With a co-op, you can actually do something. You can elect new board members that will better represent your interests. Heck, you could even start a campaign to recall the SOBs. With a private utility company, you have absolutely no power and no choice in how the place gets run. With a co-op, at least you can make the bastards sweat a little even if you can't get the membership mobilized to throw the bums out.
This is not exactly true. The three keys to government regulated industry are:
enterance/exit - we regulate who can enter the market
rate - we regulate what they can charge
complaint - there is a formal complain process
Complaints are a big deal. It usually takes a large number of complaints to get something done, but they aren't small change - regulated monopolies aren't completely useless.
That said, I really don't understand the arguments that cheap WiFi networks stifle innovation. Are there not hundreds of technologies for broadband (ie in Japan, etc) that we don't have over here? Why is my DSL still 1.5m/256? Why have I been paying $50/month since we got it 3 years ago? (Don't answer that!)
While I agree with you, I'm also not sure I want to be handing people the title of Engineer - I went to school for 5 years to earn that, and it shouldn't take a month and $400.
in a raid array has to be the geekiest thing I've ever heard of.
What is this world coming to?
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http://www.mynameismatt.com/cg
I wrote this a while ago if you are interested in buying chips. It gives the rundown on chip manufacturing processes.
And yes, I play poker.
Actually, I am not one of those. I have never responded / clicked / touched a single email from paypal. If I get an email from PayPal, I go to the PayPal website manually and see what's going on.
Don't be so quick to assume - it took PayPal two months to "resolve" the issues going on (someone had done this same technique with thousands of accounts over a short period of time).
Even PayPal didn't understand how he/she had access to the accounts. They said they had no record of a login, either.
In a related node, if you want to remove money from your online account (using a service like NetTeller) then you need to remove multiple instances of $10,000 unless you want to be instantly red-flagged.
I'd imagine that the majority of/.'s either:
1. Dislike the Patriot Act
2. Dabble in porn.
3. Dabble in online gambling.
Seems like this is the wrong place to use that as evidence against us.
I still don't understand how exactly online gambling is illegal nor do I understand for what reasons it is illegal.
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With a co-op, you can actually do something. You can elect new board members that will better represent your interests. Heck, you could even start a campaign to recall the SOBs. With a private utility company, you have absolutely no power and no choice in how the place gets run. With a co-op, at least you can make the bastards sweat a little even if you can't get the membership mobilized to throw the bums out.
This is not exactly true. The three keys to government regulated industry are:
enterance/exit - we regulate who can enter the market
rate - we regulate what they can charge
complaint - there is a formal complain process
Complaints are a big deal. It usually takes a large number of complaints to get something done, but they aren't small change - regulated monopolies aren't completely useless.
That said, I really don't understand the arguments that cheap WiFi networks stifle innovation. Are there not hundreds of technologies for broadband (ie in Japan, etc) that we don't have over here? Why is my DSL still 1.5m/256? Why have I been paying $50/month since we got it 3 years ago? (Don't answer that!)
While I agree with you, I'm also not sure I want to be handing people the title of Engineer - I went to school for 5 years to earn that, and it shouldn't take a month and $400.
as long as were are locking people in to Linux, this will be a better place. Distro nuts need not apply.
in a raid array has to be the geekiest thing I've ever heard of. What is this world coming to?
http://www.mynameismatt.com/cg I wrote this a while ago if you are interested in buying chips. It gives the rundown on chip manufacturing processes. And yes, I play poker.
Now all they need to do is make those 3d paper glasses and a vacumn attachment. Nah, this idea sucks.
Actually, I am not one of those. I have never responded / clicked / touched a single email from paypal. If I get an email from PayPal, I go to the PayPal website manually and see what's going on. Don't be so quick to assume - it took PayPal two months to "resolve" the issues going on (someone had done this same technique with thousands of accounts over a short period of time). Even PayPal didn't understand how he/she had access to the accounts. They said they had no record of a login, either.
In a related node, if you want to remove money from your online account (using a service like NetTeller) then you need to remove multiple instances of $10,000 unless you want to be instantly red-flagged.
I'd imagine that the majority of /.'s either:
1. Dislike the Patriot Act
2. Dabble in porn.
3. Dabble in online gambling.
Seems like this is the wrong place to use that as evidence against us.
I still don't understand how exactly online gambling is illegal nor do I understand for what reasons it is illegal.
Violating the Patriot Act is something I'd be happy to see. Do you have a link regarding this? -tg