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  1. The rules are 8 pages on FCC Posts Its 400-Page Net Neutrality Order · · Score: 1

    Well technically 7.5 pages. It is the appendix A. The rest of the document is just explanation for why the rules were needed, why implemented, precedence and other things.

  2. Re:Droughts = Cold on California's Hot, Dry Winters Tied To Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Your question makes absolutely no sense, can you clarify it?

  3. Re:Freedom of Speech on YouTube Video of Racist Chant Results In Fraternity Closure · · Score: 1

    A public university does not have to support all forms of speech. When you go to that school you typically sign a document stating you will limit your behavious to a set appropriate of being in that institution, a code of conduct, and that is legally enforceable. You could say that like the military you sign away some of your rights when you go the school for the duration of time you are in the school.

  4. Re:"Superiority" on YouTube Video of Racist Chant Results In Fraternity Closure · · Score: 1

    Or creating strawmen, right?

  5. Re:Global Warming on California's Hot, Dry Winters Tied To Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Actually it was conservatives who coined the phrase climate change, particularly Frank Luntz.

  6. Re:Climate? on California's Hot, Dry Winters Tied To Climate Change · · Score: 1

    When was the coldest February on record? Oh, you mean coldest for a small group of cities, not any particular state, region, country or the planet....However you have to also realize it was the hottest February on record for about the same number of cities on the west coast. So again, it is weather, not climate, you illiterate.

  7. Re:Droughts = Cold on California's Hot, Dry Winters Tied To Climate Change · · Score: 2

    Actually, that is not even remotely correct. Deserts, and droughts, in cali are caused by cold ocean currents that drive rain elsewhere and the rainshadow effect. It is an odd double wammy with 2 the 3 deserts causing effect.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...

    It has nothing to do with global cooling, however warming does make it worse because warmer air can hold more mositure and thus takes longer to saturate to the point of rainfall.

    The otehr cause of the deserts being the land is too far inland for the moisture to consistently make it there.

  8. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 4, Informative

    IT is 8 pages of regulations, 300+ of justification:

    http://www.wired.com/2015/03/f...

    Also it is the GOP holding up its release:

    http://motherboard.vice.com/re...

  9. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    I would argue that they are only legally able to do that over limited spectrum communications, and therefore not the internet.

  10. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.wired.com/2015/03/f...

    But last week, three FCC Commissioners voted to saddle the internet with a new set of constraints so complex, vague and problematic that it took over 300 pages of explanation to justify eight pages of rules. While we haven’t seen the full text yet, we do know a lot about what’s inside.

    Also it is apparently the GOP FCC members holding this up:

    http://motherboard.vice.com/re...

  11. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These rules prevent that. Without these rule that is possible, with these rules it is not possible. The ISPs are not allowed to slow down content or charge for faster delivery of content (same thing in practice) but they can still charge end users in a tiered manner.

  12. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    It is not a matter of property rights, atleast not in most states. In most states the state, or local government own the property that this is done on.

  13. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 4, Informative

    The regulations are 8 pages worth. The 300 pages, that likes to be famously misquoted is for history, justification, outline of the public response period (legally required)

  14. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The pay for speed guidelines cover content providors, not end users. Also what is there to pay for?

  15. Re:Lift the gag order first... on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1, Informative

    you mean THESE rules, that have been available for quite some time now?:

    http://www.fcc.gov/document/fc...

  16. Is it in systemd yet? on Linux and Multiple Internet Uplinks: a New Tool · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am sure it will be soon if not.

  17. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 1

    irrelevant. You have to prove she broke the law before you can say she needs to be punished for breaking it. We are the land of the free.

  18. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 1

    That is why there are convicted felons in the party who get their support, because they hate it and dont want to support them, such as Grimm, who had support and voted in while on trial....

  19. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 1

    Who said she broke laws? Was there a conviction? When was the trial? My issue is with that he jumped past arrested and tried and wanted summary execution of punishment. If you want to see this investigated and tried by all means, but to disallow her due process just because you dont like her, and me pointing out the problem with that is more your problem then me "kissing the heck out of Hillary's backside". But I guess with your "with us or against us" mentality what else would I expect.

  20. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 1

    Any evidence of this? Did you read the part about how this law is rarely if ever prosecuted?

  21. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 0

    We know because you make logical leaps with information not in evidence. There is no evidence that there was

    breach of security

    , yet you make make that accusation anyways.

  22. Re:Jail time on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So no trial, just execution of punishment? No thought into if the emails were actually stored or not, just punishment because you dont agree with her politics?

  23. Re:B0ll0cks... on Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email At State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules · · Score: 0

    Part of the problem that it does not matter if she was using personal email or not. If she wanted to make deals with her rich chums she could do it in person, or via private communications even if she was officially using official emails for work.

  24. Re:I don't get it... on As Big As Net Neutrality? FCC Kills State-Imposed Internet Monopolies · · Score: 1

    Communities and public utilities can already offer service in thief own areas, this change would allow them to offer service in other communities, exchanging their old provider for another, neither owned or controlled by them.

    this is not true in these states. Wilson and Chattanooga got grandfathered in because they already built their network before the laws took effect.

    If I live in a community that is served electricity by power company A, and power company B in the neighboring community offers internet access that I want, allowing power company B to sell Internet access in the territory served by Power company A isn't 'self-ownership'... If the county next to me offers Internet access and now they can offer Internet service in my county, does my county now control the Internet backbone in our county or does the neighboring community?

    You are using a rather limited definition for the work community. I live in NC, near Wilson but outside of any area they will probably service, however I can give you a perfect example of how terribly limited your definition is. I live in an area with the City designation of Garner NC, however I dont live in Garner, because I live across the Wake (Garner's county)/Johnston country line. I can walk to the Wake county side and bike to the city limits, but I am still in that postal area. This is also a fairly large area that straddles the county line. It would be pretty hard to not call my area part of the garner community. We still get a lot of garner names in our businesses and services.

  25. Re:Oh joy. on As Big As Net Neutrality? FCC Kills State-Imposed Internet Monopolies · · Score: 1

    Wilson made a profit last year....