Reasons US politicians shouldn't regulate the Internet, #836734834 in a continuing series.

[denny]

"I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why?" -- Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)

http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/blog/2006_07_01_archive.asp#115194367417705499

Comments

[babysimon]

I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why?

Doesn't matter how fat your pipe is - send something that big and it's going to take a while.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he should have got them to burn it to CDs instead.

[swiftangel.livejournal.com]

theinternet.zip?

[mhw.livejournal.com]

Ahwell, he did say an internet, rather than The Internet. That needn't necessarily be very big.