I'll move on. I'm sorry you're not interested in reasonable discussion. -mel beckman
On Feb 27, 2015, at 1:01 PM, "William Herrin" <bill@herrin.us> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> wrote: I did not change "whenever I demand it" to "all the time". You're hand-waving now. I clearly said that users can't all demand their maximum bandwidth at the same time. That's nothing like "all the time."
Fine. You changed "whenever I demand it" to "at the same time as everybody else." The change still makes it a straw man argument. You introduce simultaneity, which you don't substantiate and which is not present in my statement. That red herring undermines your argument that doing, "everything reasonably within your power to make sure I can access the Internet sites of my choice" at full rate is "infeasible."
Your shower example is perfect. Yes, you can get 120A tankless water heating for a brief interval. But not "whenever you demand it."
I get it _every_ time I demand it because the local power company has done a good job with their oversubscription planning. Even with other households engaged in bathing activity during the morning hours..
You never responded to my "BillsNet" real-world example. Is that a straw-man argument too?
That would be why I ignored it, yes. Would it make you happy if I pick it apart piece by piece or do you want to move on?
Regards, Bill Herrin
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