Only one rule is needed. I believe this rule could be made by the FCC without any new legislation:
Rule #1: If you fuck with packets, block ports, prioritize any type of traffic over another, or do anything except providing the contracted bandwidth, you may not call your service "Internet". You may not use this word in advertising, in contracts or any communications. We call this "Truth in advertising."
You will be allowed to use the term An Obnoxious Laughingstock, or its acronym.
I have seen with my own eyes, stations capable of refilling 20 cars simultaneously, each in considerably less than five minutes. This would be equivalent to about 80MW, assuming 2.5 minutes.
Of course, the filling was with gasoline, not electrons.
Yes, but the courts signed off on it when they should fulfill their role as in checks and balances. They have also used impossible requirements of "standing" and arcane legal arguments to abdicate any responsibility to uphold the plain intent of the Constitution. It has gotten so bad that everyone is shocked and amazed when SCOTUS makes the otherwise obvious ruling that cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant.
And the courts who are supposed to be overseeing them have proven to be no more than rubber stamps.
I think the judicial branch has a lot to answer for in this whole mess, from letting AT&T retroactively off the hook, to accepting secret FISA courts, to issuing warrants to SWAT teams on negligible evidence.
"The Congress shall have power... TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries..." [Caps mine]
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
ALL men (and women, Stan), not just Americans. If we truly believe in these rights, we should seek to uphold them universally. Your rights should not vanish on the other side of the border, and neither do those of people who live there. RIghts are indivisible.
"To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution."
"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
"...corporations and the U.S. government are failing at complex planning."
Mathematically, the world is a "chaotic" place. It is axiomatic that complex planning will fail. So those not familiar with the field, think of "butterfly effect" or "Black swans".
So inevitable planning failures are blamed on technology.
The best solution, proven empirically, is laissez-faire. I concede that "best" means different things to different people.
I was about to jump ship to Uverse, but insisted on a bottom-line price before signing. They claimed it was impossible to provide, because of local taxes, yada yada. Well then, how are you able to bill me once I sign? No thanks, scumbags.
The Somalia trope is usually trotted out. This deliberately conflates the government's legitimate function of protecting the rights of individuals, protection of property and enforcement of contracts, with the counterproductive creation of regulations, monopolies and participation as a player and referee in the private domain.
I bought a very nice 32GB, 10" HP Touchpad for $150 three years ago. It runs the latest Android and is my daily driver, does everything I want - email, browsing, Netflix, good battery, etc. Bluetooth keyboard if you want it.
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Reminds me of this one: Girl to boy "You have one of those, and I have one of these. And with one of these I can get as many of those as I want!"
Only one rule is needed. I believe this rule could be made by the FCC without any new legislation:
Rule #1: If you fuck with packets, block ports, prioritize any type of traffic over another, or do anything except providing the contracted bandwidth, you may not call your service "Internet". You may not use this word in advertising, in contracts or any communications. We call this "Truth in advertising."
You will be allowed to use the term An Obnoxious Laughingstock, or its acronym.
I have been on the receiving end of plenty of disdain about my gaming, from multiple members of the opposite sex.
I am male.
I have seen with my own eyes, stations capable of refilling 20 cars simultaneously, each in considerably less than five minutes. This would be equivalent to about 80MW, assuming 2.5 minutes.
Of course, the filling was with gasoline, not electrons.
Yes, but the courts signed off on it when they should fulfill their role as in checks and balances. They have also used impossible requirements of "standing" and arcane legal arguments to abdicate any responsibility to uphold the plain intent of the Constitution. It has gotten so bad that everyone is shocked and amazed when SCOTUS makes the otherwise obvious ruling that cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Nice write-up here http://www.heritage.org/consti... demonstrates that both the Courts and Congress have capitulated.
And the courts who are supposed to be overseeing them have proven to be no more than rubber stamps.
I think the judicial branch has a lot to answer for in this whole mess, from letting AT&T retroactively off the hook, to accepting secret FISA courts, to issuing warrants to SWAT teams on negligible evidence.
"The Congress shall have power ... TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries..." [Caps mine]
This fails the promoting progress requirement.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
ALL men (and women, Stan), not just Americans. If we truly believe in these rights, we should seek to uphold them universally. Your rights should not vanish on the other side of the border, and neither do those of people who live there. RIghts are indivisible.
The US did the same for AT&T and the rest.
https://www.eff.org/cases/hept...
"To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution."
"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
"...corporations and the U.S. government are failing at complex planning."
Mathematically, the world is a "chaotic" place. It is axiomatic that complex planning will fail. So those not familiar with the field, think of "butterfly effect" or "Black swans".
So inevitable planning failures are blamed on technology.
The best solution, proven empirically, is laissez-faire. I concede that "best" means different things to different people.
I predict chokeholding, compliance holds, breathalyzing, cuffing, perp ridiing and walking, body searches and SWAT home invasions will decrease.
I also predict an increase in imminent danger requiring gunshots from 50 ft.
to renew your flagging zeal to cooperate with the NSA.
I was about to jump ship to Uverse, but insisted on a bottom-line price before signing. They claimed it was impossible to provide, because of local taxes, yada yada. Well then, how are you able to bill me once I sign? No thanks, scumbags.
Is it just me?
My unconstitutional trumps your FBI illegal.
They sow these seeds because there is a vast acreage of fertile ground.
The US is in a complete state of nervous prostration. Home of the brave, my arse!
Once again, the outcome of government intervention is money for vested interests, insiders, and enabling a monopoly.
The headline is clickbait, and the article is native advertising.
The Somalia trope is usually trotted out. This deliberately conflates the government's legitimate function of protecting the rights of individuals, protection of property and enforcement of contracts, with the counterproductive creation of regulations, monopolies and participation as a player and referee in the private domain.
My kingdom for a mod point.
I bought a very nice 32GB, 10" HP Touchpad for $150 three years ago. It runs the latest Android and is my daily driver, does everything I want - email, browsing, Netflix, good battery, etc. Bluetooth keyboard if you want it.
And you can get a very nice RPN calculator app for free.