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  1. Television alternate history--is this ASB?

    This was true in the 1920's and 1930's, and I believe there were still some mechanical TV signals on the air in the late 1930's. But the NBC station in New York was on the air in 1939 and all electronic. Receivers were available starting for about $200, and they definitely used CRT's. They...

  2. Television alternate history--is this ASB?

    Well, it was available, more or less. The predecessor of WNBC came on the air in April 1939, using more or less the same technical standards as after the war. http://onetuberadio.com/2014/04/27/1939-television-here-at-last-and-here-to-stay/ There were few receivers in existence, but if anyone...

  3. One world government - what would it take?

    We'll have better luck now. After the guy running North America says no, I'm sure the top guy will see it my way, and the crew will be out there the next day!

  4. One world government - what would it take?

    OK, so I guess local subdivisions of the World Government would still exist. But if they don't fix it, can I keep appealing up the chain of command until the World Dictator finally agrees with me and orders them to fix it?

  5. One world government - what would it take?

    If the pothole in front of my house needs to be fixed, will the world government take care of it?

  6. WI: Jack Ruby is pardoned

    He hadn't committed any federal crime, so there was nothing the President could pardon him for. Even if it was a federal crime, the presidential pardon wouldn't prevent the State of Texas from trying him for murder.

  7. AHC: Atheist assemblies with with a more traditional and strict imagery, and style of service

    Well, yes, but to me it would seem to make a lot more sense just to call it a Sunday morning social club or moral club or something. If you focus on the fact that everyone is an atheist, it seems like it would get rather boring after a while. In particular, what would they do if everyone...

  8. AHC: Atheist assemblies with with a more traditional and strict imagery, and style of service

    Yes, I also find it kind of silly to belong to an organization, the only common bond being that you don't believe in one particular thing. For example, let's say that you don't believe that the Earth is globe shaped. You very well might join an organization where all of the members believe the...

  9. AHC: Television distributed by cable right from the beginning

    I understand. But no matter what model you use, you need to create two things, both of which are expensive. You need a way to create video programs, and hopefully be ones that people want to watch. That's not a trivial proposition. It's very expensive, and if you try to make 10 programs...

  10. AHC: Television distributed by cable right from the beginning

    Yes, it would be horrendously more expensive. For an audio signal, all you need is the equivalent of a telephone line--a twisted pair of wires that are quite forgiving. You probably wouldn't need any amplification at all to go a few miles, although you would need some at points where you split...

  11. AHC: Television distributed by cable right from the beginning

    It looks like the 1957 cost of a video tape machine was about $45,000: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-Television-Magazine-IDX/IDX/50s/1957/Television-1957-July-OCR-Page-0100.pdf#search=%22tape%22 So at that point, it was something that would be feasible...

  12. AHC: Television distributed by cable right from the beginning

    Audio wouldn't require much more than a standard telephone wire. The Soviet Union had an extensive wired "radio" network. In fact, it predates radio broadcasting in Europe and the U.S., although it never caught on: http://onetuberadio.com/2015/06/06/first-broadcasts-paris-1891-newark-1911/...

  13. AHC: Television distributed by cable right from the beginning

    First of all, thanks for the link to my blog! When I clicked on the link about the CATV system in Marathon, Ontario, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it went to my site! That's actually the first time that's happened. My site has been linked to before, but that's the first time I've...

  14. WI: 13-17 year-olds demand the right to work

    Right now, every 14 year old in the country can vote for President, every 16 year old can vote for Congress, and 12 year olds can vote for a third of the members of the Senate.

  15. National Popular Vote Interstate Compact passes by 2008

    But Congress would have to affirmatively pass a law denying the vote to persons under 18. If one state had already allowed it, it seems to me that would be a pretty unpopular vote. As far as I know, there's currently no such federal law.

  16. National Popular Vote Interstate Compact passes by 2008

    Can you give me a cite to that? The only Federal Law I'm aware of is the 26th Amendment, which I quoted above. Are there really any federal laws that state that a certain class of people is not allowed to vote?

  17. National Popular Vote Interstate Compact passes by 2008

    One unanticipated result would be the lowering of the voting age in most states. As soon as this came into effect, a few small states would lower their voting age to 16, as soon as they realize that doing so increases their state's contribution to the popular vote by about 3%. As soon as one...

  18. John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Berlin, June 1963

    In this timeline, the warning would have come from the EBS broadcast: I'm not sure how plausible that broadcast is, since it would itself serve as the warning, and Johnson would certainly realize that. It could be picked up by ships at sea within a few hundred miles, possibly from listening...

  19. Could Ponzi's Scheme Have Worked?

    As far as I know, IRC's were never redeemable for cash--they were only redeemable for postage stamps. So at most, someone carrying out this scheme would be able to get a small discount on postage stamps.

  20. The Japanese fermenting black support in the US in the lead up and during WW2

    The Japanese did undertake some "Negro propaganda" operations during the war, in the belief that they would get some traction with American blacks. Despite a small amount of sympathy before the war, they basically had no success, and American blacks were overwhelmingly loyal. The only small...
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