Internet Regulations Mean New Taxes and Bad Service, says hysterical hate mongers

What isn’t a new tax is the rest of the nonsense being hysterically thrown about the room. Internet Service Providers are to be defined as Public Utilities which would expose them to the same taxation as phone service companies. So this is an existing tax that some ISPs are already subject too that will simply be applied to the rest. We need a commercial with crying kids and a wolf stalking the forest FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY to stop this. Or just let the market normalize with everyone being subjected to the same costs of doing business. Whatever. Read More

The Galaxy S6 is Worth the Upgrade

The aluminum frame is surrounded by Gorilla Glass on the front and back. The much maligned plastic shell is gone and the phone is better for it. You can purchase the phone in four colors, black, white, green, and gold. You can also opt for the S6 Edge which has curved screens on both sides of it and will either be a breakaway hit or a mess. It’s hard to say but a multiple screened smartphone may be a step to far in the wrong direction. Read More

Your Teen is Probably Keeping Secrets on the Internet

This brings us to the practice of sexting. If you have never heard the term sexting it is texting with sexual overtones. This could also include photos and runs the range of flirting to full out porn. Needless to say sexting is a broad term. Studies now suggest that sexting is much more common than many parents might think. More than 50% of the undergrads that participated in a study at Drexel University claimed to have sent sexually oriented texts when they were in high school. Read More