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Submission + - Electric Neutrality: An Alternative Perspective on Net Neutrality

Bob9113 writes: I have been trying to frame Net Neutrality to explain it to a broader audience. I have been comparing it to the shipping carrier networks, but that works best with people who already understand common carrier and how it relates to physical carriage. A couple days ago, I thought of a different service to compare it to, and it is proving much easier to explain to people who are less familiar with limited competition networks. I created a YouTube video that explores how electricity network neutrality is critical to protecting the free market in electric appliances.

Comment Re:Is Diffie Hellman at risk? (Score 2) 114

No of course not. Ignorance is considered irresponsible, foolish, and lazy unless you're a neophyte. And while faith is desirable, faith is best based on knowledge, experience, and reason. Faith which cannot be defended by reason or evidence is considered weak and shaky, but better than no faith at all. Sharing evidences of what you have faith in is a very popular activity and is considered healthy and encouraging for all.

People seriously believe that?

Comment Re:This story sounds like crap to me (Score 1) 202

The contract provision is not a threat. It's an excuse. Devil: I have this technology that will let you monitor everyone. Nobody will be safe! Cops: Hmm, it's kind of questionable at best, maybe illegal, and if the people get wind of it laws will be passed and I'll lose my job Devil: Ah, but you'll be so effective you'll get a promotion. And nobody will ever know. Tell you what, we'll make a contract that prohibits you from saying anything. And if you say anything, the contract is instantly voided and you're no longer a customer, there's nothing to admit. Pretty cool huh? If you tell the truth, you are lying, which is perjury in court. Hehehe. Cops: Sold!

Comment More info (Score 1) 1

http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/examinations/supervisory/insights/sisum11/managing.html

This is the government web page describing targeted businesses. Some of them are legit, and the fact that they are being targeted is disturbing:

  • Ammunition sales: guess that's one way to target the NRA
  • Firearm sales: likewise
  • Fireworks sales: what are they worried we're going to make bombs out of the nerfed "safe and sane" crap that's legal
  • Coin dealers: don't want anyone trading gold or silver
  • Dating services: yeah a lot of these are scams, but not all of them.
  • Government grants: What, are these programs only for their friends who are "in the know"
  • Credit repair: why? are they all scams?
  • Surveillance equipment: cause only police get this stuff...
  • Travel clubs: huh?
  • Porn: what the article is about
  • Tobacco sales: if you hate it just make it illegal already, instead of this passive aggressive crap

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