swhx7
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Elbonia
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Noah Vail
Re: TCH_XP1138 Where are you?
Although it is a parody memo, it's actually not funny in this case, because a lot of it is just what ISPs will try if they are not forced to respect network neutrality.
That may seem alarmist, but in fact the makers of "traffic shaping" gear have been advertising to ISPs that their devices can give fine-grained control of IP traffic, so that the ISPs can control different types of traffic separately, and charge differently for different kinds of packets on a per-user basis.
You would get a bill itemized by what you were accessing - websites in category "A"; a websites in category "B"; Youtube videos; email; bittorrent or other filesharing; VOIP; etc. - and by the byte, by the minute, by the time of day; at various rates according to a complex, constantly-changing schedule - whatever they can think of.
And corporations are sociopaths, so the ISPs will certainly try whatever they can get away with if they think it will maximize profit. The only thing holding them back is the threat of neutrality legislation. |
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Jon
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said by Karl Bode  : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Don't forget irresponsible! It is your duty after all, to baby sit the world and make sure everyone understands it's not real so people like the first poster, who either didn't bother to read the whole thing or just didn't get it, can't sue you for...well... I'm sure they'd think of something.
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SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19
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said by Karl Bode : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Do you smell that? You just stepped into a giant, steaming pile of satire/sarcasm. But in your case, it's more like sarc[h]asm because the chasm between your understanding of sarcasm and satire is infinite. |
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BabyBear
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join:2007-01-11 | reply to Karl Bode
Pfft, There is no morals on the interweb! 
We leave that stuff for our righteous CEO's & politicans! |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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said by Homebrew1994 :said by openbox9 :Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). but many on this site will not take the time to read the whole thing and will believe it. That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong. Well then they deserve to get upset because they apparently didn't read the article here either before posting. Did you?
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Homebrew1994
Betzwood Basement Brewery
join:2001-11-15
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| reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Then perhaps you should delete it
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | reply to Homebrew1994
quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. |
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Homebrew1994
Betzwood Basement Brewery
join:2001-11-15
King Of Prussia, PA
| reply to openbox9
said by openbox9 :Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). but many on this site will not take the time to read the whole thing and will believe it.
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
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said by Noah Vail :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV they are still swooning because they thought it was a real article. or maybe they ran out to buy more cable stock before they realized it was a joke. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to Noah Vail
Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
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said by Noah Vail :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV Hm.. this is a fake memo. It's not real. It's not true. So you won't see any "automatic corporate defenders" here, as this is a joke. |
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Homebrew1994
Betzwood Basement Brewery
join:2001-11-15
King Of Prussia, PA
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said by Noah Vail :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV Huh?
This is a link to a PRETEND memo.
It is not real.
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Noah Vail
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Lorton, VA
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer?
NV
edit: There are few things more entertaining than posts who chide me for failing to get the sarcasm of the OP article;
while they, in turn, fail to get the sarcasm within this post.
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