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Comment Re:Not to surprising (Score 1) 162

And they couldn't define network management and lawful content? Because legal documents never have definition sections... If they write using broad, nonspecific terms, it's likely because they want some broad, nonspecific powers.

I think all of us are pro stop spammers and maintain your network. It's when it steps from that realm when we get concerned and I would prefer to define out powers now, as opposed to waiting for a suit in 3 years that will be decided over 4 years that may find they acted irresponsibly and owe a relatively small fine.

Comment Not to surprising (Score 2, Interesting) 162

From TFA :

Limited FCC Jurisdiction — Good
Standard-Setting Bodies — Interesting
Reasonable Network management, Additional Online Services — Troubling
“Lawful” Content and Wireless Exclusions — Fail

One thing that seems good (mostly for content providers, but also consumers) and a few things that could be good for consumers, but still favor ISPs. Sounds like Verizon agreed, "We will let the FCC regulate on a case by case basis, as long as we get broad powers manipulate our other services, and block content we fear is unlawful." The standard setting body is iffy, since as the article points out, these groups tend not to be on the consumers side.

It will be interesting to see where this goes, but personally I am against the idea that they will throttle torrents, or downloads cause "they are consuming too much for it to be legal".

Comment Monopolies (Score 2, Interesting) 702

How about the one where if the two ISPs in my area (and I'm doing good to have 2) are governed by one body who, if I don't like the policy I can vote to change it. Since Verizon/Xfinity/ATT will not be any easier to get to change, especially when they have government granted monopolies in many areas. The real option for most is: FCC is in charge where you have an outside chance of influencing some change you like, or the ISPs running it where they have monopolies on access and can tell you to accept it or go without internet.

How Star Trek Artists Imagined the iPad... 23 Years Later 324

MorderVonAllem submitted an incredibly cool article about the computers and set design of Star Trek. If you are into that sort of thing, you're going to really like this one. It says "There are a lot of similarities between Apple's iPad and the mobile computing devices—known as PADDs—used in the Star Trek universe. Ars spoke to designers Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, and Doug Drexler to find out the thinking and inspiration behind the PADD and how closely the iPad represents a real-life incarnation of that dream."

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