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How The Internet Works - With Tubes
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.'"
I can't believe this guy is the President pro Tempore of the senate (third in line of presidential succession).
Why not? He's not much dumber than the first in line, and less scary than number two.
Any sufficiently advanced libertarian utopia is indistinguishable from government.
In office, and still smarter than John Kerry.
-ccm
Too much Law; not enough Order.
And yet, right now, that's not looking too unappealing.
a world in progress...
So what you're saying is that our order of presidential succession right now is Cheney, Hastert, and Stevens? OH MY FUCKING GOD somebody please make sure this is changed come November 7, 2006. I know! I'll go vote in a couple districts to the west (where Hastert represents in Illinois) and make sure to convince people to vote against him on November 7, 2006. I can't exactly go to Alaska, but if Democrats get the majority in the Senate, someone else will become President Pro Tempore (maybe someone good like Obama). Oh yeah, don't forget to vote (and not using the electronic Diebold boxen) on November 7, 2006.
'Yes, firefox is indeed greater than women. Can women block pops up for you? No. Can Firefox show you naked women? Yes.'
The more data that flows through their "pipes", the more they can "bill" OTHER ISP's that connect through them
This clearly cuts both ways - those ISPs also bill mine! And guess who pays? Me. This is just a big zero-sum game. When there is more traffic, customers pay more. Period. The current buffet-style concept is on the way out.
You are under the misconception that some data is more important then other data.
This is a misconception? OK, let's do a trade. I will send you any picture in my personal collection (at least one whole megabyte). In return, I will ask for just a few kilobytes of data. You are getting a steal - a ratio of hundreds to one. The data I would like includes your SS number and driver's license number, your home phone and address, your work phone and address, date of birth, location of birth, all your credit card and bank account numbers, and your mother's maiden name. Thanks.
So your particular "types" of data you feel should get priority
Whomever is willing to back their talk with cash should get priority.