ABC Launches Full Episode Streaming

[GameSnake]

is the Internet going replace TV some day?
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/05/01/194220.shtml

[Sidoh]

is the Internet going replace TV some day?

Probably not.  I'd argue this for the same reasons I don't think IP phones will ever fully replace the current telecommunication system.

[GameSnake]

is the Internet going replace TV some day?

Probably not.  I'd argue this for the same reasons I don't think IP phones will ever fully replace the current telecommunication system.

Hey you never know..

[Sidoh]

Hey you never know..

Relying on the same infrastructure for multiple commodities would be extremely unwise.  I highly doubt the leaders in technology will overlook that disadvantage.

[MyndFyre]

Relying on the same infrastructure for multiple commodities would be extremely unwise.

What, you mean like roads, aircraft and trains?

[Sidoh]

What, you mean like roads, aircraft and trains?

None of which rely on any sort of backbone structure.

[dark_drake]

What, you mean like roads, aircraft and trains?

None of which rely on any sort of backbone structure.

I really think all airplanes should be able to run on railroad tracks.  Also, all trains should be able to fly.  Finally, cars should be powered by wind.

[MyndFyre]

What, you mean like roads, aircraft and trains?

None of which rely on any sort of backbone structure.

No, my point was, they are the infrastructure for countless commodoties.

[Sidoh]

I really think all airplanes should be able to run on railroad tracks.  Also, all trains should be able to fly.  Finally, cars should be powered by wind.

I love you.

No, my point was, they are the infrastructure for countless commodoties.

You're taking it out of context... I know they're infrastructures, but it's completely unrelated to the topic.

[dark_drake]

I love you.

Why won't you go all the way with me then?

[Sidoh]

Why won't you go all the way with me then?

* Sidoh ... turns on "As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle"

  Remove from me this deception
  That I've called love
  That I've called love

[MyndFyre]

You're taking it out of context... I know they're infrastructures, but it's completely unrelated to the topic.

How is it out of context?  Look at what you said:

Relying on the same infrastructure for multiple commodities would be extremely unwise.

We already do that, every day!

[rabbit]

It's called oil.

Oil makes gas.
Oil makes plastic.
Oil makes a lot of other things as well.  It's dangerous.

[Sidoh]

How is it out of context?  Look at what you said:

Relying on the same infrastructure for multiple commodities would be extremely unwise.

We already do that, every day!

Because it is totally unrelated to the subject of this thread.

Re:  ABC Launches Full Episode Streaming

Relying on the same infrastructure for multiple commodities would be extremely unwise.  I highly doubt the leaders in technology will overlook that disadvantage.

If you were unable to catch on to my implications, I was talking about technology.  I should have elaborated, but I'm certain you were able to understand where I was coming from.  I think you're just looking for reasons to make me look dumb.

[MyndFyre]

If you were unable to catch on to my implications, I was talking about technology.  I should have elaborated, but I'm certain you were able to understand where I was coming from.  I think you're just looking for reasons to make me look dumb.

It's not that I was trying to make you look dumb.  You made a broad, generalized statement that has little if anything to do with reality. 

Technologically speaking, we already use the same infrastructure for a lot of the varied services.  In my area, the phone company delivers phone service over the same lines they use to deliver broadband internet and digital cable.  The same phone company also offers satellite TV and DirectWay. 

Whether you'd like to admit it, or whether you'd like to say you're "in a different context," you're wrong about not using the same infrastructure for multiple commodities.  It happens all the time, in countless situations, from delivering real goods to soft services.