> At the risk of sounding like a politician I will actually state that the > physical/private interest topology of the fiber network in the United States > is incredibly prohibitive of the advances that you guys are talking about. > The big picture here is table scraps to equipment manufacturers no matter > how crowded the vendor meet is. There are pockets of isolated/niche success > and its great to see technology implemented in such ways, RFCs being > drafted, etc., but jeez guys, the real issue at stake here is how in the > hell we are all going to work past the bureaucratic constraints of our > arguably humble positions to transparently superimpose something that will > enable the masses to communicate and, at the same time, appease, for lack of > a better word, those who would capitalize on the sheer lack of unified > infrastructure. This post in itself obviates our incapacity to handle our > own infrastructure, and while I believe discussing this is of the utmost > importance I have to point out, first and foremost, that the highest > priority is a level playing field. I know at least some of you can really > understand that and I hope it drive some of your sleeping points home a bit > so you can wake up in the morning and get something right.
life can be simple. i moved to a first world country, japan. $35/mo for real 100/100, and i could get faster, just don't need it for a couple of laptops. hope y'all are having fun in duopoly jail. randy