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Comment Re:Just Askin' (Score 1) 367

The important part to take away from Democracy is that every person is automatically a participant. Just as we tempered raw democracy with Republic ideals, so too have we amended the laws since the 30s to account for changing tech. The point remains, these arent archaic, outdated laws. Common carrier principals are pretty sound considering we spent almost a century refining it.

Comment Re:Neat, where's HL3? (Score 1) 52

Not everyone can snake HDMI. An HDMI cable can EASILY cost more than $50 for certain runs, even from monoprice. Further, splitting HDMI to multiple monitors is a giant hassle sometimes. $50 for a custom remote HDMI system is DAMN impressive. This is WAY cheaper then i thought it would be. You arent seeing outside of your tiny box.

Comment Re:Neat, where's HL3? (Score 1) 52

No, hardware vendors are selling machines, not Valve. Or you can make your own. This is what im talking about, the Steam Box is an IDEA, not a singular machine or design. Its a way of using what you have to make your own, or buy a fully formed dedicated box. Its an alternative and wont fit into any one pre-existing container currently on the market. Its a console built from the ground up organically, not empirically from the top down. I have a good/better/best Steam Machine setup since the concept was first announced in 2012. Its not a box, its a way to dedicate hardware to play games.

Comment Re:Neat, where's HL3? (Score 4, Interesting) 52

I wish people understood how cheaply Valve is doing all this. They are building a gravity well, a potential, not a single machine. Sony and MS spent orders of magnitude more money to get where Valve is in the console process. WE are seeing a console built from the ground up, using what we have lying around. MS spent more money on their controller than Valve has spent on the entire SteamOS project.

Comment Re:Ah, come one, don't we trust the Feds? (Score 1) 90

The problem with this argument is the law didnt stand still since its inception. It has been amended and ruled on to handle modern issues. your argument is not honest. Point out SPECIFIC archaic rules that you object to. Last i checked POTS works damn well and has for a century so you are going to need compelling evidence.

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