http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality
I don't it, but all its saying is that Big name networks are going to take over the internet and make it so you have to pay for it.
What?
Don't we already have to pay? >_>
that sucks. thats like a comcast version of the internet D:
There are also service providers who only give good service to those who get many page views.
Hey, the big names will do anything TO GET SOME INTERNET MONEY. >:(
i thought the internet couldnt be owned.
if the internet could be owned, then even earth could be owned...
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 06:40:30 PM
There are also service providers who only give good service to those who get many page views.
Hey, the big names will do anything TO GET SOME INTERNET MONEY. >:(
They are complaining because TV sucks now.
"Hey, the internet is popular! Let's use it in a way to earn us even more money that we don't need, and manage to alienate our entire demographic, at the same time!"
WTF? That's intercourse ing gay. So it's gonna be just like TV? That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard. That would mean that all small websites would go down. There go my forums.
Industries sure know how to ruin the entire reason the Internet is popular.
Quote from: Riosan on June 01, 2008, 06:44:32 PM
"Hey, the internet is popular! Let's use it in a way to earn us even more money that we don't need, and manage to alienate our entire demographic, at the same time!"
maybe some individual will start a new ISP that wont limit the internet, even if it costs a few bucks extra. any ISP is better than one that puts limits eh?
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 06:49:11 PM
Industries sure know how to ruin the entire reason the Internet is popular.
Welcome to capitalism.
Quote from: DIMENTIO1 on June 01, 2008, 06:50:09 PM
Quote from: Riosan on June 01, 2008, 06:44:32 PM
"Hey, the internet is popular! Let's use it in a way to earn us even more money that we don't need, and manage to alienate our entire demographic, at the same time!"
maybe some individual will start a new ISP that wont limit the internet, even if it costs a few bucks extra. any ISP is better than one that puts limits eh?
The point of that site is that no one outside of major organizations and companies will be able to support a website with a reasonable viewcount past 2012.
TV networks need this because ratings are plummeting because of the Internet, or so they say.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 06:53:55 PM
TV networks need this because ratings are plummeting because of the Internet, or so they say.
Yeah, so they say.
If anything, TV ratings are getting better because of shows like American Idol.
Quote from: Riosan on June 01, 2008, 06:59:27 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 06:53:55 PM
TV networks need this because ratings are plummeting because of the Internet, or so they say.
Yeah, so they say.
If anything, TV ratings are getting better because of shows like American Idol.
American Idol and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila are the reasons why producers feel that they can get away with a crap TV show.
It at least makes for a good
The Soup.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 07:04:21 PM
Quote from: Riosan on June 01, 2008, 06:59:27 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 06:53:55 PM
TV networks need this because ratings are plummeting because of the Internet, or so they say.
Yeah, so they say.
If anything, TV ratings are getting better because of shows like American Idol.
American Idol and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila are the reasons why producers feel that they can get away with a crap TV show.
It at least makes for a good The Soup.
Ah yes x3
I can't watch the soup anymore. Did anyone else notice that they removed some channels? Or at least they did here in the east. D:
How the hell can they do that. >:( So I wont be able to watch You-Tube poo without having to pay 50 dollars. The world is literally coming to an end :|
Quote from: Miiman56 on June 01, 2008, 07:27:26 PM
How the hell can they do that. >:( So I wont be able to watch You-Tube poo without having to pay 50 dollars. The world is literally coming to an end :|
Of course, everyone on the internet is a lazy bum with no monnies, so we'll probably end up going outside all day. D:
Quote from: Totla on June 01, 2008, 07:35:38 PM
Quote from: Miiman56 on June 01, 2008, 07:27:26 PM
How the hell can they do that. >:( So I wont be able to watch You-Tube poo without having to pay 50 dollars. The world is literally coming to an end :|
Of course, everyone on the internet is a lazy bum with no monnies, so we'll probably end up going outside all day. D:
There goes my life. I might as well an hero now...
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:22:01 PM
Quote from: Totla on June 01, 2008, 07:35:38 PM
Quote from: Miiman56 on June 01, 2008, 07:27:26 PM
How the hell can they do that. >:( So I wont be able to watch You-Tube poo without having to pay 50 dollars. The world is literally coming to an end :|
Of course, everyone on the internet is a lazy bum with no monnies, so we'll probably end up going outside all day. D:
There goes my life. I might as well an hero now...
Go for it.
