I guess i'm lucky - i have had exactly one outage in the year ive had dsl - and that involved some major net issues at a higher backbone level, including at&t trying to find someone senior enough to have the authority to reset a router
otherwise, it has been flawless for usage (not counting email - pac bell has the worst email system bar none) I see dl speeds usually 500-600k
redhat 6.1 iso took about 2 hours for the full image, so not too bad.
the only problem i had was getting them to come out and install it in the first place. They lost my scheduled appointment, and then told me it would be another 3 weeks. They came within a week, as i made a complaint where it would be heard - the local head of pac bell - when executives squawk it gets done.
as for several of my co-workers, they have had nothing but grief, and are jealous of the fact i haven't suffered with my connection.
Best bet is to make sure you know who to complain to ahead of time - find out who the local telco executives are and be ready to go to them, instead of the ususal tech support hell.
"Wake up. Getting involved in this system NEVER makes ANY difference. Someone please name an instance where the involvment of the little people made difference one in anything recently (last 20 years or so), especially with large issues. "
Easy - Jesse Ventura - like, loath, or ignore him, look how he got into office - with the vote of mostly younger people sick of the two mandatory choices - "...elected by wasted votes..."
Don't think his election didn't rattle the powers that be - they are so used to kissing senior citizen butt that the idea that young people might upset the apple cart terrifies them.
Due the apathy towards politics in this country - well earned mind you - when you vote, your vote counts as 2 or 3 votes, because of all the people that don't vote. If you don't exercise your choice, I'll do it for you. If you don't vote, you lose your right to bitch!
So make some noise - even if just to vote for a third or fourth party candidate - if enough people get mad and do this, it can make a difference.
Just for fun - imagine if Nader was elected - what kind of message would that send to the powers-that-be? Sure it wouldn't be long before someone in the republican or democratic camp had him liquidated, but the slap in their collective faces would be a much needed message.
remember that almost every politician is a lawyer, and...
Not using film i a huge savings. The single hardest part of the entire filming is developing and color matching - if you don't expose the reels of film EXACTLY the same, the colors don't match and you have problems. This results in different film formulae for different times of day, temperature, etc. With digital, it is much easier to tinker with color etc.
If you don't believe me, find out just how much the top colorists in hollywood make
I bet they won't be able to make them fast enough for san diego!
i could sure use one - between pg&e's poor reliability - ever monitor your line quality? - and the cost issues that are going to come into play for power in california in the immediate future - grab your ankles - pg&e may be able to surpass the irs as the most hated group of people in the country. Now why do i have to wait til the end of next year?
It isn't the endall beall - it is just the commonly defined tool. It has been mutually agreed by almost everyone to be the preferred medium of exchange for goods/services. Barter does still exist someplaces, but it is heavily discouraged because it is difficult to tax. Therefore governments have added incentive to insure that a form of currency is used that can be regulated, controlled, and TAXED.
Just remember that most high level politicians are so obsessed with their own self-importance that they think they know whats best for their "constituents". Of course most of their info is given to them by various corporate interests, with a little (Large) stack of colored paper.
Some people think it is the endall etc because they have been brainwashed into thinking it is. Everytime you watch tv or listen to the radio, you get hammered by ads telling you about the latest widget that you MUST have to make your life complete. So you go out and earn more money to buy that widget to keep you happy until the next must have comes along.
There is nothing wrong with money in and of itself - it is the abuse of it, especially in large quantities. The tool is not evil - it is the wielder of the tool that must be watched.
I personally love adsubtract - www.intermute.com
it allows filtering of banners, popups, java, javascript, referers, animations, ads, etc.
Configurable by site, latest version also will pull up a complete list of cookies on your machine and allow you to selectively delete them, as well as clear out your temp files
Ive been using the various versions for the last 2 years, and it is the single best piece of software ive ever purchased. (no i don't work for them, just love the product)
anyway, its another option for those of us stuck on windoze boxes
Why did this CueCat (yup, next is the CueDog right? or CueMouse?)
