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      They still don’t, they’re just more embarrassed about it now that almost everyone else does.

      Which leads to more overcompensating and thus stricter controls.

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      Ironically, the “series of tubes” politician gave a fair layman’s view of bandwidth. The quote was taken out of context.

      Know what I miss? Remember when internet purchases were tax free? That lasted so long it blew my mind. When the US started applying sales tax, there wasn’t a whimper of protest.