Maybe it's time to realize we've been in the process of using both metric and imperial for the last few decades! Granted it should be pushed in schools a lot more than it is now, but the US is not as "far behind" as most ignorami seem to think. It's not an "upgrade" that we need, because its already in use. It just needs to be pushed to be used more widely, but a lot of it is already there.
So, let's assume hypothetically that I have a girlfriend, mmkay? And we did that.. intercourse.. thing inside the dish. Crazy, I know. What happens then? Does everyone get free pr0n?
Hey, try not to get him too riled up. He might start talking about how flu shots are really designed by big government for the true purpose of mind control.
Having argued with someone who quite literally believed in this tripe, I can safely tell you that you're wasting your time. Though I do admire the fact you are posting the information for the rest of us to read as well. It is very fascinating!
If all *I* want is a web browsing capable system I could probably snag a 1u rackmount P3 system for under $50. That is not even mentioning desktop systems.
Not that this directly pertains to the bulk of your post, but the DGL-4300 from D-Link (not sure on the 4500) only asks to restart if you want to "enable" the MAC address filter. Once it's on, you can add or subtract MAC addresses pretty much at will and not have to reboot. But there are a lot of other settings that you need to reboot to change, and it is annoying. You're spot on.
I just wish I could load custom firmware into this thing. It's the best router I've ever owned, but it just can't handle the sheer number of connections required to get a download speed worth a damn while torrenting. It'll start to get laggy and glitchy (i.e. ask for you to re-login every single time you navigate to another page within the router) when I access the administration interface while someone on the network is torrenting with 200 open connections or so. Every router I've ever owned has completely failed to handle the load, so much so that I am frustrated and willing at this point to build a very energy-efficient PC, slap it into a 4U rackmount case (or something), put it in a rack in my closet and set that thing up as a dedicated router. You just can't go wrong with *nix when it comes to networking capability.
While drawing your own conclusions and thinking for yourself are very very valuable tools in today's world (and generally always have been), you need to be careful with that kind of attitude because it will do more harm than good.
With the torture there is generally a trail, and some kind of evidence even if it is circumstantial. Witness testimony from people actually there, etc. - With Dell, there is absolutely no proof, even circumstantial, that they were tied to the RIAA in this decision in any way. I am not saying it is not possible, but what I am saying is the journalism is poor and people like you who demand to "draw your own conclusions" (i.e. conspiracy theorists) are what gives them ad revenue for putting out baseless accusations. Congratulations.
You will note that I never said the RIAA was blameless. I am not sticking up for them or for Dell or anyone else. I just believe there ought to be some kind of evidence of some sort that is a bit harder than the tripe these articles amount to, which is 100% conjecture and imaginings.
Has anyone noticed when there's a news article about World of Warcraft or some other MMORPG, a much higher percentage of completely misspelled replies are posted and get modded up? Are all MMORPG players English stupid? There needs to be a study done on this.
Either way the internet isn't free anymore, according to your viewpoint. Kind of a sad state of affairs, but by the time governments can pass more legislation regarding encryption or any of that bullshit something else will have been figured out.
Right, which is still mostly conjecture and RIAA bashing. I don't see any evidence they were involved - if someone's got REAL links with REAL data, let's have them! Linking to a Dell page with a workaround for an issue isn't proof of all the wild speculation making the rounds.
This is very poor reasoning and this is exactly why our system here in the states has taken a shit (especially lately) over everything.
If you or your constituents don't believe that the telecoms deserve immunity for doing a very illegal and unconstitutional action, you don't vote for the bill. Period. There is absolutely zero need to do something against what you want to do simply because "the party mandates otherwise". That kind of reasoning is silly and really fucking stupid, and a prime example as to why the politics in this country is completely, absolutely meaningless.
Essentially, members of any political party are sheep if they reason like that. Too bad most do.
Yes, that is all true - but it's too bad that updates for FOSS to.. you know, get it working on modern hardware generally comes about a year or two too late.
If I wanted to run a four year old system to make sure everything ran properly, I'd buy a four year old system. However I would rather have a bit more modern of a machine for home use.
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Update: It did. Thank you mods for rating everything else funny even though it was entirely off topic. :D
While we're on the karma whoring train..
OMG PONIEZ!!??
Hey, it was worth a shot! Well, maybe not. I have a feeling karma whoring just backfired TERRIBLY.
So basically, since you cannot prove a positive or a negative in this case, saying "we do not know" (agnosticism) is the only correct stance.
Thanks for reaffirming my view on God!
Maybe it's time to realize we've been in the process of using both metric and imperial for the last few decades! Granted it should be pushed in schools a lot more than it is now, but the US is not as "far behind" as most ignorami seem to think. It's not an "upgrade" that we need, because its already in use. It just needs to be pushed to be used more widely, but a lot of it is already there.
