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How The Internet Works - With Tubes

Posted by Zonk on from the yay-tubes dept.

Chardish writes "In an attempt to explain his reasons for voting against a Net Neutrality bill this past Thursday, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens delivered a jaw-dropping attempt to explain how the Internet works. Said Stevens: 'They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and its going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.'"

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  1. Re:Ted Stevens, I love the guy..... by kahei · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Republicans. There's a lot of them, they vote, thus, Ted Stevens et al. You might notice the White House itself is not immune to this effect!

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  2. He didn't invent the internet .... by subStance · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ... so that's why he doesn't know how it works. The Democrats had Al Gore, so they're generally more clued in about the web.

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  3. Re:Gore delivered and continues to deliver good st by DigiShaman · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The point is that Senator Al Gore has a brain of his own, and a very good one.

    You've got to be kidding right!? Seriously, who in the hell takes this guy seriously when he makes statements about "We've got 10 years left on the enviroment". No sir, Gore has lost credibility with me. Then again, so have most/all other politicians out there too. So do us all a favor and put away your cowbell. We need less cheering and more critical thinking here on Slashdot.

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