Allow people to apply for some kind of security clearance
Once application is made, the government scopes you out and then will grant or deny clearance
The people with this clearance get some form of ID and then can get processed quickly in a speed lane at the security checkpoint
You can still have them walk through metal detectors - but none of the "take your shoes off" or "get your ID and tickets out" bullshit that gums up the works
The vast majority of travelers would qualify for this preferential treatment
They survived Windows Me and they already announced (leaked) the next OS is on the way sooner than thought
They also have more money than God - So they will adopt, adapt and improve (and steal, and "innovate" etc etc)
I keep checking whether or not its still up
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I am really worried that http://riaa.org/ is still up - so I load it in my browser and then I keep hitting refresh every second to make sure its still there;)
Here is the official load of crap you get if you bitch about it to them.....
-- begin bunch of shit ---
Thank you for contacting Comcast Cable Mark.
Thank you for writing to us in response to reports about Comcast's efforts to manage peer-to-peer traffic on our networks.
Mark, we have posted new FAQs on our Web site making clear to our customers the steps we are taking to protect the customer experience for all of our customers. You may access content related to this issue in the FAQ section of http://www.comcast.net/
First, and most importantly, you should know that Comcast does not block access to any Web site or application, including peer-to-peer services like BitTorrent. Our customers use the Internet for downloading and uploading files, watching movies and videos, streaming music, sharing digital photos, accessing numerous peer-to-peer sites, VOIP applications like Vonage, and thousands of other applications online.
Mark, we have a responsibility to provide all of our customers with a good Internet experience and we use the latest technologies to manage our network so that you can continue to enjoy these applications. Peer-to-peer activity consumes a disproportionately large amount of network resources, and therefore poses the biggest challenge to maintaining a good broadband experience for all users, including the overwhelming majority of our customers who don't use P2P applications.
It is important to note, however, that we never prevent P2P activity, or block access to any P2P applications, but rather manage the network in such a way that this activity does not degrade the broadband experience for other users.
Mark, network management is absolutely essential to provide a good Internet experience for our customers. All major ISPs manage their traffic in some way and many use similar tools.
Comcast believes we have a responsibility to our customers to provide this service. Network management helps us perform critical work that protects our customers from things like spam, viruses, the negative effects of network congestion, or attacks to their PCs. As threats on the Internet continue to grow, our network management tools will continue to evolve and keep pace so that we can maintain a good, reliable online experience for all of our customers.
I understand you have some questions about Comcast's policies. You can view all of the Comcast Subscriber Agreements and Policies by visiting the Comcast Online Customer Support Center at http://www.comcast.net/terms/subscriber.jsp
On this site you will find the Subscriber Agreement, the Acceptable Use Policy, and other policies relating to your Comcast Service. You can also view our Privacy Policy Statement at http://www.comcast.net/privacy/index.jsp
Links to the Privacy Statement and Terms of Service are located at the bottom of every page at www.comcast.
I fired off a nastygram to Comcast with a link to that MSNBC article and asked them flat out if it was true or not
I got the following response
"I understand you have some concerns over recent web gossip that has suggested Comcast is blocking or hindering customer access to BitTorrent. My name is Armin and I will be glad to assist you.
Mark, we do not block access to any P2P (Peer To Peer) applications, including BitTorrent. We respect our customers' privacy and don't monitor specific customer activities on the Internet, or track individual online behavior, such as which websites are visited. Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting BitTorrent or any other site.
Additionally, Comcast does not "throttle" bandwidth (limit throughput on the network). Comcast also is not traffic shaping or packet shaping. We have a responsibility to manage our network to ensure that our customers have the best broadband experience possible. That means we use the latest technologies to manage our network to provide a quality experience for all Comcast subscribers. This is standard practice for network operators around the world. I do not have specific information to provide to you regarding the details of how we manage our network, or vendors that may be used.
I hope that I was able to effectively address your concerns. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us back."
I fired off a nastygram to Comcast with a link to that MSNBC article and asked them flat out if it was true or not
I got the following response
"I understand you have some concerns over recent web gossip that has suggested Comcast is blocking or hindering customer access to BitTorrent. My name is Armin and I will be glad to assist you.
