The Lazycast – Evil Corporations and Over-Priced Gadgets

And more! Still trying to figure out how I want to do these podcasts, but this one was more fun as I spurted random non-sense half the time, so who knows? I’ll give you a hint. Me.

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['World of Starcraft' mod Zerg rushed by Blizzard lawyers]
[Blizzard comments on World of StarCraft, invites creator to HQ]
[The Nintendo 3DS: Finally Priced, Dated, And Delivered]
[Verizon Releases First iPhone 4 Commercial on YouTube]
[Verizon sues FCC to overturn net-neutrality rules]
[Star Wars Blu-rays On Sale September 27th, Says Amazon]
[ON/OFF: Wall Becomes A Light Switch]

Music by Kevin MacLeod [incompetech.com]

Net Neutrality: An American problem?

Over at CNET News, there’s an article explaining how 3 of Australia’s top ISP’s are saying that the Net Neutrality debate is solely an U.S. problem and is also suggesting that ISP’s over here in the states might want to study the Australian market for clues on how to fix the problem.

Now, for those who are not aware, Net Neutrality, according to Google’s “Guide to Net Neutrality”, “is the principle that Internet users should be in control of what content they view and what applications they use on the Internet.”

So, basically, it would become moderated by the networks, much like radio and television have become, which would make a lot of people very, very upset.

But anyway, apparently the way it’s done Down Under is there are quotas, seeing as how there’s only 3% of Australians who ever use more than 50% of their bandwidth. So, think of it this way. If a user download or uploads a lot more, they get bumped up to a higher plan to meet their needs so the companies can afford to bring in more equipment and network capacity.

It’s all good stuff, I could even say it looks like a good idea, but check out the full article after the jump!

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