methinks you misunderstand that expression. Information wants to be free, just like nature abhors a vacuum, or water wants to escape a vessel.
It's totally unfair to Ms Doe, but that's the way the cookie crumbles; and there's nothing that can really be done*. Once it's out there, it's out there.
Right? Kudos to comcast and verizon for being such good corporate citizens. Especially Comcast, did you know that for the past 3 or 4 years they've been rated as America's most loved company?
I'd bet that the real fallout will be needing to subscribe to various 'bundles' for different protocols/sites vpn: $55 a month (or subscribe to our business class plan!) voip: $10 a month online gaming: $10 a month facebook: $2 a month
And so on, and so on.
You forget that the main ISP's nowadays are the same cable companies who foisted this bullshit on us in terms of subscription plans. Why would they NOT try to do that now?
Public outcry only lasts so long, after a while people give up and move on.
(The below are generalizations, they tend to be true. I don't want to hear about an anecdote regarding noble Prince Hobo who'd never stoop to this kind of behavior.)
They leave their trash everywhere They pester people going in and out for change (sometimes pretty fucking aggressively) They absolutely deter people from going into a business
Even a non-profit like the SPCA should have the right to keep their entrance as inviting and usable as possible. Stow the virtue signaling outrage. If it was *your* office building, you'd more than likely sing a different tune.
Besides, a stray dog or cat did NOT CHOOSE that lifestyle.
don't be foolish. the incumbents will do everything in their power to prevent competition from springing up.
Netflix would never have gotten off the ground if Comcast was floating their own video on demand service, and allowed to fuck up a competitors traffic. The reason we have the internet as we know (knew?) it is because it was actually open, and all these fun services were allowed to compete in an open space.
It's really quite masterful, almost to the caliber of the 'the big lie' -- you take legislation that is absolutely paid for, written by, and coveted by telecoms, get some former telecom stooge to head the regulatory agency; and then have the fucking audacity to sell it to the public as 'fostering competition'.
Mean while at pizza hut dubai: "And here we have our pizza, topped with melted strands of 24K gold, notice the thinly sliced tourmaline mushrooms, carved sapphire green peppers, and sauce made from crushed rubies."
because corporations have never reneged on promises made to the government and/or consumers because verizon, comcast, et al have never made promises, then slowly backpedaled when the time came to pay up because none of these telecoms have ever put out feelers to see what they can get away with in regards to violating NN because without competition and / or regulators corporations have every incentive to forgo revenue because of ethics, morals, or the public good because these people have not bought and sold the FCC because corporations would never act in a manner that 'kicks the ladder out' from underneath competition.
without anonymity you can't really claim to have freedom of speech.
I'll handle the onus of filtering out viewpoints i don't agree with, rather than letting either the group-think hivemind or some kind of government censorship apparatus do it for me thank you very much.
The value in the blockchain is the group delusion that the value will continue to go up forever. This is the same logic that drove the tulip craze, florida land speculation boom, beanie babies, and i'm sure there's tons more examples. The benefit of BTC and such is their use as a currency, but this speculative nonsense renders it useless for that purpose. Until the volatility subsides, all that's left is a gigantic pool of people playing chicken via greater fool theory.
As for the banks, they could absolutely make a side bet with their pocket lint, and make gobs of money. BTC doesn't hurt their core business in the least.
(Also, the irony of posting:
...The value of blockchain currencies is in the complete absence of centralized regulation and manipulation, and complete immunity to tampering...
In a thread entitled "40% of bitcon is held by 1000 users...." is not lost on me btw)
not a fan of killing net neutrality and by extension, Pai, the FCC, Comcast, or Verizon but come the fuck on, it's possible to write a summary without all that editorializing.
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the reality is they probably just exchange data. definitely gets around those pesky rules about spying on american citizens, amirite?
civil forfeiture is theft, plain and simple.
the idea that YOUR ASSETS are on trial, and you have no standing is absolutely fucking weapons grade bonkers.
Every single man, woman, and child in the US has heard the phrase "innocent until proven guilty", and look at the effectiveness of that caveat.
methinks you misunderstand that expression. Information wants to be free, just like nature abhors a vacuum, or water wants to escape a vessel.
It's totally unfair to Ms Doe, but that's the way the cookie crumbles; and there's nothing that can really be done*. Once it's out there, it's out there.
*Without extreme social costs to everyone else.
