Nice to see Tech Dirt pointing out that people really do have choices and cable is now getting bitten in the ass by the free market as folks opt for Netflix.
Stay tuned for more strange machinations as the broadband industry adapts to the changing regulatory landscape. The law of unintended consequences may well ensure that we'll get less competition, poorer service, and higher prices. But we will have Net Neutrality, which is a win. Right?
I'll echo your comments about Charter. I've had Charter and AT&T Uverse internet and Charter was much better in terms of customer service and pricing. I consistently get more than 100Mbs and they upgraded me from 20Mbs without raising my bill. Uverse never delivered promised bandwidth and cost more.
Also, as I understand it, the voting pool leans heaving Republican, who are historically willing to swallow any old crap as long as it's sold on a profit/business motive and thus vote yes regardless of objections.
I forget, who is negotiating the deal? Obama? A democrat?
You'll get your chance to oppose it before congress votes on it. It's not the "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" bill of goods we were sold on Obamacare.
Trade negotiations are sensitive in nature and trade deals would probably never get done if all the details of the negotiations were made public. I understand that many are against international trade deals and many believe this agreement has nothing to do with trade. Let's wait on see what's in it before going ballistic.
I opened every publication link posted. Most of them STATED that the patents were available for a fee. Did you read the Engadget article? Not only are you attacking Ford, you are disrespecting reputable news sites. This doesn't make TD look very good.
S ome of the news outlets got it wrong in their reporting, but that's hardly Ford's fault. A company does not have to make their patents available for other companies to use. Ford allowing other companies to use their patents for what they refer to as "a reasonable fee" is a step in the right direction even if not as big a leap as what Tesla did.
Surprising? Not really. Most Americans stopped listening to the shrill cries of labor unions and other organizations that oppose free trade quite some time ago.
Google developed their own version of Java to use on Android. "But in order to allow developers to write their own programs for Android, Google's implementation used the same names, organization, and functionality as the Java APIs." Oracle got upset and took them to court. The issue in question is that Google's Java uses the same API's as Oracle's Java.
For non-developers out there, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are, generally speaking, specifications that allow programs to communicate with each other.
From Judge Alsup's ruling (as quoted by the eff article) "Simply, where “there is only one way to declare a given method functionality, [so that] everyone using that function must write that specific line of code in the same way,” that coding language cannot be subject to copyright."
So is the judge saying that the API's in question were such that there was no other way that Google could have implemented the same functionality using different APIs?
Democrats and Republicans are vulnerable regarding The Patriot Act because Americans are tired of having their constitutional rights abused and we no longer need The Patriot Act, considering how it was originally supposed to sunset, or expire, back in 2005.
Exactly how many terrorists has the federal government captured since 2005, within the borders of the United States? Not enough to continue the act. Americans are more aware today then they were 10 years ago.
People aren't that much more aware than they were 10 years ago. People just want to be safe. We will never know how many terrorists were captured in the US - don't they still rendition terrorists?
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The cable industry doesn't care...
But, I guess, as all the videos here show, they really just don't give a fuck because they don't have to.
Source: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150515/17461831024/imagine-if-everything-were-priced-like-cable- service.shtml
Nice to see Tech Dirt pointing out that people really do have choices and cable is now getting bitten in the ass by the free market as folks opt for Netflix.
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Re: Re: Not sure what all the hubbub is about...
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Re: Re: Not sure what all the hubbub is about...
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Don't assume that I want the deal to pass. I am reserving judgement until we know the details of it.
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Re: Re: Not sure what all the hubbub is about...
It's not a misquote and it seems to be very much on point to this discussion.
"But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
Source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi
Here's the video: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/11/17/david_gregory_asks_pelosi_about_pass_the_bill_so_y ou_can_find_out_whats_in_it_comment.html
Also, as I understand it, the voting pool leans heaving Republican, who are historically willing to swallow any old crap as long as it's sold on a profit/business motive and thus vote yes regardless of objections.
I forget, who is negotiating the deal? Obama? A democrat?
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Not sure what all the hubbub is about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_track_%28trade%29
You'll get your chance to oppose it before congress votes on it. It's not the "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" bill of goods we were sold on Obamacare.
Trade negotiations are sensitive in nature and trade deals would probably never get done if all the details of the negotiations were made public. I understand that many are against international trade deals and many believe this agreement has nothing to do with trade. Let's wait on see what's in it before going ballistic.
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Thanks Mike
Florida's stance on Uber illustrates how government regulations favor incumbent players in the market place and stifle innovation.
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Re: Re: Hold the outrage
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Hold the outrage
S ome of the news outlets got it wrong in their reporting, but that's hardly Ford's fault. A company does not have to make their patents available for other companies to use. Ford allowing other companies to use their patents for what they refer to as "a reasonable fee" is a step in the right direction even if not as big a leap as what Tesla did.
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Re: it was just a backpack near the finish line...
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Absurd
"it was just a backpack near the finish line..."
Do I need to go on? Grow up folks. Cops are careful these days for a reason.
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Re: Re: Most American's back new trade deals.
TTIP: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/may/tradoc_152462.pdf
TPP: https://ustr.gov/tpp/outlines-of-TPP
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Most American's back new trade deals.
Surprising? Not really. Most Americans stopped listening to the shrill cries of labor unions and other organizations that oppose free trade quite some time ago.
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A bit of background, and a question.
Google developed their own version of Java to use on Android. "But in order to allow developers to write their own programs for Android, Google's implementation used the same names, organization, and functionality as the Java APIs." Oracle got upset and took them to court. The issue in question is that Google's Java uses the same API's as Oracle's Java.
For non-developers out there, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are, generally speaking, specifications that allow programs to communicate with each other.
From Judge Alsup's ruling (as quoted by the eff article) "Simply, where “there is only one way to declare a given method functionality, [so that] everyone using that function must write that specific line of code in the same way,” that coding language cannot be subject to copyright."
So is the judge saying that the API's in question were such that there was no other way that Google could have implemented the same functionality using different APIs?
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Exactly how many terrorists has the federal government captured since 2005, within the borders of the United States? Not enough to continue the act. Americans are more aware today then they were 10 years ago.
People aren't that much more aware than they were 10 years ago. People just want to be safe. We will never know how many terrorists were captured in the US - don't they still rendition terrorists?
Terrorism is still one of the top 10 problems we face according to Gallup (government was listed as the #1 problem http://www.gallup.com/poll/181946/americans-name-government-no-problem.aspx) The politicians will demagogue both sides of the issue. Nobody is going to lose an election over this.
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