Azalin

I don't believe I've referenced any articles. What I'm beginning to see, at least as far as this thread is concerned, is frustration aimed at telecom & ISPs over availability (or lack thereof) of premium services in all areas. If that is indeed the case, then as I've already said, NN will do nothing to fix that.

I've had no issue with anything you've posted in this thread except the assertion that maintaining net neutrality will remedy any of the complaints you've made. What will solve your issues is improved technology and broader deployment, not government control of web content. The biggest problem with the entire issue is that it's been politicized. Technology isn't a right vs left issue, but the freedom to have an independent internet is something both sides should want.

Boy, how different things could be if we tied legislators' compensation to performance....

My mistake. You described your residence further up the page as being in the side of a mountain, so I naturally assumed a setting other than cities or beaches. Oh, 5G is really going to rile a few people around here.

You live out in the middle of nowhere and expect Net Neutrality to help you attain greater choices in ISPs? Really? Not trying to be funny, that was a sincere question. I'm genuinely surprised you live in New Jersey and can't get decent high speed access there. Your solution probably won't come in the form of fiber optics, but rather in wireless.

Verizon doesn't offer FIOS there yet? If not, it's coming. So is Google Fiber, and eventually more. Nothing in the Net Neutrality controls that were reversed were going to do anything to remedy the lack of availability of high speed internet access, and reinstating them will not do so either.

When Ma Bell was broken down in 1982, they were not divided into competing entities. What was left after the divestiture were seven regional "Baby Bells" AKA "RBOCs" (Regional Bell Operating Company) that served different territories (for example Bell South, Ameritech, Southwestern Bell, etc) that handled all the local telecom traffic, AT&T became a separate entity that only handled long distance, with the new MCI as AT&T's sole competitor until Sprint came along. Outside of the still very young cellular service, there was no local competition that I recall until the telecommunication act of 1996 was signed into law. That forced the RBOCs to open a portion of their facilities to prospective competitors, where they could install transport equipment of their own. The bill also forced the baby Bells to sell dial tone from their own networks to competitors at a rate that allowed them to pass it along to customers for less. The point here is that it wasn't the breakup of AT&T that led to competition in local markets. I know you said that Comcast is your ISP, but do you not have a local telephone company where you live?

Same here on both counts.

Look no further than this very thread: And this article in particular is good:

And it's a more responsible use of hemp, too.

If people were too stoned to remember to do their other drugs, then sure.

Well, as I'm sure you already understand well enough, what they're actually doing is "weaponizing" sexual harassment claims, and that's going to spell an awful lot of trouble for a lot of innocent people. But of course if it brings "just one abuser to justice", then I imagine they'll be okay with it. At least until it's used on them.

A University woman obviously speaking from the shelter of her safe space, deep beneath the center for Women's Studies at the Susan B Anthony University for Feminist Warriors and General Emasculation.

It's only going to get worse until it finally sinks in that this sort of thing happens in all professions, in all walks of American life. One day people will realize that it's not just politicians, priests, and teachers, that there are sexual predators everywhere, and that it will become easier for people to fabricate accusations that can ruin just about anyone's life.

I don't know about the Arabs, but the price of gasoline always increases around May before the beginning of the summer vacationing season in anticipation of higher demand. Hurricane Harvey came along in August and hammered the Texas coast, further impacting prices. While on my lunch break earlier, I drove by a gas station that had regular unleaded for $2.09, so it's pretty much back to normal around here. It's funny how he even manages to sound like a blowhard with a post like that one.

Polls regarding Trump's popularity haven't been accurate, ever. Congress's approval rating is currently a dismal 13%. You can buy into the numbers if you wish, but DR is right.

I always thought of you as being more like Eb, but you're still family to me.

I don't think there's much doubt that the better man won, but can Jones hold the seat beyond 2020 in such a conservative state without essentially toeing the republican party - or at least the conservative - line?

But that's just it - he's not failing. All he's trying to do is get you guys to respond. It doesn't matter how stupid it sounds, he'll say it if he thinks someone will react. No disrespect meant to any of you, but you guys are just entertaining him.

I was thinking "I don't want his mother to see him like this" was a good one, too.

Good grief.

I read a short article the other day where Sir Patrick said he'd love to reprise Picard if Tarantino was directing. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but I couldn't possibly hate it any more than I do the other new Star Trek retreads.

If I'd been both alive and dead at the same time, I'd be moving pretty fast once that box was opened too.

What?! Next you're going to tell me that Schrodinger never owned a cat....