Comments on: What Do Santa Claus And The Internet Have In Common? http://www.kungfuquip.com/what-do-santa-claus-and-the-internet-have-in-common/ Thoughts On Life In The Swamp Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaolin Internetting And The Wu-Tang Blog Style--Hands off the Internet http://www.kungfuquip.com/what-do-santa-claus-and-the-internet-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-4100 Shaolin Internetting And The Wu-Tang Blog Style--Hands off the Internet Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:35:07 +0000 http://www.kungfuquip.com/archives/569#comment-4100 [...] Check out the blog Kung Fu Quip and this incisive explanation of the facts behind net neutrality: The proponents will tell you that net neutrality has always been - based on a law that applied to 40% of the broadband connections carried by DSL lines. It never applied to cable - which accounts for about 60% of the broadband connections. So NN was never “the founding principle”. It was a hindrance to DSL, and the lack of it allowed cable to arrive on the scene and steal the market (well, that and the fact that cable had faster lines and a $100 billion network investment to make it better). [...] [...] Check out the blog Kung Fu Quip and this incisive explanation of the facts behind net neutrality: The proponents will tell you that net neutrality has always been – based on a law that applied to 40% of the broadband connections carried by DSL lines. It never applied to cable – which accounts for about 60% of the broadband connections. So NN was never “the founding principle”. It was a hindrance to DSL, and the lack of it allowed cable to arrive on the scene and steal the market (well, that and the fact that cable had faster lines and a $100 billion network investment to make it better). [...]

]]> By: Turk http://www.kungfuquip.com/what-do-santa-claus-and-the-internet-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 Turk Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:18:20 +0000 http://www.kungfuquip.com/archives/569#comment-3589 The definition of shill is one who acts as a pitchman or promoter. You are making a pitch on behalf of the position of hundred billion dollar content providers. So how, exactly is that not accurate? The definition of shill is one who acts as a pitchman or promoter. You are making a pitch on behalf of the position of hundred billion dollar content providers. So how, exactly is that not accurate?

]]> By: Matt Stoller http://www.kungfuquip.com/what-do-santa-claus-and-the-internet-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Matt Stoller Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:41:14 +0000 http://www.kungfuquip.com/archives/569#comment-3586 <i>The shills for the billion dollar content companies (also known as “Save The Internet”)</i> Mike, you can make your policy positions clear, but I expect more from you than lying about such a basic fact as who STI is. The shills for the billion dollar content companies (also known as “Save The Internet”)

Mike, you can make your policy positions clear, but I expect more from you than lying about such a basic fact as who STI is.

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