Same here. I have a number of CFLs that are at least 5 years old and they're still going. Of course those older ones are a little slow on the warm-up (my newer ones come to full brightness almost immediately), but they still work just fine. My entire house has, during that time, used nothing but CFLs and I've never had one fail.
If you are really serious about this, I would try just unplugging your modem for a week and see how it goes. No need to jump into the deep end at the start.
However, it seems there are other issues at play here, so you're really only treating a symptom, not the cause. And what ever negative influence you feel is plaguing you at home is just going to continue to be an issue at the other places you choose to connect.
But really, you're going to find it miserable. We don't really realize just how much we depend on our connectivity in our daily lives. Not to mention the fact that so many things are dependent on digital communications these days. So yes, you can be Amish, but you can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate you.
Lobbying should be banned outright. It's a disgusting molestation of our democratic process. The congress members work for the people - all of the people - not just the ones with the most money or the loudest voices. We, as a constituency, tell our elected officials how we would like them to vote and respond to issues in legislation. When that voice is taken away and given to a very select few with a load of money, then our system is compromised and no longer works. If the RIAA buys off our representatives, then our voices no longer matter and what is right is no longer an issue. The issue becomes the representative kissing the ass of the one who bought him.
Our system is broken.
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Seconded. A SonicWall TZ-100 (and higher models as well) can be configured for dual WAN setups.
Same here. I have a number of CFLs that are at least 5 years old and they're still going. Of course those older ones are a little slow on the warm-up (my newer ones come to full brightness almost immediately), but they still work just fine. My entire house has, during that time, used nothing but CFLs and I've never had one fail.
If you are really serious about this, I would try just unplugging your modem for a week and see how it goes. No need to jump into the deep end at the start. However, it seems there are other issues at play here, so you're really only treating a symptom, not the cause. And what ever negative influence you feel is plaguing you at home is just going to continue to be an issue at the other places you choose to connect. But really, you're going to find it miserable. We don't really realize just how much we depend on our connectivity in our daily lives. Not to mention the fact that so many things are dependent on digital communications these days. So yes, you can be Amish, but you can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate you.
Lobbying should be banned outright. It's a disgusting molestation of our democratic process. The congress members work for the people - all of the people - not just the ones with the most money or the loudest voices. We, as a constituency, tell our elected officials how we would like them to vote and respond to issues in legislation. When that voice is taken away and given to a very select few with a load of money, then our system is compromised and no longer works. If the RIAA buys off our representatives, then our voices no longer matter and what is right is no longer an issue. The issue becomes the representative kissing the ass of the one who bought him. Our system is broken.