N3OGH
They both suck, we're so screwed
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Philly has bigger problems....
Philly has bigger problems than Wi-Fi and Earthlink. It seems like every other month, another police officer is slain in the line of duty. Shootings over petty arguments are commonplace and murder is rampant.
Nutter would be right to tell Earthlink to take a hike.
In large parts of the city, the social fabric of society has collapsed and teenage children don't think twice about picking up a gun to settle their differences. It is a sad state of affairs.
As a Philly native and metro area resident it pains me every time I hear of another "murder filled" weekend in the city.
That said, I think Nutter is probably the best Mayor to come to Philly in a while. He's smart, well spoken, and most importantly straight forward. I pray for him and the city I will always consider my hometown.....
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jchambers28
join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR
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May 8th, @12:47PM
| going down hill
sound like earthlink is going down hill fast
they are dropping there services like flies |
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TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
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join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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Re: Philly has bigger problems....
said by N3OGH  :Philly has bigger problems than Wi-Fi and Earthlink. I agree. Philly can use municipal funds to solve way more pressing problems than WiFi access. Especially since it has so few users. Nutter should tell Earthlink to just go ahead and dismantle the network.
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Corehhi
join:2002-01-28
Bluffton, SC
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Many political types were saying the internet will some how change those drugged out, gun shooting, idiots. Simple answer, they don't want to use the internet. When your fighting over a couple of blocks of turf what on earth would you use the internet for? |
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
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join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
·Cox HSI
| They don't call it kill-adelphia for nothing.What ever happened to the city of brotherly love  .
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"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."-George Carlin
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xirian
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join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY | reply to Corehhi
Google maps mashup of who has what turf?  |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
·RoadRunner Cable
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Hell I think you got it ass backwards. Muni Wifi can help jumpstart Philly's economy and that of all other midwestern cities who are economically depressed. Just think of it. Drug dealers can plan their sales virtually before hitting the pavement. Gang members can post their beatings and shootings on youtube. The list goes on and on as to why philly and all other cities should piss away cash. What troubles? As long as the crackheads, gangbangers, etc got internet, all is happy right? |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | reply to Corehhi
Posting your gang wars on you tube.. Posting your beatings of rivals on you tube. Lining up drug deals. Hell, these morons can't be productive legally or in school. Nothing says they won't use their "talents" for other such means. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to TK Junk Mail
Well it depends on if there was a contract or not. If there was, Earthlink can jump ship and still sue the city for breaching said agreement. I'm sure the lawyers will solve it. They always do. What would we do without lawyers (sarcasm)? They always walk away with fat pockets while everyone else is the loser, no matter who ultimately "wins". Both parties pay a bundle, see little, while these guys make fortunes. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by Jigsaw :They don't call it kill-adelphia for nothing.What ever happened to the city of brotherly love . Its now called the Bloods (street gang). 
Go look up the full expansion of their name to get the joke. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by xirian :Google maps mashup of who has what turf? Thats a e-Gangbanger. Although its explictly against the terms of service. »code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html
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There are some uses of the API that we just don't want to see. For instance, we do not want to see maps that identify the places to buy illegal drugs in a city, or any similar illegal activity.
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