Mainecoons Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I'm seeing my adblockers being blocked more and more. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 9 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: I'm seeing my adblockers being blocked more and more. How about you? Yes, things are slipping through that weren't, before. Some adblockers, like VPN's, are more effective than others. If all else fails, one does have the choice of getting news from a favorite newspaper by paying for an online subscription, staying in contact with the important people in life through emails, and turning to Kindles for reading material. In the recesses of my aging memory lie snippets from the days where people actually talked to one another while dining and the only things in their hands were eating utensils. Another lifetime, si? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Si! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I have found that asking everyone at the table to put their phones in the middle and the first person to grab their phone also grabs the bill, seems to work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: I have found that asking everyone at the table to put their phones in the middle and the first person to grab their phone also grabs the bill, seems to work well. Does it still count if their phone rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 21 minutes ago, gringal said: Does it still count if their phone rings? As long as they don't answer...........no harm, no foul. Most of us turn them off to save money on the bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeser Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 12/14/2017 at 2:14 PM, michael2595 said: I am not sure if it will hurt Mexico internet users but just an FYI. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules that intended to ensure a free and open Internet, as protesters gather to oppose the change. The 3-2 ruling sets up a court fight over a move that opponents fear will recast the digital landscape. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5180015/Protesters-gather-U-S-regulators-meet-end-net-neutrality.html Be grateful. Trump's FCC just restored it to what it had been since the 70s. Obo only changed it in 2015. Let me ask you did the internet improve more over the last 45 years or are you happy with what the impovements over the last two years? The Pbo measures would have stiffled innovation. A competitpr wouldn't innovate if the governmey wouldn't do it.nt controlled their pricing. What if somepne had a way to increase the speed ten fold, if they couldn't charge for this improvement the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, geeser said: A competitpr wouldn't innovate if the governmey wouldn't do it.nt controlled their pricing. What if somepne had a way to increase the speed ten fold, if they couldn't charge for this improvement the Obo's rule did not control pricing nor rates vs. speeds. It was fair market before and after. Net neutrality said equal data speeds for all and equal access for all. Big business is watching you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdmowers Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 In the recent net neutrality ruling as in so many other current US issues, It`s more than painfully obvious that the current US "administration" is making whatever grab they can make for their 1% contributors before the needs and rights of the average person once again gain priority which will be in November of 2018. All hats off to the remaining part of government in the US (judicial) which still functions in the interests of basic human rights, after the recent failure of the executive and legislative branches in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 53 minutes ago, bdmowers said: In the recent net neutrality ruling as in so many other current US issues, It`s more than painfully obvious that the current US "administration" is making whatever grab they can make for their 1% contributors before the needs and rights of the average person once again gain priority which will be in November of 2018. All hats off to the remaining part of government in the US (judicial) which still functions in the interests of basic human rights, after the recent failure of the executive and legislative branches in that regard. Really ?????????????????????????????????????????? That is to me, as I see it completely different !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hud said: Really ?????????????????????????????????????????? That is to me, as I see it completely different !!! Yes really. Of course you see it different, it's in your genes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 1 hour ago, geeser said: Be grateful. Trump's FCC just restored it to what it had been since the 70s. "Among other things, the decision permits the companies to discriminate against data that flows along their networks. That means Comcast could theoretically charge customers more if they watch a lot of Netflix, or potentially serve Netflix data at a slower speed. Internet service providers, or ISPs, had been accused of doing exactly that, before net neutrality rules were in place." https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/net-neutrality-repeal-consumers_us_5a33e946e4b01d429cc8397b?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael2595 Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 2 hours ago, geeser said: Be grateful. Trump's FCC just restored it to what it had been since the 70s. Obo only changed it in 2015. Let me ask you did the internet improve more over the last 45 years or are you happy with what the impovements over the last two years? The Pbo measures would have stiffled innovation. A competitpr wouldn't innovate if the governmey wouldn't do it.nt controlled their pricing. What if somepne had a way to increase the speed ten fold, if they couldn't charge for this improvement the AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner have a “natural monopoly” since they’ve simply been at it the longest. While the Telecommunications Act of 1996 attempted to incentivize competition to upset these established businesses, it didn’t take into account the near impossibility of doing so. As Howard Zinn wrote in A People’s History of the United States, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 simply “enabled the handful of corporations dominating the airwaves to expand their power further.” https://psmag.com/news/why-is-american-internet-so-slow The U.S. ranks 28th in the world in mobile internet speeds We have slower mobile internet than Greece. Greece! https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15747486/united-states-developed-world-mobile-internet-speeds-akamai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 13 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: "Among other things, the decision permits the companies to discriminate against data that flows along their networks. That means Comcast could theoretically charge customers more if they watch a lot of Netflix, or potentially serve Netflix data at a slower speed. Internet service providers, or ISPs, had been accused of doing exactly that, before net neutrality rules were in place." https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/net-neutrality-repeal-consumers_us_5a33e946e4b01d429cc8397b?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 It "scares" me just the "potential" of it all ! Reminds me of the arguments against The New Tax Bill, NOB. Lots of "Fake News" put out there. One thing I can "guarantee" you is that those NOB who elected this new administration are not the least fazed by anything the Left puts out, as they are Extremely Pleased with things that have been accomplished daily by the new administration and their effortsd to return control and power to the People of the States, and The Supreme Court is right there backing the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, Hud said: It "scares" me just the "potential" of it all ! Reminds me of the arguments against The New Tax Bill, NOB. Lots of "Fake News" put out there. One thing I can "guarantee" you is that those NOB who elected this new administration are not the least fazed by anything the Left puts out, as they are Extremely Pleased with things that have been accomplished daily by the new administration and their effortsd to return control and power to the People of the States, and The Supreme Court is right there backing the move. The term Jackhole comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 39 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: The term Jackhole comes to mind. One thing for sure is that when Left "Jackhole elitists" get their "panties in a wad" with something done by the current NOB administration, it makes the average USA citizen feel really good about that administration. You can take that to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 OK, this has gone political. Closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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