tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post7038599960264036877..comments2024-03-29T18:49:49.469+11:00Comments on loon pond: In which the pond relishes the dead hand of Caterism ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-28118579306782742402017-09-27T05:42:11.803+10:002017-09-27T05:42:11.803+10:00Not so "seriously weird", Bef, more just...Not so "seriously weird", Bef, more just a standard wingnut usage of 'indirection'. Which is defined as: 'lack of straightforwardness in action, speech, or progression'.<br /><br />Or as it is more popularly expressed: "Nothing to see here. Oh look over there, pigeons !'<br /><br />But then again, there's no set of regulations ever conceived, or ever will be conceived, that allows for honest interaction while also keeping out all dishonest action. The human race is just infinitely persistent and ingenious when it comes to profiting from breaking the rules. It's the oldest and most persistent form of 'arms race' that humanity knows.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-79615776471632603892017-09-26T11:38:04.992+10:002017-09-26T11:38:04.992+10:00Aghhhhh!!! More like the dead head of neoliberalis...Aghhhhh!!! More like the dead head of neoliberalism. It's like an ancient religion where the beliefs cannot be challenged by the facts. <br /><br />Firstly, the choice of broadband as an example is baffling. No technical knowledge required, just 5 minutes on the intertubes (if you have them) will confirm that fibre is the gold standard. The first trunk fibres installed in the 80s are still operational & operating at a massive multiple of their original capacity. If kept away from backhoes they might last the same period again (25-30 years is just for bookkeeping purposes). Upgrades involve the black boxes not the fibre itself, so they are relatively easy to do. As for wireless, check here:<br />https://nbnmyths.wordpress.com/why-not-wireless/<br /><br />Congestion problems with mobile coverage in recent years show how wireless problems pop up suddenly without much warning.<br /><br />Secondly, blaming state regulation for the GFC beggars belief. The whole disaster followed on from removing post depression regulations at the behest of neoliberal economists. It required a comprehensive historical revision of the Great Depression, basically, to unlearn all the main lessons of that event. If you read this pre-GFC article with the benefit of hindsight, especially the statements by the supporter of deregulation, you can decide for yourself:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/05/business/congress-passes-wide-ranging-bill-easing-bank-laws.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1&emc=eta1<br /><br />If Cater was talking about distant events you could understand how the disinterested might be mislead, however, we all have shitty broadband & we all lived through the GFC We know what worked & what didn't - seriously weird to run this argument.Befuddledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201490489888639207noreply@blogger.com