I know they were talking about incorporating Spokane Valley when I was about to leave. I lived up in Northwood, which is off Argonne after it goes up the hill. I think Northwood falls just outside the "Spokane Valley" city limits. Not sure that classifies as "out in the boonies," but it was quite the distance from the CO in any case.
That's nice if you live downtown. When I lived in the Spokane Valley (between 1997 and 2002), I couldn't get jack shit in terms of high speed Internet there. No cable, no DSL. ISDN was the best I could get, and it was fucken expensive.
The last time I remember seeing the A-Team was when I was in Germany, and the show had a German overdub. The nice thing was I didn't need the words to understand what was going on.
The title of the news story is the title of the article on Voxilla. If you disagree with the premise of the article, fair enough, but don't attack Michael over it. He wasn't responsible for choosing it -- I was.
One of my college professors, a Chinese fellow whose command of the english language was not perfect, often called me "Demon.":)
Here is my explanation on the name PhoneBoy. Since I'm not interested in increasing the slashdot effect on my site, I'll post the relevant bit here:
For those who care, the name PhoneBoy was given to me by one of the hosts of Radionet Talk Radio, a radio show I used to work on in 1996. I used to screen calls for the show. The host forgot my name one day and called me PhoneBoy just to call me something. The thought I had at the time was "[The host] is never going to let this name go, so I might as well embrace it." And embrace it I have.:)
As I've evolved my web presence over the years, the name PhoneBoy became very closely tied to FireWall-1. In fact, if you Google for FireWall-1, you'll see that www.phoneboy.com comes up right after Check Point, the company that makes FireWall-1 (now marketed as VPN-1).
Many providers do 911 a bit like speed dial -- the provider looks up your address, assigns "911" to your local Public Safety Access Point. However:
1. Not all providers do this. 2. The providers that do it often get it wrong. 3. You often don't know they got it wrong until you need it because there's no way for you to "verify" that it works. 4. Not all PSAPs are created equal -- in some areas, you get to a 911 call center, in others it gets you somewhere else that isn't exactly a 911 call center.
Personally, I think it should be up to the provider if they want to provide 911 or not. They shouldn't be allowed to say they provide 911 service unless it is done right.
I mean, sure, Slashdot readers probably can, but most of us are already using a non-vulnerable browser on a non-vulnerable platform anyway.Joe Sixpack is going to have no fucking clue how to tell if a URL is spoofed or not, nor is he necessarily going to type the URL either.
This is obviously a case of Microsoft being caught red-handed with their pants down around their ankles and trying to cover themselves with Saran Wrap. A pretty transparent cover-up...
is a computer that fits inside of a standard keyboard (albeit slighly bigger than normal):
http://www.cybernetman.com
I've ordered one of these for my wife along with a wall-mountable lcd display. Given the system that was ordered, the prices weren't entirely out of line.
When she's done, she can put the keyboard away in her cabinet (we made a model of it and tested this theory). Her desk stays clear.
Not in my area at least. Anyway, I only consider GSM carriers because I have a plethora of GSM devices and I can take them with me to other providers (after unlocking them of course).
I wonder if the judge can dismiss the issue "with prejudice," which effectively means they can't bring the same kind of suit again. If done so "without prejudice," it means that they could theorteically bring this complaint again.
is coverage. They work at my house reliably (for the most part) and provide some cool features. My T-Mobile service doesn't work as reliably at my house, but is a hell of a lot cheaper.
If it weren't for coverage (which is really the only feature that matters), I'd drop AT&T Wireless (LNP or not) and stick with my T-Mobile service.
Just try to get through to customer care for any reason whatsovever. I'd like to make some changes to my service, but I also don't want to waste four-plus hours on the phone to do it either, as is being reported in the AT&T Wireless Forums.
AT&T Wireless has some serious customer care issues right now, whatever the actual reason. Hopefully, everyone will be compensated for this bullsh!+, but probably not.
When you search for FireWall-1 in google, Check Point comes first and second, and I come third. Since I run the longest-running FAQ site on Check Point FireWall-1 (and I'm pretty non-commercial), that's not surprising since there are links to me from just about everywhere. And actually, if you search on FireWall-1 FAQ, I come first...:)
Either way, I'm happy with what Google is doing.
-- PhoneBoy
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Install Knoppix (http://www.knoppix.com) instead, which is a CD-based distro that's actually pretty easy to install to your hard drive.
It's probably good to be as physically active as you can manage. However, you'd be surprised just how much the 5BX with some small dietary changes will do you.
I personally don't do the exercise to burn calories, I do it because it makes me feel better. Even when you do burn calories, it's usually not enough to make a difference, or you have to exercise for an extended period of time to get any benefit from calorie burn.
If you want to burn calories, simply eat less than your body consumes.
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I know they were talking about incorporating Spokane Valley when I was about to leave. I lived up in Northwood, which is off Argonne after it goes up the hill. I think Northwood falls just outside the "Spokane Valley" city limits. Not sure that classifies as "out in the boonies," but it was quite the distance from the CO in any case.
That's nice if you live downtown. When I lived in the Spokane Valley (between 1997 and 2002), I couldn't get jack shit in terms of high speed Internet there. No cable, no DSL. ISDN was the best I could get, and it was fucken expensive.
