While most everything you say is true and most likely won't be replaced; you have to remember that this guy is a manager type in some advertising company and is possibly quite rich. We all know that the rich buy more expensive and useless shit, simply because they can afford it.
Another approach is that all this stuff is not likely to be around in 15yrs, but what about 100? IF we can all learn to get along, deflect global destroying asteroids, rid the world of religion and a few other minor adjustments(some having to do with resource usage) then I think we shall be around for a very long time and this future may be possible. Now, I am off to go build a self-sustaining cryogenic chamber so I can be re awakened when it all arrives.:D
I'd like to see Paramount take a spaceship up and try and try to enforce.
besides, I am not a Star Trek fan, but didn't that one guy say if anyone could make a real one, then to do it?
...told you this! I been saying this for years. I didn't buy an AMD FX 8-core and 16BG of RAM for kicks!
I will say though, that for a while, RAM was a major player.
FiOS was my whole deciding factor when I moved. My one place had Time Warner Cable and they were just awful. Cutting out between 11pm and 2-3am at least 3-4 nights a week and my online time was between 10p and 2a. So yes, it pissed me off quite a bit when I was paying 50$ for 15Mbit service and not even being able to use it. There was no one else to get internet from and Time Warner's excuse month after month was they were upgrading. Which was bullshit. I think that is their default response to constantly shitty service.
When my lease was up I specifically looked for a place that had FiOS. I found one, have been there 3yrs and I had one hiccup about a year ago. It was the router and if I unplugged and plugged back in it would work for 20min. Did that for 2 days until I got the new one and haven't had a problem since.
kenh, what is your current speed?
I would NOT consider 768K, high speed. I wouldn't even consider 3mbit fast. Maybe, if you are going from dial-up to 3Mbit that would be a jump, but if I dropped from my 50Mbit down to even 10Mbit, I would die.
yes, it was jizz. I don't know how the hell any one could get 'honey' on a keyboard. Did you knock the jar over and wait 10min for it to drip out on the keyboard? Or you must know of a good way to sling honey around that I haven't heard of yet.
I already do that with my keyboards and some of my oldest ones are over 10years old. I let them dry for a good 24-48hrs though. I have other comps to work with in the mean time.
Ever heard of giving up your parental rights? Was like never having a kid. that is what my father did to my mother when I was two and they divorced. She didn't get half his shit, she didn't get alimony and he didn't have to pay a dime in child support. Now he wants to be in my life...FUCK HIM!
Have you ever seen mice balls?!
If my Rat was still alive I would give him this stuff. I would usually carry him around while at the pet shop and his gargantuan balls always became a conversation piece. Especially to the immature teens.
What don't you understand? The FCC monitors the spectrum and 'owns' the frequencies. They are in charge of how it moves around, sold and used. Yes it is business deals between companies, but it is like...I am not going to use an analogy here. At the end of the day the FCC still 'owns' the spectrum. OK, analogy: It's like an apartment. You rent it, but the apartment still owns it and you can not sublease it.
I may also not understand where you are coming from. So, clarify for me if I am off.
One is called HPC or Home Phone Connect. It's a wireless base station in the house that connects to 1X and then routes it to a home phone(Voice Only.) The other is Home Fusion Broadband. Same concept except this is broadband(LTE) that connects computers and other data devices.
It's amazing how VzW is bitching about data usage yet they offer a TON of solutions that use the data more and more.
I find it hard to believe as Verizon FiOS is building out like crazy in my area and have been for at least the last 5yrs now. Who knows, maybe they had these plans laid out years ago and just want to finish them up?
HEX should absolutely NOT be in a Computers 101 class. I told my mother to take a Computers 101 class to learn about computers. God forbid they even brought the word HEX up in that class. That would confuse the shit out of ANY new user. Especially my neighbor who can't even get the names right. No Ken, it is called a Mouse not a Moose.
Hex should be reserved for a Programming 101 class. In my 24yrs of doing tech work, not once has a need to view something HEX come up. Only when I go out of my way and want to modify programs to change their expiration date, the ability to unlock the SAVE button, bypass the CD/DVD check or even give myself more time on a level in a game has HEX ever come into play. Joe User isn't doing that. Joe User wants to play games, work on a project from home in Office, print his tax returns or a sales order for his home business.
Geeze isn't it simpler to just install linux or get a mac?
This is the dumbest solution to a problem I have ever heard. Err no, I know someone who threw a way a 6mo old comp due to a virus, but this is still dumb. Those OSes aren't above flaws, attacks, the occasional worm. If you read tech news on the occasion you'd know that.
Each OS has its perks. Linux: web server/hardcore networking shit. Mac: Audio/video and Winders: games, most software that is only programmed for it and for the general 'low watt bulb' population. I really hope you don't do consulting.
Exactly. If they suspect you have kiddie pr0n they are not going to take a bribe and say 'pay up to keep us quiet.' The first time you will even hear from them they will be kicking in your front door, seize you and all your electronics.
