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  1. Buy it. on Fast Track to a CS Degree? · · Score: 0

    I have the perfect solution. I got it in email the other day and they will just give you the degree! It is only a couple thousand and it says that it will make you rich!

    I will forward the spam to you.

  2. Re:Testers on This is IT? · · Score: 0

    How is this off topic? Testing this thing could cause a lot of pain. i.e. bug: balancing logic fails. you want to forward, segway moves backward...that would hurt.

  3. Testers on This is IT? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hope the testers have good health benefits. Ouch!

  4. Why don't you guys get it? on This is IT? · · Score: 1

    Do any of you actually live in a city? This is amazing.

  5. Eastern Washington ZIPP network on Municipal Networks as Alternative to Commercial Broadband? · · Score: 1

    This is working great in rural eastern Washington. Here is a slashdot story about it

    I set up my father-in-law's office network and connected it to the ZIPP fiber network provided by the county public utility district. The connection speed is great, especially considering they are in the middle of nowhere. The connection is very comparable to my AT&T@home service, which I usually can get 400-500k/second downloads (from major sites, ofcourse).

    It is really cheap, too. No installation charge, no monthly fee from the PUD. You just pay the ISP of your choice their going fee. Most are between $20-$30 for residential. Most of the ISPs in the county don't even have restrictions on the number of PCs, etc.

    Over the same fiber you can get an awesome cable package with Video on Demand, for much cheaper than the local cable company (which offers less than 35 channels MAX). Telephone service as well. Check out more information at Grant County PUD ZIPP web page. I always get jealous. I am in Seattle and we have far worse connection options (it's down to Qwest DSL or AT&T@home).

  6. Re:I would be very surprised to see this happen. on MS getting rid of SAMBA? · · Score: 1

    Just another MSTD.

  7. Someone is already doing this. on Fiber Optics Come To Rural Washington · · Score: 1

    Micron's hosting services offerred in Moses Lake. Check it out. It is a really good read.