It has nothing to do with the value of a car or newspaper...
Oh, I have to disagree with this, at least for the newspaper. If it is the same level of news at fifty cents for the paper as it is at a dollar for the paper, then the value of that news to me has dropped by half. It's not that I could not afford a paper that costs a dollar a day, it's that I found its value to be marginal at fifty cents a copy, and it had no value to me at a price higher than that.
I might even go more than five bucks a month for a news site, but the web site should be fast (Houston Chronicle, I am NOT looking at you), and no irritating electronic ads. I will take the ads formatted in the "paper", but not pop ups, or flash crap. Let me download it, too, not just read on-line. I sure as hell am not paying a dollar or more like the Dallas Morning News wants to charge for a daily paper.
Someone got undeserved mod points. This is not a flamebait post. There was a proposal from Ricky to restrict NWS data and leave the rest of us to suffer from (In)AccuWeather. Anyone want to guess if AccuWeather is from Ricky's state? Not that it is much of a guess.
Having used this kind setup at two different locations, it is good for browsing and email, but streaming video is marginal at best, impossible at worst. If you are into S&M, you could run a server on it, but you would have to have some kind of dynamic DNS so the world could find you, and it would violate the contracts I have seen. Speed seems to be determined by signal strength, plus other network factors, like oversubscribing, but I can not say for sure. That is just a guess from watching the data rate over several weeks.
Both locations used a wireless router for multiple machines to connect to the service. This was Alltel, and their sales rep told me multiple machines on the link was allowed. They also sell an access point the USB cellular data do-dad plugs into, so she must have been right. One location used Alltel's stuff, the other used a MikroTik with a Sierra data card.
I don't remember about caps, but there were the normal usage charges. I am not paying for it, so I didn't pay much attention to the details.
That stuff looks nasty. I am not sure if I should pour salt on it, or expose it to high levels of UV light before it can land on Spock and inject part of a hive brain into him.
Because the pirates would probably try to shoot the operator of these non-lethal devices, I really like the idea of, if not automated, remote controlled defenses. If some dumb-ass in Texas can make a rig to let you use a mouse to aim and fire a rifle (and a mod up to the states that banned it), then there should be a way to control these devices from a safe area on the ship. Lock all the doors, spray everything with that slick stuff, and use that water cannon to give the pirates the bilge pump test from hell.
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It has nothing to do with the value of a car or newspaper...
Oh, I have to disagree with this, at least for the newspaper. If it is the same level of news at fifty cents for the paper as it is at a dollar for the paper, then the value of that news to me has dropped by half. It's not that I could not afford a paper that costs a dollar a day, it's that I found its value to be marginal at fifty cents a copy, and it had no value to me at a price higher than that.
I might even go more than five bucks a month for a news site, but the web site should be fast (Houston Chronicle, I am NOT looking at you), and no irritating electronic ads. I will take the ads formatted in the "paper", but not pop ups, or flash crap. Let me download it, too, not just read on-line. I sure as hell am not paying a dollar or more like the Dallas Morning News wants to charge for a daily paper.
Will someone please talk about data centers?
When I was a kid, we had to dig up the pavers if we wanted to play with bricks. Now, get off my lawn!
Someone got undeserved mod points. This is not a flamebait post. There was a proposal from Ricky to restrict NWS data and leave the rest of us to suffer from (In)AccuWeather. Anyone want to guess if AccuWeather is from Ricky's state? Not that it is much of a guess.
Exactly. Grind them up. If they can grind up cars in a junkyard, surely someone can make a smaller device to grind up a hard drive.
Hadrosaur porn!
Isn't Neem what they put in some roach spray? "Kills bugs and eliminates rug rats!" What an ad campaign that would be.
I always said porn was a no-brainer.
I'll tell you how ugly it is; It's so ugly that people will not by a dog from the pet shop if there is a Taco Bell next door.
Your Taco Bell is so ugly....
I wonder if you are thinking about sheep ("hooved locusts"?)
Range maggots.
Don't be silly. Six minutes later he's back at the bar, and won't return your phone calls.
But what good is XP without drivers for keyboard, CD/DVD drives, USB ports, or NICs?
Gee, thanks. Now I am going to be morose all weekend.
Having used this kind setup at two different locations, it is good for browsing and email, but streaming video is marginal at best, impossible at worst. If you are into S&M, you could run a server on it, but you would have to have some kind of dynamic DNS so the world could find you, and it would violate the contracts I have seen. Speed seems to be determined by signal strength, plus other network factors, like oversubscribing, but I can not say for sure. That is just a guess from watching the data rate over several weeks.
Both locations used a wireless router for multiple machines to connect to the service. This was Alltel, and their sales rep told me multiple machines on the link was allowed. They also sell an access point the USB cellular data do-dad plugs into, so she must have been right. One location used Alltel's stuff, the other used a MikroTik with a Sierra data card.
I don't remember about caps, but there were the normal usage charges. I am not paying for it, so I didn't pay much attention to the details.
How else is it supposed to keep your dungeon clean?
You Fourth Edition guys.....
everyone needs a gelatinous cube
That walks?
That stuff looks nasty. I am not sure if I should pour salt on it, or expose it to high levels of UV light before it can land on Spock and inject part of a hive brain into him.
They just made a 200+ MPH Trabant!
"Pirate has responded with a scornful remark."
"Approach pirate, and repeat ultimatum in an even firmer tone of voice. Add the words, "or else"."
Because the pirates would probably try to shoot the operator of these non-lethal devices, I really like the idea of, if not automated, remote controlled defenses. If some dumb-ass in Texas can make a rig to let you use a mouse to aim and fire a rifle (and a mod up to the states that banned it), then there should be a way to control these devices from a safe area on the ship. Lock all the doors, spray everything with that slick stuff, and use that water cannon to give the pirates the bilge pump test from hell.
What if the seals were shooting them with handguns?
Stephen Conroy once had sex with a horse.
Male or female?
"Don't let the ear frighten you, my dove."