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Fiber to the People: Lessig, IEEE & AFNs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-do-we-want-bandwidth-when-do-we-want-it-now dept.

Codeine writes "Larry Lessig articulates some infrastructure observations based on work by the IEEE & Cornell AFN Institute regarding 'end-user-as owner' (EUO) advanced fibre networks."

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  1. Fiber to the people? by addikt10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    First thing I thought was Metamucil

  2. To that Stuntman guy by coolmacdude · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just because you decided to annoy the hell out of me by bitching about piracy during my legally paid viewings of the last 2 movies I went to see, I am going to download your next movie 5 times one I get my fiber connection set up.

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  3. And if you eat a lot of fiber on Christmas Eve... by illuminata · · Score: 0, Funny

    ...he might even come to your town!

    Mr Hankey loves this stuff. He'll be coming to my town every year now!

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  4. Ah fiber. by psifishdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fiber keeps my downloads regular...

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  5. Re:Shame on the IEEE by IM6100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reminds me of a line from an old song... "You are living in the free world, and in the free world you must stay"

    I didn't know Fidel Castro was a songwriter.

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  6. Re:Shame on the IEEE by josephpate · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'd rather they not get ahold of anything remotely related to NBC technology if at all possible.
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    What's the deal with those American devils and their harlot women??
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