Atlanta resident, here.
I'm currently paying Comcast a pretty hefty premium for 50 Mbps speeds with a 300 Gb cap every month (which is pretty easy to reach when you torrent and stream a good deal). Google Fiber is possibly coming here in the next year or so, and I can not be happier about it. Even with Google's "reckless spying", supposed GFiber outages, and everything else, what Google is really doing here is a forcing competition in a market that hasn't seen the legitimate face of that... well... ever.

I think the example given in TFA is an absolutely terrible one. Jezebel, as a site, has been known to pander to fairly extreme, militantly feminist views, while trashtalking and flaming any counterpoints or opposition. While commenting on legitimate news outlets may be a problem, Jezebel is certainly no more credible than a blog, and honestly should be treated as nothing more serious than such.

Feel free to post some documented evidence of that.

Keep in mind the possibility of this, though: http://xkcd.com/978/ (oblig xkcd, etc.)

The emphasis is on the authoritarian part. Granted, one could argue that many "governments" we support are actually regimes in disguise...

Don't forget about Obama. Or are civilian casualties from machines not technically the responsibility of the commander in chief?

I don't know how it is in the UK, but as a STEM graduate (and a software engineer), I can't really understand what you're implying about science and engineering not already being well paid jobs. Sure, management generally makes higher than the average engineer, but the average engineer has a pretty high salary as well.

Make myself feel better? Man, I have no idea what you're talking about, but since a point isn't really being debated here, you're completely right if you want to be.

The act of putting legislation into effect that empowers corporate interests is certainly not foreign to either of the 'ruling' parties.

Bahahaha. I'd mod up if I could.

What is it, asdf@yahoo.com?

I'm sure you meant that.

Or perhaps it is a "taste of one's own medicine" treatment?

Well, as with any scientist or pastor, you need to provide an actual reference, instead of just stipulations.

Didn't know they were opposed.

I've been a staunch believer of both for many years.