PR also has no representation in Congress, and since they're not a state, they lack many of the benefits laid out in laws for states. Special exemptions have to be carved out for PR and other territories, and this often fails to happen, leaving PR without many subsidies and other programs available to US states. For example, PR's food stamp program is only available to PR, and is not a federal program like SNAP (thus is not accepted outside of PR).
Electoral votes are the sum of the state's congressional delegation. So Reps + Senators. Which is why all states have at least 3 at minimum (1 guaranteed Rep, 2 Senators).
All of these split-state movements make no sense as long as we're keeping Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands in territory hell. If anyone deserves statehood, it's these places, not some disgruntled counties in a long-established state.
Plus, they barely compete on prices. Most of them try to gain customers with speeds and promotional pricing that doesn't reflect reality, when speeds are variable for a great many reasons and promotional pricing ends after 6-12 months, leaving customers with bait and switch policies as the norm.
Well, ideally, we'd expect Congress to do their job and remove them. Or the President to ask them to resign. But our Founding Fathers expected elected officials to act in good faith, not be corrupt, and yet here we are. So barring a massive wave of Democrats in the midterm 2018 elections that can reverse some of these mistakes, we're either screwed for the next few years or need to start planning a revolution.
Yes, I'm sure the ISPs will refuse to squander their newly-increased profits and lower customer prices as a result. This is because we live in Fairy Tale land and not Reality.
Sort of, those who have bought into the Amazon ecosystem (with FireTV or the Echo Show) are the ones now stuck without YouTube on their preferred streaming device. To ask those customers to abandon the entire device for one app, even one as prolific as YouTube, is a pretty high bar to set, and may not be financially viable depending on the amount of investments one has made into Amazon's media library (if you own a lot of digital shows through Amazon, for example). All things being equal, yes, consumers do pick the winners and losers, but these companies are trying very hard to make the playing field unequal.
Chromecast is a streaming device that 'casts' media from a phone, tablet or computer to play on your TV (there's also an audio version that does the same for music on speakers). It's a barebones competitor to FireTV, Roku, AppleTV, etc.
While being 14 doesn't excuse his behavior, being 14 is part of the reason for his behavior. At 14, the brain isn't fully developed, and decision-making abilities are very different from those of adults. Adolescent brains don't always consider the consequences of their actions, even if they have encountered them before. This is one of the reasons that minors cannot legally enter into contracts or make a lot of important decisions for themselves and require a parent or legal guardian to act on their behalf. The argument that the 14 year old child didn't know what he was doing may be hard to swallow, but it's more likely he didn't understand the full ramifications of his actions, from day one.
Because computer hardware requirements for OSes have stayed generally the same since Windows 7, which was released in 2009. Meanwhile, phone hardware has improved faster making new OSes with higher hardware requirements. Eventually mobile OSes will get to the point where hardware requirements don't shift much.
Could they drop a few more references to Netflix shows, please? Maybe creep us out with Frank Underwood/Kevin Spacey or make an Arrested Development pun? I'm not sure I can stomach a normal sentence anymore./s
Also, only Netflix would be this concerned with people getting spoiled watching over the shoulders of others.
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PR also has no representation in Congress, and since they're not a state, they lack many of the benefits laid out in laws for states. Special exemptions have to be carved out for PR and other territories, and this often fails to happen, leaving PR without many subsidies and other programs available to US states. For example, PR's food stamp program is only available to PR, and is not a federal program like SNAP (thus is not accepted outside of PR).
And you'll be paying for my trip? If that sentiment was so significant, surely there's some journalistic articles on the subject? Or research?
Electoral votes are the sum of the state's congressional delegation. So Reps + Senators. Which is why all states have at least 3 at minimum (1 guaranteed Rep, 2 Senators).
Source?
No, the vote was 97% in favor of statehood, but with only 23% turnout. In any case, it was non-binding, so it means pretty much jack.
All of these split-state movements make no sense as long as we're keeping Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands in territory hell. If anyone deserves statehood, it's these places, not some disgruntled counties in a long-established state.
I guess you don't text?
So, a Fidbit?
No one is going to vote in 3rd party candidates in a wave. It's US or THEM, no one else.
Nah, they wouldn't block traffic altogether, but they would prioritize, say, non-Netflix traffic unless you pay an additional fee (or Netflix does).
Plus, they barely compete on prices. Most of them try to gain customers with speeds and promotional pricing that doesn't reflect reality, when speeds are variable for a great many reasons and promotional pricing ends after 6-12 months, leaving customers with bait and switch policies as the norm.
Well, ideally, we'd expect Congress to do their job and remove them. Or the President to ask them to resign. But our Founding Fathers expected elected officials to act in good faith, not be corrupt, and yet here we are. So barring a massive wave of Democrats in the midterm 2018 elections that can reverse some of these mistakes, we're either screwed for the next few years or need to start planning a revolution.
What kind of high-quality porn are you watching in 30 minutes?
Yes, I'm sure the ISPs will refuse to squander their newly-increased profits and lower customer prices as a result. This is because we live in Fairy Tale land and not Reality.
Trump? Anti-trust? LOL
There's always the Plex app for those who have already bought into a FireTV or Chromecast.
They still sell Roku, though. Kind of bewildering that Roku makes the cut and not AppleTV or Chromecast.
Sort of, those who have bought into the Amazon ecosystem (with FireTV or the Echo Show) are the ones now stuck without YouTube on their preferred streaming device. To ask those customers to abandon the entire device for one app, even one as prolific as YouTube, is a pretty high bar to set, and may not be financially viable depending on the amount of investments one has made into Amazon's media library (if you own a lot of digital shows through Amazon, for example). All things being equal, yes, consumers do pick the winners and losers, but these companies are trying very hard to make the playing field unequal.
Chromecast is a streaming device that 'casts' media from a phone, tablet or computer to play on your TV (there's also an audio version that does the same for music on speakers). It's a barebones competitor to FireTV, Roku, AppleTV, etc.
the only people really hurt are the consumers caught in the middle.
While being 14 doesn't excuse his behavior, being 14 is part of the reason for his behavior. At 14, the brain isn't fully developed, and decision-making abilities are very different from those of adults. Adolescent brains don't always consider the consequences of their actions, even if they have encountered them before. This is one of the reasons that minors cannot legally enter into contracts or make a lot of important decisions for themselves and require a parent or legal guardian to act on their behalf. The argument that the 14 year old child didn't know what he was doing may be hard to swallow, but it's more likely he didn't understand the full ramifications of his actions, from day one.
They call me a space cowboy.
Hey, it's not science. It's "formulas." Apparently those who figured them out just called themselves scientists, those silly people.
Because computer hardware requirements for OSes have stayed generally the same since Windows 7, which was released in 2009. Meanwhile, phone hardware has improved faster making new OSes with higher hardware requirements. Eventually mobile OSes will get to the point where hardware requirements don't shift much.
Could they drop a few more references to Netflix shows, please? Maybe creep us out with Frank Underwood/Kevin Spacey or make an Arrested Development pun? I'm not sure I can stomach a normal sentence anymore. /s
Also, only Netflix would be this concerned with people getting spoiled watching over the shoulders of others.