I'm double posting. Someone explain the picture. Why would I need a search engine if I can only visit about 200 or so sites?
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:28:35 PM
I'm double posting. Someone explain the picture. Why would I need a search engine if I can only visit about 200 or so sites?
Hey.. that doesn't make sense lol.
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
I saw this earlier, All I can say is: FUUUUUCK.
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 08:45:13 PM
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
You can own land. I guess you can own the internet. It's very intercourse ing greedy if you do own the entire thing though.
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:52:40 PM
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 08:45:13 PM
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
You can own land. I guess you can own the internet. It's very intercourse ing greedy if you do own the entire thing though.
That defeats the purpose of the Internet.
It's like someone trying to buy a public library or a fire station.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 08:57:44 PM
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:52:40 PM
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 08:45:13 PM
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
You can own land. I guess you can own the internet. It's very intercourse ing greedy if you do own the entire thing though.
That defeats the purpose of the Internet.
It's like someone trying to buy a public library or a fire station.
Bush is trying to get the airways private last I heard. How the intercourse you do that, I'll never know.
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 09:04:54 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 08:57:44 PM
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:52:40 PM
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 08:45:13 PM
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
You can own land. I guess you can own the internet. It's very intercourse ing greedy if you do own the entire thing though.
That defeats the purpose of the Internet.
It's like someone trying to buy a public library or a fire station.
Bush is trying to get the airways private last I heard. How the intercourse you do that, I'll never know.
You mean phone lines?
Bullcrap. They think that it's not owned by big companies now? We're doing fine! Plus, it's the biggest source of communication on the planet! No way they could just stop it.
Quote from: LinkXLR on June 01, 2008, 09:10:11 PM
Bullcrap. They think that it's not owned by big companies now? We're doing fine! Plus, it's the biggest source of communication on the planet! No way they could just stop it.
Which is why I dont see it as fesiable. If the government allows something stis stupid. we're all screwed.
net neutrality is an old issue.
thing is, it's going to happen eventually. the internet is the "wild west" of the modern era. you can do anything and get away with it.
it's disturbing poop indeed. search engines become useless, and the internet becomes swayed by companies political viewpoints, just like the TV (one of the reasons I don't like TV very much, all channels are very biased toward one political side or another). They can pour poop down our throats, and if we want to be able to look stuff up for research, we have to swallow it.
the internet is a good thing for society to have. in not having to look for, or buy books, it saves people tons of money (especially if you don't have encyclopedias). It's entertainment, it's communication. I really don't think it's going to happen. the companies wouldn't be competing, it would basically be a monopoly, and it would be taken down pretty fast.
thing is, people look at china's internet and say it's bad. this would be a million times worse.
I think that these companies need to realize that no one can own the Internet and for every great idea that they think they have, there will be millions that would hate it.
2000 websites? What is this, 1996?
I'm just gonna say it plain and simple: this sucks.
Quote from: GreatGonzalez106 on June 01, 2008, 09:27:33 PM
I'm just gonna say it plain and simple: this sucks.
ZOMG THEN GET OFF AND QUIT STEALING OUR BANDWIDTH RAWR WE NEED IT TO ADVERTISE >:( >:( >:(
And that is what the Internet will be like in four years.
By this logic, someone's going to be buying the alphabet at some point.
Shit.
Quote from: Orgizirtee on June 01, 2008, 09:40:23 PM
By this logic, someone's going to be buying the alphabet at some point.
Shit.
you said "A".
Give me 20$
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 11:07:32 PM
Quote from: Orgizirtee on June 01, 2008, 09:40:23 PM
By this logic, someone's going to be buying the alphabet at some point.
Shit.
you said "A".
Give me 20$
You posted. I moderate this forum. That twenty will be taken as well as your life. Never post again.
It won't happen. Well, as badly as what they are thinking of.
Look at the bottom of the image =/
"Full Access availible on request. Prices subject to change at any time. (full access to the Internet does not include illegal materials)."
NO MORE PORN :(
Anyway, if the full access thing is any more than 100$, I would just buy the 3rd one with the 2000+ sites and then add things like here, tSR, and the other little things I take for granted on.
Quote from: Byte on June 02, 2008, 03:03:05 AM
Look at the bottom of the image =/
"Full Access availible on request. Prices subject to change at any time. (full access to the Internet does not include illegal materials)."
