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Net Neutrality FCC Vote
Wow, yeah.
Just extremely ironic to me that we're living in the age of "free market" rhetoric, yet this decision will provoke the very antithesis. Sure, perhaps Ebay and Amazon will be lumped together, but the countless small sites and companies that rely on internet commerce will be swept aside by default. I simply don't see any reasonable way to distribute various commerce websites, unless the connection speeds for them is neutralized. The ISPs will be the only ones who benefit here, the majority of internet users will suffer.
Can this decision be legally challenged or delayed via the court system?
Just extremely ironic to me that we're living in the age of "free market" rhetoric, yet this decision will provoke the very antithesis. Sure, perhaps Ebay and Amazon will be lumped together, but the countless small sites and companies that rely on internet commerce will be swept aside by default. I simply don't see any reasonable way to distribute various commerce websites, unless the connection speeds for them is neutralized. The ISPs will be the only ones who benefit here, the majority of internet users will suffer.
Can this decision be legally challenged or delayed via the court system?
Net Neutrality FCC Vote
author=GreatRedSpiritRIP our last portal to information freedom ;__;
Surprising nobody the FCC just voted to end net neutrality. New York's attorney general will be suing the FCC in response. Statement on twitter here. Hopefully this and any other lawsuits can keep NN alive until 2021 when the FCC leadership changes (assuming Republicans lose the presidential election).
Can someone with a better understanding of the technical aspects lay this out for me/us? How would this effect a site like RMN (or smaller web entities in general?) How can they arbitrarily "group" websites together when there are literally millions upon millions of them? Will it be the connection speed that's effected, or the person's actual access to the URL's?
None of this is remotely transparent.
Full game download is now out!!
Congrats buddy! I know this has been a long time coming for you, and I couldn't be happier it's finally put out there for everyone to enjoy. Considering the huge size of this game, this is a wonderful accomplishment. ^-^
Changing my username
author=Jarbeatauthor=MarrendI did, but I don't know if he read it xP.
I believe you PM kentona to change your username.
I guess I'm kinda impatient xo
He took 3 weeks to change mine, don't take it personally. XD
Anyone here invest in Bitcoin? XD I splurged a few weeks ago and made a nice profit so far. But I'm having my doubts about the long-term.
author=Housekeeping
The thing that irks me about Bitcoin is the idea that some basement-dwelling neet who mined Bitcoins early might become rich from doing essentially nothing, so I can never support it.
True. But on the other hand, there's a certain poetic justice about a random smuck benefiting from it, versus the usual Wall Street crooks who have exploited our financial system for decades.
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Anyone here invest in Bitcoin? XD I splurged a few weeks ago and made a nice profit so far. But I'm having my doubts about the long-term.
author=InfectionFiles
IF being a big maybe. IF it hits 20k. Y'all just be careful. I think the whole thing is a scam with only those at the top benefiting.
At this point, considering the trends, I think it's almost a mathematical certainty. The bigger question is if it has an existence beyond that. XD
Anyone here invest in Bitcoin? XD I splurged a few weeks ago and made a nice profit so far. But I'm having my doubts about the long-term.
author=GreatRedSpiritYeah, that was exactly my mindset.
Cryptocurrencies are a waste in every sense of the word. If you can make money (real money / realized gains) then nice but don't get suckered into them.
I only invested a few hundred dollars initially, that I didn't mind losing if things went sour. I've "cashed out" the interest I've made in the following weeks, keeping a small investment and watching the cycle continue. But I don't see that trend lasting indefinitely, at least not when the major stock exchanges introduce Futures and more legitimate trades of Bitcoin.
I'll leave aside the morality/utility of it, because I'm sort of indifferent about it. XD I'm not sure if I ever see it stabilizing as a currency.
I feel sorry for people who find SNL and The Big Bang Theory funny. They aren't comedies.
Isn't there a Big Bang Theory spinoff coming out this year? Lol..
Tbh, I wish I was the sort of person who found BBT (or similar shows) legitimately funny...because I'd probably enjoy most mainstream entertainment a whole lot more. Most people just have bad taste.
Maybe "LOL VIDEO GAMES" was funny 10 years ago, or whenever the show aired, or maybe it was always bad. It's hard to tell. XD
Tbh, I wish I was the sort of person who found BBT (or similar shows) legitimately funny...because I'd probably enjoy most mainstream entertainment a whole lot more. Most people just have bad taste.
Maybe "LOL VIDEO GAMES" was funny 10 years ago, or whenever the show aired, or maybe it was always bad. It's hard to tell. XD