Nope - CueFerret - it takes your data and hides it - until you agree to sign away your rights, your privacy, and your first-born (or bribe it with a raisin)
Its great to have some high quality intro books, but how about some intermediate stuff?
The vast majority of what's available is either the "I don't know anything and want to get started" or "I'm very proficient and need a definative reference manual that lists all the possible parameters of every command". Its been my experience that the "Dummies" series has done an excellent job of the former. Now if they'd just do a "Not a dummy, not an expert...". On the other hand, O'reilly (sp?) does a great job towards the reference side. Does anyone know of something in between the two?
This gripe of mine applies to almost every topic I can think of: unix, lasers, tv, mpeg, etc. Its either novice or phd - nothing in between
what you want is a time-base corrector, a device designed to correct for the fact that it is almost impossible to find 2 vcrs with the exact same playback characteristics: mechanical alignment, guide wear, playback speed, etc. They may be close but not identical. Think of it as a analog variable data in, constant data out.
Macrovision tampers with the vertical sync pulses in the video - vcrs have an AGC (automatic gain control), which adjusts the record level so that the sync pulses are at the correct level - macrovision tricks the agc circuit into cranking the gain up and down, like trying to listen to your stereo while turning the volume from min to max constantly. Better tbc's also allow you to adjust brightness, hue, etc, but the most basic box is perfectly legal - just don't buy/sell as a macrovision stripper.
In any case macrovision is an Analog system, and DMCA refers to digital protection, so you are probably still ok.
Better yet, lets put them by over and under passes, stop signs, etc, and have them take out taggers, or at least shoot their spray cans. They are even worse vermin than pigeons - and i hate pigeons too
I worked for a tv station. You know those crappy infomercials selling stupid widgets that cost 29.99, etc?
EVERY time that infomercial runs, the company has paid $2500-$5000 or more! How many losers have to buy that widget to pay for the run? The same ones keep running and running and running. They would not keep paying to run the infomercial if they were losing money...so someone out there is buying, and enough to justify the cost of sending.
maybe we need to organize some kind of campaign, like a public service announcement, to discourage people from buying anything they see advertised this way, along with a public list of companies and their execs who insist on using offensive advertising models. Build it into the next revision?
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It does. My brother in law went to college with a spammer. This vermin had 4 pc's and a cable modem, and sent a lot of this()*&( out.
She was sent a credit card from an offshore bank, and could take cash out from the credit card based on the volume of traffic her spam generated. She would go to Vegas every month and get her payment from one of those no-limit atm type machines and was usually getting 12-15k per month
I don't have any more info on this person, as i don't want to spend a long stretch in prison, even if it is justifiable homicide.
Maybe this is a way to get rid of spam - what nazi organization would take the most interest in a person like this? The IRS maybe? Someone evading taxes on a six figure income. Who thought I'd ever root for the IRS against anyone?
not in CA - over the last five years, my fuel economy on various cars has plummeted, especially with all the "clean" additives
example car 1: 1977, v8, carbs 1990-95 18mpg, 97 14mpg, 99 8mpg car kept in great repair, low miles, etc also, passed smog every year easily until 97 now its impossible to smog. also, when i took it to nevada, arizona, or oregon, the fuel economy jumped back up.
car 2: 87, v8, fi 92-95 19 city, 27 highway now, 15 city, 22 highway again, leave ca and the economy improves
car 3: 84, i4, fi 95 - 34 mpg now, 26 mpg
oil companies have been cutting btu's from the fuel, and increasing prices. will someone please explain how a 50 percent reduction in fuel economy and an increase in emissions is supposed to clean the air?
alcohol would make a wonderful alternative - ever watch professional drag races? we just need to liquidate our corrupt polititions and get some elected that aren't owned by big oil - just don't hold your breath....
"THE DMCA -- INTENDED TO CREATE what he called ''a stable, predictable legal environment'' that would boost the availability of intellectual property on the Internet -- had ''sadly'' failed for music, Hatch said."
