Non-News
Amen, Bob. One of my pet peeves is when a local network affiliate airs a story that features some aspect of a big upcoming show the network wants to promote. (An interview with the star, f'rinstance.) The story's produced by the net, then sent down to the local station. You'll see it on all local affiliates for that network, coast to coast. That's pure promotion masquerading as news, and it is considered the best kind of advertising because it doesn't look like advertising and people are more likely to pay attention to it. Grrrrrr.— June 13, 2012 noon
The Mean-16
I'm humbled, Daniel. It seems the only thing i got right was the answer to Mira Fae's question. Uh, I did get that right, yes? And don't blame the armory for the errors; I did that one all on my own. Must be the ain't-gonna-study-war-no-more atmosphere at Alice Acres. Grandma is still a hippie to this day, and she would like to wipe out even a thought about guns in her little kingdom. Maybe her radar signals interfered with fact transmission, and she humiliated us all as (nonviolent) retribution. Many thanks for setting us straight (from the hip, of course).— June 12, 2012 12:17 p.m.
The Mean-16
Matt: While perusing a month-old Reader, I noticed a couple of glaring errors in your M-16 answer. Here goes: 1. The M-16 is a "selective fire" weapon, capable of fully automatic, 3-round burst, or semi-automatic operation, depending on the service issue. It is not a "semi-automatic" rifle. The AR-15 sold for civilian use for decades is the only semi-auto. 2. The designation AR-15 did not arrive until the mid-1950s (1956?). Armalite was founded in the early '50s, thus your notation of 1946 appears to be incorrect. 3. The first rifle adopted for production by Armalite was the AR-5 survival rifle, followed by the AR-7 of the same type. 4. The AR-10 was developed as a main battle rifle to replace the M-1 Garand. 5. Around 1956, the AR-10 was downsized to use 5.56mm (.233 cal) ammo and developed into the first AR-15. -- DANIEL ALTILIO— June 12, 2012 12:10 p.m.
Chickens, Breasts, and Cancer: Discuss
Totally agree. Hoped I'd made that option seem pretty ridiculous in the grand scheme of things.— May 17, 2012 6:53 p.m.
More Phone Numbers, More Problems
Subversive Barq's. Ambushed again by sodas.— May 11, 2012 6:11 p.m.
More Phone Numbers, More Problems
Thanks,Calif.Pretty much what I would have said if I'd had the (print) space, fortitude, interest, and snacks to keep me going.— May 11, 2012 8:21 a.m.
More Phone Numbers, More Problems
How Nice to hear about bureaucracy and logic traveling hand in hand. Sounds like a my-T-fine solution to me. We seem to want to make it as complicated as possible. Thanks for the note.— May 10, 2012 9:20 a.m.
San Diego's Tsunami Escape Routes
Can only say that my source, when asked, said he didn't know of any recent tech changes that could make this happen more often. So -- anybody out there have an educated guess about this? "Educated" is a significant word.— April 16, 2012 11:26 a.m.
San Diego's Tsunami Escape Routes
Jav: As a fellow Cox sufferer, I wouldn't be surprised. But my source for the info was a local TV engineer with bo-koo experience in the field, including a stint as head of the whole engineering circus for a local TV station.. He knows a human error when he sees one. There could be several sources for the error, but it's basically some person not paying enough attention to the clock. Or a mislabeled tape. Apparently people who would be in charge of shoving commercials into programs don't have to be highly skilled. It's not a prestige job. And obviously you've been paying way more attention to this phenomenon than I have, tho to tell you the truth, when commercials are on I'm usually clicking the remote madly to find a real program. One thing I've noticed using that method is there are certain time slots in which every single television station in the universe is showing commercials. Come to think of it, commercials stepping on each other makes them a few seconds shorter. We should be grateful..— April 15, 2012 7:51 p.m.
San Diego's Tsunami Escape Routes
Yeah, if you can't get to Hill Street, I'd say La Mesa is pretty tsunamiproof. Fear sometimes blocks clear thinking. Or maybe she just didn't know exactly where she was relative to the Pacific. That's pretty geographically challenged.— April 12, 2012 9:59 a.m.