If you want better ISP options you want LESS government, not an incompetent government that will certainly monitor and record all traffic after taking over your ISP.
You know Ken, your posts crack me up on a regular basis, but this here is good one!
From their perspective they should not. Which is exactly why, from a consumer perspective, the FCC needs to regulate ISP's to ensure that a reasonable level of competition exists in the market.
Yes, but regulating ISPs and/or giving internet access a "common carrier" status means that you will:
1. Become a vegan
2. Howl at the moon on high tides
3. Binge on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
4. Get another tattoo
5. Put a basket on your bicycle
6. Write in Bernie Sanders for president
7. Roll up a bi-sexual Female Elf Druid for your 5th edition D&D game
8. Move to Brooklyn, but still keep your place in Portland for Airbnb
9. Consciously avoid using micro aggressions while waiting in line at Whole Foods
10. Open an artisinal grape vine weaving boutique
Never the less, the fact that they have a huge dip in population, while a generation that is about to (ahem...) "retire" is going to cause major problems for China.
My point here is that for some reason many in the West view China as this juggernaut of inevitable world domination, whereas the truth is anything but.
Actually, because of the one child policy, China is on the verge of a critical population bust.
They know their time is now to flex their military muscle and try to grab as much as they can, because when their retiring populations come home to roost, they will have to pay for the social services to support them under their "communist" system.
The CCP knows this and knows it will also have to make a hard decision of social spending versus everything else in the next 10-20 years.
The US doesn't have this problem because of our immigration policies(or lack thereof...)
Well, with a sig like that it wouldn't surprise people that you don't think the US is an oligarchy, whether that comes from the Washington Times or from UCSC
The most effective technique has been to get voters to vote against their best interests by confusing them. It's been going on for a long, long time. The American Dream (TM) is an example, where people are encouraged to support policies that favour the rich in the hope that they may one day get rich and benefit from it, or because it's presented as being "fair" in a "what's mine is mine" kind of way.
Good point.
That sort of thinking went into the support of slavery by the majority of whites in the southern US, who weren't slaveholders, because, as you point out, they held onto the hope that they would one day have their own plantation, and the slaves that came with it.
We will have A.I. making most of our decisions for us, and we will love it that way. It is just a matter of time.
I agree completely, not because I enjoy the prospect or am some kind of Kurzweilian utopiast, but because it isn't that hard to see where things are going. People are now so beholden to their phones, that it isn't a stretch to see, perhaps 20-30 years from now, an AI "taking control", benevolent or not.
A convergence of situations will give rise to AI as the only way for mankind to deal with the complexities of this modern world. once unemployment hits a certain threshold, say 25%, and the issues of how to deal with millions of formerly employed people hit us head on, the road to AI control gets closer. Self Driving cars? Self flying planes? Self steering ships? Automated stock trades? Robotic/autonomous security/police/military drones/robots/AIs? Automated/robotic food production/supply/distribution? IoT mesh awareness that feeds every word, thought and deed of every person alive into vast databases where small teams of humans assist the AI in making decisions that affect the entire planet.
As you say, it is only a matter of time
Will we love it that way?
That is an entirely different subject.
And while we are at it, why is anybody migrating to Windows 7, a system that is already EOLed? Surely by now migration to Windows 10 would be indicated.
From my standpoint the earth is here to be consumed as we see fit
So when you make a statement like that, it really matters not what kind of language or semantics one would use, as you have already made up your mind about it.
You know who I don't trust?
Those who say things like "the earth is here to be consumed as we see fit", because, obviously that just smacks of a bronze/iron age monotheistic world view that has no place in the 21st century.
It's amazing how 20 years ago everyone looked down on anyone who sat at a computer on bulletin board systems all the time. Now everyone's doing it, it's OK. F*cking hypocrites.
You got that right.
Until "apps", the iPhone and FB all took off around 2007-2010, thats how it was.
Then when everyone could walk around all the time looking at their phone and mindlessly scrolling through FB posts, it was all ok.
Once it becomes Illegal to disconnect your neural implant from the 'Net' you will have no choice but to view endless ads 24 hrs a day, awake and asleep. The day is coming.
And we though the survivalists were preparing to escape people with guns... no it's to avoid the mandatory ads, ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court decision of 2022 under the individual mandate...
