<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post114635325554363350..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114734471804197148</id><published>2006-05-11T06:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-11T06:51:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paulaner01 and Curtis -- you&#39;re repeating industry...</title><summary type='text'>Paulaner01 and Curtis -- you&#39;re repeating industry talking points here. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;They have misled you both to believe that the Internet has always been free of government oversight. Nothing could be further from the truth.  Government has been carefully involved with the Internet since day one. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Network Neutrality rules are the reason that Internet has become the revolutionary engine of</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114734471804197148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114734471804197148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1147344660000#c114734471804197148' title=''/><author><name>Timothy Karr</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04425250904082693940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-734241776"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 11, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114675820726369727</id><published>2006-05-04T11:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-04T11:56:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&#39;m with paulaner01 on this one. The net does not ...</title><summary type='text'>I&#39;m with paulaner01 on this one. The net does not need to be protected from the evil telcos by the government. It is a market place like anyother with competing sides looking to make a profit. Idealizations about it aside, getting the government invovled when there is no problem is just a bad idea.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114675820726369727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114675820726369727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146758160000#c114675820726369727' title=''/><author><name>pkp646</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16937867158131263047</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1040561605"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 04, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114666761026343676</id><published>2006-05-03T10:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-03T10:46:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Larry, you got that right.FUBAR.</title><summary type='text'>Larry, you got that right.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;FUBAR.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114666761026343676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114666761026343676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146667560000#c114666761026343676' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01813159652010352331</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1749964855"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 03, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114659717935230112</id><published>2006-05-02T15:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T15:12:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>By the way &quot;paulaner01&quot; nice blog you&#39;ve got there...</title><summary type='text'>By the way &quot;paulaner01&quot; nice blog you&#39;ve got there...have a look everyone. Fascinating!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114659717935230112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114659717935230112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146597120000#c114659717935230112' title=''/><author><name>Larry Sawyer</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209176066752392711</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-633681119"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 02, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114659703130976623</id><published>2006-05-02T15:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T15:10:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It has nothing to do with *wanting* to believe any...</title><summary type='text'>It has nothing to do with *wanting* to believe anything. It&#39;s a brazen power grab. The powers that be are merely waiting to see how the public will react, and then when given an inch they will take a mile. Research &quot;network neutrality&quot; and then imagine if it no longer existed. A bidding war will ensue and corporations willing to throw the most money will control the Internet. At that point you </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114659703130976623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114659703130976623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146597000000#c114659703130976623' title=''/><author><name>Larry Sawyer</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209176066752392711</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-633681119"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 02, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114653681414147412</id><published>2006-05-01T22:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-01T22:26:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>To what degree is this a national issue and to wha...</title><summary type='text'>To what degree is this a national issue and to what degree an international issue, I wonder?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114653681414147412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114653681414147412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146536760000#c114653681414147412' title=''/><author><name>david raphael israel</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/07535589040322113419</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1441140986"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 01, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114653417012475618</id><published>2006-05-01T21:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-01T21:42:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&#39;m taking a &#39;wait and see&#39; approach. You guys pai...</title><summary type='text'>I&#39;m taking a &#39;wait and see&#39; approach. You guys paint a bleak picture and I just don&#39;t think it will be nearly as bad as you want to believe. People can get their internet from other sources - as soon as an ISP messed with my Internet, I&#39;d be switching services the next day. The consumer will go to a hotspot before they put up with this practice.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114653417012475618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114653417012475618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146534120000#c114653417012475618' title=''/><author><name>paulaner01</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14750458871430810046</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-716841069"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 01, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114650400348618866</id><published>2006-05-01T13:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-01T13:20:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s easy enough to press that button. Everyone re...</title><summary type='text'>It&#39;s easy enough to press that button. Everyone reading this needs to do that.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114650400348618866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114650400348618866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146504000000#c114650400348618866' title=''/><author><name>Logan Ryan Smith</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18315356369259909084</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-277623651"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="May 01, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114645322547190884</id><published>2006-04-30T23:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T23:13:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I&#39;m afraid if people don&#39;t make some noise about t...</title><summary type='text'>I&#39;m afraid if people don&#39;t make some noise about this NOW it&#39;s going to be too late. The greed of the politicians backing this knows no bounds...they can&#39;t wait for the day when the Internet is basically a vent to spew &quot;official&quot; viewpoints...all independent thought will be squelched because web pages that criticize or critique what these power-hungry corporations are up to will be slowed to a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114645322547190884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114645322547190884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146453180000#c114645322547190884' title=''/><author><name>Larry Sawyer</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209176066752392711</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-633681119"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="April 30, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114640432705639412</id><published>2006-04-30T09:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T09:38:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Since the break-up of AT&amp;T, communications corpora...</title><summary type='text'>Since the break-up of AT&amp;T, communications corporations have been dreaming of monopoly.  The internet presents the natural, and perfect, opportunity to control the flow of information and communications.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A tiered system of access and service performance would kill off the randomness, and would put a price-tag on every single transmission.  It would return the general public to slow </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114640432705639412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/114635325554363350/comments/default/114640432705639412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html?showComment=1146404280000#c114640432705639412' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01813159652010352331</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/04/this-weekend-it-would-be-good-idea-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-114635325554363350' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/114635325554363350' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1749964855"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="April 30, 2006"/></entry></feed>