Hey! Don't forget the fat and old people, too!
So, let's assume hypothetically that I have a girlfriend, mmkay? And we did that.. intercourse.. thing inside the dish. Crazy, I know. What happens then? Does everyone get free pr0n?
I see someone's enjoying the vast powers of over-generalization! Is your horse nice and comfortable?
The moment he changed the passwords he financially and professionally ruined himself for the rest of his life.
Why in the hell is this modded to -1? I must be missing something.
Hey, try not to get him too riled up. He might start talking about how flu shots are really designed by big government for the true purpose of mind control.
Having argued with someone who quite literally believed in this tripe, I can safely tell you that you're wasting your time. Though I do admire the fact you are posting the information for the rest of us to read as well. It is very fascinating!
If all *I* want is a web browsing capable system I could probably snag a 1u rackmount P3 system for under $50. That is not even mentioning desktop systems.
No no, Telsa Motors is a rival company that makes cars powered by magnetic slinkeys.
Not that this directly pertains to the bulk of your post, but the DGL-4300 from D-Link (not sure on the 4500) only asks to restart if you want to "enable" the MAC address filter. Once it's on, you can add or subtract MAC addresses pretty much at will and not have to reboot. But there are a lot of other settings that you need to reboot to change, and it is annoying. You're spot on.
I just wish I could load custom firmware into this thing. It's the best router I've ever owned, but it just can't handle the sheer number of connections required to get a download speed worth a damn while torrenting. It'll start to get laggy and glitchy (i.e. ask for you to re-login every single time you navigate to another page within the router) when I access the administration interface while someone on the network is torrenting with 200 open connections or so. Every router I've ever owned has completely failed to handle the load, so much so that I am frustrated and willing at this point to build a very energy-efficient PC, slap it into a 4U rackmount case (or something), put it in a rack in my closet and set that thing up as a dedicated router. You just can't go wrong with *nix when it comes to networking capability.
So, if an iphone requires "jailbreaking" or whatever kind of hipster term you want to use for it, does that make your iphone "jailbait"?
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the salad!
While drawing your own conclusions and thinking for yourself are very very valuable tools in today's world (and generally always have been), you need to be careful with that kind of attitude because it will do more harm than good.
With the torture there is generally a trail, and some kind of evidence even if it is circumstantial. Witness testimony from people actually there, etc. - With Dell, there is absolutely no proof, even circumstantial, that they were tied to the RIAA in this decision in any way. I am not saying it is not possible, but what I am saying is the journalism is poor and people like you who demand to "draw your own conclusions" (i.e. conspiracy theorists) are what gives them ad revenue for putting out baseless accusations. Congratulations.
You will note that I never said the RIAA was blameless. I am not sticking up for them or for Dell or anyone else. I just believe there ought to be some kind of evidence of some sort that is a bit harder than the tripe these articles amount to, which is 100% conjecture and imaginings.
Has anyone noticed when there's a news article about World of Warcraft or some other MMORPG, a much higher percentage of completely misspelled replies are posted and get modded up? Are all MMORPG players English stupid? There needs to be a study done on this.
If you haven't touched Lineage 2 yet, you need to. And then realize how horrid the entire system is because it's a stupid, stupid idea.
Either way the internet isn't free anymore, according to your viewpoint. Kind of a sad state of affairs, but by the time governments can pass more legislation regarding encryption or any of that bullshit something else will have been figured out.
Right, which is still mostly conjecture and RIAA bashing. I don't see any evidence they were involved - if someone's got REAL links with REAL data, let's have them! Linking to a Dell page with a workaround for an issue isn't proof of all the wild speculation making the rounds.
This is very poor reasoning and this is exactly why our system here in the states has taken a shit (especially lately) over everything.
If you or your constituents don't believe that the telecoms deserve immunity for doing a very illegal and unconstitutional action, you don't vote for the bill. Period. There is absolutely zero need to do something against what you want to do simply because "the party mandates otherwise". That kind of reasoning is silly and really fucking stupid, and a prime example as to why the politics in this country is completely, absolutely meaningless.
Essentially, members of any political party are sheep if they reason like that. Too bad most do.
Wait! Hold on here. I'm not understanding this entire thread because my tinfoil hat wasn't being worn properly.
Yes, that is all true - but it's too bad that updates for FOSS to.. you know, get it working on modern hardware generally comes about a year or two too late.
If I wanted to run a four year old system to make sure everything ran properly, I'd buy a four year old system. However I would rather have a bit more modern of a machine for home use.
You guys all talk about how we've laid so much unused fiber cabling. I must be missing something. Why don't you show your source for that information?
What computer are you using, Babbage's Difference Engine?
Because AVG is a piss poor antivirus application compared to most other free alternatives?