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The Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006
So Verizon
and every other mega-ISP think Google and other content providers are getting a
free ride and should be paying on both ends and Comcast might be
throttling Vonage to death, none of seems like a trend that's good for consumers, much less the future of the
Internet. Luckily I'm not alone: U.S. senator from Oregon Ron Wyden has introduced the Internet Non-Discrimination Act
of 2006, which the press is describing as the "net neutrality bill." From Russell Shaw's post on his ZDNet blog, the bill's key points are:- Preventing interfering with, blocking, degrading, altering, modifying or changing traffic on the Internet;
- Prohibiting creation of a priority lane where content providers can buy quicker access to customers, while those who don’t pay the fee are left in the slow lane;
- Allowing consumers to choose which devices they use to connect to the Internet while they are on the Internet;
- Ensuring that consumers have non-discriminatory access and service;
- Having a transparent system whereby consumers, Internet content, and applications companies have access to the rates, terms, and conditions for Internet service.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