-- PhoneBoy
They said $1.50 regulatory fee.
The last AT&T Wireless ads I heard/saw mentioned the regulatory fee (fine print on the TV ad).
I can't find out how the gory details of backdooring a computer. Oh well, I guess I'll have to settle for the more traditional form of pr0n.
-- PhoneBoy
The last time I remember seeing the A-Team was when I was in Germany, and the show had a German overdub. The nice thing was I didn't need the words to understand what was going on.
-- PhoneBoy
I think the Baby Bells have a lot to gain if they start implementing VoIP instead of burying their head in the sand and trying to fight it.
-- PhoneBoy
The title of the news story is the title of the article on Voxilla. If you disagree with the premise of the article, fair enough, but don't attack Michael over it. He wasn't responsible for choosing it -- I was.
-- PhoneBoy
One of my college professors, a Chinese fellow whose command of the english language was not perfect, often called me "Demon." :)
:)
Here is my explanation on the name PhoneBoy. Since I'm not interested in increasing the slashdot effect on my site, I'll post the relevant bit here:
For those who care, the name PhoneBoy was given to me by one of the hosts of Radionet Talk Radio, a radio show I used to work on in 1996. I used to screen calls for the show. The host forgot my name one day and called me PhoneBoy just to call me something. The thought I had at the time was "[The host] is never going to let this name go, so I might as well embrace it." And embrace it I have.
As I've evolved my web presence over the years, the name PhoneBoy became very closely tied to FireWall-1. In fact, if you Google for FireWall-1, you'll see that www.phoneboy.com comes up right after Check Point, the company that makes FireWall-1 (now marketed as VPN-1).
Too bad I can't post and moderate in the same thread, or I'd mod this up as "insightful."
-- PhoneBoy
2:47PM up 1 day, 19:07, 24 users, load averages: 138.60, 97.23, 61.14
Many providers do 911 a bit like speed dial -- the provider looks up your address, assigns "911" to your local Public Safety Access Point. However:
.
1. Not all providers do this.
2. The providers that do it often get it wrong.
3. You often don't know they got it wrong until you need it because there's no way for you to "verify" that it works.
4. Not all PSAPs are created equal -- in some areas, you get to a 911 call center, in others it gets you somewhere else that isn't exactly a 911 call center.
Personally, I think it should be up to the provider if they want to provide 911 or not. They shouldn't be allowed to say they provide 911 service unless it is done right
-- PhoneBoy
I mean, sure, Slashdot readers probably can, but most of us are already using a non-vulnerable browser on a non-vulnerable platform anyway.Joe Sixpack is going to have no fucking clue how to tell if a URL is spoofed or not, nor is he necessarily going to type the URL either.
This is obviously a case of Microsoft being caught red-handed with their pants down around their ankles and trying to cover themselves with Saran Wrap. A pretty transparent cover-up...
is a computer that fits inside of a standard keyboard (albeit slighly bigger than normal):
http://www.cybernetman.com
I've ordered one of these for my wife along with a wall-mountable lcd display. Given the system that was ordered, the prices weren't entirely out of line.
When she's done, she can put the keyboard away in her cabinet (we made a model of it and tested this theory). Her desk stays clear.
-- PhoneBoy
Not in my area at least. Anyway, I only consider GSM carriers because I have a plethora of GSM devices and I can take them with me to other providers (after unlocking them of course).
-- PhoneBoy
I wonder if the judge can dismiss the issue "with prejudice," which effectively means they can't bring the same kind of suit again. If done so "without prejudice," it means that they could theorteically bring this complaint again.
Probably can't do that, but it's nice to dream...
-- PhoneBoy
See one of the replies to this thread. I typed the wrong address in. It's a .com address, not a .net. :(
-- PhoneBoy
Oops, I meant http://forums.attwireless.com
is coverage. They work at my house reliably (for the most part) and provide some cool features. My T-Mobile service doesn't work as reliably at my house, but is a hell of a lot cheaper.
If it weren't for coverage (which is really the only feature that matters), I'd drop AT&T Wireless (LNP or not) and stick with my T-Mobile service.
-- PhoneBoy
AT&T Wireless has some serious customer care issues right now, whatever the actual reason. Hopefully, everyone will be compensated for this bullsh!+, but probably not.
-- PhoneBoy
When you search for FireWall-1 in google, Check Point comes first and second, and I come third. Since I run the longest-running FAQ site on Check Point FireWall-1 (and I'm pretty non-commercial), that's not surprising since there are links to me from just about everywhere. And actually, if you search on FireWall-1 FAQ, I come first... :)
Either way, I'm happy with what Google is doing.
-- PhoneBoy
Install Knoppix (http://www.knoppix.com) instead, which is a CD-based distro that's actually pretty easy to install to your hard drive.
-- PhoneBoy
http://www.knoppix-std.org/.
-- PhoneBoy
It's probably good to be as physically active as you can manage. However, you'd be surprised just how much the 5BX with some small dietary changes will do you.
-- PhoneBoy
I personally don't do the exercise to burn calories, I do it because it makes me feel better. Even when you do burn calories, it's usually not enough to make a difference, or you have to exercise for an extended period of time to get any benefit from calorie burn.
If you want to burn calories, simply eat less than your body consumes.
-- PhoneBoy