4 ms·

I hope I don't sound stupid but could you explain the joke? Edit: a word

by spsful 7y ago

wideasleep1 7y ago
ATT is mostly saturated in urban areas particularly, making 'unlimited for all' a worse proposition.
- mbreese 7y ago
  That wasn’t the joke... this was about data caps on home internet.
washadjeffmad 7y ago
The joke is implying that the reason ISPs employ data caps is because packets are a finite resource. They're not, and the practice makes about as much sense as buying your internet by the minute.
- oasisbob 7y ago
  Or the opposite, that available capacity is a limited resource, which "necessitates" data caps to maintain performance during peak periods. It's still illogical, just not as illogical as claiming a communication medium offers unlimited bandwidth.
bogomipz 7y ago
The joke is a reference to the strategic petroleum reservers in the US: "The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency fuel storage of petroleum maintained underground in Louisiana and Texas by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). It is the largest emergency supply in the world, with the capacity to hold up to 727 million barrels (115,600,000 m3)."[1] The comment is satirically suggesting the telecom industry has similar reservers for such emergencies. These carriers are notoriously stingy and known for their data caps. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(U...
- caseysoftware 7y ago
  While the US's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the most well known, Canada's Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve is way more amusing and fascination especially after they had a massive theft. It was a fluid situation but they caught the sticky fingered thieves and delivered sweet sweet justice. Ref: https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-maple-syrup-cartel/ https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-...
  - bogomipz 7y ago
    That's not a national reserve though as it's maintained by and only serves the interests of a cartel of private producers in Quebec.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  The US also has a helium reserve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve

I hope I don't sound stupid but could you explain the joke? Edit: a word

by spsful 7y ago

I hope I don't sound stupid but could you explain the joke? Edit: a word

wideasleep1 7y ago

ATT is mostly saturated in urban areas particularly, making 'unlimited for all' a worse proposition.

mbreese 7y ago
That wasn’t the joke... this was about data caps on home internet.

washadjeffmad 7y ago

The joke is implying that the reason ISPs employ data caps is because packets are a finite resource. They're not, and the practice makes about as much sense as buying your internet by the minute.

oasisbob 7y ago
Or the opposite, that available capacity is a limited resource, which "necessitates" data caps to maintain performance during peak periods. It's still illogical, just not as illogical as claiming a communication medium offers unlimited bandwidth.

bogomipz 7y ago

The joke is a reference to the strategic petroleum reservers in the US: "The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency fuel storage of petroleum maintained underground in Louisiana and Texas by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). It is the largest emergency supply in the world, with the capacity to hold up to 727 million barrels (115,600,000 m3)."[1] The comment is satirically suggesting the telecom industry has similar reservers for such emergencies. These carriers are notoriously stingy and known for their data caps. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Petroleum_Reserve_(U...

caseysoftware 7y ago
While the US's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the most well known, Canada's Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve is way more amusing and fascination especially after they had a massive theft. It was a fluid situation but they caught the sticky fingered thieves and delivered sweet sweet justice. Ref: https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-maple-syrup-cartel/ https://business.time.com/2012/12/24/why-does-canada-have-a-...
- bogomipz 7y ago
  That's not a national reserve though as it's maintained by and only serves the interests of a cartel of private producers in Quebec.
saagarjha 7y ago
The US also has a helium reserve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve