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We can do all kinds of illegal* stuff, so it must be broken.
Article says so 
*) ..and whatever is illegal will vary each government.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Quote: We can do all kinds of illegal* stuff
The law even outlaws innocent pot smoking! It's the law that is broken! 
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I learned of an interesting concept regarding some of the flaws in a democracy. I read about this concept in a book called, Mind Virus.
The government keeps growing each year, because the politicians need to demonstrate to their voters that they provide value and deserve to be re-elected.
How do politicians demonstrate value, they make new laws. New laws cost more money to fund, enact, enforce or what ever.
Every time I hear about proposed legislation that just doesn't make any sense, I am reminded of that concept.
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Unfortunately based on who are members of the CEA coupled with the closing line of "we are hopeful Congress will work towards a bipartisan approach that strikes the appropriate balance among innovation, competition and broad access to the Internet." Really makes it seem like they mean "We are hopeful our 'donations' will make Congress create new laws that allow us to charge you whatever we would like for whatever service we may or may not decide to allow you to buy."
Every side involved has an angle and looking to get as much as they can. I'm just less inclined to believe a lobbying group made up of a bunch of businesses, the same businesses that have been steadily increasing prices without increasing service, when they say that the new regulations will hamper anything except their ability to drain my wallet.
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I'm typically all for the hands-off approach when it comes to government regulation. But in this case it's completely necessary. Broadband (which I can't say I agree with the FCC's definition, but that's a different conversation,) desperately needed Title II protections, because things were indeed broken.
The article attempts to claim that Title II protections will actually stifle innovation. Maybe (and that's a big maybe.) However there is no way on this planet that it will be worse than the fast-lane, pay-to-play BS that Comcast and their cronies were trying to shove down our throats. Those greedy plonkers would have been all too happy to extort high fees from businesses in order to not have their connections throttled into oblivion. Where would that have left start-ups? No-where, that's where.
So no, unless the FCC and FTC decide that Comcast and the like have gotten too big for their britches and force a break-up into smaller competing companies, I am all for the government telling the wankers what to do with their service.
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It's always good to get all perspectives on issues. Thanks for posting your views! 
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... when I want to showcase my brilliance, and the Article Submission Wizard is borked up...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I write my articles offline and submit them via email now. Helps avoid the Submission Wizard borking things up.
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I think my articles really hard and eventually somebody else writes them in a much better form than I would have.
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Are you thinking really, really hard about getting an access token for the CP API right now? If so, I've got you covered.
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Maybe it's dorking, rather than borking. I find it hard to differentiate sometimes.
veni bibi saltavi
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It's called enforced humility.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Article Submission Wizard is borked u
Shoot it down!
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awwwwwwwwww john but everyone knows how brilliant you are already!!
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
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'Nearby' - I've made a mental note to visit it this weekend.
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P0mpey3 wrote: I've made a mental note to visit it this weekend.
It's a bit further than you're thinking. You may want to wait for a 3 day weekend instead.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Pffft.
Maybe for you Americans it's further but I'm in Europe.
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P0mpey3 wrote: Maybe for you Americans it's further but I'm in Europe.
Good point.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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P0mpey3 wrote: I'm in Europe.
Not for long if Nige has his way! 
veni bibi saltavi
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We live in hope eh? 
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I heard things spiral out of control pretty quickly out there, so be careful. 
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When he arrives there things will look brighter I guess 
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Returned yesterday from there. Still recuperating after the long journey.
Was there when they shot this pic. You'll find me towards the top right*.
* at a zoom level of > 1500000
modified 28-Apr-15 12:18pm.
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