Friday, September 05, 2008 Prison Break: tube encourages good behavior! POST A COMMENT 'Don't think prisons when I think about that argument against a digital-divide-inequality in America -- (making sure we have an equal playing field for folks locked-in-poverty, as well as those born with a silver spoon in their mouth)... So, when I read about TVs big switch over to a digital format (dumping analog) locks out prisons: 'the nation's broadcasters make the switch from analog to digital signals next Feb. 17, televisions that aren't hooked up to cable, satellite or a converter box will be reduced to static...' I pull out the worlds smallest violin to I listen to prisoners cry "waaaah, I can't watch America Idol..." 'While TV might seem like an undeserved luxury for inmates, prison officials and inmates say the tube does more than fill year after year of idle hours - it provides a sense of normalcy and is a bargaining chip that encourages good behavior.' I don't know about you, but I don't think missing out on getting HBO qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Like this video shows, prisoners have bigger issues -- like not dropping the soap: Source: CBS News Labels: economy, net neutrality, News Trends, rich and poor divide posted by Henry Cruz at 1:16 PM Sunday, August 10, 2008 U.S. plan they don't want us to hear about POST A COMMENT It's been called the digital "national embarrassment" -- how other nations' residents have high-speed at home, while the U.S. numbers keep slipping; An FCC proposal, on the table this month, hopes to "boost U.S. competitiveness by giving each household (Free) high-speed Web access..." however, the duopoloy wants to stop it. It sounds like a no-brainer: With more and more businesses shifting towards the web, such a huge-digital-divide can definitely effect how good -- (or how badly) -- the future U.S. economy performs on that bigger global arena... FCC chairman's Kevin J. Martin free-high-speed plug votes this month -- basically says "any household in the country -- (would be able to) -- cruise the Net at broadband speeds, at absolutely no cost." Says Business Week. "But his idea faces heated opposition from companies such as AT&T that worry their profits will be threatened by a free alternative." The facts: "Only 60% of American households have speedy Net access). And that huge gap " puts the country in 15th place among developed nations..." -- a huge drop from 2001 when the U.S. ranked fourth. The plan: "create incentives for private companies to roll out more broadband..." much like basic Television, it could "make money by selling advertising and advanced services." --(with a premium no-ad option for those that can afford to pay more). Just think, a free web model could actually create more competition to get an even faster web out there, and help those helpless resentful-ignorant people -- (who don't get high-speed) -- so, we'd all actually be on the same high-speed-playing field... 'and then we'd all be able to watch Ceasar and Chuy talk about Amy Winehouse --('in the end doesn't it sounds like a win-win-win for all?): Source: Business Week Labels: Business-101, ceasar and chuy, freeconomics, net neutrality, News Trends, Poverty Divide, rich and poor divide, web trends posted by Henry Cruz at 4:01 AM Monday, April 28, 2008 defending the web with virgins and sex POST A COMMENT It's kinda got that 60's-hippy-free-love, or just plain 'ol euro-trash-y-done-right feeling...Saving the Web, one virgin at a time...by telling folks about complicated subjects like Net Neutrality...let's face it us-virgins love-us a T & A release -(Yeah, I was a virgin once). And Tania here is ready to take one for the team...and we love her for it. Whoa, let's take a step back...what the f* is Net Neutrality - (sounds like a complicated liberal-hippy term like tree hugging)... here's a basic 101 video primer from the Daily Show: “I will make love with every virgin who defends the Internet.” Say Tania...using sex to help the web...Under Net Neutrality legistlation All traffic will not be created equal....guessing, like anything too good, big companies want to make sure they control how the traffic on the web gets to us -- via your service provider -- (making sure they stay on top)...so, what can I do about it (other than getting some free pu-tang) -- to make sure "big daddy" doesn't take away all my web candy...find out about it, spread the word to other virgins. In this case, knowledge, or rather limiting knowledge is the true power. Source: MSNBC.COM Labels: net neutrality posted by Henry Cruz at 3:29 AM     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .