nope, it's far simpler than that. Basic/instinctive anti-europe feelings from (mostly) US posters and moderators, who can't stop 30 seconds and *think*. Because it comes from Europe, they genuinely believe that it's a moronic ruling. Of course, had it been issued in the US (see the IE failure), the exact same morons would have jumped with joy. Go figure.
they're looking at "how much your cablemodem negociated with the CMTS", which is your max. If you load a 10Mb/s config file in your cablemodem, that's what he'll have to ask to the Broadband router. And it *will* show.
because with cable technology, upstream is f'in *rare* and expensive. Be a *real* geek, and discover how things work. For example, go take a look at this. Notice it has 2 downstreams, and 8 upstreams. Each DS is around 35M (average, depends on frequencies, modulation, and so on.). Each US is around 1.5M (average, depends on frequencies, modulation, and so on.). check out the price of those cards. Your cable provider would need 1 of those for each 8 morons who uncapped their upstream (you can't use more than one US channel with one cable modem). They simply can't afford this, for the price you pay, and hope to make a buck. Oh, and for uncappers everywhere.... On DOCSIS, you may uncap your cablemodem, you may disguise it cleverly, but it *still* shows on the routers. I should know...I work at a cable network operator and i'm currently working on the automatic and periodic check *on ther routers* of the negociated DS/US by each CPE with the CMTSs, wrt to subscribed down/upstream plans. Some people are in for a major spanking, and the end of their service.
funny thing is... go watch the OS compatibility list for Veritas Netbackup (client.). And a whole slew of other software, too. The last and only supported debian release is 2.2. FreeBSD support spans from 3.5 to 4.9. So, i guess it isn't *that* hard to maintain their software across multiple FeeBSD versions.
problem is, there isn't much demand on (most) US products, not because of the price, but because it's crap. And the fact it's crap won't change with the current dollar devaluation.
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BSDI's product was far from "free as in beer". As of 3 years ago, BSD-OS Internet Server sold at 999$ apiece. On a side note, both SCO & USL are US companies, so they would love to charge 0.92 USD, not 1 Euro a glass.
yeah, so it's a subsidy. 1) "hey our wood industry isn't doing so well!". 2) put tarrifs on canadian wood. 3) Those tarrifs are given to the wood industry. 4) "Oh, those tarrifs weren't right?". 5) Governement pays huge fine. 6) Profit for lame US wood industry!
remember, you're talking to USKAians. If you do something better than they do, you CHEAT, plain and simple. I mean, you can't be more efficient, or smarter, or have any kind of natural advantage, they're from the USA, the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD !@#. You cheat.
no, actually it was more "the truck driver worked for an 'out of control subsidiary' which still reported back his profit to NY and asked for help some times (and got it) but was officially AWOL". try here For just a bit of enlightening. I guess you didn't even knew that the code tatooed on death camp's prisonner's arms was a IBM/Hollerith code.
mmmh actually Census machines at the time were tailor-made for the sought use. For example, you had to devise punch cards for each use, and know what each meant. Furthermore, those machines were so complex they were run by IBM teams (yeah, just like in the 70's, when u got an IBM engineer/team with your room-sized computer.). There was a Hollerith building in Auschwitz (IBM was IBM/Hollerith, at the time) with (amongst others) IBM staffs. So, for your analogy, it should read more like "it's like a bank robbery was made with a Ford truck driven by a Ford employee.. you can't blame ford for that, do you?" But if you like to have your head deep in the sand, be my guest.
well, you will find yourself sticking EU business in your own ass at some point in the future, then. You don't need it? good for you, means you didn't need to implement a way to track taxes, and you're not concerned, so quit whinning.
they can easily enforce this through the EU banks. see, the EU could really simply say "mmh, this EU guy paid 15.99$ to amoebasoft.com, and we diidn't see any VAT coming back. Stop all payments toward aomebasoft.com's bank account.". And poof, there you are, no more EU business.
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hello, i'm a bit dumb but you know i'm still in .edu!
nothing to see here, move along.
or.. IL2 - Sturmovik, Lock On -Modern Air Combat.. Or, maybe.. Tetris?
hey thelizman!
how are you doing?
found those WoMD yet?
or you're still looking?
nope, it's far simpler than that.
Basic/instinctive anti-europe feelings from (mostly) US posters and moderators, who can't stop 30 seconds and *think*.
Because it comes from Europe, they genuinely believe that it's a moronic ruling.
