Comment Democracy Is a Security Threat (Score 1) 159
So is a mass protest or the truth or leader's liable for the (in)actions.
Comment Faster networks largely obviate QOS games (Score 1) 359
With faster networks you can download an entire HD movie is much less times than it takes to watch it. By clearing the intertubes of so many low speed connections it makes it easier to route information through it. Faster networks makes so many things that are difficult now trivial. Try providing decent network access to a small apartment building or teleworking with largish datasets. 640 kbps is all anyone should ever need.
FCC Begins Crafting Net Neutrality Regulations 297
ceswiedler writes "The FCC has begun crafting rules for network neutrality. The full proposal hasn't been released yet, but according to their press release (warning, Microsoft Word document) carriers would not be allowed to 'prevent users from sending or receiving the lawful content,' 'running lawful applications,' or 'connecting and using ... lawful devices that do not harm the network.' There will be a three-month period for comments beginning January 14, followed by 2 months for replies, after which the FCC will issue its final guidelines." Reader Adrian Lopez notes that US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has introduced legislation that "would keep the FCC from enacting rules prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Internet content and applications." McCain called the proposed net neutrality rules a "government takeover" of the Internet.
Update: 10/24 16:32 GMT by KD : jamie found a Reuters story reporting that the Sunlight Foundation has revealed John McCain to be Congress's biggest recipient of telco money over the last two years — "a total of $894,379..., more than twice the amount taken by the next-largest beneficiary, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev."
Update: 10/24 16:32 GMT by KD : jamie found a Reuters story reporting that the Sunlight Foundation has revealed John McCain to be Congress's biggest recipient of telco money over the last two years — "a total of $894,379..., more than twice the amount taken by the next-largest beneficiary, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev."
Comment Re:Difficulty In Using (Score 1) 891
My grandmuther straces and lsofs all the time.
Comment Re:UI polish, documentations (Score 1) 891
UI is more like art than code in that there is not a direct quantifiable way to judge the quality. It is for the most part and on the part of anti-trained users very subjective. Developing a program in an endeavor of a group yet many programmers only know how to best work alone.
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