I thought that the concept of "universal access", originally instated in the telecommunications act of 1928(?) mandated that rich city folk had to subsidize access to telecommunications (at the time telephone) for far flung rural areas that weren't economically feasible to service.
And I thought that the 1996 telecommunications act renewed our government's support for this concept. Didn't they include internet service in the 1996 plan?!!
I live in one of the more desirable suburbs of my city. But I am screwed as far as having any access to highspeed internet service. Even as a paying customer!
WHY AREN'T WE ENFORCING THE LAWS WE HAVE ALREADY TO FIX THIS SITUATION?!!!
Hey, at least it's not from that guy that "sells" stuff on ebay to trick people into looking at him nude. I'm thinking of an incident and a shiney teakettle.
Will someone please photoshop Phil Goatse into a picture of a mirro? thx!
"On an OT note...I ran out to pick up some rice and found Zebra brand basmati rice, which is:
ISO 9002 certified (How? Perhaps the company is compliant, but why is this on the bag?)
ANSI-RAB-QMS Accredited (Again, how does this apply to the rice?)
Exported by DATA CORPORATION of Pakistan (ah, ok, so the rice is a Data product..., I'm still confused..
"
Obviously you've intercepted a packet of bits from the Al-Queda internet! You'd better return it to the store and hope they don't notice that you took it!
The gubbemint should've contracted the Bell system to build the infrastructure, and financed it by leasing it back to the phone company.
Instead, they financed the construction by handing it off the phone company with a monopoly so that they could charge what they saw as fit. (Unless you're talking about rural areas or poor people...)
The money to build this infrastructure did not come from any company or government. It came from the individuals that paid for service.
Now we're in the situation where the phone company thinks because the built and maintained the system, that it belongs to them.
Anything this important to society should be communally held, possibly by the government.
Does anyone remember back in the day, how people feared the all-powerful PHONE COMPANY?!!! (Go watch the movies "They Might Be Giants" and "Brazil" for a refresher...)
Then in the 80's, they broke up the Bell System and deregulated things. And everybody breathed a sigh of relief that Adam Smith's hidden hand would rectify matters.
Now the situation is starting to mirror how the breakup of the Soviet Union engendered SPECTRE!
And who's looking out for the interests of citizens and consumers here?!! NOBODY.
We need the equivalent of the "PC revolution" in the telecomm market. Hint: it's gonna be wireless.
I remember reading some golly gee computer history article that explained that: back in the day, with software being developed either by : a) microcomputer hobbiests, or b) acadamia, that Bill Gates big idea was that you could get people to pay for those ones and zeros, even though it cost nothing to copy them.
"Windows doesn't look like a microkernel at all. And it's not at all portable, either. From what I understand, the Itanic port is giving them big headaches, and Intel is none-too-pleased about it.
"
HAHAHA! Stupid fuxx0rs!
Write it right, THEN optimize!
Do these guys even know what the hell they're doing?!!
Sorry to sound like a typical M$ bashing post, but this doesn't speak too well for their competency.
"Most of the people who are in the software engineer game for more than 10 years are code monkeys and are just highly skilled manual laborers. If you haven't moved on to better things by then, there's a good chance that you should be shitcanned."
And you draw this gross generalization from your extensive experience in the field?
When I was in junior high, I was stuffed into a locker by the daugher of the superintendent of schools (she's now principal at my old highschool) and a stoner/nerd.
They tricked me into getting into the locker. No, really!
Slashdot Mirror
Really. I'm not making this shit up!
And I thought that the 1996 telecommunications act renewed our government's support for this concept. Didn't they include internet service in the 1996 plan?!!
I live in one of the more desirable suburbs of my city. But I am screwed as far as having any access to highspeed internet service. Even as a paying customer!
WHY AREN'T WE ENFORCING THE LAWS WE HAVE ALREADY TO FIX THIS SITUATION?!!!
God help us when they go through the teen years and start experimenting with drugs and plotting to kill us.
Will someone please photoshop Phil Goatse into a picture of a mirro? thx!
Just look how many people can't see the fnords!
And how many people have they convinced that they haven't been abducted by aliens?!!! Billions!
(see sig.)
I guess he can be more effective in that position than slumming as a projectionist!
That's the reason why most time travellers get caught.
BWAHAHAHAHA AHAHA AHAHAHAHA!
and vote for Nader!
You should SUE girl A for not breaking up with you sooner!
- ISO 9002 certified (How? Perhaps the company is compliant, but why is this on the bag?)
- ANSI-RAB-QMS Accredited (Again, how does this apply to the rice?)
- Exported by DATA CORPORATION of Pakistan (ah, ok, so the rice is a Data product..., I'm still confused..
"Obviously you've intercepted a packet of bits from the Al-Queda internet! You'd better return it to the store and hope they don't notice that you took it!
Instead, they financed the construction by handing it off the phone company with a monopoly so that they could charge what they saw as fit. (Unless you're talking about rural areas or poor people...)
The money to build this infrastructure did not come from any company or government. It came from the individuals that paid for service.
Now we're in the situation where the phone company thinks because the built and maintained the system, that it belongs to them.
Anything this important to society should be communally held, possibly by the government.
Does anyone remember back in the day, how people feared the all-powerful PHONE COMPANY?!!! (Go watch the movies "They Might Be Giants" and "Brazil" for a refresher...)
Then in the 80's, they broke up the Bell System and deregulated things. And everybody breathed a sigh of relief that Adam Smith's hidden hand would rectify matters.
Now the situation is starting to mirror how the breakup of the Soviet Union engendered SPECTRE!
And who's looking out for the interests of citizens and consumers here?!! NOBODY.
We need the equivalent of the "PC revolution" in the telecomm market. Hint: it's gonna be wireless.
And convince everybody else that, too!
The doctor gave me some salve that cleared it right up!
(Good thing karma's busted, or I'd be headed for troll-land on this thread!)
So many people go to great lengths to minimize the possibility of some automated cock-up.
"Windows doesn't look like a microkernel at all. And it's not at all portable, either. From what I understand, the Itanic port is giving them big headaches, and Intel is none-too-pleased about it. "
HAHAHA! Stupid fuxx0rs!
Write it right, THEN optimize!
Do these guys even know what the hell they're doing?!!
Sorry to sound like a typical M$ bashing post, but this doesn't speak too well for their competency.
Yeah, both started with something good and wholesome, and ended up with something psycopathic and dangerous!!!!
"Most of the people who are in the software engineer game for more than 10 years are code monkeys and are just highly skilled manual laborers. If you haven't moved on to better things by then, there's a good chance that you should be shitcanned."
And you draw this gross generalization from your extensive experience in the field?
You don't know me (well, you might, you never can tell), I'm a crazed internet stalker.
I pick my victims by reading slashdot everyday and looking for people who get "first post!".
I'm sure you'll hear about me in the news someday -- everybody makes mistakes now and then! ;-)
Until then,
The first post stalker
Why would you want to list your number under a name guaranteed to get you daily calls from Bart and Lisa Simpson?
They tricked me into getting into the locker. No, really!
For the love of God, won't somebody please come and let me out?!!!
That's Pulitzer Prize , not Pulitzer Moron , moron!
Ahhhhh!!! It all makes SENSE now!
Don't forget to point out that many American industrialists openly admired the NAZIs! (At least at the start...)