How is it the role of government to ensure high broadband internet?
I work remotely and rurally in ops. Until recently my internet was $85/mo for about 500kbps. I realized there are added expenses to living rurally. We recently got $65/mo for 12mbps from a private company. There are several competing private companies now offering faster and cheaper service with line of sight towers. We won't get gigabit for the foreseeable future, but I don't want to steal from others so I can have government mandated broadband.
I live in Podunk KS. We now have decent terrestrial microwave fixed wireless technology. It is generally in the range of 12mbps for $65-ish with no caps, which is enough for a few Netflix streams and the latency is low for command line work. The commute is rough going from my bedroom to my office. We also have unlimited Verizon that works well in rural areas. The options have definitely gotten faster and cheaper since competing companies and technologies have entered the area. I guess that is the trade off for living in the middle of no where with no traffic and peace and quiet.
All of these notifications should be opt-in. If I want an alert, make an easy way for me to opt-in. There should also be a way to easily change how you are alerted with settings for sane hours and overrides. No one wants a loud alert after working all night or if they have non-standard awake hours or if they are at a place they need to be quiet.
As a person oncall all the time for multiple companies and having children, I do not want anything additional audibly alerting me.
If this is really about protecting consumers from theft, then make it voluntary. Those concerned with theft would be able choose a locked phone. Those who value having an unlocked phone over security could then choose to have their phone unlocked. They would then also be able to see which option consumers prefer.
I wonder what percent of the US population is Indian or Asian. Wikipedia shows 4.8 % Asian American.
I work with a disproportionately high number of Asian Americans and Russians at my current job. Previous jobs have had disproportionately high numbers of people from India and Pakistan.
Why not use something completely safe that is impossible to overdose on and is easy to grow in yourself? It is ludicrous for a plant to be illegal. Marijuana is a solution to many pain problems as well as anxiety, depression, etc.
We could end most drug related crime by simply legalizing drugs. No one would compete with $4 known quantity and quality drugs from Wal*Mart.
Oh yeah, and quit caging non-violent humans for possessing plants.
I had my own individual plan through BCBSKS. It had acceptable coverage that was mutually beneficial. The plan will longer exist due to new legislation on Jan 1, 2014.
"If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan" - BHO. Sure, seems legit.
Oh, by the way, the people we displaced from power are Islamic Extremists, who deny basic education to women, recruit children into their armies, and are all around bad guys.
How are American public schools doing at educating girls or boys? Does the US military still recruit in the public schools?
Licenses to drive try to ensure that everyone has a minimum skill set before getting behind the wheel and potentially killing others. That program takes a lot of manpower and resources. The licenses by comparison are really not that much.
My wife just renewed her license in Kansas. There is currently no driving test, no written test, no eye exam, nothing. You just pay $20 and get your picture taken. No driving skills required.
Because they signed on the dotted line to uphold and defend the Constitution, they lose part of their free speech.
That may be the case, but it is comical that they are supposedly denied constitutional rights in order to preserve them. It's like perpetual war for peace, or as George Carlin would say, screwing for virginity.
Where I live, in Kansas, the trucks average about 50 mph on gravel roads. I usually drive about 60 mph on the gravel roads in a Mazda 626. When you grow up driving gravel roads, you learn to compensate and handle differing road conditions. Fresh gravel is the only thing that causes a major speed reduction.
The worst part is when the road maintainer trenches the ditch and the next rain causes part of the road to slide into the ditch.
The point is not if the wiring is done according to code or passes inspection. It is if the wiring is done correctly. I built my current house, and I can tell you that the inspections are not exhaustive and the inspector will attempt to fail you for something, even if it is trivial, on the first inspection. I always passed the second inspection. I failed my first electrical inspection and had to move a can light 12 inches to allow clearance of 12 inches below it in a closet. The inspector did not look at the breaker box or the breaker ratings or even that I used the correct gauge wire for circuits.