You're probably much closer to the truth than you realize.
Yep, You nailed it.
FB is all about control.
And the truth is, the laziness factor(aka "convenience") is really the main reason people do it, and if you look at human behavior, it's not surprising.
If you are basing your decision on which cloud platform to use on that criteria(pricing and "bill clarity"), then maybe MS has the edge(puns!), but I think AWS is the better choice.
We have tried both Azure and AWS, with the same web app running on them at the same time.
We tried several different versions of our web app, and using both a vm in their cloud and their "app services".
MS had a more intuitive and easier to use interface, easier to do inital setup.
AWS interface has a much higher learning curve, with more spots to get hung up on.
But AWS was more reliable and seemed to have less issues.
Regarding support, MS was atrocious(but you already knew that).
AWS broke something on their back end, then didn't fix it, then they did fix it when we "alerted" them to the issue.
I'm not a fan of either company but I would say AWS is the better way to go here.
Just like with their foothold in the enterprise for Office 365 via existing customer base using Active Directory and Exchange, I assume many of their Azure customers they got the same way, whereas AWS didn't have that advantage.
Ahhh yes... Planning.
I remember it well, as it was an absolute must have skill when coordinating any type of event which included more than one person.
Yes, planning where to go, how to get their, describing routes, where the gas stations were, when to show up, where to park, what to watch out for, etc, etc.
Now, with texting, there is an avalanche of mostly useless inquiries in a group text format that goes on and on and on and on...
People asking questions in the group text that they could find the answer to on their phone.
When anecdotal evidence points to people getting dumbed down by their phones, I agree with it.
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If you want better ISP options you want LESS government, not an incompetent government that will certainly monitor and record all traffic after taking over your ISP.
You know Ken, your posts crack me up on a regular basis, but this here is good one!
From their perspective they should not. Which is exactly why, from a consumer perspective, the FCC needs to regulate ISP's to ensure that a reasonable level of competition exists in the market.
Yes, but regulating ISPs and/or giving internet access a "common carrier" status means that you will:
1. Become a vegan
2. Howl at the moon on high tides
3. Binge on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
4. Get another tattoo
5. Put a basket on your bicycle
6. Write in Bernie Sanders for president
7. Roll up a bi-sexual Female Elf Druid for your 5th edition D&D game
8. Move to Brooklyn, but still keep your place in Portland for Airbnb
9. Consciously avoid using micro aggressions while waiting in line at Whole Foods
10. Open an artisinal grape vine weaving boutique
Never the less, the fact that they have a huge dip in population, while a generation that is about to (ahem...) "retire" is going to cause major problems for China.
My point here is that for some reason many in the West view China as this juggernaut of inevitable world domination, whereas the truth is anything but.
Who would let the chinese build a nuclear powerplant in their country? Wow. Just wow.
Wow?
The same people who would let the Chinese build a critical bridge.
That you had to explain that to him is ridiculous...
I think your analysis is correct.
Mod up.
Actually, because of the one child policy, China is on the verge of a critical population bust.
They know their time is now to flex their military muscle and try to grab as much as they can, because when their retiring populations come home to roost, they will have to pay for the social services to support them under their "communist" system.
The CCP knows this and knows it will also have to make a hard decision of social spending versus everything else in the next 10-20 years.
The US doesn't have this problem because of our immigration policies(or lack thereof...)
Well, with a sig like that it wouldn't surprise people that you don't think the US is an oligarchy, whether that comes from the Washington Times or from UCSC
The most effective technique has been to get voters to vote against their best interests by confusing them. It's been going on for a long, long time. The American Dream (TM) is an example, where people are encouraged to support policies that favour the rich in the hope that they may one day get rich and benefit from it, or because it's presented as being "fair" in a "what's mine is mine" kind of way.
Good point.
That sort of thinking went into the support of slavery by the majority of whites in the southern US, who weren't slaveholders, because, as you point out, they held onto the hope that they would one day have their own plantation, and the slaves that came with it.
We will have A.I. making most of our decisions for us, and we will love it that way. It is just a matter of time.
I agree completely, not because I enjoy the prospect or am some kind of Kurzweilian utopiast, but because it isn't that hard to see where things are going.
