Posted by m00nmaster on 02/12/11

So I just got this email from Verizon...thought you might like it. The project is called "SamKnows" and they would send me a "special" router to "test" my internet connection. Ha!

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Dear Valued Customer,

The FCC has begun a project to test and measure broadband performance. This test will cover many aspects of an Internet connection, from the speed of downloading a large file to the quality of video streaming.  The purpose of the project is to provide consumers with additional information about broadband performance.

While this is not a Verizon-sponsored project, we are reaching out to you to inform you that the FCC is looking for volunteers to assist in the project. If you're willing to participate in a government-sponsored study, please visit the FCC sign-up page at www.testmyisp.com. If you are selected, the FCC contractor that is running the study (a company called SamKnows) will send you a new router enabled with the SamKnows performance measurement software to install in your home for testing purposes.

To find out more, please go to www.testmyisp.com.

Thank you,

Verizon

For further information about this trial, see:

Consumer Information and Disclosure Public Notice CG Docket No. 09-158, CC Docket No. 98-170, WC Docket No. 04-36, Public Notice, DA 10-670 (rel. April 20, 2010), available at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-670A1_Rcd.pdf.

FCC STAFF TO HOLD MEETING TO DISCUSS RESIDENTIAL FIXED BROADBAND SERVICES TESTING AND MEASUREMENT SOLUTION http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-1954A1.pdf.

The complete FCC/SamKnows privacy statement and privacy policy can be found at the following links. https://www.testmyisp.com/faq.html and http://www.samknows.com/broadband/privacy. 

This collection is authorized by OMB Control No. 3060-1139 and the complete PRA and Privacy Act Notice is available at https://www.testmyisp.com/paperwork.html.

Posted by m00nmaster on 02/02/10

Ron Paul speaking at the "Rally for the Republicans" on January 30th, 2010 in Louisville, KY.

Link is to a playlist of the three videos.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9B54365D84A53130

Posted by m00nmaster on 12/31/09

Check it out!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/27/opinion/28opchart.html

Posted by m00nmaster on 12/01/09

On Twitter, @OMGFacts

No wonder we can't tackle real issues. Please help us from the bathwater Dr. Rand Paul!

Posted 12/12/09 clint4liberty Louiisville, KY

Subject: KY GrassRoots Radio Interview with David Adams 6:40 to 7:10 PM. Here is the eposide link for the radio show page: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ky-grassroots-radio/2009/12/14/kgr-2009-year-in-rev iew-current-events Eposide Description: Tonight, KGR will interview David Adams, campaign manager of Dr. Rand Paul for US Senate 2010. Also, on the show we will talk about 2009 year in review, health care, cap and trade, the new financial regulations bill, and other important topics. Here on Kentucky Grassroots Radio we will always give you solutions to the latest local, state and national problems. Here is the information for the show: Kentuckiana Grassroots Radio web site: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/KY-GrassRoots-Radio Show Phone: 1-347-637-3086 Show E-mail: kymattsingleton@yahoo.com Show time: 6:30 to 8:00 PM Eastern Time

Posted by m00nmaster on 11/25/09

The following links to a column by James Saft. I cannot find a way to contact him or I would have told him that his musings about gold vs dollars which we can happily print more of is so ridiculous that I almost fell of my chair.

Gold's real virtue is negative. It is not used for much industrially but there is limited supply and real physical constraint on producing more. Unlike, say dollars, you can't simply flip a switch and make more.

James, that is precisely why gold is the better investment and a more solid currency than fiat currency. It doesn't matter if it's a Euro, Francs, etc, but if it is not backed by something that holds real value, then it is essentially worthless.

http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN2326961920091124

Posted 11/25/09 bert zamichow Holland, OH

"Auditing the Federal Reserve may or may not be a good idea, but one thing seems pretty sure: just discussing it seriously will tend to drive the price of gold higher." what a moron. so that is the reason gold has risen from $20 in 1913 when the Fed was created to near $1200 today. Must be all that serious discussion of an audit we've had over the past 100 years. lmfao. that was a hard article to choke down.