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I'm sure no filthy capitalists would have provided electricity or cell service or mail or Amazon Prime by now without government.
How is it the role of government to ensure high broadband internet?
I work remotely and rurally in ops. Until recently my internet was $85/mo for about 500kbps. I realized there are added expenses to living rurally. We recently got $65/mo for 12mbps from a private company. There are several competing private companies now offering faster and cheaper service with line of sight towers. We won't get gigabit for the foreseeable future, but I don't want to steal from others so I can have government mandated broadband.
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I live in Podunk KS. We now have decent terrestrial microwave fixed wireless technology. It is generally in the range of 12mbps for $65-ish with no caps, which is enough for a few Netflix streams and the latency is low for command line work. The commute is rough going from my bedroom to my office. We also have unlimited Verizon that works well in rural areas. The options have definitely gotten faster and cheaper since competing companies and technologies have entered the area. I guess that is the trade off for living in the middle of no where with no traffic and peace and quiet.
All of these notifications should be opt-in. If I want an alert, make an easy way for me to opt-in. There should also be a way to easily change how you are alerted with settings for sane hours and overrides. No one wants a loud alert after working all night or if they have non-standard awake hours or if they are at a place they need to be quiet.
As a person oncall all the time for multiple companies and having children, I do not want anything additional audibly alerting me.
If this is really about protecting consumers from theft, then make it voluntary. Those concerned with theft would be able choose a locked phone. Those who value having an unlocked phone over security could then choose to have their phone unlocked. They would then also be able to see which option consumers prefer.
You wouldn't download a car...
Won't someone think of the MPAA???
Immortan Joe will look at you.
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I wonder what percent of the US population is Indian or Asian. Wikipedia shows 4.8 % Asian American. I work with a disproportionately high number of Asian Americans and Russians at my current job. Previous jobs have had disproportionately high numbers of people from India and Pakistan.
Why not use something completely safe that is impossible to overdose on and is easy to grow in yourself? It is ludicrous for a plant to be illegal. Marijuana is a solution to many pain problems as well as anxiety, depression, etc.
We could end most drug related crime by simply legalizing drugs. No one would compete with $4 known quantity and quality drugs from Wal*Mart. Oh yeah, and quit caging non-violent humans for possessing plants.
"You wouldn't download a wheelbarrow!" I can see it playing before movies at the theater.
You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?
I had my own individual plan through BCBSKS. It had acceptable coverage that was mutually beneficial. The plan will longer exist due to new legislation on Jan 1, 2014. "If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan" - BHO. Sure, seems legit.
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
How are American public schools doing at educating girls or boys? Does the US military still recruit in the public schools?
My wife just renewed her license in Kansas. There is currently no driving test, no written test, no eye exam, nothing. You just pay $20 and get your picture taken. No driving skills required.
That may be the case, but it is comical that they are supposedly denied constitutional rights in order to preserve them. It's like perpetual war for peace, or as George Carlin would say, screwing for virginity.
Where I live, in Kansas, the trucks average about 50 mph on gravel roads. I usually drive about 60 mph on the gravel roads in a Mazda 626. When you grow up driving gravel roads, you learn to compensate and handle differing road conditions. Fresh gravel is the only thing that causes a major speed reduction. The worst part is when the road maintainer trenches the ditch and the next rain causes part of the road to slide into the ditch.
My insurance is $92/6 mo. I only have liability and drive a 96 mazda 626.
The point is not if the wiring is done according to code or passes inspection. It is if the wiring is done correctly. I built my current house, and I can tell you that the inspections are not exhaustive and the inspector will attempt to fail you for something, even if it is trivial, on the first inspection. I always passed the second inspection. I failed my first electrical inspection and had to move a can light 12 inches to allow clearance of 12 inches below it in a closet. The inspector did not look at the breaker box or the breaker ratings or even that I used the correct gauge wire for circuits.