Obviously Verizon is in the right here. If we had only removed the remaining vestiges of competition and regulation, Verizon would have gotten this completely right. Because innovation.
I do live in California, unfortunately. For the most part I see people obeying the law, which states that you're supposed to pull over if you see an emergency vehicle with lights and siren.
As opposed to Pennsylvania, which merely requires you to stay out of their way.
Fortunately, even the California law makes an exception for a divided highway.
Anyway, I'm not sure why you're picking on California. I suspect most places have an equal amount of clueless. But I haven't formally collected data and done a statistical analysis, so I have to admit that I'm just guessing, based on my admittedly limited knowledge of human nature.
I'm fascinated by all the ...uh, learned folks... in the El Reg forums who are saying things like "They should have negotiated a better deal with Verizon" and "they should contact Verizon just before they go into a situation like this and let them know they'll be needing the bandwidth" and my favorite, "unlimited data isn't unlimited bandwidth".
I note with amusement that when I scroll down after reading this article, the next thing I encounter is a Daily Deal for a VPN service. Well played, sirs.
"HBO Comedian John Oliver recently learned this the hard way when Chinese users of popular social networking website Weibo found they weren't able to mention Oliver by name..."
I'm sure Mr. Oliver is feeling butthurt by this action. Doubtless from falling on his ass laughing so hard.
Remember, the Streisand Effect treats censorship as damage and routes around it.
I think I'll download the La Liga app and let it listen to me humming the bass line to '70s music and yell at the computer while developing firmware. Then I'll give them a 5-star review that accuses them of spying and links back to this article.
Used to be when I got an unsolicited robo-call I'd stick the phone in front of the speaker to keep it online as long as possible, in hopes of driving up their costs, while costing me zero effort. Unfortunately their software is too clever to fall for that any more.
The Nirvana Fallacy has come up as a subject of discussion amongst my circles on G+. Interesting that a good example of it should show up here the next day.
"Given the generalized apathy for prison inmates and their families ("Iff'n ya don't like high prices, don't go to prison son!") reform on this front has been glacial at best."
Funny, I just read "Researchers Find Breathalyzers To Be Just More Faulty Cop Tech Capable Of Putting Innocent People In Jail". Seems like the only way to avoid being put in jail in the US is to not be in the US. Mere innocence is not a defence.
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Coincidentally enough, those are the only two states I've lived in, not counting university.
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Just ask the record and movie industries.
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https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/25/us-customs-lawsuit-copied-iphone-data/
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Re: Re: Re: Pigs...
As opposed to Pennsylvania, which merely requires you to stay out of their way.
Fortunately, even the California law makes an exception for a divided highway.
Anyway, I'm not sure why you're picking on California. I suspect most places have an equal amount of clueless. But I haven't formally collected data and done a statistical analysis, so I have to admit that I'm just guessing, based on my admittedly limited knowledge of human nature.
On the post: Verizon Throttled The 'Unlimited' Data Plan Of A Fire Dept. Battling Wildfires
I'm fascinated by all the ...uh, learned folks... in the El Reg forums who are saying things like "They should have negotiated a better deal with Verizon" and "they should contact Verizon just before they go into a situation like this and let them know they'll be needing the bandwidth" and my favorite, "unlimited data isn't unlimited bandwidth".
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Re: But you're defining
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Those damned homophones are ruining our way of life!
On the post: China Censors John Oliver Because President Xi Looks A Bit Like Winnie The Pooh
On the post: China Censors John Oliver Because President Xi Looks A Bit Like Winnie The Pooh
I'm sure Mr. Oliver is feeling butthurt by this action. Doubtless from falling on his ass laughing so hard.
Remember, the Streisand Effect treats censorship as damage and routes around it.
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Sorry for the nitpick, but shouldn't that be "word count"?
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Unless, of course, the ballot included some kind of dress code-related measure.
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Used to be when I got an unsolicited robo-call I'd stick the phone in front of the speaker to keep it online as long as possible, in hopes of driving up their costs, while costing me zero effort. Unfortunately their software is too clever to fall for that any more.
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Funny, I just read "Researchers Find Breathalyzers To Be Just More Faulty Cop Tech Capable Of Putting Innocent People In Jail". Seems like the only way to avoid being put in jail in the US is to not be in the US. Mere innocence is not a defence.
On the post: Small ISPs Like Sonic Join The Legal Battle To Preserve Net Neutrality
Go Sonic!
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