I know I'm safer using Waze r Google Maps then how I drove before (printing out directions and trying to read them while driving and before that using an Atlas.)
I use them for * better customer service * one of the first non-prepaid carriers to do away with contracts * has a better track record with unlocked phones * signal is better and faster in my area of San Antonio (though less than when I was with Sprint when I leave San Antonio)
Well, then maybe you should settle if you think you're about to lose? And if you get sued and win the case, why should you have to bear the costs for being the right?
That's nice that you assume winning = being right.
Alternatively, that benefits large companies who can when through sheer will and money and add another burden to the loser as well as letting the company recoup its costs
We get politicians who want "small government", unless it involves regulations on your genitals, which they seem inordinately fond of passing.
Democrats are the ones that keep changing the laws or bringing up these issues. The people you are complaining about are just reacting to that. They are only creating new regulations in response to the new regulations that Obama just created or the ones he just destroyed.
People passing laws based on their religious beliefs and then getting a case of chapped ass if anyone dares compare it to Sharia law.
This just shows how ignorant you are of the world. Countries with Sharia law murder those with different sexual orientations or other crimes against morality. And usually murdering those people in the most painful, inhumane way possible.
But why do you think they should pay living wages to run a check out counter? You are quickly costing families out of a job.
I know several families where 2 people work and make a livable wage. Raising those wages will cut at least one of them out of a job and destroy that family's income.
I get 550 miles to my tank for my Camry hybrid. And when I need to refuel, I don't have to wait 23 minutes (or whatever) to fill up.
I agree that it's not very complicated - other than making sure where you go on vacation has the infrastructure - but it's pretty inconvenient for a car you are already paying more for.
I have a 6yo laptop (Dell, not Samsung) that is on the "Windows 10 not supported" list for Dell and Win10 works just fine. Bash them all you want, but MS does a decent job of supporting really old hardware......in spite of the manufacturers not updating their drivers.
Is that a testament to MS or Dell's drivers? Seems when the drivers work, people congrat MS and when they don't, the blame the manufacturer.
I really hate the government. They destroy anyone small while propping up big corporations and still the people think that our administration is there for the little guy.
I just drove 175 miles on interstate highway and bridges this week, and it was miserable:
Then you should have taken the private roads instead.
Oh, I'm sorry, the private roads don't exist.
That's an option? And no zoning or environmental requirements either? They can create roads going through neighbors and next to freeways?
The road system is about as corrupt as you can get. The construction companies get the gig based on nepotism, bribery, and pretty much anything else non-quality related. Where I live they have been working on the same roads for years. They tear up one lane and leave the other one open. Then they close the open one in favor of the new one. Then they close that one and rebuild the original again.
Government monopolies can be much worse than corporate monopolies - especially because no one will ever have successful traction ever breaking up a government program (except NASA - but that's more due to NASA being used for other things now.)
Nice idea in principle, but there will be lots of political bickering - with that much government involvement you can bet more than a few congresspeople will want to show their pro-family credentials by mandating anti-pornography filtering on any government-funded network.
And the other side of that coin will be giving free internet for people who can't/won't afford it, subsidize it for pro-eco and non-profit companies, and any like minded people.. Hell, the government would probably annually lose money on this.
As long the providers don't get the money until after the project is completed. Have it held in escrow, even. If they say they need the money for the build-out costs, I'm sure there are more than a couple banks that would make a loan on a business expansion where the repayment is guaranteed by the federal government.
Then we will be back to bailing out banks for bad loans.
I do not want the feds owning the lines but this should at least go to states to build out their infrastructure and allow private ISPs to use and compete on. The major telcos and cable companies have proven that they cannot be trusted with rolling this out themselves. Kentucky is already doing something similar.
I'm curious.. what services would the private ISPs be able to offer if the city/state owned it? I get on the cable side they can all try to compete for different channel packages, but for internet, all you need is one local small company to sell plans with almost no overhead cost and then sell unlimitted plans for a very small profit.
Not judging either way, I am just trying to understand what a private ISP would do if the city/state has already done all the work.
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Glad they are picking the better side.
Easy to say that if you do most of your research using Google.
To see the bias in an easy visible way, just look at the candidate photos they use for Hillary vs Trump on the primary results page.
And then click on the candidates and see the 3 pics they have on the side to represent
Hillary
https://www.google.com/search?...
Trump
https://www.google.com/search?...
I know I'm safer using Waze r Google Maps then how I drove before (printing out directions and trying to read them while driving and before that using an Atlas.)
I use them for
* better customer service
* one of the first non-prepaid carriers to do away with contracts
* has a better track record with unlocked phones
* signal is better and faster in my area of San Antonio (though less than when I was with Sprint when I leave San Antonio)
add another burden to the loser
Well, then maybe you should settle if you think you're about to lose? And if you get sued and win the case, why should you have to bear the costs for being the right?
That's nice that you assume winning = being right.
Alternatively, that benefits large companies who can when through sheer will and money and add another burden to the loser as well as letting the company recoup its costs
As someone who has half of his retirement funds with them, I say go to hell with your simplistic view that things like this only effect rich people.
When was that time?
We get politicians who want "small government", unless it involves regulations on your genitals, which they seem inordinately fond of passing.
Democrats are the ones that keep changing the laws or bringing up these issues. The people you are complaining about are just reacting to that. They are only creating new regulations in response to the new regulations that Obama just created or the ones he just destroyed.
People passing laws based on their religious beliefs and then getting a case of chapped ass if anyone dares compare it to Sharia law.
This just shows how ignorant you are of the world. Countries with Sharia law murder those with different sexual orientations or other crimes against morality. And usually murdering those people in the most painful, inhumane way possible.
But why do you think they should pay living wages to run a check out counter? You are quickly costing families out of a job.
I know several families where 2 people work and make a livable wage. Raising those wages will cut at least one of them out of a job and destroy that family's income.
Then the Telsa drivers would be complaining about how much of their life is wasted viewing advertising.
Like free wifi.
I get 550 miles to my tank for my Camry hybrid. And when I need to refuel, I don't have to wait 23 minutes (or whatever) to fill up.
I agree that it's not very complicated - other than making sure where you go on vacation has the infrastructure - but it's pretty inconvenient for a car you are already paying more for.
I know. Can you imagine how awkward it would be for your phone to start ringing to the tune of ducktales while robbing someone?
I have a 6yo laptop (Dell, not Samsung) that is on the "Windows 10 not supported" list for Dell and Win10 works just fine. Bash them all you want, but MS does a decent job of supporting really old hardware......in spite of the manufacturers not updating their drivers.
Is that a testament to MS or Dell's drivers? Seems when the drivers work, people congrat MS and when they don't, the blame the manufacturer.
Nah - we know octa because of the terrifying octopuses that plague our seas.
Thank you for this post - I switched to vaping a month and a half ago and haven't touched a cigarette since.
Hopefully they win this lawsuit.
On the side, do you know any good sites to buy off of? I found a good local store but it's about 40 minutes from where I live.
Mine too. In fact, anything above 4.3 tastes pretty awful.
So I should by as much e-juice as possible now?
I really hate the government. They destroy anyone small while propping up big corporations and still the people think that our administration is there for the little guy.
You think people are going to quit working on farms due to lack of internet?
Because program that's been around for 80 years has completed it's mandate and shut down, correct? Like all (no) government programs do.
Then you should have taken the private roads instead.
Oh, I'm sorry, the private roads don't exist.
That's an option? And no zoning or environmental requirements either? They can create roads going through neighbors and next to freeways?
The road system is about as corrupt as you can get. The construction companies get the gig based on nepotism, bribery, and pretty much anything else non-quality related. Where I live they have been working on the same roads for years. They tear up one lane and leave the other one open. Then they close the open one in favor of the new one. Then they close that one and rebuild the original again.
Government monopolies can be much worse than corporate monopolies - especially because no one will ever have successful traction ever breaking up a government program (except NASA - but that's more due to NASA being used for other things now.)
Nice idea in principle, but there will be lots of political bickering - with that much government involvement you can bet more than a few congresspeople will want to show their pro-family credentials by mandating anti-pornography filtering on any government-funded network.
And the other side of that coin will be giving free internet for people who can't/won't afford it, subsidize it for pro-eco and non-profit companies, and any like minded people.. Hell, the government would probably annually lose money on this.
As long the providers don't get the money until after the project is completed. Have it held in escrow, even.
If they say they need the money for the build-out costs, I'm sure there are more than a couple banks that would make a loan on a business expansion where the repayment is guaranteed by the federal government.
Then we will be back to bailing out banks for bad loans.
Wheel goes round and round.
I do not want the feds owning the lines but this should at least go to states to build out their infrastructure and allow private ISPs to use and compete on. The major telcos and cable companies have proven that they cannot be trusted with rolling this out themselves. Kentucky is already doing something similar.
I'm curious.. what services would the private ISPs be able to offer if the city/state owned it? I get on the cable side they can all try to compete for different channel packages, but for internet, all you need is one local small company to sell plans with almost no overhead cost and then sell unlimitted plans for a very small profit.
Not judging either way, I am just trying to understand what a private ISP would do if the city/state has already done all the work.
Sounds like you take allot of enjoyment browsing the web - or at least preparing to be able to browse the web.
Have you tried it without nicotine?
I'm down to 3