Do you really think that the cop can tell what color your skin is when you are flying by him at 90 mph?
You're right. There are no 35 mph or even 25 mph roads. While running speed traps, cops don't sit on the side of the road and face oncoming traffic where they can see into cars. Cops cannot drive up alongside you on the highway. Cops don't profile cars with tinted windows, rims, or other accessories, and certainly not on the music you're listening to.
So for every human in the Matrix, they could run one computer?
Only if they manage to circumvent the second law of thermodynamics. All computers I know of run on electricity, not heat.
My comment was just supposed to be funny, not accurate. Guess I failed on both counts!
Anyways, you're right, heat to electricity conversion devices aren't anywhere near 100% efficient. They could use steam turbines, but I don't know of a way to boil water using only a bunch of 98F heat sources.. so maybe they have to use Peltier-Seebeck devices.
So.. maybe a whole busload of humans to power a lightweight computer so you can run a web browser to view my unfunny jokes. No wonder the Matrix machines are so ticked off - no good jokes.
Some stories get 300 +1-rated posts and another 80 0-rated ones: what would go wrong in displaying these extra 80?
Slashdot does display 0-rated posts, just not by default. What would go wrong? Spam. If people have to go out of their way to view an anonymous post, then fewer anonymous trolls will bother, because their posts will get modded down before they get seen. If 0-rated posts were seen by default, there would be 300 +1-rated posts and 2,000 0-rated posts. 0-rated posts that are worth anything get modded up. You're free to browse at 0, by the way.
Why do you say the customer can't terminate a month-to-month arrangement at will? They cancel all the time.
Most cellular data plans aren't month-to-month; they're yearly with $100+ cancellation charges (for the customer).
ISPs aren't a regulated monopoly.
Verizon isn't just an ISP, and cellular is regulated.
Any competitor can easily advertise hidden limits. Just get a consultant to mystery-shop and discover them. Then this competitor will attract all the hogs! So they're not very likely to do it.
So any competitor has to first show that Verizon's service is not actually unlimited, then start to explain their own? People will not make the distinction between unlimited-but-really-5-gig and truly-unlimited until they're booted from the service. By using "unlimited" in this way they're polluting the public consciousness.
Many companies sell "basic" and "pro" plans. They might well have higher limits for the "pro" plans. It's a business error to not migrate customers.
Agreed. How will they convince people that their pro plan is more "unlimited" than their basic plan, unless they disclose the 5 gig limit?
Of course. Hog hunting & slaughtering is a part of any competant business plan. Not all customers are profitable, and not all are desireable. Getting rid of them can be done with either carrot or stick.
WANTED: hog slaughterer. Must bring own carrot(s) and/or stick(s). Hunting assistance provided! Call RandomISP at 555-HOGZ.
"Unlimited" does mean really mean "unlimited". But only for the term of the contract, if any. For month-to-month, you can terminate at will. Why shouldn't the company be able to do likewise?
So it's unlimited up until the point they limit it (by closing the account)? I feel you are strongly suited for a career in politics with that kind of thinking.:)
First, the company can terminate at will, but the customer can't.
Second, as a competitor, how can you offer a truly-unlimited plan? People will say that Verizon offers unlimited, why should they pay more for your actually-unlimited plan?
Finally, it's just plain stupid to call it unlimited, because how are they going to sell higher-limit plans now? People would actually pay more for more transfer ability.
Thanks for the link; I had never heard of William Walker.
The history books I read in school talked very little about South America, and when they did, it went something like this:
1. Indigenous people had human sacrifice. The Spanish came and converted or killed them. 2. U.S. took California through Texas from Mexico. "Remember the Alamo". 3. The US helped Panama build a canal and kill mosquitoes. 4. Today the DEA spends a lot of money to help Columbia, Bolivia, etc fight drugs.
