The 'monopoly' of ISPs has resulted in many many many MORE people having actual access to the service than if a true monopoly were in place. Nobody would build out to everybody because it simply isn't cost effective to charge $100/month for where you had to put in a $50K line extension over a few miles just for them. Even the suburbs wouldn't have had service until relatively recently. Monopolies only go where there is profit.
The problem is that there wasn't a term limit on these franchises saying that after 20 years or whatever, the networks became open and would be entirely separate from the CONTENT running on the networks.
Actually most things can be negotiated for. What determines it is the relative price. If it's 5 bucks, they aren't likely to negotiate because they have very little profit margin.
If it's $100K, there's going to be multiple 1000s in wiggle room.
But mostly, you list examples of buying 'goods' and not services. Services are inherently more negotiable since it's time vs money instead of stuff vs money. (basically the same as above)
because in an electric car, changing the setting on the radio can actually change the setting on your brakes.
When connections are made via code, you have NO idea what changing one setting is going to do because it's writing to a common location that multiple things are reading from.
Is that scenario realistic? Of course not, but any one who programs has experience changing setting A and watching B, C and Q go haywire just because somebody didn't document what they were doing.
I would place much more trust in a car enthusiast than a minimum wage greasemonkey
I can fully agree with this statement. However it's not the point I was making. What about someone worse than a minimum wage greasemonkey....like me? Perfectly legal today....
home-built cars are exempt from most (if not all) of it.
Is there a source for this? I know things like ultra-light aircraft have very low regulatory hurdles, but cars on the open road? I thought there were minimums in place that get stricter every year. Like how all new cars need a tire pressure monitoring system?
had an idiot reprogram the brake software. Sure he's 'liable' but you're now dead...
On the same front, I've always marveled that anybody can work on their own brakes...and legally drive on the roads. Sure lots of people are more than capable of doing so, but I know you wouldn't want to be in front of me if I had worked on my brakes:)
Given how much more complex software can be than a physical mechanism, the implications of every yahoo reprogramming their cars does make me wonder. I agree with the EFF's idea here, it's my car I should be able to work on it, but is there something perhaps too far from that? The odometer is a good example. It's *possible* to roll one back, but there certainly tamper resistant preventions to this in place. Should computers in cars have the same thing?
How far do you take it? Do I simply disable the 'input' to the odometer, but not the spedometer...thereby 'rolling back' my odometer via omission rather than overt act.
the staff of the NSA does not have carte blanche to just spy on people
They had to create an entire CATEGORY of spying called LOVEINT because so many of them were spying on their spouses, partners or potential dates. While the semantics over what was 'authorized' can be debated, that large numbers of agency personnel had access to the data to troll at their leisure without fear of reprisal still hasn't been refuted.
Actually you should be compensating them for use of the laptop for non-business purposes. Now, granted most sane companies have it built into the contract to allow off time usage to a point.
But if you get the laptop infected with a virus on your personal time usage...do you compensate them for their work to clean it?
You're link is something self contained 'outside' the helmet. What I'm suggesting is something inside where conditions are MUCH better for electronics.
And the robot still has the same problem with 'outside' environment, plus having to be dextrous enough to move through debris and failure leaving teams stranded. Way more complexity in that than fitting a small HUD into a helmet.
My thoughts exactly. Pairing an Oculus Rift type HUD display on their already worn facemask with an infrared camera (or any other enhanced visual system) seems like a more promising route and a lot less complicated than a semi-independant robot.
Americans are oblivious (and I am one!), Italy/India you could make the argument it's intentional and bordering on malicious...that would be bad to teach Skynet...lol
But they did say that Corporations have certain speech rights, no? And who has the money to set up lots and lots of corporations....with undisclosed donations?
or right...
Now if it were clearly labeled that said lobbying company received their money from the Koch Brothers I've got no problem with them speaking their billions. It's the unlimited shadow speech Citizens United unleashed that's the problem.
Craigslist? might want to check your history. The *only* reason it no longer hosts adult ads is the state GOVERNMENT's threatening to sue them into oblivion.
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Then said libertarian is naive.
The 'monopoly' of ISPs has resulted in many many many MORE people having actual access to the service than if a true monopoly were in place. Nobody would build out to everybody because it simply isn't cost effective to charge $100/month for where you had to put in a $50K line extension over a few miles just for them. Even the suburbs wouldn't have had service until relatively recently. Monopolies only go where there is profit.
The problem is that there wasn't a term limit on these franchises saying that after 20 years or whatever, the networks became open and would be entirely separate from the CONTENT running on the networks.
It's old news but in PA they ruled setting auto insurance rates by gender wasn't 'fair' so PA made starting insurance rates the same for everybody.
linky
End result? Women's rates when up and men's went down...totally what they were going for I'm sure
Actually most things can be negotiated for. What determines it is the relative price. If it's 5 bucks, they aren't likely to negotiate because they have very little profit margin.