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While most everything you say is true and most likely won't be replaced; you have to remember that this guy is a manager type in some advertising company and is possibly quite rich. We all know that the rich buy more expensive and useless shit, simply because they can afford it. Another approach is that all this stuff is not likely to be around in 15yrs, but what about 100? IF we can all learn to get along, deflect global destroying asteroids, rid the world of religion and a few other minor adjustments(some having to do with resource usage) then I think we shall be around for a very long time and this future may be possible. Now, I am off to go build a self-sustaining cryogenic chamber so I can be re awakened when it all arrives. :D
This is the reason I have password locked comps and don't let anyone use MY computer. problem solved.
I'd like to see Paramount take a spaceship up and try and try to enforce.
besides, I am not a Star Trek fan, but didn't that one guy say if anyone could make a real one, then to do it?
...told you this! I been saying this for years. I didn't buy an AMD FX 8-core and 16BG of RAM for kicks!
I will say though, that for a while, RAM was a major player.
FiOS was my whole deciding factor when I moved. My one place had Time Warner Cable and they were just awful. Cutting out between 11pm and 2-3am at least 3-4 nights a week and my online time was between 10p and 2a. So yes, it pissed me off quite a bit when I was paying 50$ for 15Mbit service and not even being able to use it. There was no one else to get internet from and Time Warner's excuse month after month was they were upgrading. Which was bullshit. I think that is their default response to constantly shitty service.
When my lease was up I specifically looked for a place that had FiOS. I found one, have been there 3yrs and I had one hiccup about a year ago. It was the router and if I unplugged and plugged back in it would work for 20min. Did that for 2 days until I got the new one and haven't had a problem since.
kenh, what is your current speed?
I would NOT consider 768K, high speed. I wouldn't even consider 3mbit fast. Maybe, if you are going from dial-up to 3Mbit that would be a jump, but if I dropped from my 50Mbit down to even 10Mbit, I would die.
...that 19mil of our population live out in the middle of nowheresville.
yes, it was jizz. I don't know how the hell any one could get 'honey' on a keyboard. Did you knock the jar over and wait 10min for it to drip out on the keyboard? Or you must know of a good way to sling honey around that I haven't heard of yet.
I already do that with my keyboards and some of my oldest ones are over 10years old. I let them dry for a good 24-48hrs though. I have other comps to work with in the mean time.
Ever heard of giving up your parental rights? Was like never having a kid. that is what my father did to my mother when I was two and they divorced. She didn't get half his shit, she didn't get alimony and he didn't have to pay a dime in child support. Now he wants to be in my life...FUCK HIM!
That is what I did back in 2006....w/o insurance it was only 600$, with only 40$ :D
My count is officially '0' and I couldn't be happier.
Vasectomy will do that too...
What do you say to a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing, shes already been told twice...
I have to agree with AC. When the gov't says it's safe........
Have you ever seen mice balls?!
If my Rat was still alive I would give him this stuff. I would usually carry him around while at the pet shop and his gargantuan balls always became a conversation piece. Especially to the immature teens.
to quote Ron White: "I like big hard throbbing co.....I did not know that about myself!"
That joke is so old it could die any moment...
What don't you understand? The FCC monitors the spectrum and 'owns' the frequencies. They are in charge of how it moves around, sold and used. Yes it is business deals between companies, but it is like...I am not going to use an analogy here. At the end of the day the FCC still 'owns' the spectrum. OK, analogy: It's like an apartment. You rent it, but the apartment still owns it and you can not sublease it.
I may also not understand where you are coming from. So, clarify for me if I am off.
One is called HPC or Home Phone Connect. It's a wireless base station in the house that connects to 1X and then routes it to a home phone(Voice Only.) The other is Home Fusion Broadband. Same concept except this is broadband(LTE) that connects computers and other data devices. It's amazing how VzW is bitching about data usage yet they offer a TON of solutions that use the data more and more.
I find it hard to believe as Verizon FiOS is building out like crazy in my area and have been for at least the last 5yrs now. Who knows, maybe they had these plans laid out years ago and just want to finish them up?
HEX should absolutely NOT be in a Computers 101 class. I told my mother to take a Computers 101 class to learn about computers. God forbid they even brought the word HEX up in that class. That would confuse the shit out of ANY new user. Especially my neighbor who can't even get the names right. No Ken, it is called a Mouse not a Moose.
Hex should be reserved for a Programming 101 class. In my 24yrs of doing tech work, not once has a need to view something HEX come up. Only when I go out of my way and want to modify programs to change their expiration date, the ability to unlock the SAVE button, bypass the CD/DVD check or even give myself more time on a level in a game has HEX ever come into play. Joe User isn't doing that. Joe User wants to play games, work on a project from home in Office, print his tax returns or a sales order for his home business.
Geeze isn't it simpler to just install linux or get a mac?
This is the dumbest solution to a problem I have ever heard. Err no, I know someone who threw a way a 6mo old comp due to a virus, but this is still dumb. Those OSes aren't above flaws, attacks, the occasional worm. If you read tech news on the occasion you'd know that.
Each OS has its perks. Linux: web server/hardcore networking shit. Mac: Audio/video and Winders: games, most software that is only programmed for it and for the general 'low watt bulb' population. I really hope you don't do consulting.
Exactly. If they suspect you have kiddie pr0n they are not going to take a bribe and say 'pay up to keep us quiet.' The first time you will even hear from them they will be kicking in your front door, seize you and all your electronics.
no need for a balcony. A loose hand holding and 3ft will suffice just fine.
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