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We could all do with the comedy http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/03/02/trump-if-i-run-2016-im-only-gop-candidate-who-can-beat-hillary Never try to eat more than you can lift

I'll bet he murmurs that in his sleep. In the waning days of his presidency he'll start grumbling this in his conscious state, with increasing frequency and franticness. How could we have elected this communist? Look what those low-information voters got us into. I was about to say you had forgotten he was a communist and then POW! Never try to eat more than you can lift

You are on your own on that one. They don't like the color? Never try to eat more than you can lift

He says some interesting things but there are a few points in there that are patently wrong. For example - "Who controls access to mobile? Google and Apple." - well, no. Google and Apple currently build the devices that people use to access the internet, but AT&T (who, interestingly, are paying Cuban) and their elk () are the ones who have the control of the mobile broadband. And if you think Google and Apple have control of that, it can change VERY quickly. Anyone remember when blackberry was the smartphone to have? Now has 0.4% of the mobile market. He also says that the ISP's haven't demonstrated behaviour like this and "dismissed Netflix's claims". Thats demonstrably false. As for it being a boon to lawyers, true, but not implementing it would likely be worse in that there would be lawsuit after lawsuit about anti-competitive practices. So the lawyers win either was as usual (Damn you Andy!) Never try to eat more than you can lift

OK Ron - I concede that this is without me obviously having the exact text - and if you can point me at when it's available then I will read and evaluate with comments here. However speaking about Net Neutrality in general, it's not about government (or indeed anyone) regulating content. Just the opposite in fact. To give an example, say you are a Comcast customer, and in your region comcast is the only provider - its effectively a monopoly. Now imagine that they partnered with, say, microsoft who paid them vast sums of money to be their "Primary provider for SaaS" (or some such marketing speak). What this could mean would be that comcast would let Microsoft traffic through faster, basically handicapping any competition so that they would not be able to compete. If you want to use Google, or Duckduckgo instead of bing for your search, sure it would work, but in such a way that it could be practically unusable. The only way to compete would be for the competition to pay the comcast ransom. If this was to happen, then it would severely stifle innovation, as the startups - the next twitter/facebook/google/snapchat/netflix whatever, would never be able to compete with the established players. With net neutrality, it basically levels the playing field and allows everyone to compete on equal terms, and allows the market to make its own choices (which is why I am so puzzled that the GOP are against it.) What I believe the FCC want to do is push towards ISP's being a dumb pipe (a utility), in that the packets go out in the order they come in. This is why the ISP's are against, as it is removing a potential revenue stream for them Thats a massive over-simplification but it'll do for now. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Oh sure, they're saying it. But are they saying how it does those things? I really struggle to see why this has become a partisan issue, but then I work in the internet industry so I probably understand it a little better than #foxnewsfacts. If nothing else, surely most people realise that if the likes of comcast, verizon and AT&T are pushing against something, then its probably a GOOD idea? Never try to eat more than you can lift

My post from another thread. None of that is true, but you carry on. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Ah. Another one who has zero idea what net neutrality means. I suggest you stick to bible classes. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Meh. What goes around comes around. Congress have done the same thing to the pres for the last few years so I'm not terribly surprised. Never try to eat more than you can lift

You are probably right, but you aren't going to war with "the middle east". You are going to war with a diffuse, undefined minority. And the US have shown that when it comes to this sort of conflict, it doesn't generally end well. This is why I suspect this sort of conflict is essentially unwinnable in this fashion - if you let the bombs and tanks do their thing, then you end up killing a lot of innocent people and creating a resentment that leads to the next, escalated version of ISIS that comes along. In addition, you won't get all the combatants because they don't sit still in a nice Dr Evil base, waiting for you to attack it. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Citation please - you can't make sweeping statements like this without proof!!! (just because ) Never try to eat more than you can lift

You are making a big assumption that you actually can "finish this", which changes the whole equation. Never try to eat more than you can lift

How do you know?! Never try to eat more than you can lift

Come on, it's really not that hard. Never try to eat more than you can lift

I Agree! With added WTF? Never try to eat more than you can lift

Thats got nothing to do with politics - that's just youthful naivete! That reminds me of this: A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself a very liberal Democrat and was very much in favor of redistribution of wealth. She was ashamed that her father was a staunch Republican. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his. One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes and the addition of more government welfare programs. He responded by asking her how she was doing in school. She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, with no time to go out and party like other students. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend. Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?" She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA She is so popular on campus, college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over. "Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA." The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree! She played while I worked my tail off!" The father slowly smiled and said gently, "Welcome to the Republican Party" And speaking of naivete - you are a fine example. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Thats got nothing to do with politics - that's just youthful naivete! Never try to eat more than you can lift

Demonstrates an inability to learn - and you are surprised? Never try to eat more than you can lift

Geez there is a whole lot of Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa going on in this thread. If you don't like your job, and the way your place of work is managed, leave and do something else. Better still, start a business and make your own rules. (I did - best decision ever.) Never try to eat more than you can lift

Come on - you have bigger problems than tight clothing. How about everyone wears a Burqa - would that be OK? http://mashable.com/2015/02/11/montana-legislator-yoga-pants-illegal/ Never try to eat more than you can lift

Kershaw are nice. My favourite for doing everything round my property and when I hunt is my Opinel. Very simple, very light, very cheap, VERY sharp! (apologies for thread drift) Never try to eat more than you can lift

England, Scotland, Wales Ireland Northern Ireland France, Spain, Italy Portugal, Germany Belgium Switzerland Austria Yugoslavia (as it was then) USA Argentina China Japan Thailand Malaysia Indonesia (Bali and Borneo) Phillipines Cook Islands Singapore Australia New Zealand Edited to add: Greece I think that's it... Never try to eat more than you can lift

MILAN. OK - it was only a simulator. In real life - .50 cal. Never try to eat more than you can lift

What, even breitbart and the blaze? Never try to eat more than you can lift

Thank you Never try to eat more than you can lift