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swhx7
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Re: Good Grief

When that "tubes" quotation appeared in the news, I thought right away, this guy is in the pocket of lobbyists. Think about it, where would he get that metaphor when he obviously doesn't know much about the cyber-world?

But of course, it's just the kind of thing a lobbyist would use to influence such a person. The issue at the time was network neutrality - so a lobbyist tells him that if ISPs aren't allowed to discriminate, the "tubes" will be overloaded. It's superficially plausible, and misleading in ways a techno-ignorant legislator would fall for.
permalink · 2008-02-27 18:59:53 · Print · Reply to this

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Re: Good Grief

said by swhx7 See Profile :

It's superficially plausible, and misleading in ways a techno-ignorant legislator would fall for.
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permalink · 2008-02-27 20:57:27 · Reply to this
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