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• On the post: T-Mobile Applauds Likely Death Of Net Neutrality Under Trump

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 06:46am

  Re: Alternatively...

  Only because he stays bought once bought!

• On the post: T-Mobile Applauds Likely Death Of Net Neutrality Under Trump

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 06:44am

  Re: Re: Capitalists

  That's a little like saying "throw out the EPA because there is still pollution, and let's just let the market regulate itself from now on.
  
  If that's your feeling, then I have some Flint water to sell you...

• On the post: FCC Warns AT&T, Verizon They're Violating Net Neutrality With Zero Rating Schemes

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 06:12am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Proving my point...

  Long on Chinese cracker philosophy, short on practical solutions that aren't just anti-government froth.
  
  B+ for polite, reasonable style, D- for content.
  
  It's also funny reading diatribes like this when many of us are NOT American, especially those you are debating with.

• On the post: Comcast Loses Just $5.50 Per Month When You Cut The Cord Thanks To Its Growing Broadband Monopoly

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 06:01am

  Re: Re:

  Regardless, for many people who aren't heavy (internet) gamers, this could really help, and would force a lot more competition hopefully. A good way to get around the last mile issue!

• On the post: Daily Deal: VoCore2 Mini Linux Computer + Ultimate Dock

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:57am

  Re: Re: ANyone with an alternative?

  I remember when that would have been a super-computer - didn't they fly to the moon with less computing power? :)

• On the post: Iran The Latest Country To Use 'Fake News' As An Excuse For Widespread Censorship

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:54am

  Re: If it looks like a duck...

  I think you mis-spelt Stasi.

• On the post: Iran The Latest Country To Use 'Fake News' As An Excuse For Widespread Censorship

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:53am

  Re:

  "Our Google, who art in Mountain View,
  Grepped be thy lists..."

• On the post: Iran The Latest Country To Use 'Fake News' As An Excuse For Widespread Censorship

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:49am

  Re: Re:

  I see your Infowars and raise you World Net Daily!

• On the post: Iran The Latest Country To Use 'Fake News' As An Excuse For Widespread Censorship

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:46am

  Re: Re: Re: it's called propaganda and it's not the real problem.

  Yes, can't have all that pesky 'book larnin' teaching people how to be eddy-moo-cated and think for themselves, can we?
  
  As for the purity of 'free exchange on information on the internet', Garbage In, Garbage Out.

• On the post: Pirates Trying To Form New Icelandic Government

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:32am

  Re: Re: Reform System

  ...happen to be elected and caucus in.

• On the post: Pirates Trying To Form New Icelandic Government

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 05:31am

  Re: Reform System

  But the Prime Minister is an integral part of a parliamentary democracy. You may as well say that a King should be separate from being part of a Kingdom. That's why many countries have both a Queen/President/Chancellor, and a Prime Minister. The PM comes from the Parliament, and forms a government from the elected representatives, in whichever combination they

• On the post: Rep. Marsha Blackburn Says Internet Service Providers Have 'An Obligation' To Censor 'Fake News'

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:42am

  Re: Re:

  The one that hires Trump bootlickers (Corey) and boosters (Scarborough)?

• On the post: South Korea To Tackle Video Game Cheating By Criminalizing Breaking A Game's ToS

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:38am

  Re: A TOS is a contract

  It may be a contract, but not necessarily an enforceable one.

• On the post: South Korea To Tackle Video Game Cheating By Criminalizing Breaking A Game's ToS

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:37am

  Re:

  Not if we cannibalise the children first!

• On the post: Why It's Pointless For Trump To Renegotiate TPP, Even If He Wanted To, And Even If He Could

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:31am

  Re: Re: Re: Small side question

  He's got Eastern Europeans to do that for him.

• On the post: Why It's Pointless For Trump To Renegotiate TPP, Even If He Wanted To, And Even If He Could

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:27am

  Re: Re: It's all Bush's fault.

  Oh we know that the Dems are bad on this one too, it's one of Obama's failings of the Left. But then, it did take Republican support to pass as there wasn't any large Democrat support...

• On the post: HBO Issues Takedown For Artwork Made By Autistic Teenager Because Bullies Gonna Bully Y'all

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:23am

  Re: Sumer is icumen in

  Cuckoo!

• On the post: HBO Issues Takedown For Artwork Made By Autistic Teenager Because Bullies Gonna Bully Y'all

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:21am

  Re: Re: Re: Next on the list of people to be sued...

  I'd be more worried about Red or Purple.

• On the post: President Obama Orders Intel Agencies To Produce Report On Russian Election Influence

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2016 @ 03:06am

  Re: Threshold

  How can you 'smear' a man who actively called for the Russians to hack a fellow candidate's campaign, and actively threatened her with jail just for daring to run against him? A man who 'smeared' the current President for all of this decade so far?

• On the post: Intelligence Committee Senators Call On Obama To Declassify Evidence Of Russian Election Interference

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 12 Dec, 2016 @ 06:45am

  Re: Re:

  Because suddenly she's worried her bits will be groped instead of forced into pantsuits...

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