#ajit pai

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 25/08/2023

A New Threat

Season 4 Episode 1 Featured on: FIRST STRIKE ~ SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day Tournament Original Soundtrack VOL. 1

Ripped by Sarvéproductions

I think its really interesting to see how, despite being set up to be entirely derivative in nature, so many SiIva events end up spawning original characters in their own right. Wood man is the posterchild for this obviously, having changed so far from his source material as to become a fully unique character tied specifically to SiIvaGunner, but it happens even more than you'd think.

One of the most inspired examples of this is Ajit Pai, introduced as one of the first contestants for Season 3's King for a Day tournament. The real-life controversy regarding Ajit Pai overturning Net Neutrality in 2017 was still fresh in a lot of viewer's minds, as he'd effectively made himself public enemy number one to the internet. SiIva played into this by making Ajit Pai the "joke" fighter, with a pretty vague list of games to be ripped from of "games with bad internet" and "the harlem shake". He got matched against Thanos in the first round, and rather than being eliminated he got full-on snapped out of existence in the fallout of his loss. He was a funny meme with like, two tracks made for the tournament, and sort of faded from memory after a while. That was, at least, until the King for Another Day Tournament a year later.

Ajit Pai's in-canon "death" of being snapped into ashes was remembered, and used as a springboard to buff the character for his return. Every character from the last tournament was set to return in some way for the new one, and Ajit Pai was no exception - his new ashy state became part of his new form as a mecha, with an insane original design made just for this event. Metal Ajit Pai features all the stuff from his old sources with the huge addition of mech-franchises such as Gundam and Armored Core, giving his rips a surprisingly heavy sound overall. A New Threat debuted as Metal Ajit Pai's own personal theme - a fully original composition taking cues from the sounds of internet services like AOL as well as the sounds of various mecha anime and media. Despite not having much of a nostalgic or recognizable hook, it made such a striking impression back in the day - it truly sold home just how far Ajit Pai had come from being a joke contestant. Its a fantastic composition that's stuck with me since its release, as it feels almost like a time capsule for that specific kind of hype that was going around - hype for the strangely epic resurrection of an FCC chairman.

[politijohn]

Some of the results that followed Pai’s Net Neutrality repeal:

Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile were caught slowing YouTube

Verizon throttled Santa Clara Fire Dept data during wildfires

Verizon throttled users in a demand for more money

Comcast announced they will instill a data cap

Adios, piece of trash

[maswartz]

Ajit Pai, the man who killed Net Neutrality is stepping down in January!

[sun-cheyne]

FCC forced to ask for public feedback on net neutrality repeal

A senior FCC Commissioner urges the public to "make some noise."

Earlier this week, the FCC successfully defeated Mozilla's attempt to undo the commission's repeal of net neutrality. But, while siding with the body, judges have asked the FCC to determine if repealing the law to prevent a multi-speed internet has had any negative consequences. That includes checking if net neutrality repeal has harmed public safety, reduced spending in infrastructure or hampered the Lifeline program.

Consequently, the FCC will launch a period where the public and interested parties can share their views on the process. This is not an opportunity to re-litigate net neutrality repeal, but it is an opportunity to examine if the FCC acted properly and with regard to its broader obligations. The court, for instance, has directed the body to see if repeal has harmed public safety and reduced investment in critical infrastructure.

That may include references to the incident in which Verizon, Engadget's parent company, throttled the data plan of a vehicle owned by the Santa Clara fire service. According to Chief Anthony Bowden in a 2018 lawsuit, Verizon's throttling of the vehicle's plan hampered efforts to fight wildfires. Verizon said that in that instance, the throttling was the result of a mistake, and that its policy is to not throttle emergency teams.

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[jimquisition]

Another normal one today! We chat about Euro Truck Simulator vaccinating itself against controversy, we say goodbye to the FCC chairman that nobody liked, and we discuss Activision making money thanks to a global pandemic.

Now I am going to brace for impact. No reason.

Also, Floridus Snake.

[dogsofthepod]

did you hear that sound

my favorite song is playing

[amalgamasreal]

Cox Communications is trying to implement internet “fast lanes”

Please if you see this, share it and warn people who may live in areas effected, I’m not seeing anyone else talk about this and it’s a sign of truly awful things to come. 

As many people online know Net Neutrality in the USA died last year, and before that many people warned that when it did ISP’s around the country would start to create “fast lanes” that they could bill more for. So if you want the best speeds for youtube/netflix you pay $4/mo more, or if you want to stream on twitch you pay $5/mo more. Well Cox just announced the “Elite Gamer Service”, which they say will give you “priority access to data”. It DOES NOT increase your speed, all it’s doing is removing an artificially created bottleneck that COX THEMSELVES PUT IN for the low, low cost of $15/mo with a contract of 2 goddamn years.

You’re reading that right, you sign the form, you pay the fee, you install their little program and suddenly your online games can be up to 35% faster; and I am begging you with all of my heart if you are on Cox do not pay for this. They are pushing this now and doing it under the radar because they’re hoping they can get enough suckers on board who will sign up that they can convince their executives that creating more “fast lanes” will be good for them. 

They will implement more of these if they’re successful, they will start throttling youtube, netflix, hulu, etc even more than they already are, and as of right now the only thing people like myself who are stuck in Cox controlled areas can do is protest by not paying for it. 

Again, please share this, I know I will be with all of my representatives and any news media that’ll listen. This is what we warned would happen with the death of net neutrality, and if we don’t get a grip on this now it’ll only get worse from here. I’m going to be telling anyone in a position of political power that I will turn myself into a single issue voter for them as long as they will state on the record and unequivocally that they will fight to reinstate net neutrality. 

[the-bone-thief]

I think we let ajit pai go too easy