Why Internet Speeds In The U.s. Are So Slow And What The Comcast-twc Deal Means

Broadband connection speeds here are embarrassingly slow compared to our peers. But you probably go on Netflix ( NFLX ) and watch House of Cards for 9 hours in a row without a hitch and think your internet connection is just fine. Then again, not so long ago we thought a day and a half ride on the TransContinental Railroad from New York to Chicago was fast too. Speed is time and time is money. Faster internet speeds not only add flexibility to our schedules, but also increase our capabilities to tackle new challenges. 30 or 40 years ago if you told someone that we would be watching original content wirelessly streamed to our homes in real time on a tiny tablet, you might get some funny looks. Even in the 90s when we were dialing-up AOL to get directions from MapQuest, live-streaming video or Skype chats seemed impossible. If we made another advancement similar to the one between dial up and broadband, imagine what might be within the realm of possibility. One area that immediately jumps to mind is the cloud and distributed computing space. Recently IBM ( IBM ) has committed over $1billion to data centers to increase its cloud computing capabilities and cloud oriented services are expected to be a major sector of growth over the next decade. Having faster internet speeds would reduce latency and increase the effectiveness of running physically separated distributed networks in parallelization. As things stand now, our internet speed inhibits the ability for geographically separated computers to work together in simultaneous collaborative tasks, but faster connections may help solve that problem. Internet speed is absolutely essential to future development, but the first question we need to ask ourselves is this: if we consider the United States to be one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, why are our broadband speeds so slow? According to Ookla.com, which does broadband testing and tracks web diagnostics, we average 21.12 megabits per second (Mbps) and are ranked 32nd in the world by average broadband speed. Comparatively the World's leader, Hong Kong, averages 72.03 Mbps making the internet 3.4x faster there. And there are certainly some practical reasons for the difference. For one, countries with the best internet speeds tend to be small, reducing the the cost of building and maintaining a vast infrastructure covering large distances with expensive high speed cables. Secondly, other nations have a robust second or third mover advantage. The U.S.
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love, Lust And Faking It - Jenny Mccarthy

Love Lust and Faking It -Review

Jenny's McCarthy joined Oprah to talk about her breakup with Jim Carrey for the very first time-and revealing why she's documenting her love lessons in a racy new book, Love, Lust and Faking It.

New York Times bestselling author Jenny McCarthy returns to her comic roots in this candid, wise, and witty look at women, men, sex, romance, heartbreak, love, and how (not) to fake it.

In Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting. In Baby Laughs and Life Laughs, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Now, in Love, Lust & Faking It, the inveterate truth teller turns the lights on for a funny, often poignant, and no-holds-barred look at the essence of relationships: love and sex.

First Review
I love Jenny's new book. I lust after every chapter that doesn't include the terms STDs, sex bench or merkins. I'm not faking my enthusiasm for her book 83 percent of the time. If this book doesn't hit number one on the New York Times best-seller list, they ought to stop printing books on paper and instead just put them on electronic tablets. ... What's that? ... So what do they do at book signings?

Second Review
Jenny didn't let me down! From first loves, to the love of pleasuring yourself, to heartbreak, and sex, this book tells it all! Not only is it extremely entertaining, but it's about something that's on our minds everyday: LOVE & SEX! And of course, the love of sex! Very funny and very "educational." I definitely recommend it to EVERYONE!
What the book reveals.

Jenny McCarthy returns to her comic roots in this candid, wise, and witty look at women, men, sex, romance, heartbreak, love, and how (not) to fake it.

In Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting. In Baby Laughs and Life Laughs, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Now, in Love, Lust & Faking It, the inveterate truth teller turns the lights on for a funny, often poignant, and no-holds-barred look at the essence of relationships: love and sex.

Jenny explores the intensity of first love, introducing us to Tony, the boy of her teenage dreams, and Tubby, her dirty, sexy stuffed teddy bear. She takes us on a whirlwind tour of the world of aphrodisiacs and fetishes, explains the importance of playing doctor and other nice and naughty fantasies, and gives thanks for the pleasures of chocolate. And she sets the story straight on STDs, man junk and lady bits, why we really cheat, why women are master manipulators, the virtues of sex with the lights off, the power of a "loving no," the satisfaction of the perfect booty call, and so much more.

Filled with humorous stories about her own outrageous exploits from becoming a Playboy Miss October to the pain of getting a discount boob job to meeting Brad Pitt-as well as the lessons she's learned from family, friends, and fans, Love, Lust & Faking It takes on a subject the sex symbol, mother, television star, comedian, and divorcée can be trusted to examine with nothing but unvarnished honesty and earthy humor. Throughout, Jenny reminds us to aim higher, believe in true love and, most of all, and be kind to ourselves. And to have lots of fun and sex-without faking it.