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Sane · Apr 25th, 2006, 8:12 PM

http://savetheinternet.com/

Apparently congress plans to dismiss net neutrality, and replace it with some pretty whacked out rules.

If you are a US citizen, and you want to write to congress about it, you can do so here:

http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet

I wrote a letter to them. But the last thing I noticed was I had to be a US citizen. By then it was too late. This is what I wrote to them.

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I think the plans you have for the future of the Internet are ridiculously stupid. If there are problems that need to be sorted out with the Internet, they can be dealt with. However, don't look towards these short-term solutions that could cause an uproar in violation of free speech, putting many people out of business, ultimately downsizing the national economy.

In grade 4 we learned how to make a problem solving chart to make the right decisions. I would hope that congress is more intelligent than a group of fourth graders.
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Tell me what you think of it all.

Darkhack · Apr 25th, 2006, 8:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sane

I would hope that congress is more intelligent than a group of fourth graders.

If "con" is the opposite of "pro" then the opposite of progress is congress. :banana:

I don't know what the deal is with this net neutrality stuff so I won't comment too much on it, although I will say that I believe that the internet should remain under the same control that it is now. Private companies in America. Government always screws things up, so they shouldn't be put in control and if you try to share the internet with companies over-seas you are asking for political shit that will rip the entire internet apart. No one will agree on anything and we will be taking one step forward and two steps back to an age where nothing is standardized. As if we weren't having enough trouble as it is agreeing on standards!

DaWei · Apr 25th, 2006, 9:29 PM

Yeah. One step back, we wouldn't have the dancing banana....

nnxion · Apr 26th, 2006, 3:29 AM

Hey guess what, the internet is not just from America. Doesn't matter what they do, it won't change.

a thing · Apr 26th, 2006, 10:07 PM

A lot of it is.

jayme · Apr 26th, 2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by a thing

A lot of it is.

Explain.

ReggaetonKing · Apr 26th, 2006, 10:22 PM

The internet should stay the way it is! End!

DaWei · Apr 26th, 2006, 10:48 PM

!!!!!!!

Jimbo · Apr 27th, 2006, 3:37 AM

Somehow I would imagine that corporations (and their associated lobbyists) would not take kindly to such action, so I'll just let them handle it for now. :p

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ReubenK · Apr 28th, 2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DaWei

!!!!!!!

And your meaning is..?

Apr 25th, 2006, 8:12 PM	#1
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 2,086 Rep Power: 6	Save The Internet! http://savetheinternet.com/ Apparently congress plans to dismiss net neutrality, and replace it with some pretty whacked out rules. If you are a US citizen, and you want to write to congress about it, you can do so here: http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet I wrote a letter to them. But the last thing I noticed was I had to be a US citizen. By then it was too late. This is what I wrote to them. <-- I think the plans you have for the future of the Internet are ridiculously stupid. If there are problems that need to be sorted out with the Internet, they can be dealt with. However, don't look towards these short-term solutions that could cause an uproar in violation of free speech, putting many people out of business, ultimately downsizing the national economy. In grade 4 we learned how to make a problem solving chart to make the right decisions. I would hope that congress is more intelligent than a group of fourth graders. --> Tell me what you think of it all.

Apr 25th, 2006, 9:29 PM	#3
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Yeah. One step back, we wouldn't have the dancing banana.... __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Apr 26th, 2006, 3:29 AM	#4
nnxion Programming Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: elemental plane Posts: 1,429 Rep Power: 5	Hey guess what, the internet is not just from America. Doesn't matter what they do, it won't change. __________________ "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for." -- Socrates

Apr 26th, 2006, 10:07 PM	#5
a thing Unverified User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: none Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	A lot of it is. __________________ Warning: My posts may change (dramatically) within the first 15 minutes they're posted. Got 'Nux?�GNU/Linux and other free software support. It's GNU/Linux, not just Linux.

Apr 26th, 2006, 10:22 PM	#7
ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 4	The internet should stay the way it is! End! __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

Apr 26th, 2006, 10:48 PM	#8
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	!!!!!!! __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Apr 27th, 2006, 3:37 AM	#9
Jimbo Battle Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA Posts: 770 Rep Power: 3	Somehow I would imagine that corporations (and their associated lobbyists) would not take kindly to such action, so I'll just let them handle it for now. :p !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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