Of course, this is partially because my history lessons went like this: 1. US history 2. European history 3. The rest of the world (if time permits)
Except for the wife and kids, many company towns operate(d) exactly like that. The company owns the houses, stores, goods, etc. Mining, logging, steel, paper mills, and other businesses have operated company towns.
One danger is that the company knows your pay and can adjust prices so that you never really get ahead - this has happened more than once.
Not so fast. If a long-distance carrier had the guts to actually do that, I'd switch over to them the next business day and become an instant fanboy.
Yes, the carrier would gain some customers like you. After subtracting the people who would switch away because the carrier was "helping teh terrurists", I think the overall difference in customers would be small, and not necessarily positive.
If the feds didn't follow up with the required paperwork, then does this even qualify as a patriot-act request? Seems like the companies could follow up in next month's phone bill
They could, but that would generate no profit while pissing off the government. So why would they?
You've had three Honda's and they've only lasted for 75K, 120K and 90K and you still keep buying them? Those numbers translate to (approx) 45,000, 72,000 and 54,000 miles.
He probably means 75k = 75,000. k means kilo, km means kilometer. Since we're already talking about miles, he probably means 75 (k = kilo) ([implied] miles), or 75,000 miles.
He mentions changing oil every 3k. Since 3,000 miles is a standard oil change interval, I think he meant miles.
Honda gives a 100,000 km warranty on all there cars (60,000 miles).
All of the above figures, if in miles, are out of that warranty.
You are either lying, exaggerating, or having yours cars survive for less then the warranty period and still buying the same brand again - which is pretty damn stupid if you ask me.
US citizens pay a flat rate? Thats news to me. For as long as I can remember my landline has unlimited local calls but charges for long distance by the minute. Of course now services like Vonage are changing that, but traditional phone will remain the same I'm sure.
Unmetered local calls, yes. There are exceptions - New York City charged 11 cents per call, regardless of length, when I was there.
Long-distance (between US states) charges have dropped steadily so that now traditional carriers are offering flat-rate long-distance. For example, check out MCI's offering. Bellsouth offers $25/month unlimited long distance, but their stupid web page won't let me link to it. These are not two-bit players or new VoIP upstarts; these are the established dominant carriers.
Most cell phone plans include unlimited long distance.
International long-distance is still metered, but since most people don't call overseas, phone is essentially a fixed rate for most people.
The problem that arises is most cell-providers use a white-list of ESNs. For example, if you move your SIM card from a Verizon phone to an unbranded, direct-from-manufacturer phone, your will get rejected of service because the ESN isn't in that whitelist.
I did exactly that with my Cingular phone. Signed up for new service, used the SIM in my el crappo free phone just to test it, then moved the SIM to my unlocked RAZR (that I bought in Eastern Europe, no less). No problems. I've since used the SIM in other phones, then back in my RAZR, and no problems.
I didn't think Verizon had SIMs anyways - aren't they CDMA? My understanding was that SIMs were only for GSM phones.
I call shenanigans. I've worked for an ISP on more than one occasion and the method you speak of consists of analyzing every single byte of every single user in real time and that's simply not going to happen.
QoS based on TCP port (80 HTTP vs. 554 MMS streaming video vs. 25 SMTP, etc) already happens in real-time, and has for years.
QoS based on packet inspection is harder (more CPU-intensive), but needed for BitTorrent, Skype, etc. that use multiple ports. You can't do this easily on backbone links in real-time, but you can at customer aggregation points. Again, already being done.
Cisco's newest method of classification is Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR). For clarity, NBAR is actually only an identification tool, but it will be referred to here as a classification tool. As with any classification tool, the hard part is identifying the traffic. Marking the packet later is relatively easy. NBAR takes the identification portion of classification to another level. Looking deeper into the packet, identification can be performed, for example, to the URL or MIME type of an HTTP packet. This becomes essential as more applications become web-based. You would need to differentiate between an order being placed and casual web browsing. In addition, NBAR can identify various applications that use ephemeral ports. NBAR does this by looking at control packets to determine which ports the application decides to pass data on.
NBAR adds a couple of interesting features that make it extremely valuable. One feature is a protocol discovery capability. This allows NBAR to baseline the protocols on an interface. NBAR lists the protocols that it can identify and provides statistics on each one. Another feature is the Packet Description Language Module (PDLM), which allows additional protocols to be easily added to NBAR's list of identifiable protocols. These modules are created and loaded into Flash memory, which then is uploaded into RAM. Using PDLMs, additional protocols can be added to the list without upgrading the IOS level or rebooting the router.
SSL is used for more than just browsers. Many business data feeds are XML over HTTP over SSL (I've seen this in growing use at financial institutions). Many oddball applications took their standard protocol and wrapped it in SSL because their clients demanded it.
Any old laptops - also not dumb, but a 500 Mhz laptop off ebay is about as powerful as a modern thin client and likewise can work as one. Not exactly the form factor you want but it's comparable in size.
Laptops with broken screens are cheap on Ebay. Hook up an external monitor, and you're all set.
threatened to go to one of the other GSM providers
What other GSM providers? They merged with AT&T. T-mobile uses Cingular's towers in many places. Who's left, aside from front companies that just resell Cingular's service?
Yes, I'm afraid US food is dead. Go to any US supermarket and all you see is food in plastic bags.
Solution: Don't go to the supermarket. Farmer's markets, fruit stands and the like carry fresher produce. Supermarkets strive for consistency, even if they're consistently sub-par.
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You're right. There are no 35 mph or even 25 mph roads. While running speed traps, cops don't sit on the side of the road and face oncoming traffic where they can see into cars. Cops cannot drive up alongside you on the highway. Cops don't profile cars with tinted windows, rims, or other accessories, and certainly not on the music you're listening to.
My comment was just supposed to be funny, not accurate. Guess I failed on both counts!
Anyways, you're right, heat to electricity conversion devices aren't anywhere near 100% efficient. They could use steam turbines, but I don't know of a way to boil water using only a bunch of 98F heat sources.. so maybe they have to use Peltier-Seebeck devices.
So.. maybe a whole busload of humans to power a lightweight computer so you can run a web browser to view my unfunny jokes. No wonder the Matrix machines are so ticked off - no good jokes.
So for every human in the Matrix, they could run one computer?
Slashdot does display 0-rated posts, just not by default. What would go wrong? Spam. If people have to go out of their way to view an anonymous post, then fewer anonymous trolls will bother, because their posts will get modded down before they get seen. If 0-rated posts were seen by default, there would be 300 +1-rated posts and 2,000 0-rated posts.
0-rated posts that are worth anything get modded up.
You're free to browse at 0, by the way.
Most cellular data plans aren't month-to-month; they're yearly with $100+ cancellation charges (for the customer).
Verizon isn't just an ISP, and cellular is regulated.
So any competitor has to first show that Verizon's service is not actually unlimited, then start to explain their own? People will not make the distinction between unlimited-but-really-5-gig and truly-unlimited until they're booted from the service. By using "unlimited" in this way they're polluting the public consciousness.
Agreed. How will they convince people that their pro plan is more "unlimited" than their basic plan, unless they disclose the 5 gig limit?
WANTED: hog slaughterer. Must bring own carrot(s) and/or stick(s). Hunting assistance provided! Call RandomISP at 555-HOGZ.
So it's unlimited up until the point they limit it (by closing the account)? I feel you are strongly suited for a career in politics with that kind of thinking.
First, the company can terminate at will, but the customer can't.
Second, as a competitor, how can you offer a truly-unlimited plan? People will say that Verizon offers unlimited, why should they pay more for your actually-unlimited plan?
Finally, it's just plain stupid to call it unlimited, because how are they going to sell higher-limit plans now? People would actually pay more for more transfer ability.
Doesn't work for me on XP SP2 or 10.4.9, both US layout. I think you need UK layout for that alt+gr key.
Alt+0128 works, but slashdot strips it.