NO MORE PORN :(
Anyway, if the full access thing is any more than 100$, I would just buy the 3rd one with the 2000+ sites and then add things like here, tSR, and the other little things I take for granted on.
I don't think I'd even bother if it happened.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 09:25:49 PM
I think that these companies need to realize that no one can own the Internet and for every great idea that they think they have, there will be millions that would hate it.
2000 websites? What is this, 1996?
people thought nobody could own the west. lo and behold, it's populated.
Quote from: Jono2 on June 02, 2008, 11:28:23 AM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 09:25:49 PM
I think that these companies need to realize that no one can own the Internet and for every great idea that they think they have, there will be millions that would hate it.
2000 websites? What is this, 1996?
people thought nobody could own the west. lo and behold, it's populated.
Yeah, but buying the Internet is like buying a fire station or a public library.
Oh HERE we go again, stupid government corporations trying to make money. And yet the government does nothing to stop people infringing upon basic freedoms. If this comes to fruition I'm going to seriously hate anyone in a power position
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 02, 2008, 11:29:30 AM
Quote from: Jono2 on June 02, 2008, 11:28:23 AM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 09:25:49 PM
I think that these companies need to realize that no one can own the Internet and for every great idea that they think they have, there will be millions that would hate it.
2000 websites? What is this, 1996?
people thought nobody could own the west. lo and behold, it's populated.
Yeah, but buying the Internet is like buying a fire station or a public library.
not really. you can't make comparisons, because it's something entirely different. the internet doesn't exist in one place, it exists everywhere.
Quote from: SUPERKOOL on June 02, 2008, 03:01:10 AM
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 11:07:32 PM
Quote from: Orgizirtee on June 01, 2008, 09:40:23 PM
By this logic, someone's going to be buying the alphabet at some point.
Shit.
you said "A".
Give me 20$
You posted. I moderate this forum. That twenty will be taken as well as your life. Never post again.
I AM YOUR FATHER
It won't happen. Well, as badly as what they are thinking of.
Quote from: Jono2 on June 02, 2008, 11:28:23 AM
the west.
it's populated.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hm, methinks if this actually goes down, we'll see something from Anonymous.
Or we could make a second Internet, like a renegade Internet...V-net. Yes.
Quote from: Blaziken on June 01, 2008, 06:32:48 PM
http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality
I don't it, but all its saying is that Big name networks are going to take over the internet and make it so you have to pay for it.
What?
(http://pcmedia.gamespy.com/pc/image/article/752/752900/the-final-episode-20070102051735809.jpg)
There actually is a bill currently in both the US Congress and the Canadian House of Commons that would make Net Neutrality a nation-wide law.
That is the one of the stupidest things ever! I like my freedom. :(
Well, 2012. I'll be out of school and have a job and stuff. I won't go to many places on the web anyway. :P
I actually think that this might not be legal... Because of an act I learned about in US History (forgot the name of it...), it's actually illegal to have a monopoly, and as Jono said earlier, this kind of thing would basically be a monopolization of the entire internet, henceforth, illegal.
As far as I can see, the internet cannot be owned by any one person or company.
Think of it this way - if this were to ever happen, hypothetically, you know that there would be one company out there who would offer the entire internet for a lower price.
This will never happen, though, ever. The amount of rebellion that this would experience would be outrageous. Remember prohibition? That's basically what this would turn into. Sure, it's different in that accessing the internet wouldn't be illegal, but the uprising would probably be similar - they would think the money they'd earn would increase, when in reality this would quickly turn many people away, I'd think.
I guarantee you less than 3% of the people aside from those setting this up agree with it, as well. That's an estimation, but there's nothing good about this at all for any casual person who wants to complete things online.
This won't happen. Period. This is about as likely as every other thing we say is going to happen in 2012, if you all know what I mean.
Quote from: King_Gamer28 on June 02, 2008, 02:32:29 PM
As far as I can see, the internet cannot be owned by any one person or company.
Think of it this way - if this were to ever happen, hypothetically, you know that there would be one company out there who would offer the entire internet for a lower price.
This will never happen, though, ever. The amount of rebellion that this would experience would be outrageous. Remember prohibition? That's basically what this would turn into. Sure, it's different in that accessing the internet wouldn't be illegal, but the uprising would probably be similar - they would think the money they'd earn would increase, when in reality this would quickly turn many people away, I'd think.
I guarantee you less than 3% of the people aside from those setting this up agree with it, as well. That's an estimation, but there's nothing good about this at all for any casual person who wants to complete things online.
