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" <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Mel Beckman <m...@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 > > > -- > William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>
