Yes but we already have laws in place to protect against the potential abuse of P2P (say what you will Copyright law and/or its effectiveness)...
The point being - we don't have net neutrality laws that prevent ISPs abusing this one or many others like it. I am not arguing for banning the technology - but I would argue we should regulate the industry.
Unless you're advocating ISPs should be able to set the terms here, we are probably not even in disagreement...
The issue as I see it has little to do with the initial application, and more to do with the precedent and _potential_ applications.
I hardly think Rogers would have invested the effort just to find a new way to notify you of your usage status. It's what ELSE they can or will use it for in the future (if no protections are put in place) that would be of concern.
FYI from the Manual of the SkyQuest IntelliScope Dobsonians
"...SkyQuest IntelliScope Dobsonians are designed for visual,
not photographic use. The Dobsonian mount is not an
equatorial-type mount, so it cannot be motor driven for long
exposure astrophotography..."
So maybe good for visual, but no so good for astrophotography...
Seems they are hovering around SL1 (Shock Level 1) with the exception of the AI which is in SL3 apparently.
Dammit, I'm still waiting for my complete mental revision.
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Yes but we already have laws in place to protect against the potential abuse of P2P (say what you will Copyright law and/or its effectiveness)...
The point being - we don't have net neutrality laws that prevent ISPs abusing this one or many others like it. I am not arguing for banning the technology - but I would argue we should regulate the industry.
Unless you're advocating ISPs should be able to set the terms here, we are probably not even in disagreement...
The issue as I see it has little to do with the initial application, and more to do with the precedent and _potential_ applications.
I hardly think Rogers would have invested the effort just to find a new way to notify you of your usage status. It's what ELSE they can or will use it for in the future (if no protections are put in place) that would be of concern.
FYI from the Manual of the SkyQuest IntelliScope Dobsonians
"...SkyQuest IntelliScope Dobsonians are designed for visual, not photographic use. The Dobsonian mount is not an equatorial-type mount, so it cannot be motor driven for long exposure astrophotography..."
So maybe good for visual, but no so good for astrophotography...
Cheers.
Seems they are hovering around SL1 (Shock Level 1) with the exception of the AI which is in SL3 apparently. Dammit, I'm still waiting for my complete mental revision.