But I was told the free market brought me the best product at the cheapest price!!

Torvald Von Mansee · 02-23-11, 08:43 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/te...ref=technology

Prediction: "But!! But!! South Korea is so much more urban than the U.S.!!!" will be said..

gimpy117 · 02-23-11, 08:46 PM

not here in america. Congress handed a bunch of cash to telecom companies for "fiber to the curb" programs. The never delivered and congress just did nothing about it.

the_tyrant · 02-23-11, 08:49 PM

I still use bell 7mb internet
but 1 gb/second

my whole porno collection can be uploaded in 300 seconds

Platapus · 02-23-11, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

I
my whole porno collection can be uploaded in 300 seconds

Piker!

Galanti · 02-23-11, 09:25 PM

I wonder what their bandwidth cap restrictions are, if any. I think that if North America were to see 1 Gb/s Intertubes speeds, most of us us would go broke in about six months from blowing our bandwidth caps, particularly as the size of media soars from advances in HD.

antikristuseke · 02-23-11, 09:36 PM

Over here bandwith caps don't exist, except on one provider who is expected to file for bankruptcy in the next few months. Or for some cell phone 3g/4g networks.
Going to upgrade my home connection to 120mbit in the next few months, the laying of the fiber optic cable to the house and hookup will be done free of charge. As for my phone I am limited to 2mbit, but I have that 2mbit even in the middle of a swamp. One of the benefits of living in a small country with a highly developed telecom infrastructure.

Ducimus · 02-23-11, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

not here in america. Congress handed a bunch of cash to telecom companies for "fiber to the curb" programs. The never delivered and congress just did nothing about it.

The corporates, that happen to live in America - while rolling in the dough, are morally and ethically bankrupt. They also have congress in their pocket.

redsocialist · 02-23-11, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

The corporates, that happen to live in America - while rolling in the dough, are morally and ethically bankrupt. They also have congress in their pocket.

So true, the american politicians are bought and paid for by corporate America. There are few left who didn't sell out to the agenda like Ron Paul.I know, this sounds crazy coming froma socialist

redsocialist · 02-24-11, 09:51 AM

Schroeder · 02-24-11, 09:55 AM

While I'm not a huge fan of free capitalism I've got to say that the pollution and the number of choices you had in the former German Democratic Republic where much worse than anything in the Federal Republic of Germany.
So socialism isn't really an answer. I think a mixture of both (as we used to have in Germany...) is the best way.

mookiemookie · 02-23-11, 10:55 PM

Paging Dr. UnderseaLcpl, Dr. UnderseaLcpl, please meet your party at the front desk.

Ducimus · 02-24-11, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Paging Dr. UnderseaLcpl, Dr. UnderseaLcpl, please meet your party at the front desk.

You know, im surprised some of our local die hard Team R fans' aren't all over our new socialism advocate like a pack of dogs on a 3 legged cat.
(edit: Or have they already met and had their tiff, and i just missed it?)

Freiwillige · 02-24-11, 04:19 PM

Nazism, Communism, Socialism, colonialism.....here is a clue, If the word ends in ISM chances are its bad as history has shown. I prefer Freedom <-no ISM.

Oh and that also includes Imperialism.

redsocialist · 02-24-11, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Nazism, Communism, Socialism, colonialism.....here is a clue, If the word ends in ISM chances are its bad as history has shown. I prefer Freedom <-no ISM.

Oh and that also includes Imperialism.

Explained from a realist prespective, though you forgot Capitalism

Ducimus · 02-24-11, 05:21 PM

From a literary standpoint, he just landed one on ya Freiwillige.

(I'm not saying I agree with his stance, (cause i don't). but speaking of just words, in and of themselves. You left yourself open on that one.)

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	From a literary standpoint, he just landed one on ya Freiwillige. (I'm not saying I agree with his stance, (cause i don't). but speaking of just words, in and of themselves. You left yourself open on that one.)