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  1. Re:Beijing, China on Broadband Pricing Across The World? · · Score: 0

    Given 8.27 kuai per US dollar, and the obvious fact that even phone calls are cheaper going from the US to Hong Kong than to your nearest long distance zone in the US, it only stands to reason the internet access would be dirt cheap too.

    And we wonder about call centers in Delhi.

  2. Not totally UNIX on NERC Releases Interim Report on Aug 14th Blackout · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Not totally UNIX -
    See Sep 1 2003:Blaster worm linked to US blackout:
    • some of those companies were running Windows-based control systems with Port 135 open - the port through which the worm attacked systems.
  3. NOW have Linux on 14,000 IBM desktops internally! on IBM and Its Thoughts on Desktop Linux · · Score: 1
    That's what Sam D. from IBM told me just last week.

    Looks like they are voting with their feet.

  4. Re:Why not a peer to peer phone network? on DoD developing Linux-based "Soldier's Radio" · · Score: 1

    In a world with a lot of bandwidth, what you suggest would be no problem. Going from A to C through B means B has to be available for B and the others to use together. (BTW CB radio does not describe this routing.) I hear 100 Mbits for $1000 per month is immanent. Voice channels will be free in such a world.

  5. Re:$2500 !!! on Run LinuxPPC In A Spare Drive Bay · · Score: 1
    I received mentioned a starting price of ~$2500.
    Should say:
    I received mentioned a startling price of ~$2500.

    Then their quad powerpc board is "$4500, quad g4/400's are ~$6500."

  6. Bad precedent on DOJ considering source-licensing punishment · · Score: 1

    The only thing worse than a monopolistic Microsoft
    is the force of the government. Maybe we then
    will get the ultimate socialistic "leveling of the
    field" - involuntary requirement to render
    source to the tyrant in charge.