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3001
« on: January 26, 2017, 08:24:00 AM »
It is absolutely imperative for everybody to realize that opposition to a particular plan, in this case loaded with lots of burdensome and arguably unnecessary regulations which directly favor large telecom providers over small ones, is not tacit or explicit opposition to the concept of net neutrality.
I couldn't agree more. I tried to make clear that I don't think he's fundamentally opposed to a neutral and open internet. I just think that previous comments he's made, interviews he's given and reports he's written suggest, to me, that he doesn't believe that it should be regulated or a legal obligation. In his actions and words, I see a kind of "there is nothing wrong with the internet being neutral and open, but requiring this by law or implementing safeguards to guarantee this is unnecessary and should not be done". I know he's not waging an open war on net neutrality and doesn't adamantly oppose it. But reading between the lines of his comments, I get the strong impression he is opposed to the current regulation and probably any regulation of it all, meaning that he could well repeal vital parts of it without any intention of making replacements.
3002
« on: January 26, 2017, 06:44:47 AM »
That's Dutch though.
3003
« on: January 26, 2017, 04:25:12 AM »
Please, people, read the sources. Engadget writers are not neutral journalists, and stirring up dissent in articles like these is literally their business model. Honestly, the OP and everyone just mindlessly reacting to this garbage article should be embarrassed.
I honestly haven't even read the Engadget article. My posts here are based on other sources and the many things I've read on net neutrality over the years (including the 67 page dissent,a year and a half ago when it was published). I fully agree with you that some of these are fearmongering clickbait headlines, but I don't think your representation of this issue is fully accurate either. I think your post talks specifically about a select few aspects of this without touching on the bigger picture. While the attention-grabbing "Trump/FCC to destroy net neutrality" headlines are downright dumb, I do think there's reason for concern. Ajit has been known as the foremost critic of American net neutrality rules as a whole ever since it became a topic in the US. He's worked for major companies like Verizon before and, as the article describes, tends to hold views which benefit and favor big businesses which he often defends by "playing loose with the facts" as other experts have accused him of. I can agree with the latter, as I've read both his net neutrality dissent and other of his stances, and he definitely tends to jump to conclusions and very easily presents things as hard fact when a majority of experts harshly disagrees. His criticism of net neutrality rules go far beyond the transparency obligations you described (which I think are definitely a good thing when implemented properly, as they promote accountability). In his dissent you linked and interviews he gave, he regularly characterized the entirety of the open internet policies as excessive regulation and overreach. He considered them a solution to a non-existent problem, more or less said that they go against the first amendment rights of telecoms providers, and implied there is no need for net neutrality rules because companies will somehow be respectful and choose neutral policies anyways. When net neutrality rules were passed, his concluding remarks (on the entirety of the open internet rules, not just an aspect thereof) were that they're an aberration soon to be vacated, that the FCC just "doesn't get it" and that the regulation's "days are numbered". Following Trump's election and anti-neutrality transition picks, he referred to his own words and said "Today, I am more confident than ever that this prediction will come true", meaning that he is hopeful about reversing net neutrality obligations. So if we look at: - Trump's own very negative opinion on net neutrality, as tweeted back when the debate reached its height in the US. - Trump's transitional picks as president-elect being filled with people and business conglomerates with a history of opposing net neutrality. - Ajit Pai's, a major critic of adopting net neutrality rules in the US, appointment as chairman of the FCC. I think it's fair to say that there is reason for concern and that this doesn't just concern minor things or transparency requirements. I don't think Ajit is in bed with big telecoms, but I disagree with your assessment that he's doing this just to protect the smaller players or that his "opposition to net neutrality" is a way of defending struggling small businesses. Without getting into the details of the pro / con of the net neutrality debate or the American implementation thereof, I do think this is a worrying development that can go far beyond minor things like transparency to consumers. I agree that some headlines are ridiculous, but even though Ajit has never said that "net neutrality is bad", I'd say it's reasonable to assume he might target net neutrality guarantees in the US. Is this "the end of the internet omg" as some activists make it out to be? No, but I definitely don't think it's all good either. WSJ has a pretty reasonable piece on it.
