It would also be the end of the two party systems.

But even in places like Finland and Sweden where population density is very low cables are underground.

What I observe in N-America is a reluctance to put them away, maybe because zoning laws haven't caught up with modern times?

For all purpose, the majority of Americans, even in rural areas, live in clusters that could easily use buried cables, or do you run your water, gas and sewage on poles too?

It is just as bad as any tiered internet.

Just suppose only CNN could afford to offer a Zero-cap and Fox News couldn't find a sponsor for the same, so much humour would be lost on these poor conservatives with a cap!

I am convinced that Internet should be treated as a utility similar to roads, you pay for the infrastructure and there can be a % charge on your data use but all are treated equal.

Because what this Chief dipshit saw was totally wrong. And even our favourite blogger noticed it.

Have a look see in developed nations.

I run Firefox the whole day, the last weeks with some 30 tabs open and there are no crashing or memory problems.

Because I try to extend the battery life of my laptop I'm right now running powertop and adding up the power use of a couple of Chrome tabs easily overtakes Firefox.

Don't compare the time-scale of the industrial revolution to the next version of Firefox.

But there is also something called freedom of information, that one is part of the Dutch legal system and I cherish it.

Not that I in any manner want to say The Netherlands has a perfect record on either, like Adolf Hitler's work Mein Kampf is still forbidden...

1. Have computers.
2. Post on Slashdot.

See, around my ways we have net neutrality enshrined in law and anything else would be seen as not just more regulation but as regulation.

Net neutrality is by design the epitome of no regulation.

Besides, that same nerd would be damned to run a single distro, he'd always have a (couple of ) fall-back systems.

We both have an excellent quality of life, food and housing, it's just that in the EU we've never gone into the US suburbia thing, nor see the need to drive around in a truck when a small Korean car will do nicely.