Please sell off Digital Extremes. I de-installed it when they were purchased. I'd love to have my Chinesium spyware free game back again.

Horrible Horrible season. There is a difference between fun romps with good acting, intriguing characters, and sympathetic situations, and just being straight lectured to.

The fact that she didn't prepare for the role really shows. And I hope Chibnall is forced to learn some humility after that. The disrespect he showed to the fanbase should be a cautionary tale taught at all major studios for years to come.

Bzzzzt. Wrong.

The "Big Boys" (Google/Amazon/Netflix/etc.) Connect to the internet through IXPs (Internet Exchange Points)

These are the major link-ups between networks. They connect at the same levels as Comcast/Verizon/etc. (Tier 2 Providers), as seen here:

Clicky Clicky!

Due to Net Neutrality laws, the other Tier 2 providers have to accept their traffic the same as people down or upstream. So, basically, they have to shoulder the extra data without compensation. And if Netflix/Google/Etc. start sending them more traffic, they have no recourse.

That being said, I think ISPs need SOME form of control, but Title II was too onerous for small-time ISPs to gain entry.

Netflix connects directly to an IXP, and is at the same "Tier" level as Comcast, sometimes even more upstream. This is far, far less expensive than having to go through an ISP like us mere mortals.

Because of Net Neutrality Laws, now Comcast has to shoulder the increased cost of all that traffic without being able to charge. And Netflix/Google/Facebook are enshrined at their IXP without consequence.

Anyone else read this first as "Fontaine Futuristics"?

Is the business model just not there? FTTP services are shuttering a lot these days...what's the issue?

I'm not the hugest fan of Verizon for some of the shady things they are doing, but the cries that this runs afoul of Net Neutrality are a bit alarmist. Unless I'm reading the article incorrectly, they are throttling bandwidth such that 720p will come through ok, but 1080p will not. I'm reading that as a global throttling, not just for video. Am I wrong?

First of all, there is no cash handout...this is 3 Billion dollars in tax incentives. If Foxconn does nothing, they get $0 in taxes, so, where is the harm?

Also:

State payouts are contingent on Foxconn's performance at multiple levels...but even if that weren't the case, Foxconn will have to make good on their commitment to spend $8-10 Billion on the construction of the plant, which will employ 10,000 construction workers for several years. There is already talk of Corning building a $1 Billion glass factory nearby to support operations (with another 400 employees), and a conservative estimate of 100 Wisconsin suppliers will also benefit from the manufacturing. This doesn't take into account housing development, payroll taxes, or any number of other tangible benefits.

I get that $3 Billion is a lot of money, but an analysis focused only on Foxconn misses the point entirely.

You sir, owe me a new keyboard.

As someone on the grandfathered Verizon unlimited plan, I'm seriously considering buying an unsubsidized phone.

My wife traded it for a 5GB plan, and has gone over her data plan with only limited youtube usage. Once XLTE gets implemented, that means you can burn through your data even faster.

It's either that or go to Sprint, which I understand in recent years has turned down the "suck" lately, and actually has decent speeds, coverage, and unlimited data.

Ara. A.R.A.

Please show us more nerd pr0n of sexy, sexy pebbles sliding out of the exoskeleton. Then tell us it is coming out in October.

It's a support group, not a culture.

I dated a girl who was a "deaf studies" major. She even got her Masters at Galludet, and is a signer somewhere on the East Coast.

I really dodged a bullet when she broke up with me. I was seeing myself having to agree with her as to the validity of "Deaf Culture" to maintain peace in the house.

But, seeing as she stomped my heart flat, I can say this without fear of reprisal: It's a support group, not a culture. Once technology has advanced such that it is no longer an issue, it will fade. Take that, Carrie Coffey (nee Rogers)!

...until the paychecks from the Patent Trolls' lobby clears.

Eve online did it first, and paid a price for doing it incorrectly...they've since apologized and said they will roll it out right.

Meanwhile, WoW is hemorrhaging users...this can only further accelerate their departure, as people find a game with more meaning...Should provide some tasty n00bs to pod...