3004
« on: January 25, 2017, 05:27:51 PM »
3005
« on: January 25, 2017, 04:39:53 PM »
How long does the damage amplifier boost last? Until you die or just a few seconds?
Until you die
You can tell because your crosshairs turn orange when you have it active
Ah, nice to know. I've used them several times a life in pilot vs pilot so I should probably stop doing that.
3006
« on: January 25, 2017, 04:39:20 PM »
Tone is broken
I love using Ronin on Tones
You can literally see them shitting their pants once you dash behind their particle wall and they realize they have no defenses left
But I use Tone and sometimes the Devotion.
Tone is boring but aggressive Devotion is fun
I like Tone. He's probably my favorite titan.
She*
She's too simple
Not really any interesting way to play her
Just tink tink tink fwoosh (x1OOO)
No titan really strikes me as having such an interesting or unique way of playing them though. It's not as if the titan combat is that deep or complicated. But I can see why some wouldn't like Tone. Also, off the top of my head, doesn't the game rank Tone as highest difficulty?
3007
« on: January 25, 2017, 04:24:38 PM »
How long does the damage amplifier boost last? Until you die or just a few seconds?
3008
« on: January 25, 2017, 04:12:21 PM »
17 kills in just over a minute. Gotta love pilot vs. pilot. Gained 4 or 5 weapon levels in just that one game (level 14 to 19).
3009
« on: January 25, 2017, 02:46:37 PM »
Tone is broken
I love using Ronin on Tones
You can literally see them shitting their pants once you dash behind their particle wall and they realize they have no defenses left
But I use Tone and sometimes the Devotion.
Tone is boring but aggressive Devotion is fun
I like Tone. He's probably my favorite titan.
3010
« on: January 25, 2017, 02:05:32 PM »
See my previous post. Lack of personal involvement is a rather arbitrarily high standard to set when the subject is a public figure, and also POTUS.
It's not like 'access journalism' where you dress up, get an ID card, sit in the comfy White House briefing room and be a stenographer.
But I'm not saying it should be, nor do I think they should be dressed a certain way. All I said was is that it's understandable they got caught up in something. These are not television crews at the sideline with a van and a cameraman. These are completely unrecognizable people in the middle of a rioting crowd holding up an iphone just like dozens of others, classifying themselves as "live-streaming" independent reporters. They weren't targeted because they're press, they just ended up in a misunderstanding because police had no way of telling whether they were press or actually involved in the protests. As I said, you can say these kind of arrests are excessive (and I'm not saying I necessarily disagree) but I don't see the connection with Trump. Had we been a year into his presidency and he would've made some changes and passed new policies? Sure. But in this case, I really disagree and don't think this has anything to do with Trump. Biggest political event in 4 years, lots of protesters and even riots expected, police acted very decisively and ended up arresting reporters who were part of the crowd and didn't distinguish them from the rest in any way. Unfortunate, but I don't think it's a sign of Trump's terrible attitudes.
3011
« on: January 25, 2017, 01:18:04 PM »
I think its pretty clear that Trump is a shitty person and most likely controlling, condescending and emotionally abusive in his marry
marriage*
Ah yes, thank you. I just got a new phone a week or two ago and my swiftkey autocorrect isn't quite up to speed yet.
3012
« on: January 25, 2017, 12:12:42 PM »
Damn, just had my most disappointing game yet. Started off incredibly well and getting 135 points out of my team's 250. Then just went on a massive drystreak and couldn't do anything while we were hammered by their titans so I finished with a score of 180. Fuuuck.
3013
« on: January 25, 2017, 11:53:43 AM »
Tbh I'm a bit hesitant to bring stuff over because Gen 7 annoys me
Festival Plaza is the worst thing
Can you not transfer them back?
I heard you can't, which kinda kills this for me. There's no national dex either, so not really a point in transferring them over for completion's sake either.
3014
« on: January 25, 2017, 11:47:35 AM »
What exactly does Trump's administration have to do with it? They were arrested and arraigned by the city.
This. Trump probably has a decent amount of influence over the Attorney General's decisions, but this seems to be all local law enforcement and judiciary. I don't think it's fair to pin this on Trump.
>be an obvious authoritarian
>be a "law & order" president (his words)
>supports private prison industry
>blames media for being liars even when they're observably correct
>wants to sue the media out of business for doing their job
It's hard for me to not see a trickle-down effect here. Law enforcement (especially the FBI) loves Trump since he'll let them take the gloves off. All the better if the pesky media is afraid or otherwise unable to do their job as watchdog.
I'm not seeing it. Gotta disagree with you fully. The protests and arrests took place before Trump was even president. This happened in DC, a left-leaning stronghold. I'd be the first to call out Trump on his bullshit if I thought he was actually involved, but I see zero causation here. Reporters got caught up in protests at the biggest political event in years. Thousands of protesters, riots and violence was expected. The police acted firmly and took aim at the most unruly and violent ones. And as unfortunate as it is, these people got caught up in the crowd and were mistaken for something they're not. In the middle of the tensions and the mess, I can't honestly blame the police for this either. Biggest thing here is their appearance. These guys don't look like reporters in the traditional sense. They don't wear jackets with "PRESS" on them. They're not standing at the sideline with a crew, van and cameraman. These people were independent freelance journalists, documentary producers and even "live-streamers". They're running in the middle of protesting and out of control crowds with nothing more than a smartphone in their hand to stream, tweet or record what's going on, which is exactly what thousands of non-journalists were doing that day too. >police identify rioters and excessive protesters >take the entire group down and arrest them >"dude I'm press can't you tell by the fact I'm holding an iphone and am flashing you a card?" >ok buddy, no time for this so you're just going with the others because you were undistinguishably a part of this crowd If they are indeed just press they should definitely get off and anything else would be unacceptable. But blaming this on Trump? Nah man, these were just reporters that didn't look any different from the protesters and rioters so they got caught up in the police arresting parts of the crowd. You can say it's excessive, but I don't agree with what you've said so far.
3015
« on: January 25, 2017, 09:43:37 AM »
Tone is broken
I love using Ronin on Tones
You can literally see them shitting their pants once you dash behind their particle wall and they realize they have no defenses left
But I use Tone and sometimes the Devotion.
3016
« on: January 25, 2017, 07:03:41 AM »
I think its pretty clear that Trump is a shitty person and most likely controlling, condescending and emotionally abusive in his marry
3017
« on: January 25, 2017, 03:25:48 AM »
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/24/journalists-charged-felonies-trump-inauguration-unrest
Trump's administration is having journalists (...) charged with felonies
What exactly does Trump's administration have to do with it? They were arrested and arraigned by the city.
This. Trump probably has a decent amount of influence over the Attorney General's decisions, but this seems to be all local law enforcement and judiciary. I don't think it's fair to pin this on Trump.
3018
« on: January 24, 2017, 12:05:13 PM »
It appears the Lib Dems have jumped in the deep end.
Seeing as they're a minority party, it sounds like a shitty hostage situation where you point the gun at yourself.
Probably, but it could end up paying off in the long run as some sort of long shot gamble. Don't forget that the referendum ended basically on a 50/50 outcome. Leave won with only 51.9% of the votes, meaning that just about half of all people really didn't want out. If you then take into account that Leave was a massive basket case of different hopes for different oucomes and only a portion of those voters wanted a complete separation and hard Brexit that the government seems to be pushing for now, in addition to people who at this point might already regret their choice, it's not unthinkable that a majority of people no longer wants Brexit (or at least, in the way that some of the people in the government are intending it now). Add onto that the fact that it's especially the elderly who wanted out while younger people wanted in, meaning that we're probably seeing more EU supporters every day while Leavers are dying at a much quicker pace, and they might be onto something for upcoming elections. It'll probably hurt them in the end, but I can see how them presenting themselves as the Remain party who wants to keep the closest possible ties with the EU can get them a lot of support in the future. Brexit is one of the biggest themes in UK politics right now and will have major effects for the country, all while 50% of people don't want it. Labour filling the role of resistance can get them support from people who'd vote for other parties if it weren't for Brexit.
3019
« on: January 24, 2017, 07:54:54 AM »
I can already see the headlines tomorrow
'GET US OUT'
'A GREAT INJUSTICE FOR THE BRITISH PEOPLE'
'SAD!'
Thank god though, a smoother transition is much more preferable to a slamming of the brakes.
Tomorrow? The Daily Mail literally ran "yet again the elite show their contempt for Brexit voters! Supreme Court rules May CANNOT trigger Britain's departure from the EU without MP's approval as Remain Campaigners gloat" as their online headline this morning. Now it's something about "Remoaners" trying to thwart the exit which CANNOT be stopped. Tabloid tier.
3020
« on: January 24, 2017, 07:30:08 AM »
This is good. This is why I voted Leave.
Yeah, fingers crossed for strict scrutiny and safeguards being maintained, or Brexit being canceled altogether (lol). Good start either way.
3021
« on: January 24, 2017, 03:54:14 AM »
The UK Supreme Court just decided that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament. The devolved and individual administrations of the areas making up the UK do not need to be consulted for this to happen. "In a joint judgment of the majority, the Supreme Court holds that an Act of Parliament is required to authorise ministers to give Notice of the decision of the UK to withdraw from the European Union." Live updates.Press summary of the ruling.This is a great thing for the EU and UK. Parliament is shaping up to be a necessary part in the approval of the Brexit process, making the possibility of a hard and detrimental Brexit considerably smaller due to the MP's being largely euro-friendly. In theory, we might even see them reject the Brexit altogether, although I don't see that happening.
3022
« on: January 23, 2017, 05:56:39 PM »
Trump is making Se7agon great again.
User sharing agreements with Bungle and B.net? OVER AND DONE. Allowing our members to post on other forums? ONE DAY BAN WHEN THEY POST SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN ON SEP7. Strict rules and abusive mod practices? NO MORE. Cronyism and friendship politics amongst admins and mods? DRAIN THAT SWAMP. New members joining? NEVER, TIME FOR THE WALL. Making sep7agon great again.
3023
« on: January 23, 2017, 05:24:18 PM »
"Our intention is never to lie", promises man who just got caught trying to sell a blatant lie despite tons of evidence to the contrary.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media-idUSKBN1572TJ
This is becoming more of a comedy every day.
i would have chosen "farce"
Good suggestion. Farce is indeed better.
3025
« on: January 23, 2017, 05:02:23 PM »
Eh, alright. If that's what you want. I'm not looking to start anything. Just pointing out that Trump's position on net neutrality has been known since long before the election and that both his actions and words made very clear that he opposes it. Him appointing another opponent of net neutrality and potentially undermining or even removing the policy really shouldn't come as a surprise and should've been expected by anyone who voted for Trump.
I just don't want to argue anymore. That's all we ever do when it comes to any hot button issue. It may start out as a friendly debate sure but then it can turn really heated fast.
And as far as this goes, the internet is likely gonna go under for me since our ISP is likely gonna want to charge more for using sites like YouTube, assuming this successfully gets killed.
Anyway I have an interview in a few hours.
Didn't you vote for Trump, though?
I did. What you're going to disown me for that?
You should already know by now that when it comes to anything in relation to politics or any polices of any kind, that's something you and I shouldn't discuss about. So far I only disagree with him on one thing but even if I didn't vote for him it wouldn't matter regardless because he'd still win and this thread would still exist.
I had my reasons for voting for him. I really don't need you to lecture me on it.