People are now so beholden to their phones, that it isn't a stretch to see, perhaps 20-30 years from now, an AI "taking control", benevolent or not.
A convergence of situations will give rise to AI as the only way for mankind to deal with the complexities of this modern world. once unemployment hits a certain threshold, say 25%, and the issues of how to deal with millions of formerly employed people hit us head on, the road to AI control gets closer. Self Driving cars? Self flying planes? Self steering ships? Automated stock trades? Robotic/autonomous security/police/military drones/robots/AIs? Automated/robotic food production/supply/distribution? IoT mesh awareness that feeds every word, thought and deed of every person alive into vast databases where small teams of humans assist the AI in making decisions that affect the entire planet.
As you say, it is only a matter of time
Will we love it that way?
That is an entirely different subject.
Warriors needed for Sector Wars.
Play Astro Blaster!
It's sort of like the West Coast Wall Street: too many overpaid assholes doing stuff of no useful value to human civilization.
Spot on and Bravo!
And while we are at it, why is anybody migrating to Windows 7, a system that is already EOLed? Surely by now migration to Windows 10 would be indicated.
You're right.
You don't work in IT.
We just run XP vms to support the few apps that have to run on XP.
From my standpoint the earth is here to be consumed as we see fit
So when you make a statement like that, it really matters not what kind of language or semantics one would use, as you have already made up your mind about it.
You know who I don't trust?
Those who say things like "the earth is here to be consumed as we see fit", because, obviously that just smacks of a bronze/iron age monotheistic world view that has no place in the 21st century.
Nope. Rise in per-person economics leads to greater use of resources.
Yep.
I was waiting for someone to point this out.
It's amazing how 20 years ago everyone looked down on anyone who sat at a computer on bulletin board systems all the time. Now everyone's doing it, it's OK. F*cking hypocrites.
You got that right.
Until "apps", the iPhone and FB all took off around 2007-2010, thats how it was.
Then when everyone could walk around all the time looking at their phone and mindlessly scrolling through FB posts, it was all ok.
Whats funny about that line of reasoning is that my teen and twenty something relatives have mostly stopped using FB and use other social apps.
Once it becomes Illegal to disconnect your neural implant from the 'Net' you will have no choice but to view endless ads 24 hrs a day, awake and asleep. The day is coming.
And we though the survivalists were preparing to escape people with guns... no it's to avoid the mandatory ads, ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court decision of 2022 under the individual mandate...
You're probably much closer to the truth than you realize.
Yep, You nailed it.
FB is all about control.
And the truth is, the laziness factor(aka "convenience") is really the main reason people do it, and if you look at human behavior, it's not surprising.
I find that if I delve into the right insults I can get them swearing, insulting and threatening.
Just tell them you always get better curry at the Pakistani restaurants.
If you are basing your decision on which cloud platform to use on that criteria(pricing and "bill clarity"), then maybe MS has the edge(puns!), but I think AWS is the better choice.
I've always wanted to learn German. I didn't know I could learn it through gene modification technology.
Well, when they cross Homo Sapiens and the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates they will speak Pig Latin.
We have tried both Azure and AWS, with the same web app running on them at the same time.
We tried several different versions of our web app, and using both a vm in their cloud and their "app services".
MS had a more intuitive and easier to use interface, easier to do inital setup.
AWS interface has a much higher learning curve, with more spots to get hung up on.
But AWS was more reliable and seemed to have less issues.
Regarding support, MS was atrocious(but you already knew that).
AWS broke something on their back end, then didn't fix it, then they did fix it when we "alerted" them to the issue.
I'm not a fan of either company but I would say AWS is the better way to go here.
Just like with their foothold in the enterprise for Office 365 via existing customer base using Active Directory and Exchange, I assume many of their Azure customers they got the same way, whereas AWS didn't have that advantage.
We used to plan.
Ahhh yes... Planning.
I remember it well, as it was an absolute must have skill when coordinating any type of event which included more than one person.
Yes, planning where to go, how to get their, describing routes, where the gas stations were, when to show up, where to park, what to watch out for, etc, etc.
Now, with texting, there is an avalanche of mostly useless inquiries in a group text format that goes on and on and on and on...
People asking questions in the group text that they could find the answer to on their phone.
When anecdotal evidence points to people getting dumbed down by their phones, I agree with it.