[MD] Bye-bye Net Neutrality!

[MarshaV]

On Oct 7, 2010, at 6:46 PM, 118 wrote:

> Hi Marsha,
> 
> Oh, I've taken notice.  I love the internet.  I still do not know the way
> things really are, however.

Hi Mark,

As I see my statement reflected back at me it seems too arrogant,
and I wonder if I can make it seem less so.   

My habit of thought, which unattended seems to happen faster 
than the speed of light, is a tendency to reify self and phenomena.  
To 'know how things really are' is to know self and phenomena are 
not independent self and objects, but a flow of ever-changing, 
interdependent, impermanent, static patterns of value.  

Maybe that is a little easier to consider?  My short-hand is 
'not this, not that.'   


Marsha







> 
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> It was just a suggestion to take notice.  One need do the proper
>> investigation and deciding on its importance for oneself.  It may
>> become just one more media used for mind control.  Something
>> to think about, maybe not.  I unplugged from network and cable TV,
>> and my use of the computer is here, and some research when a
>> question or topic calls for it.
>> 
>> Freedom is knowing the way things really are and not to get too
>> attached to the way they appear.
>> 
>> 
>> Marsha
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 7, 2010, at 12:05 PM, 118 wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Marsha,
>>> Net neutrality?, and interesting concept, let's explore.
>>> 
>>> Doesn't sound like you are being neutral about it, sounds like you are
>>> taking sides.
>>> 
>>> The US postal service is supposed to be neutral, I am having a hard time
>>> with my mail delivery recently.  Where does the internet infrastructure
>> come
>>> from?  It is a God given right, does it grow on trees?  People make
>> things
>>> grow, people are not neutral.
>>> 
>>> Is the FCC neutral?  Doesn't seem so to me.  To extend the analogy, is
>> the
>>> EPA neutral?  What about political neutrality, perhaps that is where we
>>> should start.
>>> 
>>> One must live in this system with its imperfections.  I am your side in
>>> terms of freedom of access, but as Ian said nothing is free.  It is the
>>> subversive control in the name of freedom that I find annoying.
>>> 
>>> Just my opinion,
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:18 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Already gone....
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Nothing is "free" Marsha.
>>>>> Second link in this post is relevant (article from The Atlantic)
>>>>> http://www.psybertron.org/?p=3478
>>>>> Ian
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:56 PM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is this about?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When we log onto the Internet, we take a lot for granted. We assume
>>>> we'll be able to access any Web site we want, whenever we want, at the
>>>> fastest speed, whether it's a corporate or mom-and-pop site. We assume
>> that
>>>> we can use any service we like -- watching online video, listening to
>>>> podcasts, sending instant messages -- anytime we choose. What makes all
>>>> these assumptions possible is Net Neutrality.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is Net Neutrality?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Net Neutrality is the guiding principle that preserves the free and
>> open
>>>> Internet.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Net Neutrality means that Internet service providers may not
>>>> discriminate between different kinds of content and applications online.
>> It
>>>> guarantees a level playing field for all Web sites and Internet
>>>> technologies.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Net Neutrality is the reason the Internet has driven economic
>>>> innovation, democratic participation and free speech online. It protects
>> the
>>>> consumer's right to use any equipment, content, application or service
>>>> without interference from the network provider. With Net Neutrality, the
>>>> network's only job is to move data -- not to choose which data to
>> privilege
>>>> with higher quality service.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> http://www.savetheinternet.com/frequently-asked-questions?gclid=COeFqfqAwaQCFdJL5Qodtxj-iw
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 


 
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