TKinNC

There is a glaring error at the beginning of this article under the "things you cannot do with SDR."

"Listening in on the conversations of Ham operators."

In the US at least, there are many VHF/UHF Ham bands easily received by SDR. I use an Airspy on Mac OS X, and although the software is terrible, there is plenty to listen to.

It's all about cost. There have been several articles on HN discussing the problem. One in particular (I think it was a study done in Michigan) stated the average citizen in that city would need to pay an extra $7K in taxes just to break even for existing infrastructure. (ie.... all new projects are halted)

EDIT: It was Louisiana and the cost was $8K, here is the study. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason...

I dont know what article you are reading, but the one referenced revolved around a single instance of temporary (albeit dangerous) inconvenience. If she was denied the use of a wheelchair altogether, I might see your point. But as others have stated, 100% access is not realistic given the current technology for disabled people.

Maybe instead of regulation and lawsuits, people that are so worked up over this issue should actually try to invent better tech, instead of expecting the govt to solve all our problems and compensate them whenever we dont meet 100% perfection.

You don't seem to understand the difference between zoning and use because your link proves my exact point.

A place zoned residential can fall under ADA compliance if the use is commercial. Exactly as that link states. So the first part of your statement "Houses are not commercial establishments" is correct for zoning classification, but you fail on the second half "as such are not covered under the ADA." - a residence operating as a business can be under ADA.

My comment "A residential structure can still be required to be ADA compliant dependent on use." - is 100% correct based on the very evidence you supplied.

At this point, why dont you just accept that this is a very complex topic and one that just maybe I've spent more time navigating than you.

I see your point and I do consider myself very fortunate to not have to deal with a life-altering disability on a daily basis, but the problem is - "flexible" and "intelligent" just do not apply when it comes to most govt. regulation.

Are you Trevor or Eric? I'll send you an email privately.

Have you ever tried to navigate building regulations? They can be a nightmare. Sometimes you have two different sides of govt. telling you to do things completely opposite - and their answer is "well, sir, that is the requirement."

The idea that because someone is inconvenienced they are somehow not "participating in society" is absurd. It was an unfortunate situation, it is bad the person felt embarrassed for a disability, but the solution is not to force regulation and maintenance costs on everyone - that is a road to bankruptcy.

This is 100% incorrect. A residential structure can still be required to be ADA compliant dependent on use. Do your research.

It is not zoned commercial. That would cost me tens-of-thousands of dollars. This is forced ADA compliance for a residential space being used in a home-based business.

That is exactly my point. She sues, wins and now EVERYONE is forced to comply to a single standard - regardless of the situation. Don't be so naive.

This is why cities are going broke.

I live on a small farm in the middle-of-nowhere NC. (20min to even a gas station) I'm currently working with our local zoning dept. to get approval to use my barn in a home-occupation. Even though I'm far away, will have zero employees, and no customers on the property - I'm STILL being forced to spend close to $3K to retrofit for ADA compliance.

Life is not fair. Trying to sue and regulate this country into everyone's idea of "fairness" will bankrupt us and destroy any concept of freedom we still have left.