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Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest

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On 2014-09-07, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> On 2014-09-05, Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> wrote:
>> The FCC is currently redrawing its rules after a series of legal
>> challenges from cable and telecoms companies undermined its authority
>> to regulate the internet. One proposal could allow internet service
>> providers to offer fast lanes to higher paying customers, a move
>> critics charge would break net neutrality – the principle that all
>> traffic is treated equally online."
>>
>
> Happily, the only way Usenet could be affected is if we all went back to
> 14.4 baud modems!  And even then, not so much.  Hooray for text
> interfaces!
>
> That said, and all frivolity aside, I support this movement.  I never
> fail to be disgusted by how easily elected officials can be swayed by
> corporate interests carrying bags of money.  The Internet was working
> jsut fine the way it was, thankyaverramuch, so why mess with it?  Oh
> yeah, because we'll get lots of money!
>
> Fire and pitchforks, I say.  The problem isn't the media cabals.  It's
> the pondscum who apparently "governs" us.

Interesting update: this just showed up in Reddit.
http://jointhefastlane.com  

Best as I can tell, it's a joke/threat, and someone has mocked it up
(pretty authentically, as far as I can tell) to give a scary view of
what a post net-neutrality internet would look like.  I'd say they've
hit the nail right on the head, and bonus points for rampant use of my
least favorite marketing word in the English language: "Premium."

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Net neutrality "go slow" protest Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-09-05 14:07 +0100
  Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-07 10:53 +0000
    Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-07 14:50 +0000
      Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-08 05:50 +0000
  Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-09-07 17:53 -0700
    Re: Net neutrality "go slow" protest RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-09 08:39 +0000

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