Comment: The great firewall (Score 1) 176
Wouldn't it be great if all non-Chinese websites blocked all Chinese IP addresses?
I know it would hurt the average Chinese citizen, but it sure would make a good point.
Comment: Re:Spied on everyone? Oh noez! (Score 1) 717
The legal red-tape that people like Bush & Cheney worked to eliminate wasn't, necessarily, meant to stop them it was meant to stop the true monster that will, inevitably, get into office someday.
The fact that they were able to eliminate the red tape shows that we(americans) have a false sense of freedom.
My theory is the american people just seem like unintelligent pushovers. If you piss them off enough, you will get more than you bargained for by removing that red tape.
Comment: what to do... (Score 3, Informative) 557
>> 'As few as 5 percent of our customers use 50 percent of the network,'
They should lower the fees for the guys aren't using as much bandwidth rather than raise the fees for the guys that are. That will never happen though.
They should lower the fees for the guys aren't using as much bandwidth rather than raise the fees for the guys that are. That will never happen though.