To me this implies that Sen. Hatch has realized that ip owners have been abusing DMCA in ways that were not intended by the legislation. Could a follow up bill which will modify the DMCA and clearly define fair use be on the way?
Get out those pens, paper and stamps. Start writing (e-mail isn't very effective with politians yet) polite letters expressing your concerns on this issue. This could well be opportunity knocking at the door. If there was ever been a good chance to change the DMCA, this is it. If it slips by you have no one to blame but yourselves.
This may even be a chance to have a major influence on politics - young people don't vote enough, but the number of napster users (im sure most are under 30) is sufficient to scare the pols. Make them pay attention to issues that are important to you. It could help make a lot of them more aware of tech issues and better serve you. (even if they still listen to $, votes are very important to them)
Several threads have commented on unscroupulous resellers selling oc'd systems and charging premius for it - there is already as system for dealing with this - its called fraud - if I pay for a 950 mHz Athalon, and you sell me a 700 oc'd to 950 and charge the 950 price, you have committed a crime
If the bios just identifies the cpu and clock speed, and flashes a warning on bootup if the cpu is overclocked. That should defuse the scumbags.
sure - the house of evil -aka fry's- got the regular edition on the shelves mid day today
if you want one of the 70000 collectors editions, i beleive that they were all presold - picked mine up yesterday. i hear its going for $100+ over cost on ebay already.
anyway, you probably ought to pick up your phone book and call first, unless you are just looking for an excuse to go to the store anyway.
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actually it's being de-orbited to make way for a new hyperspace bypass...
not quite - the next survivors is slated for texas. everyone gets a vw bug with a bumper sticker that reads: "I'm queer and here to take your guns"
can't wait
I assume you are trying to make light of the situation...
I guess i'm lucky - i have had exactly one outage in the year ive had dsl - and that involved some major net issues at a higher backbone level, including at&t trying to find someone senior enough to have the authority to reset a router
otherwise, it has been flawless for usage (not counting email - pac bell has the worst email system bar none) I see dl speeds usually 500-600k
redhat 6.1 iso took about 2 hours for the full image, so not too bad.
the only problem i had was getting them to come out and install it in the first place. They lost my scheduled appointment, and then told me it would be another 3 weeks. They came within a week, as i made a complaint where it would be heard - the local head of pac bell - when executives squawk it gets done.
as for several of my co-workers, they have had nothing but grief, and are jealous of the fact i haven't suffered with my connection.
Best bet is to make sure you know who to complain to ahead of time - find out who the local telco executives are and be ready to go to them, instead of the ususal tech support hell.
good luck
Dictator
What you get when you cross a penis with a potato
"Wake up. Getting involved in this system NEVER makes ANY difference. Someone please name an instance where the involvment of the little people made difference one in anything recently (last 20 years or so), especially with large issues. "
...
Easy - Jesse Ventura - like, loath, or ignore him, look how he got into office - with the vote of mostly younger people sick of the two mandatory choices - "...elected by wasted votes..."
Don't think his election didn't rattle the powers that be - they are so used to kissing senior citizen butt that the idea that young people might upset the apple cart terrifies them.
Due the apathy towards politics in this country - well earned mind you - when you vote, your vote counts as 2 or 3 votes, because of all the people that don't vote. If you don't exercise your choice, I'll do it for you. If you don't vote, you lose your right to bitch!
So make some noise - even if just to vote for a third or fourth party candidate - if enough people get mad and do this, it can make a difference.
Just for fun - imagine if Nader was elected - what kind of message would that send to the powers-that-be? Sure it wouldn't be long before someone in the republican or democratic camp had him liquidated, but the slap in their collective faces would be a much needed message.
remember that almost every politician is a lawyer, and
Not using film i a huge savings. The single hardest part of the entire filming is developing and color matching - if you don't expose the reels of film EXACTLY the same, the colors don't match and you have problems. This results in different film formulae for different times of day, temperature, etc. With digital, it is much easier to tinker with color etc.
If you don't believe me, find out just how much the top colorists in hollywood make
you make him an offer he can't refuse
if he really doesn't like aol that much, he can go do whatever he wants - 80+ mil is adequate to do almost anything
the biggest problem is apt to be a "no compete" clause in the buyout - but again w/ that much cash...
not anymore - it now give a window that says
"You need to agree to the Terms and Conditions before continuing.
"
Whoever bought that cray - i heard his name but don't remember it - is REALLY going to need a couple of these!
I bet they won't be able to make them fast enough for san diego!
i could sure use one - between pg&e's poor reliability - ever monitor your line quality? - and the cost issues that are going to come into play for power in california in the immediate future - grab your ankles - pg&e may be able to surpass the irs as the most hated group of people in the country. Now why do i have to wait til the end of next year?
Why is money...
.01 - the government taxed the other .01
It isn't the endall beall - it is just the commonly defined tool. It has been mutually agreed by almost everyone to be the preferred medium of exchange for goods/services. Barter does still exist someplaces, but it is heavily discouraged because it is difficult to tax. Therefore governments have added incentive to insure that a form of currency is used that can be regulated, controlled, and TAXED.
Just remember that most high level politicians are so obsessed with their own self-importance that they think they know whats best for their "constituents". Of course most of their info is given to them by various corporate interests, with a little (Large) stack of colored paper.
Some people think it is the endall etc because they have been brainwashed into thinking it is. Everytime you watch tv or listen to the radio, you get hammered by ads telling you about the latest widget that you MUST have to make your life complete. So you go out and earn more money to buy that widget to keep you happy until the next must have comes along.
There is nothing wrong with money in and of itself - it is the abuse of it, especially in large quantities. The tool is not evil - it is the wielder of the tool that must be watched.
my
i got the qcigs w/o using the scanner - data i promply logged for my pet shark - yes it makes my sig funny
I personally love adsubtract - www.intermute.com
it allows filtering of banners, popups, java, javascript, referers, animations, ads, etc.
Configurable by site, latest version also will pull up a complete list of cookies on your machine and allow you to selectively delete them, as well as clear out your temp files
Ive been using the various versions for the last 2 years, and it is the single best piece of software ive ever purchased. (no i don't work for them, just love the product)
anyway, its another option for those of us stuck on windoze boxes
Why did this CueCat (yup, next is the CueDog right? or CueMouse?)
Nope - CueFerret - it takes your data and hides it - until you agree to sign away your rights, your privacy, and your first-born (or bribe it with a raisin)
Its great to have some high quality intro books, but how about some intermediate stuff?
The vast majority of what's available is either the "I don't know anything and want to get started" or "I'm very proficient and need a definative reference manual that lists all the possible parameters of every command". Its been my experience that the "Dummies" series has done an excellent job of the former. Now if they'd just do a "Not a dummy, not an expert...". On the other hand, O'reilly (sp?) does a great job towards the reference side. Does anyone know of something in between the two?
This gripe of mine applies to almost every topic I can think of: unix, lasers, tv, mpeg, etc. Its either novice or phd - nothing in between
you just need to call the rose by another name...
what you want is a time-base corrector, a device designed to correct for the fact that it is almost impossible to find 2 vcrs with the exact same playback characteristics: mechanical alignment, guide wear, playback speed, etc. They may be close but not identical. Think of it as a analog variable data in, constant data out.
Macrovision tampers with the vertical sync pulses in the video - vcrs have an AGC (automatic gain control), which adjusts the record level so that the sync pulses are at the correct level - macrovision tricks the agc circuit into cranking the gain up and down, like trying to listen to your stereo while turning the volume from min to max constantly. Better tbc's also allow you to adjust brightness, hue, etc, but the most basic box is perfectly legal - just don't buy/sell as a macrovision stripper.
In any case macrovision is an Analog system, and DMCA refers to digital protection, so you are probably still ok.
sorry if i went a little off-topic
Better yet, lets put them by over and under passes, stop signs, etc, and have them take out taggers, or at least shoot their spray cans. They are even worse vermin than pigeons - and i hate pigeons too
I worked for a tv station. You know those crappy infomercials selling stupid widgets that cost 29.99, etc?
