On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> wrote:
In what way is my argument a straw man? I specifically address the assertion you make, that an ISP must deliver X Mbps whenever you demand it, by explaining the real world essential practice of oversubscription.
You changed "whenever I demand it" to "all the time" and then proceeded to argue that if everybody used their whole bandwidth all the time, oversubscription wouldn't work and therefore Internet connections would cost thousands of dollars. Well sure, if every house used 200 amps all the time the electric gird would collapse. Yet somehow when my 120 amp tankless electric water heater kicks on for my morning shower I don't black out the city. How could that possibly be? It's a straw man, Mel. Own up to it and move on. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>