The customer reviews said it's a good thing. Case closed.

and if you're limiting yourself to just radio and not a 21st century option, then shame on you.

Broadcast is alive, well, and providing more content than ever before if you include over the web options. If you ignore those, then it's only your loss.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

See JLN we CAN actually agree on some things

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Any one of these will provide better content that is largely ad free than what is going to be found on radio.

https://www.podcastchart.com/categories ... 0-podcasts

Thank the free market for these.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

But we're talking about the public airwaves. You're saying "The government should further deregulate the airwaves, deregulation to this point has made the airwaves worse, but fuck it, podcasts exist!" That's ridiculous.

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It really isn't since podcasts are filling the same need radio fills. It is to provide audio entertainment, especially when partaking in an activity like driving or work where visual media will not do.

As I've said, i work from home and can listen to music or other audio throughout the day. I have the option of radio via online or local broadcast, but I've turned almost exclusively to podcasts (with some small samplings of 1000). It's a better product than any OTA radio ever was. Heck, if you really want to listen to *barf* 670 *barf* you can do so via online just after the show ends and have no commercials.

All of these options are superior to FCC regulated airwaves.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Why do you like that corporations are able to buy stations in bulk? Because technically they can't; Clear Channel gobbled up every station they could for the sake of doing it and now they're being crushed by debt.

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Why should I care what Cumulus or Clear Channel does when I literally have thousands of other options at my fingertips? If they want to push a broken model, fine, the market will punish them in the long run as they lose to superior products

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Uh, the internet is regulated by the FCC. And if they remove net neutrality and allow ISPs to play favorites and throttle customers your precious streaming my be affected.

So yea...

Amazing how MANY curiously ignore that tidbit.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Most of those podcasts are streamed through iTunes. Pretty sure no ISP wants to run afoul of Apple.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Also should note VPN's provide a work around if net neutrality is revoked. You get a free VPN built into the Opera browser (which I use)

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Yeah, a shit open VPN connection. Which isn't secure, and doesn't provide nearly half the speed of PTTP. Woopty-doo.

VPN's are not 'The Market's' answer to net neutrality dying and tolls exacted by ISP's for streaming data.

That's what people said about Netflix, and Comcast broke them over their knee to get priority resource allocation at network backbones.

In all honesty, I'm not opposed to net neutrality due to the fact the ISP's represent a natural monopoly. If we do get to the point where other parties can easily enter the ISP market, I then would move in favor of removing net neutrality.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Imagine, a thing like that.

That's a terrible opinion.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Make it the three of us then.

World ending soon methinks.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Why? I'm in favor of the current rules as the ISP market isn't open to competition at the moment. I'd change my tune if technology advanced to the point where it could be a competitive market.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

The internet is designed to be neutral. That's the whole point of it. It is not a point of negotiation where corporations that provide it with the help of billions of dollars of government aid should be allowed to modify it for profit.

Now, maybe if there was a government run high quality internet to everyone then maybe we could consider it but I'm pretty sure you would be against that.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Not that it matters in the broader context of this discussion, but IIRC Letterman beat Leno for a couple of years early on.

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Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.- JD Vance
If you committed violence on that day, obviously, you shouldn’t be pardoned.- JD Vance on the J-6 insurrectionists

I can't be the only one who finds it hilarious that this guy, who said so much vile shit about President Obama, is now playing the "respect the office" card. Priceless. I'm shocked it took until May.

I hope you meet your $5M goal.

#MoreThanDrunk

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

You all better leave my guy Ogie alone.

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I have neither the time, or the inclination, to explain myself to a man who rises and sleep under the blanket of the very economic growth that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it.

It is weird. Obama said he was thinking about sucking that professor's dick so he should be the cock holster.
Duck of Death is known pussy hound who bangs the beauties.
Go figure, eh? It's like Coleburt isn't really funny. And never has been. Or is a has been. Or something.


"You make me wet, sir"--Barry Soetero
"i like to grab their pussies--Le Grande Orange


#FCC

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

chas didn't have a problem with limbaugh routinely calling obama a "halfrican american"? among other things? inconceivable!

If Amerika can elect a guy that said grab them by the pussy ...and you get your undies in a bunch about Colbert

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

The Kenyan is really losing his marbles. Told the adoring folks that eating more meat is causing climate change. Lotta funny jokes to be had there.

"eat a smaller steak"--halfrican surfer dude
"eat more dick"--frank

#hilarious

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

money quote-- More advanced countries, Obama said, would have to teach people to “have a smaller steak” and explore reductions to their meat consumption.

"teach me oh Lightworker"--murican pipple
"he's an empty vessel"--Marky Mark

##jokes

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood