This chaps my damn biscuits. FCC repeals 'Net Neutrality'

[Darth]

It's not that. Do you know how much we've learned here on this very forum about politics that people take the time to comb over from various independent news outlets? Before the internet, I was a sheep like everyone else. I thought guns were bad. I thought buckshot lifted a man off his feet. I thought a .38 Special was weak along with a 9mm. I thought AR's were assault weapons. I thought everything the newspapers and CBS news fed to me was correct.

Why do we all have to suffer for your stupidity?

 

[Marine Cpl]

so your basic argument is, without the internet your world is going to end? Yes, the internet is great for news and 411. but will your life be ruined by NOT having it?

I can go to extreme nonsense scenarios too you know.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Why do we all have to suffer for your stupidity?

You suffered too. And still do. You think a .380 from Buffalo Bore is better because it's plus P.

 

[Darth]

I can go to extreme nonsense scenarios too you know.

BS, you'd never do th...

Do you want private hospitals to not be regulated into taking certain patients into their emergency rooms for basic life saving first aid? What about ambulances?

Years ago Hatzolah under the 911 system responded to a vehicle crash and only provided first aid to the Jewish drivers while leaving the occupants of the other car with no first aid. Is that okay?

 

[Marine Cpl]

BS, you'd never do th...

What's your point? What's nonsense about hatzolah?

 

[Darth]

You suffered too. And still do. You think a .380 from Buffalo Bore is better because it's plus P.

But what I didn't do is then whine that the world, specifically private businesses, owes me the use of their services.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Darth. I can't with you. You are all over the place and post clever words and phrases that have nothing to do with the quote that you are quoting.

Are you even reading the quotes that you are answering to?

I feel like I'm responding to someone that only reads half of what being said. At least with Nirvanafan we are staying on topic and talking about specific points.

 

[nortatoga]

 

[Darth]

Darth. I can't with you. You are all over the place and post clever words and phrases that have nothing to do with the quote that you are quoting.

Are you even reading the quotes that you are answering to?

I feel like I'm responding to someone that only reads half of what being said. At least with Nirvanafan we are staying on topic and talking about specific points.

My bad, could you please post the words from the quoted post that I left out?

If what I quoted was what you said one might think you were tap dancing around.

 

[Darth]

Nailed it, just like Milo did.

 

[Marine Cpl]

My bad, could you please post the words from the quoted post that I left out?

If what I quoted was what you said one might think you were tap dancing around.

This is what you get in subsequent replies from now on on this thread when you quote me.

 

[Darth]

This is what you get in subsequent replies from now on on this thread when you quote me.

You seem to understand me just fine on topics we agree on, but when we don't and you can't back up your stance as usual, you hold the paper op to the hand set and crinkle it.

"Sorry...going through a tunnel...can't hear you...bad connection."

 

[Marine Cpl]

 

[Darth]

Perfect timing.

URGENT - Net Neutrality Under Attack - Action Needed

 

[nortatoga]

 

[NirvanaFan]

p.s. I think I'll go look into a new CB radio, they can't regulate that

I'm an idiot. I saw cb and thought ham for some reason.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Perfect timing.

URGENT - Net Neutrality Under Attack - Action Needed

 

[Darth]

 

[NirvanaFan]

What ISP is this from again?

Once again, ISPs have never done this before, even when they could have.

 

[Marine Cpl]

You seem to understand me just fine on topics we agree on, but when we don't and you can't back up your stance as usual, you hold the paper op to the hand set and crinkle it.

"Sorry...going through a tunnel...can't hear you...bad connection."

 

[Marine Cpl]

What ISP is this from again?

Once again, ISPs have never done this before, even when they could have.

I just googled it. I don't know. I believe it's a what could happen.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I just googled it. I don't know. I believe it's a what could happen.

And I believe that unicorn farts smell like fresh brownies.

Neither of these things have ever happened and we don't know that they would be true.

 

[Darth]

You know what also could happen? The free market could regulate it like they've done this whole time.

 

[Marine Cpl]

And I believe that unicorn farts smell like fresh brownies.

Neither of these things have ever happened and we don't know that they would be true.

Just FYI before modern Net Neutrality, these problems all arose:

2005 – North Carolina ISP Madison River Communications blocked VoIP service Vonage.
2005 – Comcast blocked or severely delayed traffic using the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol. (The company even had the guts to deny this for months until evidence was presented by the Associated Press.)
2007 – AT&T censored Pearl Jam because lead singer criticized President Bush.
2007 to 2009 – AT&T forced Apple to block Skype because it didn’t like the competition. At the time, the carrier had exclusive rights to sell the iPhone and even then the net neutrality advocates were pushing the government to protect online consumers, over 5 years before these rules were actually passed.
2009 – Google Voice app faced similar issues from ISPs, including AT&T on iPhone.
2010 – Windstream Communications, a DSL provider, started hijacking search results made using Google toolbar. It consistently redirected users to Windstream’s own search engine and results.
2011 – MetroPCS, one of the top-five wireless carriers at the time, announced plans to block streaming services over its 4G network from everyone except YouTube.
2011 to 2013 – AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon blocked Google Wallet in favor of Isis, a mobile payment system in which all three had shares. Verizon even asked Google to not include its payment app in its Nexus devices.
2012 – AT&T blocked FaceTime; again because the company didn’t like the competition.
2012 – Verizon started blocking people from using tethering apps on their phones that enabled consumers to avoid the company’s $20 tethering fee.
2014 – AT&T announced a new “sponsored data” scheme, offering content creators a way to buy their way around the data caps that AT&T imposes on its subscribers.
2014 – Netflix started paying Verizon and Comcast to “improve streaming service for consumers.”
2014 – T-Mobile was accused of using data caps to manipulate online competition.

 

[NirvanaFan]

And the market or targeted government took care of those issues. All of them were before NN.

 

[Darth]

Not only is he still right and none of what you said ever happened, but I also addressed Dayten's post.

Specifically how the free marked handled things just fine.

 

[Marine Cpl]

And the market or targeted government took care of those issues. All of them were before NN.

The govt did. Those companies are still in business.

 

[Darth]

The govt did. Those companies are still in business.

The government most certainly did NOT.

Like I said the first time I responded to that post, look at the AT&T FaceTime one.

 

[Marine Cpl]

The government most certainly did NOT.

Like I said the first time I responded to that post, look at the AT&T FaceTime one.

 

[Darth]