- Black and white laser for text documents
- Photo printer for photos
- Color inkjet for everything else
That's 3 printers, one desk.
Thanks for the link; I had never heard of William Walker.
The history books I read in school talked very little about South America, and when they did, it went something like this:
1. Indigenous people had human sacrifice. The Spanish came and converted or killed them.
2. U.S. took California through Texas from Mexico. "Remember the Alamo".
3. The US helped Panama build a canal and kill mosquitoes.
4. Today the DEA spends a lot of money to help Columbia, Bolivia, etc fight drugs.
Of course, this is partially because my history lessons went like this:
1. US history
2. European history
3. The rest of the world (if time permits)
Except for the wife and kids, many company towns operate(d) exactly like that. The company owns the houses, stores, goods, etc. Mining, logging, steel, paper mills, and other businesses have operated company towns.
One danger is that the company knows your pay and can adjust prices so that you never really get ahead - this has happened more than once.
Yes, the carrier would gain some customers like you. After subtracting the people who would switch away because the carrier was "helping teh terrurists", I think the overall difference in customers would be small, and not necessarily positive.
They could, but that would generate no profit while pissing off the government. So why would they?
He probably means 75k = 75,000. k means kilo, km means kilometer. Since we're already talking about miles, he probably means 75 (k = kilo) ([implied] miles), or 75,000 miles.
He mentions changing oil every 3k. Since 3,000 miles is a standard oil change interval, I think he meant miles.
All of the above figures, if in miles, are out of that warranty.
Or you've misinterpreted his words.
Unmetered local calls, yes. There are exceptions - New York City charged 11 cents per call, regardless of length, when I was there.
Long-distance (between US states) charges have dropped steadily so that now traditional carriers are offering flat-rate long-distance. For example, check out MCI's offering. Bellsouth offers $25/month unlimited long distance, but their stupid web page won't let me link to it. These are not two-bit players or new VoIP upstarts; these are the established dominant carriers.
Most cell phone plans include unlimited long distance.
International long-distance is still metered, but since most people don't call overseas, phone is essentially a fixed rate for most people.
I did exactly that with my Cingular phone. Signed up for new service, used the SIM in my el crappo free phone just to test it, then moved the SIM to my unlocked RAZR (that I bought in Eastern Europe, no less). No problems. I've since used the SIM in other phones, then back in my RAZR, and no problems.
I didn't think Verizon had SIMs anyways - aren't they CDMA? My understanding was that SIMs were only for GSM phones.
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QoS based on TCP port (80 HTTP vs. 554 MMS streaming video vs. 25 SMTP, etc) already happens in real-time, and has for years.
QoS based on packet inspection is harder (more CPU-intensive), but needed for BitTorrent, Skype, etc. that use multiple ports. You can't do this easily on backbone links in real-time, but you can at customer aggregation points. Again, already being done.
Here's Cisco's docs on QoS.
Pay attention to the part about NBAR, which is identifying traffic by content (once identified, it can be marked, shaped, dropped, redirected, etc). You can add additional application recognition modules (PDLMs) for Bittorrent, etc.
SSL is used for more than just browsers. Many business data feeds are XML over HTTP over SSL (I've seen this in growing use at financial institutions). Many oddball applications took their standard protocol and wrapped it in SSL because their clients demanded it.
1. Install X11 (it's not installed by default).
2. Enable X11 forwarding (off by default in
http://www.osxfaq.com/DailyTips/09-2004/09-23.ws
3. Profit!
So, a Mexican-owned company in Mexico is named.. "U.S. Commerical Corp"?
Because they don't want the tool labeled as a DMCA infringment tool.
I am intrigued by your recipe and would like to subscribe to your cookbook.
Solution: Don't go to the supermarket. Farmer's markets, fruit stands and the like carry fresher produce. Supermarkets strive for consistency, even if they're consistently sub-par.
Here you go:
Open air markets in US, Canada, Mexico
Farmer's Markets in the US