Helioshperes as well as our own Ionosphere (magnetic field) have shown that magnetism is a universal force to be reckoned with. Indeed gravity could be just a magnetic effect on an atomic scale. The more mass the more effect. Electrons pulsing in a atom synchronizing with identical atoms become a united energy. That's what holds things together. And what gravity is, basically. A united atomic force. Too simple? .

All that writing and you never covered the fact that no one will buyout a municipal ISP. Or "merge" and that's a BIG consideration. Why the negativity and 'speaking for us' Slashdotters??? I think a lot of these responses are from paid employees of the providers, Eh? And what are they so afraid of...it failing? No it might be what we actually need for balance. And this is not "health care" so why even try to scare people by mentioning it.

And let's not forget the INVESTORS.

So You're saying oil is cheap now??? You are blind to investor trading. Who is buying oil at $120 a barrel? We don't know because it's a 'privacy thing'. Or trade secret they say How convenient.... So what if BIG oil is buying their own commodity to keep the #s up. Saudi Arabia said they would be happy with $50 to 60 a barrel and yet it is double where it realistically should be, according to commodity analysts. I have studied it. So saying it would be $150 is a lie and scare tactic. Because THAt is exactly what caused the BIG recession. $147.00 price. Remember the saying "what can we do about it???" Or weren't you alive back when we got robbed of our hi-way freedom. We are paying TWICE as much as we should be for gasoline to line some traders pocket. PERIOD. wake up. The war in Iraq was supposedly going to free up oil and we have never paid more ever since.

yeah It's like they don't know where babies come from!

If you studied the matter you would find there are other reasons you should not want these mergers other than 'it won't affect me' Wouldn't it be great if there was a choice of cable/content providers? Look around there is, and it would help to keep switching back to satellite once in a while.

SEO stands for Sucking Executive Officer

Let see WWII era non guided rockets vs US supplied Laser guided missiles Some kind of dire conflict my ass

Not worth responding too...Blind baby

Stuff it in your ass you allmightywind or BLOW it out yer ass.

I have to appreciate the Senator going off on what could be a win for us. Although huge corporations have the lobbyists behind them Al Franken only has us. And I sure love the guy, crying out loud for the little consumer getting raked over the coals. Thanks Al Franken Go get 'em!. I wish you all the support you'll need.

BOTH sides of the moon would have an equal amount of gravitational pull is questionable. Tides are stronger on the near side of Earth right? Why not then the moon also? My theory stands. Rotation? The Moon does rotate regarding the Sun. It is a fact there is not rotation in relation to us, the good ship Earth. Just maybe the Moon is not so uniformly dense and one reason why the heaviest side faces us. Let's ask the Russians. After all they were mapping it in 1959, ha ha.

Maybe the Earth's gravity draws out more lava or liquid to create the Marias (there is a large amount of water on the Moon NASA finally admitted) There are moonquakes too. Those actions would cover up a lot of craters and not that had to imagine... Why didn't they think of that instead of coming up with such a weird conclusion? Here's another theory of mine; the near side of the Moon is more dense, duh.. That's why it always faces the gravity (us)

And WHO is this anonymous coward that refutes everyone (the experts) here? Probably paid to be a pain in the ass of any change.org er .com It's pretty simple we should have raised the petrol tax on ourselves, like Europe did 20 yrs ago to pay for the mass transit... Instead we waited for wall street oil investors to tax us into less freedom of the road. THEY are the deniers. Yes give us a walking lifestyle. Less cars more health. I am living it and it is great. Less consumption is rewarding in itself! Be free from the nay sayers and show the world we can be better.

Bling? Why don't they call it Bling? No matter how much MS tries to get me to use the search (even integrating with yahoo) I won't. I wish everybody would (not) then they might get smart about what people really need. Less DCMP, more freedom