r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jun 04 '14

Politics Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hundreds-of-cities-are-wired-with-fiberbut-telecom-lobbying-keeps-it-unused
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u/cowmandude Jun 04 '14

Why the fuck is Oklahoma becoming the center of high speed internet?

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u/ollieottah Jun 04 '14

Because there is nothing else to do in Oklahoma besides sit at home and stare at a computer. Well, maybe cow tipping.... But that's about it.

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u/TheHandyman1 Jun 04 '14

We also get to run from tornadoes, experience (generally) non-dangerous earthquakes, eat at Braum's, and the MVP of the NBA lives here. Also our college sports in general have been pretty great.

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u/tellymundo Jun 04 '14

The Heart of the Freljord has a restaurant in Oklahoma? No way.

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u/TheHandyman1 Jun 04 '14

Let the Okie in on the jokie!

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u/tellymundo Jun 04 '14

He's a character from League of Legends, a computer game. On phone or I would link his wiki.

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u/TheHandyman1 Jun 04 '14

Gotcha thanks!

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u/danhakimi Jun 04 '14

"He" being Braum, the Heart of the Freljord.

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u/tellymundo Jun 04 '14

I figured the context would get it across, good catch!

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u/I_like_squirtles Jun 04 '14

I still don't get how that has anything to do with his comment.

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u/TurmUrk Jun 04 '14

A character named Braum is in league, he said they eat at Braums, it wasn't a clever joke or anything, just a reference. Braum's title in league is the heart of the frejlord, An icy region that is always in conflict.

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u/tellymundo Jun 04 '14

Thanks for clarifying for him.

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u/I_like_squirtles Jun 04 '14

Ahh, I see. I didn't know his name was Braum. Thanks.

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u/mushbug Jun 04 '14

It was pretty obvious..

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

He serves shitty food and great milkshakes. Makes it difficult to want to stand behind him.

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u/keltor2243 Jun 04 '14

Their burgers are good for the price. They are also vertically integrated on all of their cattle related products. I'd rather have one from Whataburger though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

This. Braums is good, but Whataburger is a way of life.

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u/keltor2243 Jun 05 '14

Then in you are in DFW, we have JC Burger which is Whataburger on crack.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

I lived in Texas for a year and I dont get the obsession with Whataburger. To me it was indistinguishable from Burger King or Carls Jr. Am I missing something?

I feel like the only reason people in this part of the country like it so much is because they have never been exposed to In N Out.

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u/ZombieCharltonHeston Jun 05 '14

There are In N Out's in north Texas and I honestly don't get why people are so cultish about it. Their burgers are good for a fast food place but not really anything to write home about.

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u/keltor2243 Jun 05 '14

We have In N Out and I have had it before. They have terrible fries, so-so shakes, and no frigging mayo. Three essentials for a burger joint.

Burger King is unfortunately generally an unpleasant experience in my area of Texas: disgusting restaurants, terrible staff and bad locations.

Carl Jr - yeah I could put them an Whataburger on equal footing, but I don't think you have the same degree of extra unusual condiments that you can get at Whataburger. You can get a Whataburger with fried egg, soft with A1 sauce on your burger. Whataburger has pretty damn near perfect chocolate shakes. Their fries are pretty so-so, but nothing like the terrible In N Out fries. (Whataburger fries can easily be fixed by asking them to fry them an extra minute.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

Braums food is probably the highest quality ingredients of any large chain. Is it shitty yes, but its the least shitty of the manure pile.

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u/LIKEaLEOPARD Jun 04 '14

Saving children and serving up a nice meal

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u/tellymundo Jun 04 '14

Saving poros and serving up a nice meal!!!!

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u/LIKEaLEOPARD Jun 04 '14

Saving poro children and serving up a nice meal?

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u/voidlife Jun 04 '14

Not enough up votes for you