Comment Re:Race to the bottom (Score 1) 192
Exactly, you can't afford a private jet or a yacht, so you shouldn't buy that car that you can afford as it will never be as good as private jet. Just walk everywhere.
Comment Re:How does the link work? (Score 1) 174
Simply, the test part has a big top margin which puts it down below the screen edge, and scrollbars are "disabled" by overflow:hidden. Try a couple of Page Downs on the first page, you should be able to scroll down to test part that way.
Submission + - ISPs Fighting To Keep Broadband Gaps A Mystery
Aaron writes: Broadband Reports notes how Maryland was working on a law that would force ISPs to show exactly where they offer service and at what speed. The goal was to help map coverage gaps, since FCC broadband data traditionally isn't accurate. Cable and phone company lobbyists have scuttled the plan, convincing state leaders the plan would bring "competitive harm," "stifle innovation," and even close local coffee shops. Of course the real reason is they don't want the public to know what criteria they use to determine the financial viability of your neighborhood — as they roll out next-generation services to only the most lucrative areas (aka cherry pick). The Center for Public Integrity is trying to obtain the unreleased raw FCC penetration data, but these companies are also fighting this tooth and nail.
Submission + - Slobs Found To Be More Productive Than Neatniks
writertype writes: "Are you a slob? Do you pile papers on top of folders on top of game boxes? Here's the thing that those anal neat people can't even conceive of: you're more productive than they are. That's the conclusion of "A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder," by Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman, a new book that argues neatness is overrated, costs money, wastes time and quashes creativity."
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