.02
EVERY time that infomercial runs, the company has paid $2500-$5000 or more! How many losers have to buy that widget to pay for the run? The same ones keep running and running and running. They would not keep paying to run the infomercial if they were losing money...so someone out there is buying, and enough to justify the cost of sending.
maybe we need to organize some kind of campaign, like a public service announcement, to discourage people from buying anything they see advertised this way, along with a public list of companies and their execs who insist on using offensive advertising models. Build it into the next revision?
my
It does. My brother in law went to college with a spammer. This vermin had 4 pc's and a cable modem, and sent a lot of this()*&( out.
.02
She was sent a credit card from an offshore bank, and could take cash out from the credit card based on the volume of traffic her spam generated. She would go to Vegas every month and get her payment from one of those no-limit atm type machines and was usually getting 12-15k per month
I don't have any more info on this person, as i don't want to spend a long stretch in prison, even if it is justifiable homicide.
Maybe this is a way to get rid of spam - what nazi organization would take the most interest in a person like this? The IRS maybe? Someone evading taxes on a six figure income. Who thought I'd ever root for the IRS against anyone?
my worthless
not in CA - over the last five years, my fuel economy on various cars has plummeted, especially with all the "clean" additives
example
car 1: 1977, v8, carbs
1990-95 18mpg, 97 14mpg, 99 8mpg
car kept in great repair, low miles, etc
also, passed smog every year easily until 97
now its impossible to smog. also, when i took it to nevada, arizona, or oregon, the fuel economy jumped back up.
car 2: 87, v8, fi
92-95 19 city, 27 highway
now, 15 city, 22 highway
again, leave ca and the economy improves
car 3: 84, i4, fi
95 - 34 mpg
now, 26 mpg
oil companies have been cutting btu's from the fuel, and increasing prices. will someone please explain how a 50 percent reduction in fuel economy and an increase in emissions is supposed to clean the air?
alcohol would make a wonderful alternative - ever watch professional drag races? we just need to liquidate our corrupt polititions and get some elected that aren't owned by big oil - just don't hold your breath....
end rant
Do modems have id's similar to nics?
If so why not obtain that and ban that?
or log the time of connection and get the ip assignment from the isp?
im sure once his anominity is gone he will slink off with his tail between his legs...
Exactly!
I was also interested to read:
"THE DMCA -- INTENDED TO CREATE what he called ''a stable, predictable legal environment'' that would boost the availability of intellectual property on the Internet -- had ''sadly'' failed for music, Hatch said."
To me this implies that Sen. Hatch has realized that ip owners have been abusing DMCA in ways that were not intended by the legislation. Could a follow up bill which will modify the DMCA and clearly define fair use be on the way?
Get out those pens, paper and stamps. Start writing (e-mail isn't very effective with politians yet) polite letters expressing your concerns on this issue. This could well be opportunity knocking at the door. If there was ever been a good chance to change the DMCA, this is it. If it slips by you have no one to blame but yourselves.
This may even be a chance to have a major influence on politics - young people don't vote enough, but the number of napster users (im sure most are under 30) is sufficient to scare the pols. Make them pay attention to issues that are important to you. It could help make a lot of them more aware of tech issues and better serve you. (even if they still listen to $, votes are very important to them)
end rant....
Several threads have commented on unscroupulous resellers selling oc'd systems and charging premius for it - there is already as system for dealing with this - its called fraud - if I pay for a 950 mHz Athalon, and you sell me a 700 oc'd to 950 and charge the 950 price, you have committed a crime
If the bios just identifies the cpu and clock speed, and flashes a warning on bootup if the cpu is overclocked. That should defuse the scumbags.
sure - the house of evil -aka fry's- got the regular edition on the shelves mid day today
if you want one of the 70000 collectors editions, i beleive that they were all presold - picked mine up yesterday. i hear its going for $100+ over cost on ebay already.
anyway, you probably ought to pick up your phone book and call first, unless you are just looking for an excuse to go to the store anyway.
good luck