This won't happen. Period. This is about as likely as every other thing we say is going to happen in 2012, if you all know what I mean.
If it happens, technically, it is the end of the world.
Quote from: X_Hero on June 02, 2008, 02:29:47 PM
I actually think that this might not be legal... Because of an act I learned about in US History (forgot the name of it...), it's actually illegal to have a monopoly, and as Jono said earlier, this kind of thing would basically be a monopolization of the entire internet, henceforth, illegal.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act? Do you remember what they used that for? To break up labor unions, olol
Although the Progressive presidents fixed that little bit of the Gilded Age up, it's possible that a conservative might screw it up again...
just sayin'
Quote from: Zovistograt on June 02, 2008, 05:06:07 PM
Quote from: X_Hero on June 02, 2008, 02:29:47 PM
I actually think that this might not be legal... Because of an act I learned about in US History (forgot the name of it...), it's actually illegal to have a monopoly, and as Jono said earlier, this kind of thing would basically be a monopolization of the entire internet, henceforth, illegal.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act? Do you remember what they used that for? To break up labor unions, olol
Although the Progressive presidents fixed that little bit of the Gilded Age up, it's possible that a conservative might screw it up again...
just sayin'
and the fact that as long as a competitor "exists" it doesn't matter if hte market share is 99% as long as they don't have 100%
I mean thats what Nintnedo did with Game Boy. They had 97% share of the handheld market but as long as idiots kept trying to take them down (Wonderswan handheld, Game Gear, etc.) and they didn't have 100% it didn't matter. All the company would have to do is create a "competitor" who didn't really compete and they're golden....
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 09:05:42 PM
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 09:04:54 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 01, 2008, 08:57:44 PM
Quote from: Lotos on June 01, 2008, 08:52:40 PM
Quote from: Triforceman22 on June 01, 2008, 08:45:13 PM
lol, 2012.
apparentley, all the poop hits the fan in that year. XD
I doubt it'll happen.
You can't own the internet....
You can own land. I guess you can own the internet. It's very intercourse ing greedy if you do own the entire thing though.
That defeats the purpose of the Internet.
It's like someone trying to buy a public library or a fire station.
Bush is trying to get the airways private last I heard. How the intercourse you do that, I'll never know.
You mean phone lines?
No, like the airways in which airplanes travel through. My dad is an air traffic controller, and it's the only reason why I know that.
Quote from: Zovistograt on June 02, 2008, 01:58:17 PM
Hm, methinks if this actually goes down, we'll see something from Anonymous.
Or we could make a second Internet, like a renegade Internet...V-net. Yes.
I was thinking about what would happen if this stuff got posted on /i/, ESPECIALLY about the one with no illegal materials. They'd defend their CP to the deathv (especially Russia from the sites I've seen linked to O_o).
Quote from: DIMENTIO1 on June 01, 2008, 06:41:31 PM
i thought the internet couldnt be owned.
if the internet could be owned, then even earth could be owned...
The Earth is a whole different scale.
Anyone who tries to take over will have hundreds of armies in their way, including the most powerful ones that are part of the U.N., which'll NEVER happen, and if it does, so many people will be p***ed that it won't last long.Quote from: King_Gamer28 on June 02, 2008, 02:32:29 PM
As far as I can see, the internet cannot be owned by any one person or company.
Think of it this way - if this were to ever happen, hypothetically, you know that there would be one company out there who would offer the entire internet for a lower price.
This will never happen, though, ever. The amount of rebellion that this would experience would be outrageous. Remember prohibition? That's basically what this would turn into. Sure, it's different in that accessing the internet wouldn't be illegal, but the uprising would probably be similar - they would think the money they'd earn would increase, when in reality this would quickly turn many people away, I'd think.
I guarantee you less than 3% of the people aside from those setting this up agree with it, as well. That's an estimation, but there's nothing good about this at all for any casual person who wants to complete things online.
This won't happen. Period. This is about as likely as every other thing we say is going to happen in 2012, if you all know what I mean.
He speaks the truth. It's be just like trying to own the Earth. It'll never happen.
Quote from: King_Gamer28 on June 02, 2008, 02:32:29 PM
I guarantee you less than 3% of the people aside from those setting this up agree with it, as well.
And those people pay for congressmens' campaigns.
So, yeah. This is basically impossible. I'd find the nearest Anonymous member and join the rebellion if this happened :3