Right? Kudos to comcast and verizon for being such good corporate citizens. Especially Comcast, did you know that for the past 3 or 4 years they've been rated as America's most loved company?
because one persons's delightful and witty sarcasm is another person's trolling attempt? :( for sadness.
I'd bet that the real fallout will be needing to subscribe to various 'bundles' for different protocols/sites
vpn: $55 a month (or subscribe to our business class plan!)
voip: $10 a month
online gaming: $10 a month
facebook: $2 a month
And so on, and so on.
You forget that the main ISP's nowadays are the same cable companies who foisted this bullshit on us in terms of subscription plans. Why would they NOT try to do that now?
Public outcry only lasts so long, after a while people give up and move on.
more importantly, good bye VPN's.
I don't know, the fact that there is not a single sci-fi franchise based on space exploration absolutely implies a complete lack of imagination.
Oh for fucks sake.
(The below are generalizations, they tend to be true. I don't want to hear about an anecdote regarding noble Prince Hobo who'd never stoop to this kind of behavior.)
They leave their trash everywhere
They pester people going in and out for change (sometimes pretty fucking aggressively)
They absolutely deter people from going into a business
Even a non-profit like the SPCA should have the right to keep their entrance as inviting and usable as possible. Stow the virtue signaling outrage. If it was *your* office building, you'd more than likely sing a different tune.
Besides, a stray dog or cat did NOT CHOOSE that lifestyle.
but then only outlaws will own soldering irons and glue guns. please think of the children.
don't be foolish. the incumbents will do everything in their power to prevent competition from springing up.
Netflix would never have gotten off the ground if Comcast was floating their own video on demand service, and allowed to fuck up a competitors traffic. The reason we have the internet as we know (knew?) it is because it was actually open, and all these fun services were allowed to compete in an open space.
It's really quite masterful, almost to the caliber of the 'the big lie' -- you take legislation that is absolutely paid for, written by, and coveted by telecoms, get some former telecom stooge to head the regulatory agency; and then have the fucking audacity to sell it to the public as 'fostering competition'.
Seriously?
Not to nitpick/derail too much, but how did modern evangelicals lose the spirit of folks like Aquinas?
One can have a scientific mindset, while still have faith. They aren't automatically mutual exclusive.
Mean while at pizza hut dubai: "And here we have our pizza, topped with melted strands of 24K gold, notice the thinly sliced tourmaline mushrooms, carved sapphire green peppers, and sauce made from crushed rubies."
because corporations have never reneged on promises made to the government and/or consumers
because verizon, comcast, et al have never made promises, then slowly backpedaled when the time came to pay up
because none of these telecoms have ever put out feelers to see what they can get away with in regards to violating NN
because without competition and / or regulators corporations have every incentive to forgo revenue because of ethics, morals, or the public good
because these people have not bought and sold the FCC
because corporations would never act in a manner that 'kicks the ladder out' from underneath competition.
you can trust them, promise.
without anonymity you can't really claim to have freedom of speech.
I'll handle the onus of filtering out viewpoints i don't agree with, rather than letting either the group-think hivemind or some kind of government censorship apparatus do it for me thank you very much.
you joke, but seriously.. that's probably the endgame.
bringing whole new meaning to "explosive acceleration off the line" ?
but does it have shaquille o'neal dressed as an oversized effeminate genie? Because if so, no way in hell that's worth half a billion.
Oh wait, that's Kazaam ..
The value in the blockchain is the group delusion that the value will continue to go up forever. This is the same logic that drove the tulip craze, florida land speculation boom, beanie babies, and i'm sure there's tons more examples. The benefit of BTC and such is their use as a currency, but this speculative nonsense renders it useless for that purpose. Until the volatility subsides, all that's left is a gigantic pool of people playing chicken via greater fool theory.
As for the banks, they could absolutely make a side bet with their pocket lint, and make gobs of money. BTC doesn't hurt their core business in the least.
(Also, the irony of posting:
...The value of blockchain currencies is in the complete absence of centralized regulation and manipulation, and complete immunity to tampering...
In a thread entitled "40% of bitcon is held by 1000 users...." is not lost on me btw)
intentionally obtuse? talking to a god damn priest or imam or whoever about your problems isn't necessarily about theology.
your basically comparing stalin to hitler at that point.
you know, religion is wayyyyyy older than psychiatry, but probably functions in much the same way.
julia roberts is deeply offended by your comment.
not a fan of killing net neutrality and by extension, Pai, the FCC, Comcast, or Verizon but come the fuck on, it's possible to write a summary without all that editorializing.