Mark, we do not block access to any P2P (Peer To Peer) applications, including BitTorrent. We respect our customers' privacy and don't monitor specific customer activities on the Internet, or track individual online behavior, such as which websites are visited. Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting BitTorrent or any other site.
Additionally, Comcast does not "throttle" bandwidth (limit throughput on the network). Comcast also is not traffic shaping or packet shaping. We have a responsibility to manage our network to ensure that our customers have the best broadband experience possible. That means we use the latest technologies to manage our network to provide a quality experience for all Comcast subscribers. This is standard practice for network operators around the world. I do not have specific information to provide to you regarding the details of how we manage our network, or vendors that may be used.
I hope that I was able to effectively address your concerns. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us back."
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Why not this?
Allow people to apply for some kind of security clearance
Once application is made, the government scopes you out and then will grant or deny clearance
The people with this clearance get some form of ID and then can get processed quickly in a speed lane at the security checkpoint
You can still have them walk through metal detectors - but none of the "take your shoes off" or "get your ID and tickets out" bullshit that gums up the works
The vast majority of travelers would qualify for this preferential treatment
...layoffs
What happens when the "Online Crash Analysis" server in Redmond crashes?
Right
They survived Windows Me and they already announced (leaked) the next OS is on the way sooner than thought
They also have more money than God - So they will adopt, adapt and improve (and steal, and "innovate" etc etc)
I am really worried that http://riaa.org/ is still up - so I load it in my browser and then I keep hitting refresh every second to make sure its still there ;)
... and it falls in the forest ... does anybody care?
True -
But they know the prices will drop down to rock bottom soon enough - why not use that to stab HD-DVD in the proverbial heart?
They will drop their players down to $139 etc .... and this will all be over
I love Capitalism!
no rootkits!
At that speed - how are they gonna keep up snooping on my traffic??? and messing with my torrents?
...
oh that's right, they don't do that
Back in hell ... I mean back in my years on the hell-pdesk, we had one phrase that summed things up perfectly
"Users are Losers"
There just aren't any margins in that business any more. My guess is Circuit City will be next to fall
All things computer have become such a commodity that the only way to make any money is to be huge
Really really freaking huge - like CDW for example or Fry's
Cheese eating surrender monkeys!!!!
Scaremongering? - You mean researchers are capable of this?
....
Lemme guess - there was an "overwhelming consensus" that WIFI was gonna cook all of our children's brains
That never happens - right?
Scientist and researchers never exaggerate or manipulate results in order to further a hidden agenda - right?
I'm so disillusioned right now
Here is the official load of crap you get if you bitch about it to them .....
-- begin bunch of shit ---
Thank you for contacting Comcast Cable Mark.
Thank you for writing to us in response to reports about Comcast's
efforts to manage peer-to-peer traffic on our networks.
Mark, we have posted new FAQs on our Web site making clear to our
customers the steps we are taking to protect the customer experience for
all of our customers. You may access content related to this issue in
the FAQ section of http://www.comcast.net/
First, and most importantly, you should know that Comcast does not block
access to any Web site or application, including peer-to-peer services
like BitTorrent. Our customers use the Internet for downloading and
uploading files, watching movies and videos, streaming music, sharing
digital photos, accessing numerous peer-to-peer sites, VOIP applications
like Vonage, and thousands of other applications online.
Mark, we have a responsibility to provide all of our customers with a
good Internet experience and we use the latest technologies to manage
our network so that you can continue to enjoy these applications.
Peer-to-peer activity consumes a disproportionately large amount of
network resources, and therefore poses the biggest challenge to
maintaining a good broadband experience for all users, including the
overwhelming majority of our customers who don't use P2P applications.
It is important to note, however, that we never prevent P2P activity, or
block access to any P2P applications, but rather manage the network in
such a way that this activity does not degrade the broadband experience
for other users.
Mark, network management is absolutely essential to provide a good
Internet experience for our customers. All major ISPs manage their
traffic in some way and many use similar tools.
