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"Hey Kevin- I'm so sorry about this. This is an automated post and there's something very wrong with it. I've turned off everything and it keeps posting. I'm working hard to get to the bottom of it. Cheers, JB" - Jerry Brito

"Forgive my naivete, but couldn't pilots simply set an alarm to go off every 15 min (or based on distance) and take a quick look around each time it goes off?" - Jerry Brito

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"mwendy (and anyone else): Maybe I'm blind, but I don't see in the NPRM where it specifies pre-approval. In fact, para. 134 seems to state the opposite, that the Commission will not require declaratory rulings before an ISP can deploy a network management practice. In the enforcement section of the NPRM (starting at para. 175) it foresees post-hoc adjudications, not pre-approvals. Am I missing anything? Thanks! -JB" - Jerry Brito

"Gabe- Putting on my tele-analysis helmet, I think what we have in the balloon boy case is a father who is a little unstable and definitely an outlier. Rather than make people become more and more desperate in their quest for fame, I think the Internet allows people to achieve a certain level of fame that satiates the desires of most. Because the Internet destroys the barriers to entry that once prevented a person from being on TV or having a newspaper column, more people can be reach a wide audience--even if it's of a couple thousand rather than millions. And that audience is probably intensely interested in the 'narrowcaster's' subject matter. I couldn't tell you the first thing about Kanye West or Kate Gosslin, but I can tell you plenty about Merlin Mann, Leo Laporte, Jonathan Laroquette, and Seth Romatelli." - Jerry Brito

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"Hi Arhutch, Yes, the intro and outro material--as well as the entire format and feel of the show--is consciously modeled on EconTalk. In the first epidode of SFC I explain that. The reason is simple: EconTalk is wildly successful and we want to emulate the best. Russ has been very kind to me sharing me everything he's learned making EconTalk and you can say he's my podcast mentor. So to answer your relationship, Russ is a Mercatus scholar, he's advised me on the new podcast, and I'm consciously modeling it on EconTalk. Thanks for listening! -JB" - Jerry Brito

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"Hey Julian- You have to take into consideration the context of how I used those numbers. My point was that if Genachowski's argument 'depended on the idea that we don't have competition in broadband then he was in trouble' because his own Commission's numbers said the opposite. The thing to do as a good Obama appointee would be to study the issue closely and develop some real empirical evidence before simply regulating a large part of the economy. So, are the FCC's numbers fudged? Sure. Can I rely on anecdotal evidence of a lack of competition in deciding if, and how far, we should regulate? No. A couple other points. The whole notion of some Platonic ideal of "broadband" is pretty useless in my view. 200 kbps may be peanuts to a power user of your status, but it probably suits a lot of people just fine. Second, you don't need every home in a region to be served by more than one provider to get a competitive effect on price as long as two or more providers are competing in a region,..." - Jerry Brito

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"Well, I do think what we have here is a semantic disagreement, which hopefully means it's easy to resolve. The reason a spectrum commons, for example, is a problem is that spectrum is a scarce resource (no matter how much technology we throw at it) and so it's not infinitely shareable. The same cannot be said about information, however. For all the reasons Tim cites, the playing field has been tilted heavily in favor of excessive IP protection, and thus against a vibrant commons. As a result I for one cannot be techno-agnostic on the issue. That all said, you're right that some proponents of a stronger information commons make the semantic leap and apply the commons language to scarce and rivalrous resources like spectrum and networks. That's a mistake. But I think it might also be a mistake to talk about an all-encompassing "commons movement" that includes the information commons. Lets carve that one out. It's a perfect opportunity to demonstrate to our friends on the left that if..." - Jerry Brito

"Adam & Berin- I like the general thrust of your effort here. I'm not sure, though, that support for an information commons is incompatible with libertarianism (cyber or otherwise). Maybe it's just a semantic problem, but to me the commons includes works that fall into the public domain or that are otherwise dedicated to the public domain (e.g. via Creative Commons licenses). It's important for cultural and technical innovation that this commons is kept healthy. Copyright term extensions and laws like the DMCA shrink that commons. I don't see anything unlibertarian or collectivist about defending the commons against those types of attacks." - Jerry Brito

"Adam & Berin- I like the general thrust of your effort here. I'm not sure, though, that support for an information commons is incompatible with libertarianism (cyber or otherwise). Maybe it's just a semantic problem, but to me the commons includes works that fall into the public domain or that are otherwise dedicated to the public domain (e.g. via Creative Commons licenses). It's... more... - Jerry Brito

"I agree with you about government funding of media, but how would you feel about a privately endowed press? I think that's an option that gets little attention from folks who seek to save "professional" reporting." - Jerry Brito

"Here's Libby Jacobson's take, which I found spot-on: If I owned a coffee shop in a neighborhood where my competitors were kicking people out, I’d add more outlets, more seating, and more drink options at various price points to encourage all-day websurfers to approach the counter again. $6.50 for a coffee, with free refills all day? The customers spend their money upfront and stick around for as long as they like. $1 sodas or iced teas? That’s a ridiculously good deal when making a decision at the margin. Food-and-drink specials? Whatever gets a customer to spend their money and have a good experience at my coffeeshop. There’s no need for some snooty barista to shoo them away once their drink is gone. There’s an obvious market demand for “free” wi-fi (by “free” I of course mean at the point of use – obviously the costs are hidden in the price of drinks and food). Any enterprising business owner would seek to meet that demand, especially when his or her competitors turn a blind eye to..." - Jerry Brito

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"Fred, I agree that there's nothing wrong is asking for answers, but what happens if Apple refuses to answer? Implicit in the FCC's letter (PDF) is that it's not simply asking; it's demanding answers. And that's where the question of jurisdiction comes in. We're right to be concerned over the FCC's penchant for ever-expanding jurisdiction, and we can't let them get away with one more inch just because we'd all like to know (I sure would) how Apple made it's app rejection decisions. On another note, while I'm all for a DMCA exemption for jailbreaking, barring contractual terms is a whole other thing. One carries criminal penalties, the other is voluntary and at worst can result in a cancelled service or a voided warranty. It's only reasonable that Apple and AT should be able to contract with their customers about what they will support as part of service." - Jerry Brito

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"Thanks for your message! I'm away on my honeymoon and won't be back in the office until May 26. I'll have access to email, but can't promise I will be able to answer you soon. Take care, Jerry Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center at George Mason University 703-993-4291 • jerry@brito.com" - Jerry Brito

"Thanks for your message! I'm away on my honeymoon and won't be back in the office until May 26. I'll have access to email, but can't promise I will be able to answer you soon. Take care, Jerry Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center at George Mason University 703-993-4291 • jerry@brito.com" - Jerry Brito

"Thanks for your message! I'm away on my honeymoon and won't be back in the office until May 26. I'll have access to email, but can't promise I will be able to answer you soon. Take care, Jerry Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center at George Mason University 703-993-4291 • jerry@brito.com" - Jerry Brito

"Thanks for your message! I'm away on my honeymoon and won't be back in the office until May 26. I'll have access to email, but can't promise I will be able to answer you soon. Take care, Jerry Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center at George Mason University 703-993-4291 • jerry@brito.com" - Jerry Brito

"Thanks for your message! I'm away on my honeymoon and won't be back in the office until May 26. I'll have access to email, but can't promise I will be able to answer you soon. Take care, Jerry Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center at George Mason University 703-993-4291 • jerry@brito.com" - Jerry Brito