Bartles - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Enjoy Your New Internet Taxes (Score 1) 157

by Bartles on Monday April 06, 2015 @04:52PM (#49417577) Attached to: Why Is the Internet Association Rewarding a Pro-NSA Net-Neutrality Opponent?

Yeah, take a look at how the Western Electric telephone morphed and advanced over those 5 decades. At one point It went from a dial to buttons. Now look at how far cell phones have advanced in one decade and continue to stand by your statement.

Comment Re: Invisible hand (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Thursday March 26, 2015 @05:58PM (#49349895) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

2/3rd of the House, Senate, and the States have to agree. Not going to happen. On the other hand, who cares about the Constitution any more?

Comment Re: Invisible hand (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Thursday March 26, 2015 @01:43PM (#49347201) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

Ding Ding. This guy gets it. Regulations and powerful government is what gives companies the ability to buy influence, and provides the opportunity for graft.

Comment Re: Invisible hand (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Thursday March 26, 2015 @01:41PM (#49347181) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

No, I see a bunch of heavily regulated companies in heavily regulated markets. It's no surprise that we have monopolies and near monopolies.

Comment Re:homeowner fail (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @11:52PM (#49342027) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

He can't set himself up as a reseller. There's no way in hell a small reseller could survive under Title II regulations, exactly as designed and intended.

Comment Re: Invisible hand (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @11:48PM (#49342009) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

Where was this "Free Market" you speak of?

Comment Re: Invisible hand (Score 1) 536

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @11:45PM (#49341991) Attached to: Comcast's Incompetence, Lack of Broadband May Force Developer To Sell Home

Why should they? Franchise agreements guarantee them a reliable customer base. They feel no pressure to compete or provide better service to their customers.

Comment Re:Alamo Broadband's complaint (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @07:13PM (#49340353) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

I don't think you protested rule by majority when Democrats were in power. Your statement is just a bunch of partisan BS. Democrats have set the precedent, Republicans will now continue it.

Comment Re:Alamo Broadband's complaint (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @07:11PM (#49340341) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

No they can't. Harry Reid's legacy and precedent is that the rules of the Senate can be changed with a simple majority vote. If he can partially revoke the filibuster rules, they can be completely revoked, and they should be.

Comment Re:Alamo Broadband's complaint (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @07:09PM (#49340333) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

No, they have the FCC to blame. That is reality. The FCC decided on a scorched earth policy to enact net neutrality rules that the courts decided were outside their authority.

Comment Re:Do It, it worked in AZ (Score 1) 886

by Bartles on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @05:49PM (#49339731) Attached to: Gen Con Threatens To Leave Indianapolis Over Religious Freedom Bill

Shooting anyone is illegal. Hating someone is not.

Comment Re:Randian Dumbfuckery (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @06:37PM (#49331635) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

Of course all that is true. But this time it will be different, just you wait and see.

Comment Re:Alamo Broadband's complaint (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @06:35PM (#49331615) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

The legislature may not pass a law that you like, but they can certainly pass any law they like right now. It's the Executive branch that is the obstacle.

Comment Re:Randian Dumbfuckery (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @12:19AM (#49325215) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

Not my ISP.

Comment Re:Alamo Broadband's complaint (Score 1) 318

by Bartles on Monday March 23, 2015 @11:54PM (#49325151) Attached to: First Lawsuits Challenging FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Arrive

They don't present their argument at this stage.

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