Netflix didn’t invent speed checks, but this site is Netflix’s.
Okay, so here’s why Netflix speedtest is so brilliant.
Most of us know about Speedtest.net, right? Well Comcast and Time Warner know about it too. They know customers use it to check to see if they’re getting what they are paying for. Comcast techs even tell customers to check their speed with Speedtest.net.
So, to make sure people think they are getting good speeds, Comcast and Time Warner prioritize traffic going to Speedtest.net. When you check your speed there it’s artificially inflated. That is NOT the speed you are getting when you browse tumblr and that is definitely not the speed you get when you watch Netflix.
Comcast and Time Warner can not artificially inflate the results by prioritizing traffic to Fast.net unless they also prioritize traffic to Netflix, and they definitely do not want to do that.
That is so fucking slimy. Good for Netflix
Been using this for a while and recommending it to people, just for the ease of use alone
It repeals state/local tax deductions and effectively penalizes people who live in states where there are higher taxes (and therefore states that tend to have more social safety nets and progressive voters.)
And this is JUST the stuff I’m aware of from listening to TONS of NPR coverage this month, which I then googled to find sources.
Jesus. This is bad.
Ya know…I feel like we have a responsibility to tell people this stuff ^^^
How many people will just hear a sound bite from Trump saying “the average American will get a $1200 tax break” or some other lie and be like “sounds good” and NEVER ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION until it’s passed and we all end up even poorer than we are now.
my mom has a friend who works at the travel channel and she says that everyone there hates ghost adventures because even tho they devote no advertising money to it its still their highest rated show and its not even about travel
Anonymous: How soon is legs?