Not going to lecture or disown you. I just find it surprising how you, being someone who spends a ton of time on the internet, relies on it for most of his entertainment and even hopes to make a career out of something internet-related, have always been such a strong supporter of net neutrality and still voted for a man who made it very clear he opposed the very thing you value so much. Your reactions in this thread strike me as surprise when it's been clear that he'd do this for months.
3026
« on: January 23, 2017, 04:55:23 PM »
Really not the biggest fan of sniping in this game. It's such a hit and miss. Sometimes it goes really well and is a lot of fun, but otherwise it doesn't work for at all. The bullet drop, lack of aim assist and super slow zoom / reload times are pretty big setbacks in a game where fast movement is such a big deal as in Titanfall. I've had plenty of good games with the Kraber, but when it doesn't work out well things just really, really suck.
3027
« on: January 23, 2017, 04:19:13 PM »
This is a whole new level of r/iamverysmart dumb.
3028
« on: January 23, 2017, 04:07:02 PM »
Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see him actual make do on his promises and help us prosper because I enjoying nothing more than watching people who are so sure of themselves eat a nice helping of Humble-Pie, You're in luck. No matter how he does, you can watch those people. Trump does well, you can watch critics like me take a dive. Trump fails, you can watch his deplorables witness his downfall.
3029
« on: January 23, 2017, 03:53:16 PM »
O no, the president is doing things I approve of, don't care about, or are inconsequential to me. He must be illegitimate.
But I don't think he's illegitimate. As much as I don't like him, I don't have any doubts about the legitimacy of his presidency. While the Russian hacking thing is still an unsettled matter, I don't see how it could've seriously affected the election results. Trump won fair and square. He is the one and only legitimate next president of the US. I just think that he's completely unfit and inadequate to be president. I see him as a disgrace to the position he holds and I do not at all believe him to be the right person to lead one of the foremost Western countries. I think he's a delusional, thin-skinned and generally hateful person with a platform intended to mislead and take advantage of the people whose frustrations and ignorance he manipulated to get into power. And still, I would love to give him a chance, but every single day he manages to disappoint and lose more of my respect. And no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, many of these things really should be pretty universally condemned. Massive conflicts of interest due to his own financial interests, directly being paid by foreign governments through his businesses, pushing factual lies in official statements and press releases, breaking promises within weeks of making them, not giving out information about financial ties, responsibilities and interests? If you'd just read that without knowing what president we're talking about, you would be disgruntled too. Imagine how you'd feel if Hillary had won and she'd be receiving personal monetary payments from foreign governments, demonstrably lying in press releases on day 1, refusing to disclose what her financial ties and obligations are after promising to do so, and appointing unqualified and incompetent people because they donated millions to the DNC and directly paid the vetting committee supposed to approve them. I'd be pretty pissed off about that regardless of who I voted for. But in all seriousness, I really don't want Trump to fail. I want him to do well. I'm not so petty that I would rather have him screw up so I can gloat than be proven wrong and actually see him do amazing things for millions of people. I have several friends living in the US as well as my girlfriend's entire family. Trump performing miserably would be bad for all of them. While I want him to be unsuccessful at achieving some of his goals which I think are terrible, I really do want him to succeed at being a good president who improves foreign relations, boosts the economy and improves people's quality of life. I just really don't see how he will if he keeps this up.
3030
« on: January 23, 2017, 02:43:14 PM »
Eh, alright. If that's what you want. I'm not looking to start anything. Just pointing out that Trump's position on net neutrality has been known since long before the election and that both his actions and words made very clear that he opposes it. Him appointing another opponent of net neutrality and potentially undermining or even removing the policy really shouldn't come as a surprise and should've been expected by anyone who voted for Trump.
I just don't want to argue anymore. That's all we ever do when it comes to any hot button issue. It may start out as a friendly debate sure but then it can turn really heated fast.
And as far as this goes, the internet is likely gonna go under for me since our ISP is likely gonna want to charge more for using sites like YouTube, assuming this successfully gets killed.
Anyway I have an interview in a few hours.
Didn't you vote for Trump, though?
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