BTW, putting you in the "Active services suspension" (or simply "A.S.S.") is actually costing them time and money, so, of course, it's going to be added to your regular bill. And then, naturally, getting you out of this "A.S.S." is going to cost them some more, and you'll be charged for that too. And then the cycle may repeat indefinitely.

Yeah, regular "evil villains" are rose-cheeked kindergartners compared to some Telcos' executives.

Your sentence is three words longer than needed.

Wait, why is this modded 'Funny'? You really think that they won't do it? I'm really surprised that they aren't doing it right now.

Yep, and with the advancement of portable fusion reactors the need for supercaps will be going sharply down. And with the advancement of Star Trek-style transporters the need for cars will be going sharply down. And with the advancement of brain uploading technologies the need for physical transportation will be going sharply down. And so on...

But in reality, businesses will develop their fields until they become completely unprofitable. SSDs are completely mainstream now, but all major HDD manufacturers are still developing new HDDs, and do not seem to slow down.

And I don't see how these supercaps would outperform lithium batteries in terms of cost, efficiency, reliability and so on in the nearest decade or so. Of course, I want my goddamned flying car right now, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy some nice Tesla in the meantime.

Heh... And I thought that "Interstate 60" was a satirical comedy with little basis in reality.

Hmm... I don't know how exactly it is working in USA, but wouldn't they just pocket $400 - well, I mean, use them on new shiny toys - and just ask federal or state government for more money on the "legal hurdles"? Seems pretty logical thing to do.

I'm surprised it's not the other way around.

"Hey, it's a nice organised crime ring you have here. It would be a shame if someone... made some law equating it to the terrorist organisation. You know, we can't let the terrorists win, now, do we?"

Am I only one to instantly remember this novel?

Oh, you do underestimate the fragility of position of any Russian leader, do you? Look up in Wikipedia how fast did some Czar, Prince or General Secretary encountered "health problems" when they showed any sign of weakness. It's all much more sinister than "I-do-what-I-want-because-fuck-you" typical dictator situation.

Hah! That's the funny one. I'll go tell my friends who visited both cities.

Some of us are even more sorry right now. Not that it matters - several lonely voices of reason wouldn't stop this juggernaut of madness that our media had become. And people here still mostly do believe our media.

Matter of perspective. If Russia manages to scare them strongly enough they would shut down 1/4th of their GDP to prevent worse things from happening. Not every world leader has a mindset of a typical American CEO.

That's even more true in Russia. How Putin could pull out of Ukraine without some serious reason and not "lose his face" now? His 85%+ ratings are hanging on the very thin line now. Imagine - he declares that he stops all support of the separatists in the morning and resigns due to the "health problems" by the lunch.

That's not a typo, they are just some long-lost cousins of Illuminati. More green-oriented, I presume.

So true. Sorry for not engaging in conflict, but I really have nothing to add here )