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The Real Issue With Net Neutrality
An anonymous reader writes "TechDirt brings into focus one of the largest problems in the net neutrality debate, not the issues themselves, rather it's the people involved and the lies they like to sling. An example of this is certainly the number of lobbyists that are being looked to as 'experts' and getting their opinions published as such. One specific example was a recent piece published in the Baltimore Sun by Mike McCurry, a lobbyist working for AT&T who claimed that with new legislation working for net neutrality Google wouldn't have to pay a dime. In response, TechDirt has suggested that McCurry should swap telco bills with Google, somehow I doubt it will happen."
I have nothing insightful to add to this discussion. Just wanted to post an image of this wicked shirt from the recent HOPE conference making fun of Ted Steven's dumbassery:
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If you really want to know what the internet is, read World of Ends.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/23/best_series_
I'm curious because I'd like to have a similar lifestyle - if you're for real. I don't mean any insult, it's just that; well, you know better than I considering you've been on the 'Net MUCH longer than me, you can be whomever you want online.
I'm very good about keeping my companies under holding companies rather than under myself. This is a good question, though, and it is one that a lot of slashdotters are asking me often.
There are 3-4 Adam Dada's in the U.S. that I am aware of. There are some searches that will bring up a little "proof" that I am real:
A Google search of "Adam Dada" (with quotes) brings up an old article in Electrical Contractor Magazine that talks about my IT consulting business. It also brings up an ancient BBS text file list that has my old BBS phone number for my old BBS (The Melting Point) which grew from a single node to 5 nodes to 12 nodes before I sold it just before the Internet boom (I foresaw it and knew I'd never compete). Going to page 2 of that search pulls up an advertisement for my (failed) retail chain of stores that fell apart due to a bad accountant not filing taxes properly. I lost about US$300,000 on that business last year.
There are those who want to "mimic" my lifestyle, but they don't see how it is done. I'll be talking about how I do what I do in my Be The Boss blog (click my about URL) in the next week or two. There are a few secrets:
1. Love information over fast financial gain.
2. Take huge risks to get into a market before the average layman has heard of it
3. Find a GREAT team that will support your business responsibilities so you can enter new markets.
4. Live life without great expense (by used cars, don't buy a huge house, focus on real savings rather than gambles)
Life isn't easy, but I always feel that you need to re-invent yourself every 2-3 years. The reason why I have so many stories and knowledge on so many topics is that I've taken huge risks (with rewards and losses) to keep reinventing myself. Many of my businesses I've started are still around today (like www.deeplabs.com which I founded 13 years ago and is very successful in a niche market). Many of my businesses I've started are gone in name because I either sold them or gave them to a previous employee, so the names have changed by the people that know me will thank me in person but understand my desire to keep my name off of things as I don't believe in ego or pride -- I believe the best we can do is just keep finding what the market wants, provide it, and move on to a new market.