Comments on: 360 Degrees: A Diary of the Last 24 Hours

By: Wes S

Wes S — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:48:13 +0000

I think Pink Floyd put it best when they said “We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control”

By: drattus

drattus — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:12:16 +0000

I’ve got to agree with the other reply here about broadcast. I’ve got nothing but rabbit ears antenna and a converter box and I don’t have any trouble getting the local stations. Not that I watch it more than a few hours a year, turned the TV off for the most part when it was taken over by “reality TV”.

By: Uncle Ken

Uncle Ken — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:21:38 +0000

T.M. you are very luckey it works for you. It does not work for everyone. I wish you well. Ken

By: Stephen Switzer

Stephen Switzer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:02:26 +0000

ABSOLUTELY! I’ve used the same analogy, and there is no better one than I can think of. I’ve said, “There’s such a thing as peak usage, get used to it!”

By: Stephen Switzer

Stephen Switzer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:59:00 +0000

Yes, and I agree!

By: Stephen Switzer

Stephen Switzer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:55:39 +0000

I’ve thought the same thing and wholeheartedly agree. I also own an IT company and have other contacts that could possibly assist. However, there are a few unanswered questions in my mind, and I’m not sure who to ask about it.

By: Arstal

Arstal — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:11:18 +0000

My opinion is a little different then you guys.

First off, Thanks to Massa for doing the job Howard Coble didn’t and getting these oppressive caps out of the way.

That said, I do think Massa’s bill could have some problems: More likely companies would work around it by figuring out other methods.

The key is to bring competition into these local markets- and that’s something we’re going to have to do at the local level. Ultimately, Congress can’t solve this problem for us- it will come down to City Hall.

I know in NC they are proposing a bill right now that would hamstring municipal internet in the State House.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:08:55 +0000

In this instance, it’s the same people that follow the “smaller government is always better” propaganda to a T. Every time government steps in to do anything, they act like the FBI walked into their living room and stole everything they had under their mattress.

They don’t understand that when government is regulating, it is not the “big, bad government” picking on the little guy. It’s actually the government taking a stand against corporations that have gained more power over us than they are due, in the name of the little guy. Sometimes these people are unable to see who the little guy really is.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:50:11 +0000

Don’t worry. Many of us are not going anywhere.

This site is definitely staying in my RSS feed. Great job so far though.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:44:42 +0000

While I can see your points, I really don’t think this is a “big versus small government” debate for these people. They’re simply not tech-savvy and probably called Time Warner and listened to, and believed their talking points when they first heard about this issue. They most likely haven’t taken the time, nor the worry to dig into the issue any further and learn how exactly TWC provides their service.

And remember… it was the gov’t that stepped in and told the mortgage companies that they need to start providing mortgages to unqualified buyers. Big gov’t isn’t necessarily any better than small.