I don't think we need any thing similar to the FCC - as they have show repeatedly in the past they give away frequency to massive corporations (who could pay) and deny the little gal any access. They trample on free speech and they are APPOINTED FOR LIFE! Please, no more FCC-like organizations.
I cannot believe the government hasn't stepped in and squashed some of these absurd patents. I know Amazon deserves whatever comes at them due to their own karma, but this is still upsetting. Does anyone have any constructive ways we can show our displeasure over these patents and their inevitible lawsuits?
I tried registering a Domain through my future Web Hosting company and received an email stating that they submitted the request. Two weeks came and went and then the holiday (Christmas and New Years) week. I tried to reach them during break (yeah right). When I went back to work the first monday in January, the domain was pointing to someone else! So I called my hosting provider and they said they couldn't provide me any proof that they submitted my request. I checked whois and it somehow had merged my request with another request made by someone else two weeks after me. They were listed as registrar, but i was listed as admin and tech contact! WEIRD. The next day, the Domain started to reslove to my address, but Network (lack of) solutions wouldn't correct the information. However they said they wouldn't change my info to theirs either. I got two emails asking if i agree to change the info tho the other company's info, and both times I said no. A week later it was all in their name however. I just want to yell that Network Solutions can lick the shovel that I hope some opensource upstart will use to bury their BS system.
ADSL in Jersey city was a breeze and much cheaper than most of what was posted. Bell Atl does very well, but two problems. The first was that I had to argue with them quite a bit to get them to accept the fact that I was close enough to get it installed. They did finally agree. Second was their horrible news server. However, it seems they recently fixed it, as I now get all posts. 640k down for $50 with a static IP is great, but the 90k up should be better.
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I don't think we need any thing similar to the FCC - as they have show repeatedly in the past they give away frequency to massive corporations (who could pay) and deny the little gal any access. They trample on free speech and they are APPOINTED FOR LIFE! Please, no more FCC-like organizations.
So does anyone have any idea how something like this would be implemented? Maybe any interesting articles on how AT&T was dismantled?
I cannot believe the government hasn't stepped in and squashed some of these absurd patents. I know Amazon deserves whatever comes at them due to their own karma, but this is still upsetting. Does anyone have any constructive ways we can show our displeasure over these patents and their inevitible lawsuits?
I tried registering a Domain through my future Web Hosting company and received an email stating that they submitted the request. Two weeks came and went and then the holiday (Christmas and New Years) week. I tried to reach them during break (yeah right). When I went back to work the first monday in January, the domain was pointing to someone else! So I called my hosting provider and they said they couldn't provide me any proof that they submitted my request. I checked whois and it somehow had merged my request with another request made by someone else two weeks after me. They were listed as registrar, but i was listed as admin and tech contact! WEIRD. The next day, the Domain started to reslove to my address, but Network (lack of) solutions wouldn't correct the information. However they said they wouldn't change my info to theirs either. I got two emails asking if i agree to change the info tho the other company's info, and both times I said no. A week later it was all in their name however. I just want to yell that Network Solutions can lick the shovel that I hope some opensource upstart will use to bury their BS system.
ADSL in Jersey city was a breeze and much cheaper than most of what was posted. Bell Atl does very well, but two problems. The first was that I had to argue with them quite a bit to get them to accept the fact that I was close enough to get it installed. They did finally agree. Second was their horrible news server. However, it seems they recently fixed it, as I now get all posts. 640k down for $50 with a static IP is great, but the 90k up should be better.