What's on your mind 2010 the Next Generation

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dada

#81 December 05, 2010, 12:04:23 pm

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Also the thing about net neutrality is that telco companies have basically been overselling their bandwidth for years. We've all collectively been paying through the nose for something that we hardly used. Now that the world is starting to wake up to the fact that file sharing exists at all (it was really a niche until about the mid 2000s; also think about stuff like video streaming which only around that time became viable for most people) the companies responsible for getting the data to our houses are realizing that if this continues their business will become a lot less lucrative. So they've taken it upon themselves to support things like 1) anti-net neutrality legislation, 2) file sharing legislation, and 3) throttling. While gathering support from congressmen and senators by donating to them.

This is a clear "us vs them" situation when you get down to it. The thing about people like your dad(ie modern day libertarians) is they adhere to their philosophy of no government control so strongly they seem to have forgotten that we too have the right to fight for our cause and that the government can be a great tool for doing so.

Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 12:07:02 pm by Dada

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Barack Obama

#82 December 05, 2010, 12:06:18 pm

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ok maybe you're right i should edit that... unquote it

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dada

#83 December 05, 2010, 12:06:55 pm

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Quote from: DietCoke on December 05, 2010, 12:06:18 pm

ok maybe you're right i should edit that... unquote it

first amendment right buddy get used to it

okay editing it out.

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DDay

#84 December 05, 2010, 02:20:53 pm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QESfEd180rQ&feature=player_embedded

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Warped655

#85 December 05, 2010, 04:57:25 pm

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Youtube comment:

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I am? not saying I am proud of this vid and some Chinese do need to learn how to drive , but what really pissed me off is this vid was uploaded by nipos to purposedly impair CHina's image. Both sides are true! Chinese are bad drivers but Nipos are leftover evils from WWII who can not just stand China's rising and seek every opportunity to harm and isolate CHinese by using real or articially made proof!!!

HAHA...

EDIT: also, I sent a response to my dad earlier. It was a link to the definition of the "slippery slope" fallacy. (This was before you're responses.)

EDIT: Also, NVM, that youtube comment is tame in comparison to some more if you dig a bit deeper.

Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 05:07:24 pm by warpped655

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crone_lover720

#86 December 05, 2010, 05:34:22 pm

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I don't know any libertarians anymore (the big one moved to australia over a year ago so he's probably part of whatever niche group exists over there) but all my old friends started loving guns somewhere along the line and they actually say stuff like "allowing students to carry firearms on campus would eliminate college shootings--think about it"

and yeah you're not supposed to actually use slippery slope as your argument. huh, you support net neutrality? the strawman of your argument is pathetic, and here's a false dichotomy to prove it:

Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 05:37:31 pm by earlchip

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#87 December 05, 2010, 05:36:33 pm

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this was an accidental post that I can't delete so I'll just post this:

Death and ensuing scandal

The original Wiarton Willie lived to the advanced age of 22, and was found dead only two days before Groundhog Day in 1999. The organizers were unable to find a replacement, and instead marked Groundhog Day by revealing "Willie" in a coffin. He had been dressed in a tuxedo, had coins over his eyes, and a carrot between his paws. A scandal ensued when it became known that the real Willie had in fact decomposed, and the body in the coffin was that of an older, stuffed groundhog. The Associated Press was obliged to issue a retraction on its wires.[5]

Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 05:39:05 pm by earlchip

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Ragnar

#88 December 05, 2010, 06:54:44 pm

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someday I want to have the word "Boxcar" preceding my name

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Vellfire

#89 December 05, 2010, 06:56:18 pm

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you and the boxcar children

did you guys know that they have graphic novels of the boxcar children now? as if they were so hard to read *_*

I love this hobby - stealing your mother's diary
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#90 December 05, 2010, 07:17:27 pm

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Quote from: earlchip on December 05, 2010, 05:36:33 pm

this was an accidental post that I can't delete so I'll just post this:

Death and ensuing scandal

The original Wiarton Willie lived to the advanced age of 22, and was found dead only two days before Groundhog Day in 1999. The organizers were unable to find a replacement, and instead marked Groundhog Day by revealing "Willie" in a coffin. He had been dressed in a tuxedo, had coins over his eyes, and a carrot between his paws. A scandal ensued when it became known that the real Willie had in fact decomposed, and the body in the coffin was that of an older, stuffed groundhog. The Associated Press was obliged to issue a retraction on its wires.[5]

Is this a leaked US cable?

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crone_lover720

#91 December 05, 2010, 07:25:28 pm

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I don't think I should have to tell you that it is.

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Mince Wobley

#92 December 05, 2010, 07:33:39 pm

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I found a small bit of a .22 revolver. I took it with me, now I'm afraid I stole evidence from a crime scene and that if I keep it the police will never catch the perpetrator or they'll arrest me instead

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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Kaworu

#93 December 05, 2010, 07:37:39 pm

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Mince, you really should stop shooting litte jewish boys.

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Mince Wobley

#94 December 05, 2010, 08:14:47 pm

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You should stop being a faggot

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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Carrion Crow

#95 December 05, 2010, 08:21:59 pm

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The advantage of this new SMF is that you can now browse when you are shitting. You could before, just not with such speed and efficiency that a reduced mobile layout brings.

Also inri - never change amigo.

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Ragnar

#96 December 05, 2010, 08:38:56 pm

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I saw the new Black Eyed Peas album it has Mother 3 Lucas and Claus graphics (or more likely Pokemon style or something) but the color palette is reminiscent of Mother 3 too. Or possibly Cave Story either would be scary if some pop album randomly referenced these things

Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 08:42:52 pm by Ragnar

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#97 December 05, 2010, 09:01:07 pm

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Quote from: blog

I thought it was original and different.
Before the visualization of the comic novel and me (and vice versa of course), "not as I hate the original!" I did not like it ... stubborn.
Now, I think I see an interesting perspective and a different interpretation, and was also a parallel world to enjoy.

Well, tomorrow I'll be the day of battle.
I hope it did not work from me ... or talk.
I have a go yourself, I'm sure they can not defuse the situation.
At the risk do my best to be deported.
Hey, I wish also one of Tears ?Setara here ....
Unfortunately, until there is no actor.
If you hesitate ... I'm kneeling on the ground as one or two.

The teacher is "impossible" I was told, Yara A flip!
If successful, I'll laugh with your nose.

japanese blog post + google translate = poetry

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Terrorantula

#98 December 05, 2010, 09:31:38 pm

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Nice.

*Glares at Mince and Kaworu* Where's my soap?

I nearly lost my job 'cause I apparently told my boss I could come in yesterday and forgot, & left my cell phone dead and out of reach . . . :-[ :-[ he's giving me one more chance so I got myself a planner to write things down in, and am gonna double-check the info in the morning. . . as far as i know I have no work tomorrow so am able to stay overnight at my grandparents' for a visit..

Everyone has the right to be himself; wise men know how to,when, and whether to navigate the boundary between their rights and those of others when they collide.

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Warped655

#99 December 05, 2010, 11:33:09 pm

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That sucks Terrorantula, hope you don't lose your job!

Anyways:

Quote from: My

If the interent is free now[as in neutral], then why are they trying to fix it? They are playing with words, but if you read the law they are trying to pass you will see it is not to free the internet, they want to control it.

EDIT: Also I've already responded to this one as well. Stating I'm 100% for the concept of Net Neutrality. Bills are being proposed now because it's only just recently become an issue.

I just wanted to see if you guys have anything else to add.

Last Edit: December 06, 2010, 12:08:00 am by warpped655

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dada

#100 December 06, 2010, 01:05:05 am

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Quote from: warpped655 on December 05, 2010, 11:33:09 pm

EDIT: Also I've already responded to this one as well. Stating I'm 100% for the concept of Net Neutrality. Bills are being proposed now because it's only just recently become an issue.

I just wanted to see if you guys have anything else to add.

You should tell him he has the wrong idea about who initiated this. Basically the internet has always adhered to the principles of net neutrality from day one since that's what was enshrined in the telecommunications law (remember: the internet was originally just a service built upon regular telephone lines). The "they" who are trying to "fix it" is not the government, it's the telco companies who believe the law should change. So if the government has its way, rather than something happening, nothing will happen, since all they're really planning on doing is reaffirming the old model that has served us so well.

He should also know that most of the internet's "founding fathers" and other important computer scientists support net neutrality, including Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf and David Reed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMEf3FfuoI Vint Cerf on net neutrality and how the telco's suggestions will stifle businesses.

Last Edit: December 06, 2010, 01:15:54 am by Dada

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