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• On the post: The GOP Is Very Mad Because The FCC Wants To Ban Shitty Cable Early Termination Fees

  

  Dan ( profile ), 21 Dec, 2023 @ 11:27am

  Deceptive marketing at its best

  "I know, let's offer them a lower term contract than we would otherwise to make the marketing look good. If they terminate early, we'll hit them up for what we would have charged in the first place."

• On the post: For Some Reason, LA Drug Cops Received Intelligence, Training On ‘Muslim Extremists’ From The Israeli Military

  

  Dan ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2023 @ 07:25am

  The day that we label criticizing a government entity (including law enforcement) as "hate speech" we are traveling down a road we don't want to go.

• On the post: Wyoming’s Top Court Says It’s OK To For Cops To Steal Money Obtained From Legal Drug Sales

  

  Dan ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2023 @ 11:49am

  And this is why people fly... So the Feds can confiscate instead. {sad sigh...}

• On the post: Wyoming’s Top Court Says It’s OK To For Cops To Steal Money Obtained From Legal Drug Sales

  

  Dan ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2023 @ 11:34am

  This is no surprise

  A state can seize money already for no reason at all. (Civil Asset Forfeiture) Now all they're saying is, they finally have one. More of the same injustice that has been occurring for how long now?

• On the post: Activists Call On FTC To Craft Tougher ‘Right To Repair’ Rules, Repairability Scoring System

  

  Dan ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2023 @ 02:09pm

  Interesting contest

  I wonder which is weaker, the FTC or the FCC.

• On the post: Google Takes Down ‘Downloader’ App Again After Bullshit DMCA Complaint, Restores It Again

  

  Dan ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2023 @ 08:27am

  Possible revenue source

  Whenever Washington decides it needs yet another revenue source, all they have to do is get a list from Google of all the DMCAs they rejected and fine the originator at some amount each. Worth millions, and Google does all the heavy lifting.

• On the post: Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash

  

  Dan ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2023 @ 08:22am

  Windshield wipers

  I would use my windshield wipers, but the check bounced.

• On the post: The Wall Street Journal Is Very Upset By Efforts To Stop Racism In Broadband Deployment

  

  Dan ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2023 @ 03:21pm

  Wallstreet demands returns in a "timely" manner. And you're ignoring upkeep once it is in place, eating into that slice of profit. I'm not saying they shouldn't. Pointing out why they don't.

• On the post: The Wall Street Journal Is Very Upset By Efforts To Stop Racism In Broadband Deployment

  

  Dan ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2023 @ 01:21pm

  That's part of the hypocrisy of the GOP. Capitalism/free market does it better, but let's ignore it when it doesn't. It wouldn't be so bad if those in the private sector would let municipalities pick up the ball when it is dropped.

• On the post: The Wall Street Journal Is Very Upset By Efforts To Stop Racism In Broadband Deployment

  

  Dan ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2023 @ 12:41pm

  Why not?

  From a business standpoint, why wouldn't you? "I've got a building full of those who are likely to get the base package at $50.00/month, or I could wire this building over here for the same amount and everyone will likey buy the big package with all the extra channels." No brainer...

• On the post: The Wall Street Journal Is Very Upset By Efforts To Stop Racism In Broadband Deployment

  

  Dan ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2023 @ 10:00am

  Correlation is different from causation

  Disclaimer: Not siding with the GOP here. I see this issue as an economic one. ISPs do not want to invest in networks that won’t pay for themselves in a timely manner. There are many reasons a user base might not generate the required revenue over a given time frame. Lack of subscriptions due to it being overly expensive is one, yes. That happens to correlate with some other things, also a yes. Geographic spread in rural areas is another, not having to do with race. A line costing tens of thousands to serve a few families makes no sense. Giving subsidies to the broadband providers doesn’t seem to work either. Most of it goes to shareholders. Tell you what Washington. If you give subsidies, give them AFTER the hardware is installed. “Hey, if you guys do this, we’ll give you this wad of cash. But we need to see service out there first”. The carrot goes before the horse. He only gets it at the destination. Not at the onset. Then he won't move.

• On the post: Republicans Want To Block Broadband Funding To Schools That Refuse To Implement Easily Bypassed TikTok Bans

  

  Dan ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2023 @ 01:17pm

  How petty can they be?

  Subject says it all...

• On the post: Nikki Haley Reinvigorates The GOP’s Breathless TikTok Hysteria… For The Children

  

  Dan ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2023 @ 08:19am

  Join the club

  "...and yes, I think we need to ban it — is because it’s an app that actually goes and has access to your contacts, to your financial information, to your camera, to your recorder, to everything. It’s infiltration; we know that." I could say the same thing about the NSA.

• On the post: The FCC Is Trying To Stop Discrimination In Broadband Deployment. Telecoms And Republicans Are Big Mad About It

  

  Dan ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2023 @ 07:42am

  Dumping work on the FCC is a waste of time

  They've had their power pulled time and time again. (And again when the GOP is in power.) A coherent national communications policy won't be made there.

• On the post: Verizon, AT&T Customers Sue To Reverse T-Mobile Merger, Saying It Raised Everybody’s Prices

  

  Dan ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2023 @ 07:34am

  Didn't work, put it back... Ya, right.

  The ultimate solution would be for the government to order the breakup of all the mergers through the years, but that will never happen. Our government only has the gonads to go after those not capable of fighting (aka. individuals). I believe an economy is strongest when money is moving and not stagnant. The more entities exchanging money for whatever, the better. Mergers have a tendency to kill that flow.

• On the post: Streaming’s Latest ‘Innovation’: Ads When You Hit Pause

  

  Dan ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2023 @ 06:51am

  Whatever happened to the two-tier option?

  What ever happened to the simple solution of charging one price with ads, and another without? Lot of tech hoops being jumped, when a solution is already available. It least the customer gets to choose to pay more or not.

• On the post: Streaming’s Latest ‘Innovation’: Ads When You Hit Pause

  

  Dan ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2023 @ 06:45am

  I would say that's #2. Going #1 is likely #1.

• On the post: FCC Wants Consumers To Get Refunds For Annoying Cable TV Contract Blackouts

  

  Dan ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2023 @ 06:21am

  Wishful thinking...

  Even if the FCC had the balls... they don't. If the DOJ cared... they don't. If the next administration flip didn't erase it all, again... it will. The FCC gives a shit about one thing... no overlapping frequencies. We should all stop pretending they are there for anything else.

• On the post: Crime In Minneapolis Continues To Drop Despite The PD Losing Hundreds Of Officers

  

  Dan ( profile ), 06 Oct, 2023 @ 12:50pm

  Unreported crime

  This is all well and good, but those that believe more is better are just going to say that the only difference is that crime is not being reported and criminals are going away with more. What "used" to be some people ignoring stats/facts, has turned into most people ignoring stats/facts. Particularly from the "law and order" party.

• On the post: New York Bans Facial Recognition Tech In Schools While Montana Decides Students Aren’t Covered By Its Statewide Ban

  

  Dan ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2023 @ 01:25pm

  Masks

  Can't wait for the next round of pandemic to smash the hell out of this.

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