We're not going to do that, and we never will. Nobody would stand for it, and it would cause much more problems than it would be worth. However, we could increase the cost of doing business as usual, while giving incentives for retrofitting or remodeling existing plants, such that they can be made more efficient without putting thousands out of work.
Did it mention what happened to their standard of living? Or their costs of living? If you suddenly make double what you were making yesterday, but then everything else doubles in price, you're not really better off, are you?
I think its more in the interests of the person seeking advice, that they get the best advice possible. An anonymous person on a bulletin board may be able to muse about a general situation or point someone in the right direction, but without having looked at the specifics of a situation, can't really offer specific advice.
And how did that "privately owned physical property" get the right to be laid on my property? I tell you what; if an ISP wishes to violate Net Neutrality as they please, they can, so long as they actually have to work out right of way agreements with everyone who's property their lines runs through.
Having stuff that's actually worth a damn? What good is having the "choice" of a Microsoft Tablet if its a POS that nobody wants? That's not going to pressure anyone to lower prices. However, MS coming out with their Office software on the iPad would pressure the makers of every other office suite on there to innovate and lower prices on their software.
Seriously. I mean, with all the stuff that MSFT copies from Apple, why wouldn't this be one of them? An iPad competitor needs to have an OS and app catalog built from the ground up to support a primarily touch interface. Windows 7 is not that. Zune/WinPhone 7 could be.
Not really. If you look at most other mobile devices (Blackberries, Symbian devices, WinMo devices, dumbphones), and look at the distribution channels available, they are even less attractive to develop for than the iOS devices. Most of the apps were either sold by the developer themselves, in which case they had to pay for CC processing, hosting, bandwidth, etc. Or they were sold through 3rd party websites like Handango. In which case those guys would easily take 50% or more of your revenue.
It was also designed with a keyboard and mouse in mind. As in, it can use a touchscreen, but if you don't have a keyboard/mouse combo, your usefulness is going to be limited. Even more so if you try to use any Windows software for the thing, because 99% of Win32 software was not designed with a primarily touch interface in mind.
24 hours might be a little long. However, something like 5 minutes would be perfect. The interval is low enough that most average traders wouldn't notice it, and it still is long enough that most HFT would be severely limited.
That would be great. However, you forget that there are far bigger barriers to entry in the ISP game than government regulation, which had actually struck down most monopoly agreements in the country anyway. So while I would be 100% in favor of ending the rest of them, its not going to fix things by itself. What about the areas that can only support 1 ISP? Should they be forced to just bend over and take what their sole ISP decides? Do they not have the right to a neutral net too? They have the right to neutral phone service.
He's not saying that douchebags like Beck not be able to spew their shit. He's saying that there should be a constant disclaimer on the screen saying that his show IS NOT NEWS, AND HAS HAD NO FACT CHECKING TO ITS VALIDITY.
No. Glenn Beck should not have the right to outright lie on TV and call it "News." If Fox News want's to be called a News Network, they should be required to validate the truth of everything said on their network. Unfortunately, that opens another can of worms as to how one would make sure they are doing that.
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At least the one party system doesn't have to bicker with another party to get its goals accomplished.
And they can implement the civic Slavery for a turn to make building faster.
We're not going to do that, and we never will. Nobody would stand for it, and it would cause much more problems than it would be worth. However, we could increase the cost of doing business as usual, while giving incentives for retrofitting or remodeling existing plants, such that they can be made more efficient without putting thousands out of work.
Because having a pair of stuffed bear arms on the wall of your den/man cave is bad ass, and the Founding Fathers realized this.
They're not being repealed, just being allowed to expire. Big difference.
Except, along with that, their currency is pegged to ours. Crashing ours means that theirs comes tumbling down after.
Why the fuck is he putting lead in cookware? Or anything consumer oriented?
Did it mention what happened to their standard of living? Or their costs of living? If you suddenly make double what you were making yesterday, but then everything else doubles in price, you're not really better off, are you?
I think its more in the interests of the person seeking advice, that they get the best advice possible. An anonymous person on a bulletin board may be able to muse about a general situation or point someone in the right direction, but without having looked at the specifics of a situation, can't really offer specific advice.
No, but in cases of government regulation, the people in charge are more accountable to the public.
How about they actually deliver what they promised for once? Then we can talk about whether or not I'm "paying for what I want to use."
Most CC fees are both a % of the purchase price, and a flat rate fee.
Wait, so the guy arguing for Net Neutrality, and against the ISP's ability to do what they want with your connection is the Corporatist?
And how did that "privately owned physical property" get the right to be laid on my property? I tell you what; if an ISP wishes to violate Net Neutrality as they please, they can, so long as they actually have to work out right of way agreements with everyone who's property their lines runs through.
What could be better than having the choice?
Having stuff that's actually worth a damn? What good is having the "choice" of a Microsoft Tablet if its a POS that nobody wants? That's not going to pressure anyone to lower prices. However, MS coming out with their Office software on the iPad would pressure the makers of every other office suite on there to innovate and lower prices on their software.
Seriously. I mean, with all the stuff that MSFT copies from Apple, why wouldn't this be one of them? An iPad competitor needs to have an OS and app catalog built from the ground up to support a primarily touch interface. Windows 7 is not that. Zune/WinPhone 7 could be.
Not really. If you look at most other mobile devices (Blackberries, Symbian devices, WinMo devices, dumbphones), and look at the distribution channels available, they are even less attractive to develop for than the iOS devices. Most of the apps were either sold by the developer themselves, in which case they had to pay for CC processing, hosting, bandwidth, etc. Or they were sold through 3rd party websites like Handango. In which case those guys would easily take 50% or more of your revenue.
It was also designed with a keyboard and mouse in mind. As in, it can use a touchscreen, but if you don't have a keyboard/mouse combo, your usefulness is going to be limited. Even more so if you try to use any Windows software for the thing, because 99% of Win32 software was not designed with a primarily touch interface in mind.
24 hours might be a little long. However, something like 5 minutes would be perfect. The interval is low enough that most average traders wouldn't notice it, and it still is long enough that most HFT would be severely limited.
I know, right? Just think of what BP could have done if they didn't even have to pretend to adhere to oil rig regulations.
That would be great. However, you forget that there are far bigger barriers to entry in the ISP game than government regulation, which had actually struck down most monopoly agreements in the country anyway. So while I would be 100% in favor of ending the rest of them, its not going to fix things by itself. What about the areas that can only support 1 ISP? Should they be forced to just bend over and take what their sole ISP decides? Do they not have the right to a neutral net too? They have the right to neutral phone service.
The Democrats since the 1930s have been the polar opposite of what today's modern Libertarian party represents.
That may be true, but there is no way in hell that the Libertarian party is centrist.
He's not saying that douchebags like Beck not be able to spew their shit. He's saying that there should be a constant disclaimer on the screen saying that his show IS NOT NEWS, AND HAS HAD NO FACT CHECKING TO ITS VALIDITY.
No. Glenn Beck should not have the right to outright lie on TV and call it "News." If Fox News want's to be called a News Network, they should be required to validate the truth of everything said on their network. Unfortunately, that opens another can of worms as to how one would make sure they are doing that.
And I'm amazed at your pure, child-like faith in the "Invisible Hand of the Free Market".