i still think it's a weak analogy. now granted, i'm not a music industry expert but i believe that you can't tell one label to "go f' itself" and expect another label to swoop in and pick you up. in the tech industry, if you're a big enough name with a big enough project you can totally do this.

the original argument was that the ISP would force you to pay to access a site. is the case with your Comcast example?

no, when you're a rockstar developer for a large, highly visible company and they shit on your project, you go to the next big company where they treat you like a king.

i have 61 friends who are all actual friends that i hang out with.

you're clearly not a 13-year old girl or a woman! :)

personally i try not to remember forgettable people :P

your original argument was that the ISP would force you to pay to access a site. was this the case for your Vonage or 4Chan examples?

-1.

i honestly don't know if this is real or not but i'll allow it.

i love lamp.

i don't have an answer for you but an intelligent question on Gizmodo certainly deserves to be seen.

ha.

Disclaimer: I do not work for an ISP nor do I have any financial interest in any ISP.

incorrect.

It looks like he climbed 20 ft up a ladder that was designed to be climbed.

So from this lengthy transcript I can now decipher that there were in fact three d-bags in the ring. Thanks for the clarification Joe.

it's like some weird professional boxer parallel universe where all the muscle goes to one's face and all the fat goes to one's midsection.

Two things:

we already do the first part in airports with smokers so why not extend it onto a plane with children? brilliant! :)

which is why it should be ok to beat parents who have small, unruly children.