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1 edit | TCH_XP1138 Where are you? Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer?
NV
edit: There are few things more entertaining than posts who chide me for failing to get the sarcasm of the OP article;
while they, in turn, fail to get the sarcasm within this post.
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1 edit | Re: TCH_XP1138 Where are you? said by Noah Vail  :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV Huh?
This is a link to a PRETEND memo.
It is not real.
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| said by Noah Vail :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV Hm.. this is a fake memo. It's not real. It's not true. So you won't see any "automatic corporate defenders" here, as this is a joke. | |
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Alexandria, VA | Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). | |
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Homebrew1994
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| Re: TCH_XP1138 Where are you? said by openbox9 :Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). but many on this site will not take the time to read the whole thing and will believe it.
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
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join:2000-03-02 | Re: TCH_XP1138 Where are you? quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. | |
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Homebrew1994
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| Re: TCH_XP1138 Where are you? said by Karl Bode : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Then perhaps you should delete it
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| said by Karl Bode : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Do you smell that? You just stepped into a giant, steaming pile of satire/sarcasm. But in your case, it's more like sarc[h]asm because the chasm between your understanding of sarcasm and satire is infinite. | |
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Jon
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| said by Karl Bode : quote:
That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong.
I agree. I'd go so far as to call it morally outrageous. Don't forget irresponsible! It is your duty after all, to baby sit the world and make sure everyone understands it's not real so people like the first poster, who either didn't bother to read the whole thing or just didn't get it, can't sue you for...well... I'm sure they'd think of something.
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| said by Homebrew1994 :said by openbox9 :Maybe you'd be getting a few responses if this wasn't a lame attempt at humor by Maximum PC (they're still around?). but many on this site will not take the time to read the whole thing and will believe it. That DSLR posted this at all is just wrong. Well then they deserve to get upset because they apparently didn't read the article here either before posting. Did you?
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| said by Noah Vail :Where are our automated corporate defenders to laud this initiate that is pro consumer because it is, after all, targeted at the consumer? NV they are still swooning because they thought it was a real article. or maybe they ran out to buy more cable stock before they realized it was a joke. | |
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| Although it is a parody memo, it's actually not funny in this case, because a lot of it is just what ISPs will try if they are not forced to respect network neutrality.
That may seem alarmist, but in fact the makers of "traffic shaping" gear have been advertising to ISPs that their devices can give fine-grained control of IP traffic, so that the ISPs can control different types of traffic separately, and charge differently for different kinds of packets on a per-user basis.
You would get a bill itemized by what you were accessing - websites in category "A"; a websites in category "B"; Youtube videos; email; bittorrent or other filesharing; VOIP; etc. - and by the byte, by the minute, by the time of day; at various rates according to a complex, constantly-changing schedule - whatever they can think of.
And corporations are sociopaths, so the ISPs will certainly try whatever they can get away with if they think it will maximize profit. The only thing holding them back is the threat of neutrality legislation. | |
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| Geez . . . don't give them any more ideas Those of you who are old enough to remember the Mad Magazine spoof of razor blades back in the 50's & 60's, with 3, 4 & 5 blades on the razors are now shaking their heads with amazement to see that these razors are now reality.
I don't want to see that happen with Comcast . . . poking fun by suggesting something completely off the wall, and then seeing Comcast actually implement it.
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| Re: Geez . . . don't give them any more ideas Last laugh is probably on us, as parts of the 'parody memo' probably have roots in real ones.
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Chicago, IL | Re: Geez . . . don't give them any more ideas Maybe they should poke fun at the green angle, having a pic of Al Gore pointing at you stating that "downloads use power and by using that power you're killing mother earth"!
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Rockville, MD | it may be funny now... ...but not so much when they start doing stuff like this on a regular basis.
this sounds exactly like what the ILECs would like to do with the internet - every transaction and every bit monetized. | |
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| Any takers? After the recent brouhaha over Comcast's traffic shaping practices, Maximum PC has a bit of fun at the company's expense. They've penned a fantastic fake internal memo from a company executive to Comcast's board of directors, outlining their plans for broadband domination.
Any bets on how many folks fail to read these first two sentences and think this is a real memo? 
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| Re: Any takers? said by jslik :After the recent brouhaha over Comcast's traffic shaping practices, Maximum PC has a bit of fun at the company's expense. They've penned a fantastic fake internal memo from a company executive to Comcast's board of directors, outlining their plans for broadband domination. Any bets on how many folks fail to read these first two sentences and think this is a real memo? and next thing you know it will be the hottest thing on Digg
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Encino, CA | How is this News? Usually I'm willing to give BBR the benefit of the doubt...but, what exactly is news here? I mean, I just see an internet parody here. These are made all the time on YouTube - nothing special really...or maybe I just don't get it. | |
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Homebrew1994
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| Re: How is this News? said by Thaler :Usually I'm willing to give BBR the benefit of the doubt...but, And I love that Backness posted this and immediately logged off the site.
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Homebrew1994
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| Re: How is this News? said by pokesph :said by Thaler :Usually I'm willing to give BBR the benefit of the doubt...but, what exactly is news here? I mean, I just see an internet parody here. These are made all the time on YouTube - nothing special really...or maybe I just don't get it. the point here is, is to keep the BS throttling and BT 'blockage' that Comcast is doing in the front of the news as a way to pressure them to stop (or at least fix things) I, for one, found this parody quite funny (and seriously hope Comcast gets no ideas from it) and right on time.. It shows how bad a Mega-Corp could be. I do not think they really care that much what is on the front page here.
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| I understand the message, but I just don't get how it's news. I mean, had Comcast said something, maybe...but at the moment, there's nothing really new or informative here.
Put it this way...do you think any other news/information outlet would pay much nevermind every time somebody just made a new anti-(insert cause here) banner? | |
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| Re: How is this News? said by GOLFnSUN :It makes fun of Comcast(or any corporation for that matter) and that is BBR's favorite front page activity. Well, there are legitamite developments in the Comcast sandvine/blocking issue. All the prior news posts involved some sort of news release/development over at Comcast. This news bit just adds nothing at all to the situation. | |
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| said by GOLFnSUN :said by Thaler :Usually I'm willing to give BBR the benefit of the doubt...but, what exactly is news here? I mean, I just see an internet parody here. These are made all the time on YouTube - nothing special really...or maybe I just don't get it. It makes fun of Comcast(or any corporation for that matter) and that is BBR's favorite front page activity. I had no idea that corporate entities are organizations that should be approached with reverence. | |
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| I thought making fun of AT&T was the favorite front page activity.(Deathstar etc) I'm so confused.
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The memo also advises the company move to a "per-protocol pricing structure," where users pay more for the honor of using more popular Internet protocols. Telnet, which only comprises 0.0001% of overall Comcast network traffic, would only cost Comcast customers $0.02/month.
This had me laughing this morning.
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koitsu
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| Re: Telnet? Hey man, what about chargen? Yeah, but that's already costing customers more than $0.02 a month, considering how many people on Comcast must get DDoS'd in a week...
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join:2007-01-11 | Re: Slow news day? Almost miss the (creepy) picture of the winking kid that was on "fake" news items of the past.  | |
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1 edit | Re: Comon Guys Lighten Up! Just getting ready to type the same thing. | |
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1 edit | I'm so confused!! Who's flaming the sarcasm? Who's writing sarcastic flames? I think I'll just go watch Fox News, it's easier to follow.
Public Service Announcement: please relax and enjoy some sarcasm now and then. Otherwise you will make funny faces when you go poop. This post brought to you by PBS (Public Sarcasm Bureau). | |
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