It's not just a bad idea but a horrible idea. I do wish for once the politicians would stop putting attorneys and industry executives as head of the Federal Communications Commission. Instead, put the techies and engineers in charge. We'll sort things out very quickly. Number one move we would probably ALL make is to take all broadband services including cellular and move them into common carrier status.
Then all the rules about sharing, etc. apply. It's why for example in France they pay about $40 a month for what we in the U.S. pay $140. And even more galling, go read Susan Crawford's "Captive Audience". In it you find out that the the cost to provide net service by the cable companies is about 3-5% of what they charge you. So in my case that $65 a month means it only costs them $3.25 to provide, and they pass a markup of 2000%! Fuckers!
The FCC should be lead by technical people, not fucking attorneys. Nominate me - please. The first thing I will do is classify ALL broadband and wireless as COMMON CARRIER! It would change the telecom and data market in the United States immensely.
Yup - perfect slogan. I would venture that a whole bunch of my classmates were also atheist but just never had the balls to publicly state that they were.
Hell, I did Catholic schools - the reading list for freshman year of high school had books like Brave New World, Black Like Me, 1984, Animal Farm, and a whole bunch more that I've temporarily forgotten but my memory will jog to it eventually.
Kind of happy I did Catholic as opposed to Public schools for the first 12 years. If there's two things they pushed in those schools it was heavy amounts of reading, and critical thinking. Made me a better atheist.
It was the royalties per se, but to protect the Android environment. If Apple had it's way they'd LOVE to kill Android. But they can't because Google hold mobile patents that could end Apple's iPhone and IOS product.
Well - plus the stop & frisk bullshit going on in NYC right now. That's Kelly's call. So he deserves it for that. Let me paraphrase the 4th Amendment if you will:
The right to be secure in your person, papers and things. And if the authorities want to search you they must have probable cause or affirmation.
Never say never. Humanity has shown that first we try to observe it, then we invade it. And I know NASA actually had an FTL group in the 1990's, and still has research going on Alcubierre WARP. Imagine jumping 12 light years at a time. Say you could only do it once a day, but in 100 days you'd jump 1,200 light years. And the mass necessary - not a planet the size of Jupiter but instead a couple tons of mass.
It is domestic terrorism it IS war against America.
And prosthetics may have gotten better, but I know DARPA is also working on some regenerative goodies. In fact there is at least one soldier walking around today who re-grew his own thigh muscle due to a powder of sorts that helped the tissue re-grow as opposed to forming scar tissue. It's fascinating stuff. And I'd much prefer regenerative versus prosthesis.
There are a number of projects currently underway, some NASA sponsored, some not that would do things that would increase the speed of spacecraft. On the more immediate front is the fusion drive that could get us to Mars in a bit over a month. On the more cutting edge is the FTL group at NASA working on WARP drive. They took the Alcubierre drive and determined you didn't need a reaction mass the size of say Jupiter but a more manageable ton or two.
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It's not just a bad idea but a horrible idea. I do wish for once the politicians would stop putting attorneys and industry executives as head of the Federal Communications Commission. Instead, put the techies and engineers in charge. We'll sort things out very quickly. Number one move we would probably ALL make is to take all broadband services including cellular and move them into common carrier status.
Then all the rules about sharing, etc. apply. It's why for example in France they pay about $40 a month for what we in the U.S. pay $140. And even more galling, go read Susan Crawford's "Captive Audience". In it you find out that the the cost to provide net service by the cable companies is about 3-5% of what they charge you. So in my case that $65 a month means it only costs them $3.25 to provide, and they pass a markup of 2000%! Fuckers!
The FCC should be lead by technical people, not fucking attorneys. Nominate me - please. The first thing I will do is classify ALL broadband and wireless as COMMON CARRIER! It would change the telecom and data market in the United States immensely.
Yup - perfect slogan. I would venture that a whole bunch of my classmates were also atheist but just never had the balls to publicly state that they were.
Hell, I did Catholic schools - the reading list for freshman year of high school had books like Brave New World, Black Like Me, 1984, Animal Farm, and a whole bunch more that I've temporarily forgotten but my memory will jog to it eventually.
Kind of happy I did Catholic as opposed to Public schools for the first 12 years. If there's two things they pushed in those schools it was heavy amounts of reading, and critical thinking. Made me a better atheist.
And you forget Huxley's "Brave New World". That's a classic!
Well, Creationism isn't scifi - but I could see reading Asimov, Heinlein, Hebert, et al.
Sort of true when you consider that you have to fight fire with fire.
It was the royalties per se, but to protect the Android environment. If Apple had it's way they'd LOVE to kill Android. But they can't because Google hold mobile patents that could end Apple's iPhone and IOS product.
Well - plus the stop & frisk bullshit going on in NYC right now. That's Kelly's call. So he deserves it for that. Let me paraphrase the 4th Amendment if you will:
The right to be secure in your person, papers and things. And if the authorities want to search you they must have probable cause or affirmation.
And you have to wonder the naming scheme - Xbox 720? Really? Will the next one be Xbox 1440 and then Xbox 2880 etc?
You're better off buying the stand alone. The 2 year subscription will cost $240 + $299 = $539! That's insane!
To curtail the H1B visa program. Our jobs have been STOLEN from us by our legislators and big corporate interests. It's time we get them back.
I say a red hot poker engraved with the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th amendments be shoved up his ass.
Really? That's interesting.
It was bad law to begin with. Trying to bend technology to a legislative solution is never advantageous for the end users of the tech.
One of the parents was a statistician. That's too funny for words.
Never say never. Humanity has shown that first we try to observe it, then we invade it. And I know NASA actually had an FTL group in the 1990's, and still has research going on Alcubierre WARP. Imagine jumping 12 light years at a time. Say you could only do it once a day, but in 100 days you'd jump 1,200 light years. And the mass necessary - not a planet the size of Jupiter but instead a couple tons of mass.
It is domestic terrorism it IS war against America.
And prosthetics may have gotten better, but I know DARPA is also working on some regenerative goodies. In fact there is at least one soldier walking around today who re-grew his own thigh muscle due to a powder of sorts that helped the tissue re-grow as opposed to forming scar tissue. It's fascinating stuff. And I'd much prefer regenerative versus prosthesis.
Well yes - but the FCC if it still exists after a major disaster - they frown on that.
I keep my amateur radio license up to date and I carry an HT with me all the time. You never know.
Since ALS aka amaotrophic lateral sclerosis is caused by de-myelnizing of the nerve fibers - you could probably cure that too.
And since I have a slight risk this is good news.
I recognize elements of string theory in there. Is that the new name for it?
You're going to see vigilante justice in the form of wrecking the cameras taking place.
And genetically engineered giant lemons too!
Other crustaceans too? I'd love me some giant shrimp or lobster!
There are a number of projects currently underway, some NASA sponsored, some not that would do things that would increase the speed of spacecraft. On the more immediate front is the fusion drive that could get us to Mars in a bit over a month. On the more cutting edge is the FTL group at NASA working on WARP drive. They took the Alcubierre drive and determined you didn't need a reaction mass the size of say Jupiter but a more manageable ton or two.