hgsigala

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by hgsigala 9y ago
Which is exactly why we have to make it easier for people to form and join unions everywhere.
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by hgsigala 9y ago
If folks want to join the movement the staff is building, you can get involved here: https://citizensagainstmonopoly.org/ If you want to do more than that, here is some more information on the staff, story and other action
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by hgsigala 11y ago
I took this course. It used Idle when I did it. Got a very high percentage but still do not know how to do much with python. Learned how to use the basic, how to compute Big O, but not really how to "make" anything.
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by hgsigala 11y ago
I think you have a very, very oversimplified and course view of this topic. Nice hook though!
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by hgsigala 12y ago
take the time to read this http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015... Order forbears 27 provisions of title II and over 700 associated regulations. Will not impose rate regulation, tariffs, bu
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Key provisions (only four pages, take the time): http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015...
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by hgsigala 12y ago
This is great news. Over a years worth of fighting on this one.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
I use this EVERY DAY. I get a notification at 9:30am (you can set your own time) telling me about a new organization. I donate about$1 a week and about every other week I will search for tech organizations (example: Helping bolivians connec
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Yes and No. They must reply to all comments in their FNPRM. They must say why the did and didn't do something that someone suggested.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Why does it have to be violent at all? Many people on this site are a fan of Larry Lessig. Check out his alternative to the "violent end" of big business Mayday.us
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Isn't Apple leading the beacon tech though?
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Yeah. I think the folks above have it backwards. Remember that EPB stands for Electric Power Board (90% sure of this). They then knew that the logical thing to follow from providing these services was to provide the "new electricity&qu
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Congress did grant the FCC explicit authority to regulate. It was the Telecom Act. What the FCC has to decide on its own is what part of the Telecom Act to use in enforcing. This is not a Congressional issue. And the Court made that very cl
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by hgsigala 12y ago
I would agree if it were not for the fact that they are only bound to the Open Internet Order until 2018. They also did this while fighting it in court. The Verizon suit which struck down the Open Internet Rules only came as a result of a p
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by hgsigala 12y ago
The fact is that there are two ways to go about this: Allow fast lanes or do not allow fast lanes. If you do not want to allow fast lanes then there are two routes to go about this: section 706 of telecom act or title ii of telecom act. The
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by hgsigala 12y ago
It wasn't so "voluntary" when you are doing it to get FCC/ Justice Department approval for a 6 billion dollar merger.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
I received the same message but with $16
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by hgsigala 12y ago
If anyone is willing to go 50/50 let me know! theadictspunk (a) gmail
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by hgsigala 12y ago
Well, that's the issue. ISP's are being classified as telecoms.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
At this point everyone is officially invited to comment on the proposal. In around 60 days, the FCC will respond to your comments and redraft a proposal. Please comment! http://www.fcc.gov/comments
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by hgsigala 12y ago
The administration gets to nominate commissioners. The Senate confirms them. These are partisan bodies. The commissioners themselves have theories that fit into party politics as well.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
This is a vote to receive comments on the proposal. IN 60 days the FCC will respond to comments and redraft a proposal. A final vote on final rules will come in about 120 days.
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by hgsigala 12y ago
The website says to add $12 for extra spools and a promise to update the site with individual purchase options when campaign is over.
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by hgsigala 13y ago
Can someone shed some light on the reasoning behind paying 3.2 billion for Nest (thermostats) and only 400 million for DeepMind (artificial intelligence). Is it really that Nest was a consumer, revenue positive company?
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by hgsigala 13y ago
Do you honestly think that carrying a weapon in the san francisco bay area is a good idea?
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by hgsigala 13y ago
Hispanic here: tried the same thing and had the same reaction. Dampne is not a hispanic name...
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by hgsigala 13y ago
Corporations get first amendment rights at the cost of the people's.
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by hgsigala 13y ago
Danny, in your view, what would the political ramifications be? Corporate lobbyists or actual politicians fighting against this label?
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by hgsigala 13y ago
But what mjmahone17 is saying is that the FCC should label broadband providers (in my view: both wired and wireless) as common carriers which would undo the "information services" label put on them in 2002 ( http://trans
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by hgsigala 13y ago
You're right. I shouldn't have done that but I just couldn't believe that that was the top/first comment. It was one of my first posts and if I wanted to comment I should have taken the time to write an useful response.

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