FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."

Gigabit goal “prejudicial” to satellite and wireless

Ah, so money changed hands. Got it.

  • tburkhol@slrpnk.net
    10·
    3 days ago

    In my brother’s neighborhood, more than half the houses have gas fueled porch lights. They burn 24/7, because no one wants to remember to turn the gas on/off with the sun or to light them every night. These are homes built in the last 40 years: the gas lights were a ‘quaint’ fad.

    • chunk6235@piefed.socialEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      Jfc… That’s mental, how long have they had those?

      I’d never be able to use that, I’d be too worried some shithead would manage to shatter the housing and start a fire

    • kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 days ago

      …OK but I used to work in a neighborhood where a bunch of people had actual, period exterior gaslights left over from the 19th century. They had been upgraded with digital timers and stuff. Automatic shut-off/restart. That’s ridiculous!