Comcast believes we have a responsibility to our customers to provide
this service. Network management helps us perform critical work that
protects our customers from things like spam, viruses, the negative
effects of network congestion, or attacks to their PCs. As threats on
the Internet continue to grow, our network management tools will
continue to evolve and keep pace so that we can maintain a good,
reliable online experience for all of our customers.
I understand you have some questions about Comcast's policies. You can
view all of the Comcast Subscriber Agreements and Policies by visiting
the Comcast Online Customer Support Center at http://www.comcast.net/terms/subscriber.jsp
On this site you will find the Subscriber Agreement, the Acceptable Use
Policy, and other policies relating to your Comcast Service. You can
also view our Privacy Policy Statement at http://www.comcast.net/privacy/index.jsp
Links to the Privacy Statement and Terms of Service are located at the
bottom of every page at www.comcast.
-- end bunch of shit --
Gmail completely rocks!
Spam detection has got to be something like 99.999% accurate
I sometimes get the occasional Nigerian scam letters - but thats it
Does anyone know how to join this class action?
Thats the first that came to mind for me as well -
What? No freaking generator? Umm....wtf?
If not a matter of IF you lose power - just WHEN you lose power
It will happen - I guarantee it
Is this why my Gmail has been sucking as of late?
....
I've been using it for over 2 years on Firefox and it's been awesome
All of a sudden its slow as hell to just open the inbox page - it just began to suck big time - real laggggy for everything
I just got upgraded to Firefox 2.0.0.9 and it seems better now
I fired off a nastygram to Comcast with a link to that MSNBC article and asked them flat out if it was true or not
I got the following response
"I understand you have some concerns over recent web gossip that has
suggested Comcast is blocking or hindering customer access to
BitTorrent. My name is Armin and I will be glad to assist you.
Mark, we do not block access to any P2P (Peer To Peer) applications,
including BitTorrent. We respect our customers' privacy and don't
monitor specific customer activities on the Internet, or track
individual online behavior, such as which websites are visited.
Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting
BitTorrent or any other site.
Additionally, Comcast does not "throttle" bandwidth (limit throughput on
the network). Comcast also is not traffic shaping or packet shaping.
We have a responsibility to manage our network to ensure that our
customers have the best broadband experience possible. That means we
use the latest technologies to manage our network to provide a quality
experience for all Comcast subscribers. This is standard practice for
network operators around the world. I do not have specific information
to provide to you regarding the details of how we manage our network, or
vendors that may be used.
I hope that I was able to effectively address your concerns. If you
have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact
us back."
I fired off a nastygram to Comcast with a link to that MSNBC article and asked them flat out if it was true or not
I got the following response
"I understand you have some concerns over recent web gossip that has
suggested Comcast is blocking or hindering customer access to
BitTorrent. My name is Armin and I will be glad to assist you.
Mark, we do not block access to any P2P (Peer To Peer) applications,
including BitTorrent. We respect our customers' privacy and don't
monitor specific customer activities on the Internet, or track
individual online behavior, such as which websites are visited.
Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting
BitTorrent or any other site.
Additionally, Comcast does not "throttle" bandwidth (limit throughput on
the network). Comcast also is not traffic shaping or packet shaping.
We have a responsibility to manage our network to ensure that our
customers have the best broadband experience possible. That means we
use the latest technologies to manage our network to provide a quality
experience for all Comcast subscribers. This is standard practice for
network operators around the world. I do not have specific information
to provide to you regarding the details of how we manage our network, or
vendors that may be used.
I hope that I was able to effectively address your concerns. If you
have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact
us back."
Its ridiculous to say that the copper needs to be cut to facilitate the moving of the POTS line to FIOS
They port the number - its all done in the PSTN vapor
That's just some lameass line of bullcrap the feed to the clueless consumer
I mean - wtf - do iPhone users own the thing or not? Whose property is it anyway?
...
If you were to lease the thing then I can side with Apple. But if they sold it then I dont get it
Aren't they violating the DMCA or whatever?
Is one of those new features - like - not bluescreening every time I add a new device?
Back in the day I had a great one for SBC - "Satanic Bastard Company"
It took me a while to come up with one for AT&T - but I did
Just look at their logo and think - "Death Star"