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As is graphically represented on the CreateDebate blog, here is Paul Graham’s hierarchy of disagreement. We’ll see in later posts that name-calling tactics are often used by those who cannot logically refute an argument. Such approaches are often found in discussions on race, unfortunately. For example, if a person presents an argument against affirmative action, he/she might be labeled as a racist. While name-calling is in no way an elenchus for the speaker’s argument, one will still encounter it frequently.
I was curious to see just how fast the iPhone 3G could pull down some data, so I ran a few tests. I could consistently get 1.69 Mbps in the bandwidth test. This is quite impressive considering that cable modems just a few years ago offered only 1.5 Mbps throughput. So we now have cell phones with faster wireless data access than cable modems delivered not long ago.
It was reported in May of this year that AT&T promises 7.2 Mbps throughput by 2009. That is Wi-Fi speed (on the slower end).
