arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 3:20 PM on May 9 @nutbastard: I hope you're kidding? more »

arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 2:10 PM on May 9 To burden the discussion with one more topic, think security. If a Net Neutrality bill were successful, your ISP would legally have to remove all virus/vulnerability traffic they're currently filtering. No thanks. more »

arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 2:06 PM on May 9 BTW, I just used they're - their - and there in the same sentence. more »

arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 2:05 PM on May 9 @rlreif: I really do applaud your electric company analogy, it almost makes the point. The fallacy with that argument is that the electric company has no "way/means" to detect what devices you have plugged in. If Eureka vacuums were shown to be causing problems for the electric grid because they're consistently utilizing 60% of the power capacity for a service area, AND the electric company had the ability to throttle/block Eureka vacuums, I'm sure they would. Apples to Oranges, they're both fruity and delicious, but their comparison ends there. more »

arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 1:46 PM on May 9 @Ryan H: The issue isn't an occasional spike, its the P2P apps that are damaging the other money making ventures like VOIP, surfing, streaming video from providers like apple and netflix, online gaming services... @rlreif: If your electric consumption was causing brownouts for that electric company's service area, I'm sure they'd want to do the same thing. Just because you recieve power service from a power company doesn't mean you can use what you want...there's a finite amount of the stuff...just like bandwidth. more »

arikmoon commented on Dems Launch Net Neutrality Bill, GOP Says "Hands Off the Poor ISPs!", at 1:29 PM on May 9 So there's a problem with a company implementing a QoS (Quality of Service) ruleset to ensure all customers get good/decent service? This bill would say that ISP's can't throttle certain traffic. You cannot treat all internet traffic the same; not everybody wants to share their music and movies. more »

arikmoon commented on Sonicare FlexCare Toothbrush Reviewed (Verdict: Expensive, But Worthwhile), at 4:42 PM on Nov 13, 2007 @Vedder452 Same story with me, only I got mine for $42. No UV chamber, but much better than my elite. more »

arikmoon commented on Solid Gold 2008 Calendar for Clueless Rich Fucks, at 4:46 PM on Oct 19, 2007 You guys are right, I'll stop whining and start working. more »

arikmoon commented on Solid Gold 2008 Calendar for Clueless Rich Fucks, at 4:44 PM on Oct 19, 2007 The language is fine for me, just a little abrasive in the title and URL. BTW, if it's not appropriate to read blogs while at work, then what exactly does the (NSFW) tag mean on some of the Giz's entries? more »

arikmoon commented on Solid Gold 2008 Calendar for Clueless Rich Fucks, at 1:51 PM on Oct 19, 2007 I'm gonna have to agree with Geisrud on this one. more »

arikmoon commented on Weird Combo of the Day: Clueless DVD With Free Transformers Beach Ball, at 11:30 AM on Aug 22, 2007 @cmarsh: Classy response and use of punctuation. more »

arikmoon commented on Weird Combo of the Day: Clueless DVD With Free Transformers Beach Ball, at 2:40 PM on Aug 21, 2007 Another weird combo of the day is the annoying fade-to-color javascript embedded on each page of today's giz. more »

arikmoon commented on Blockbuster Fires Off Email Notifying Customers of Price Increase, at 12:51 PM on Aug 17, 2007 Blockbuster's plan can't even be compared to Netflix's plan. more »

arikmoon commented on $400 Ooma Gives You Free VOIP and Landline Calls for Life, at 9:17 AM on Jul 19, 2007 Looks good to me. more »