If it's $100K, there's going to be multiple 1000s in wiggle room.
But mostly, you list examples of buying 'goods' and not services. Services are inherently more negotiable since it's time vs money instead of stuff vs money. (basically the same as above)
I would expect nothing less at intelligence agencies.
That's cute. You believe government with no oversight is competent?
And your proof that these LOVEINT 'self-reporting' incidents were the result of periodic reinvestigation is....what?
Self reporting != admitting it to people already looking into something.
There wasn't any investigation even started with most of them...until they came forward.
That does not bode well since *most* people aren't going to self-report.
because in an electric car, changing the setting on the radio can actually change the setting on your brakes.
When connections are made via code, you have NO idea what changing one setting is going to do because it's writing to a common location that multiple things are reading from.
Is that scenario realistic? Of course not, but any one who programs has experience changing setting A and watching B, C and Q go haywire just because somebody didn't document what they were doing.
Most geeks would make excellent mechanics
yeah but this would become actual reality
"Would you want a car that would crash twice a day for no reason?"
I would place much more trust in a car enthusiast than a minimum wage greasemonkey
I can fully agree with this statement. However it's not the point I was making. What about someone worse than a minimum wage greasemonkey....like me? Perfectly legal today....
home-built cars are exempt from most (if not all) of it.
Is there a source for this? I know things like ultra-light aircraft have very low regulatory hurdles, but cars on the open road? I thought there were minimums in place that get stricter every year. Like how all new cars need a tire pressure monitoring system?
:)
Genuinely curious
flamebait, really? just wow.
The large percentage of people who have been 'disciplined' over misuse have self-reported their offenses...i.e. they have no idea of the scope.
had an idiot reprogram the brake software. Sure he's 'liable' but you're now dead...
:)
:)
On the same front, I've always marveled that anybody can work on their own brakes...and legally drive on the roads. Sure lots of people are more than capable of doing so, but I know you wouldn't want to be in front of me if I had worked on my brakes
Given how much more complex software can be than a physical mechanism, the implications of every yahoo reprogramming their cars does make me wonder. I agree with the EFF's idea here, it's my car I should be able to work on it, but is there something perhaps too far from that? The odometer is a good example. It's *possible* to roll one back, but there certainly tamper resistant preventions to this in place. Should computers in cars have the same thing?
How far do you take it? Do I simply disable the 'input' to the odometer, but not the spedometer...thereby 'rolling back' my odometer via omission rather than overt act.
It's going to be an interesting, ahem, ride
the staff of the NSA does not have carte blanche to just spy on people
They had to create an entire CATEGORY of spying called LOVEINT because so many of them were spying on their spouses, partners or potential dates. While the semantics over what was 'authorized' can be debated, that large numbers of agency personnel had access to the data to troll at their leisure without fear of reprisal still hasn't been refuted.
really?
on it's own *maaaaaaaybe* but after the non-stop drivel of ridiculous stories, this is prime April Fools material.
Actually you should be compensating them for use of the laptop for non-business purposes. Now, granted most sane companies have it built into the contract to allow off time usage to a point.
But if you get the laptop infected with a virus on your personal time usage...do you compensate them for their work to clean it?
You're link is something self contained 'outside' the helmet. What I'm suggesting is something inside where conditions are MUCH better for electronics.
And the robot still has the same problem with 'outside' environment, plus having to be dextrous enough to move through debris and failure leaving teams stranded. Way more complexity in that than fitting a small HUD into a helmet.
My thoughts exactly. Pairing an Oculus Rift type HUD display on their already worn facemask with an infrared camera (or any other enhanced visual system) seems like a more promising route and a lot less complicated than a semi-independant robot.
She's not running for President anymore than Ted Cruz is. the real reason is anonymously pocketing all the anonymous SuperPAC money.
Americans are oblivious (and I am one!), Italy/India you could make the argument it's intentional and bordering on malicious...that would be bad to teach Skynet...lol
If we teach computers how to drive by using US drivers....Skynet isn't going to be much of a threat...
But they did say that Corporations have certain speech rights, no? And who has the money to set up lots and lots of corporations....with undisclosed donations?
or right...
Now if it were clearly labeled that said lobbying company received their money from the Koch Brothers I've got no problem with them speaking their billions. It's the unlimited shadow speech Citizens United unleashed that's the problem.
The end is nigh o planter's of magnetic tracking devices!
Eh, it's a factor but an obvious one that they very likely adjusted for.
:)
For me, I've always felt like my rhythm was actually longer than 24 hours so for me this sounds like a fabulous thing.
Therefore, I should get to go first
Craigslist? might want to check your history. The *only* reason it no longer hosts adult ads is the state GOVERNMENT's threatening to sue them into oblivion.
That is most definitely gov't censorship