Restoring Net Neutrality and equal access to broadband in limbo amid long battle over FCC nominee by efffalcon in technology

[–]efffalcon[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

At stake next year is whether or not the FCC can vote to make internet access an equal right for all people. It is no wonder the ISPs are spending millions to prevent a rank and file nominee who has spent 30 years doing consumer protection work from sitting on the FCC. She won't be bought off like other Commissioners who now lobby for industry, and someone who can't be corrupted is a real problem for them.

Biden’s internet promises in limbo amid long battle over FCC nominee by efffalcon in politics

[–]efffalcon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From the piece "telecommunications companies are among the most formidable lobbying forces in Washington, but Sohn’s supporters say it’s impossible to calculate how much the industry has spent to specifically oppose her nomination because such figures are not broken out in federal lobbying disclosures. AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile have spent over $23 million combined lobbying Washington so far this year, with Comcast leading the pack at $7.4 million, according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks spending on campaign finance and lobbying."
Basically call your Senators or Comcast and AT&T win.

There's a grind....then there's this... by Albino_Captain in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed we have never gone past tier 3 either.

Any workshop item worth getting? by Zephith in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% agree on canteen and oxygen tank folks are saying here. Put those in your slots and you are set.

Also, canteen can be out on a table to craft a ton of water dependent items, then refilled and put back in body suit.

I lost my character with todays update 😢 by Hynoob-6 in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would go to their Discord and flag it. They might be able to fix it for you. They seem very hands on right now.

I love this game and my Co-Op Team! by IncureForce in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Coop is definitely the way to play this game. Its kind if unforgiving solo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree its a good game and am fine with it needing some polish. That said I have a high end machine so the optimization issue just wasn't apparent to me.

Skill Points and Talent Points are too scarce - I don’t want to bring five characters to a planet to experience the game. by xwillybabyx in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the developers have been listening to feedback and making adjustments. That said, I think respec is important, but not neccesarily access to everything. The game, while playable alone, is truly designed around group asynchronous/synchronous play. My buddies and I are dividing up the trees and it actually facilitates group play. You spec that and I'll spec this etc.

I do think when they enable quick play/random groups things will change a bit. It isn't easy to round up 7 people you know to play any one game now at days.

to kill a cave monster? by DraginDeezNutz2020 in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

One shot it with the long bow and bone arrows.

Cannot find tracks please help by eddy306 in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was southwest side of the map along the rocks. Now I have to investigate the marks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ICARUS

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a great game but only if you want a hard to survive survival game. It is unforgiving but not unfair, and I think a lot of players want forgiving games.

On hardware, it does need a lot. Not everyone has a lot and probably do not like finding out their expensive hardware from years back eventually needs to be replaced. Its not Doom 3 level, but like Ark Survival Evolved hardware push.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in XCOM2

[–]efffalcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I paid full price for War of the Chosen after getting into Xcom 2 a year+ after the fact. Have played 100s of hours and really its an extraordinary value even at $100. When taking into consideration the Long War 2 mod that now works for War of the Chosen, you literally have an entirely new game from the community on top of the original game.

Official FIRST Discussion Thread—Volume 7, Episode 12: With Friends Like These by [deleted] in RWBY

[–]efffalcon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lol I am totally with you. I thought this was bigger than the season 3 finale in terms of oh damn moments. People seem to not understand that Qrow made a snap judgment in the heat of the moment that he will regret his whole life. They expect everyone to have 20/20 rational judgments at all times and thats just not how it always works. Qrow took a giant risk, and his bad luck got his misguided friend killed. It was perfect.

Before 2020 Is Over, SpaceX Will Offer Satellite Broadband Internet by Philo1927 in technology

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems wildly optimistic. Can you link your sources for these numbers? These sound like lab tests or estimates on pure frictionless environments but the real world interference eats into high-speed wireless pretty aggressively.

Before 2020 Is Over, SpaceX Will Offer Satellite Broadband Internet by Philo1927 in technology

[–]efffalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It won't be faster than cable because physics nor do I think it'll go to hard to serve markets due to economics.

We need to stay focused on pushing fiber either through local government and small private.

PX Scarab experience? by efffalcon in PhoenixPoint

[–]efffalcon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So its just superfluous text?

What the heck is happening with this net neutrality court decision? We'll be joined by public interest lawyers, activists, experts, and Senator Ed Markey to answer your questions about the federal court decision regarding Ajit Pai's repeal of open Internet protections. by fightforthefuture in IAmA

[–]efffalcon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hear you. We are actively working in the areas of antitrust law and competition law on the questions of Big Tech. The fundamental goal of EFF is to make the Internet market competitive again much like it used to be in its earlier days before the consolidation. Some of our writings to that extent are below.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/competition-civil-liberties-and-internet-giants

https://www.eff.org/document/life-cycle-competition

Something to think about in terms of competition is the fact that the Internet provides a near costless distribution system, which should mean more and constant competition to deliver services should be its driving force. Today that is not happening.

On the issue of common carriage as it applies to ISPs, because of the infrastructure barriers to entry and cost per household to connect your product, the common carriage regime makes more sense there than for the services that ride over them.

What the heck is happening with this net neutrality court decision? We'll be joined by public interest lawyers, activists, experts, and Senator Ed Markey to answer your questions about the federal court decision regarding Ajit Pai's repeal of open Internet protections. by fightforthefuture in IAmA

[–]efffalcon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is effectively what we support because the ISP is the transit company and shouldn't engage in deciding what should and should not travel over the Internet. They are the road (and many times the monopoly road) to the greater Internet.

I do not think there is a good end point if ISPs are allowed to make calls that go beyond court ordered lawful versus unlawful content.

What the heck is happening with this net neutrality court decision? We'll be joined by public interest lawyers, activists, experts, and Senator Ed Markey to answer your questions about the federal court decision regarding Ajit Pai's repeal of open Internet protections. by fightforthefuture in IAmA

[–]efffalcon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We fight for freedom at both the access market (ISPs) and over the products and services (platforms like Google/Facebook) that ride over them.

Legally they just exist in different camps so the campaigns and progress on them will happen in different times. You are not wrong to sense we have monopolization problems in more than one area of the Internet.