But they aren't talking about Soviet Russia!! They're talking about Red China!!
Same continent, different form of government!
On a more serious note, though...
Figure's the commie's would have to start at the low end part of the spectrum. No country can totally rely on it's own resources unless they want to move back to the stone age.
True. When my connection was 1.5Mb (yes, I use cable and my ISP offers that kind of speed) I got no better then what I have now (220K/s), but I think it's wholly due to the slow ass systems I run.
Thank you thank you thank you! I run 5 web sites off my box. I don't need my users feeling as if they are totally open (as no method is fool proof), and this will help in preventing that.
Well, everytime I've seen an ISP ad on tv, it's been "Pay such and such for unlimited access". AOL is the biggest advertiser of this by far, with other dial-up ISP's doing the same (such as netzero and what not).
Running a webserver, I care about both upload and download speeds.
Maybe so, but you are not paying for unlimited internet access which has limits! Shouldn't that be a breech of contract on the ISP's part? At the very least it is now false advertising. You no longer have unlimited internet access. They can no longer make you pay for unlimited access. Therefore reduce my bill or remove the cap.
Puerto Rico is a territory. All the benefits (e.g. ruled by a territorial governor under US law, welfare, etc.), none of the drawbacks (taxes, etc).
I think the possesions only benefit from having military protection (even if no actual military base exists).
My opinion on the matter:
Next time Puerto Rico votes to become a state (they have to do so every so often to remain a territory I believe), if they vote to not become a state, we need to drop them as a territory. They are nothing but a tax drain. As for the possesions, they should be returned to the original government or become a state.
Maybe so, maybe so. But what right does an ISP (whom you PAY a monthly fee to for unlimited access) have to tell the end user what they can do with what they are purchasing? It'd be like computer manufacturers saying you can't hack with the system you buy from them. Granted the ISP is more able to track you on the net, but that isn't the point. I'd rather be on dial-up and have the choice of using a P2P app then my high speed ISP telling me to turn off KaZaA (which I don't use, but my sister and her fiance do).
Well, with the Geneva convention, it is a prisoners DUTY to attempt escape. And since he is a foreigner, I'm surprised he made it to Arizona before being re-captured. He wouldn't have gone un-re-captured for long, though.
Also, an interesting tid-bit I learned while watching the History Channel a couple months back. The Japanese techinically invaded America. Granted it was one or two of the Alleutian Islands, but none the less...it takes some balls to capture and hold two American islands for nearly an entire year.
Amen brother! (BTW, I still occassionaly share files on IRC with a few friend). And being a Linux user, I use GNapster (which is still up and running as strong as ever). My future brother-in-law has found a spy-ware cleaner for KaZaA and uses it exclusively. I tend not to use file sharing software for very long periods of time. Just don't need it. When I do, I install it, us it, then uninstall it when I'm done.
Out of the 15 or so e-mail addresses I have, I may only get 30-50 pieces of spam a day. Most of which arrives at my hotmail and yahoo accounts. The rest I track down and report to their ISP.:-)
Well, whats the purpose of having more then one open source liscense if they all are basically the same? Why not just take the best parts of them all and include them in the next revision of the most popular one?
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And that, IMO, is the best reason to do something. For fun. I'm trying to run my own business (http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org. ATM it's not much more then a web page and a few screen shots, but I'm hoping by Mid-2003 it'll be a site that'll draw in the business as well as any other. Until I turn a profit, I do web design for fun. Why? Because I can.
I also like to write poetry, short stories and novels. Why? I find it fun and relaxing.
With any venture, you have to do it for the hell of it in the beginning. Worry about making money once you got all the details sorted out. Until then, have fun!
I used to do tech support for DirecTV Satellite TV (via West Telecommunications, Huntsville, AL (please, someone nuke that building, they are the worst employer in the world!)) and can honestly say, I'm not freaking surprised. The low budget tech support I was forced to give makes me gag everytime I get spammed by a DirecTV e-mail.
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But they aren't talking about Soviet Russia!! They're talking about Red China!!
Same continent, different form of government!
On a more serious note, though...
Figure's the commie's would have to start at the low end part of the spectrum. No country can totally rely on it's own resources unless they want to move back to the stone age.
True. When my connection was 1.5Mb (yes, I use cable and my ISP offers that kind of speed) I got no better then what I have now (220K/s), but I think it's wholly due to the slow ass systems I run.
Again, many thanks to you. :-)
Thank you thank you thank you! I run 5 web sites off my box. I don't need my users feeling as if they are totally open (as no method is fool proof), and this will help in preventing that.
