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Re:We must ensure ISPs don't stop the next Google getting ou... by blhack on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @07:48PM (#617835)
How is bandwidth used any more abstract than electricity used?

Grandma wants to video chat! She doesn't know how much bandwidth it uses! POOR GRANDMA!

Grandma wants to run the air conditioner! She doesn't know how much power it uses! POOR GRANDMA!

Maybe grandma should learn, eh?

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Re:We must ensure ISPs don't stop the next Google getting ou... by aminuit on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @08:16PM (#617866)
You're being ridiculous. The marginal cost per kilobyte of data transfered during off peak hours is approximately $0.00. The marginal cost per kilowatt of electric power, while lower during off peak hours, is still material.
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Re:We must ensure ISPs don't stop the next Google getting ou... by quoderat on Wednesday May 20, 2009 @12:46AM (#618104)
"The marginal cost per kilobyte of data transfered during off peak hours is approximately $0.00."

This can't be repeated enough when commenters -- as the above one did -- make such disingenuous arguments.

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