Of course, had it been issued in the US (see the IE failure), the exact same morons would have jumped with joy.
Go figure.
take it, FreeS/WAN.
i've suffered under your boot, and KAME is way better than you. Fuck off, politically biased software.
Home fucking is killing prostitution ! STOP RIGHT NOW !@#
they're looking at "how much your cablemodem negociated with the CMTS", which is your max.
If you load a 10Mb/s config file in your cablemodem, that's what he'll have to ask to the Broadband router. And it *will* show.
because with cable technology, upstream is f'in *rare* and expensive.
Be a *real* geek, and discover how things work. For example, go take a look at this.
Notice it has 2 downstreams, and 8 upstreams.
Each DS is around 35M (average, depends on frequencies, modulation, and so on.).
Each US is around 1.5M (average, depends on frequencies, modulation, and so on.).
check out the price of those cards. Your cable provider would need 1 of those for each 8 morons who uncapped their upstream (you can't use more than one US channel with one cable modem).
They simply can't afford this, for the price you pay, and hope to make a buck.
Oh, and for uncappers everywhere.... On DOCSIS, you may uncap your cablemodem, you may disguise it cleverly, but it *still* shows on the routers.
I should know...I work at a cable network operator and i'm currently working on the automatic and periodic check *on ther routers* of the negociated DS/US by each CPE with the CMTSs, wrt to subscribed down/upstream plans.
Some people are in for a major spanking, and the end of their service.
there often is a web server on cablemodems.
funny thing is...
go watch the OS compatibility list for Veritas Netbackup (client.).
And a whole slew of other software, too.
The last and only supported debian release is 2.2.
FreeBSD support spans from 3.5 to 4.9. So, i guess it isn't *that* hard to maintain their software across multiple FeeBSD versions.
problem is, there isn't much demand on (most) US products, not because of the price, but because it's crap. And the fact it's crap won't change with the current dollar devaluation.
yesterday.
If your music isn't important enough for you to have backups (what's the price of a cdr, again?), why should anybody give a fuck about it?
live in a banana republic. get over it.
nice to see you, Rogerborg :-)
BSDI's product was far from "free as in beer". As of 3 years ago, BSD-OS Internet Server sold at 999$ apiece.
On a side note, both SCO & USL are US companies, so they would love to charge 0.92 USD, not 1 Euro a glass.
and for SSE2? "turn off SSE2" option in BIOS? didn't see it..
yeah, so it's a subsidy.
1) "hey our wood industry isn't doing so well!".
2) put tarrifs on canadian wood.
3) Those tarrifs are given to the wood industry.
4) "Oh, those tarrifs weren't right?".
5) Governement pays huge fine.
6) Profit for lame US wood industry!
remember, you're talking to USKAians.
If you do something better than they do, you CHEAT, plain and simple. I mean, you can't be more efficient, or smarter, or have any kind of natural advantage, they're from the USA, the BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD !@#.
You cheat.
no, actually it was more "the truck driver worked for an 'out of control subsidiary' which still reported back his profit to NY and asked for help some times (and got it) but was officially AWOL".
try here
For just a bit of enlightening.
I guess you didn't even knew that the code tatooed on death camp's prisonner's arms was a IBM/Hollerith code.
mmmh actually
Census machines at the time were tailor-made for the sought use.
For example, you had to devise punch cards for each use, and know what each meant.
Furthermore, those machines were so complex they were run by IBM teams (yeah, just like in the 70's, when u got an IBM engineer/team with your room-sized computer.).
There was a Hollerith building in Auschwitz (IBM was IBM/Hollerith, at the time) with (amongst others) IBM staffs.
So, for your analogy, it should read more like "it's like a bank robbery was made with a Ford truck driven by a Ford employee.. you can't blame ford for that, do you?"
But if you like to have your head deep in the sand, be my guest.
it's German, it will be boycotted by the US. :-)
See ya in 10 years!
problem is with immaterial goods. Material goods are already taxed.
well, you will find yourself sticking EU business in your own ass at some point in the future, then.
You don't need it? good for you, means you didn't need to implement a way to track taxes, and you're not concerned, so quit whinning.
they can easily enforce this
through the EU banks.
see, the EU could really simply say "mmh, this EU guy paid 15.99$ to amoebasoft.com, and we diidn't see any VAT coming back. Stop all payments toward aomebasoft.com's bank account.".
And poof, there you are, no more EU business.
alas for the US, :-P
there IS prior art, in Europe... V1/V2, Germany?