I'm signing up now. This would DEFINITLY be one of those "Really Good Things"(TM)
Well, everytime I've seen an ISP ad on tv, it's been "Pay such and such for unlimited access". AOL is the biggest advertiser of this by far, with other dial-up ISP's doing the same (such as netzero and what not).
Running a webserver, I care about both upload and download speeds.
Maybe so, but you are not paying for unlimited internet access which has limits! Shouldn't that be a breech of contract on the ISP's part? At the very least it is now false advertising. You no longer have unlimited internet access. They can no longer make you pay for unlimited access. Therefore reduce my bill or remove the cap.
Puerto Rico is a territory. All the benefits (e.g. ruled by a territorial governor under US law, welfare, etc.), none of the drawbacks (taxes, etc).
I think the possesions only benefit from having military protection (even if no actual military base exists).
My opinion on the matter:
Next time Puerto Rico votes to become a state (they have to do so every so often to remain a territory I believe), if they vote to not become a state, we need to drop them as a territory. They are nothing but a tax drain. As for the possesions, they should be returned to the original government or become a state.
Maybe so, maybe so. But what right does an ISP (whom you PAY a monthly fee to for unlimited access) have to tell the end user what they can do with what they are purchasing? It'd be like computer manufacturers saying you can't hack with the system you buy from them. Granted the ISP is more able to track you on the net, but that isn't the point. I'd rather be on dial-up and have the choice of using a P2P app then my high speed ISP telling me to turn off KaZaA (which I don't use, but my sister and her fiance do).
Well, still. POW escapes ARE expected and discussed in the Convention.
;-)
*L* No, he didn't.
Well, from Arizona to Mexico ISN'T that big of a jump.
Oh? That is true. Wasn't it a territory at the time, though?
Possession does not equal state or territory but I see your point.
I wonder how many users will just switch to a different ISP.
Well, with the Geneva convention, it is a prisoners DUTY to attempt escape. And since he is a foreigner, I'm surprised he made it to Arizona before being re-captured. He wouldn't have gone un-re-captured for long, though.
Also, an interesting tid-bit I learned while watching the History Channel a couple months back. The Japanese techinically invaded America. Granted it was one or two of the Alleutian Islands, but none the less...it takes some balls to capture and hold two American islands for nearly an entire year.
Very kewl. I wonder what we'll learn from the new found wreckage.
Amen brother! (BTW, I still occassionaly share files on IRC with a few friend). And being a Linux user, I use GNapster (which is still up and running as strong as ever). My future brother-in-law has found a spy-ware cleaner for KaZaA and uses it exclusively. I tend not to use file sharing software for very long periods of time. Just don't need it. When I do, I install it, us it, then uninstall it when I'm done.
Out of the 15 or so e-mail addresses I have, I may only get 30-50 pieces of spam a day. Most of which arrives at my hotmail and yahoo accounts. The rest I track down and report to their ISP. :-)
I've found two good services for doing such:
ARIN homepage and RIPE's whois database.
Regardless of those facts, the MPAA must be out of their minds. I mean, come on! Like stated in the article, where's fair use?!
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The url minus the typo.
Nope.
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that the MPAA is out of their fucking minds!
You can find a copy of the source at: http://dream-worlds.homelinux.org/downloads/rottso urce.zip
Well, they've already bought out AOL IM's biggest competitor back in 1999 (yes, I'm referring to ICQ).
Yeah, nothing spells "KLASS" like a flaming logo.
:-)
"A picture is worth a thousand words..."
That particular logo happens to say: "We're so hot, we're on fire!"
At least, I hope that'st he message conveyed.
Well, whats the purpose of having more then one open source liscense if they all are basically the same? Why not just take the best parts of them all and include them in the next revision of the most popular one?
And that, IMO, is the best reason to do something. For fun. I'm trying to run my own business (http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org. ATM it's not much more then a web page and a few screen shots, but I'm hoping by Mid-2003 it'll be a site that'll draw in the business as well as any other. Until I turn a profit, I do web design for fun. Why? Because I can.
I also like to write poetry, short stories and novels. Why? I find it fun and relaxing.
With any venture, you have to do it for the hell of it in the beginning. Worry about making money once you got all the details sorted out. Until then, have fun!
Damn, that site (Senseless Explosion) rocks.
The big question though, is if knowing this, why do CD-ROM manufacturers continue to try and go faster and faster? I'm happy with 24x12x40 CD-RW
I used to do tech support for DirecTV Satellite TV (via West Telecommunications, Huntsville, AL (please, someone nuke that building, they are the worst employer in the world!)) and can honestly say, I'm not freaking surprised. The low budget tech support I was forced to give makes me gag everytime I get spammed by a DirecTV e-mail.