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  1. Hughesnet sucks on Satellite Internet for Gaming? · · Score: 1

    I have a professional account with HughesNet (DirectWay) and it sucks. Speed is based on accessing their proxy server not real speeds. If you need vpn, dont even think about it dial up is way faster.

    Limit of how much you can download is stupid. Try to download over 300-500mb in an hour and you'll be slapped with FAP (Fair Access Policy) 10-14k for the next 12 hours. There is no notification your approaching the limit, and the limit is not fixed it fluctuates based on how many people are on your sattelite and what they are doing.

    All this for the low low price of $140.00 per month? Find somebody with DSL in your area and setup a wireless link to them.

  2. Notes is horrible on IBM Challenges Microsoft With an Ad Campaign · · Score: 1

    WTF are they thinking?

  3. Re:40 watt microwave? on Measuring Microwave Output From A Laptop? · · Score: 1

    not entirely true new research I remember reading not long ago shows there are some eggs created from stem cells in the ovaries. Too lazy to find the article right now but it was on Sciencedaily

  4. I've done it, it was great on Getting an IT Job in Europe as an American · · Score: 1

    I worked in europe for a little over 7 months and it was great. I worked for a consulting group and traveled all over western europe. I would recommend you find a good immigration lawyer and talk to them before you talk to a company that way you can say just sign here instead of you'll need to do 40,000 pages of documentation before you can hire me. Also hop on the expat websites for europe and just in general, find out how they got started or just network. There are alot of american expats in europe.

    Germany offered me an IT visa if I could just prove I was able to earn more than 50,000 euros per year. I was making in excess of 300,000 at the time (got to love the old exchange rate). This was automatically renewed every 5 years if I wished so basically I could have stayed as long as I wanted.

    Find a specialized company, show them how your american ambition would be to their advantage and how you can help them sell their business. The european 9-5 on the dot with no overtime and frequent coffee breaks is counter intuitive to us as americans and as such whenever I would work late or through a coffee break it made mtgmt very happy and I moved up very quickly.

  5. Re:Avoiding to piss off their consumer base? on Valve Takes the Offensive on Warez Users? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Give it time my ass.

    It was just plain stupid. Will continue to be stupid and should be turned off.

    $3000 to build a computer to play this damn game when it came out. $80 for this damn game. And it sucks. Color me pissed

  6. Re:Much Ado Over ... on Wired on Defeating the Olympics Censorship · · Score: 1

    Tivo is the ONLY way to watch the games. I'm watching the 6 hour show in about 1:30 minus the comercials and mindless babble from the retarded hosts.

  7. Re:Read carefully on Microsoft Security Updates for Pirated Windows? · · Score: 1

    TIMMY!

  8. Re:Priceless... on Need A Few Post-Its Around The Office? · · Score: 1

    You can say that again.

  9. Remedy Action Request System works really well on Implementing a Knowledge Management Solution? · · Score: 1

    I've developed alot of systems like this on Remedy's ARS. While Remedy isnt open source, the application you write on top of it can be. There is a really strong community to share code in, and it greatly improves time to implement and develop your application. Alot of medical institutions use it so you might already have a license laying around. I can provide some sample applications if you like. It goes over well with management since its supported and maintained by Remedy.

    www.remedy.com

    Tom Eller
    tom@remedypro.com

    disclaimer: yes this is what I do for a living so I'm biased. But it is a cool product.

  10. New Virus Alert from your friendly Homeland Sec. on U.S. Govt. Offers Computer Security Alerts By E-mail · · Score: 1

    A new virus has been discovered. To prevent the evil virus from getting in your system download this application.

    Click here for "carnivore junior.exe"
    oops I mean "patch.exe"

  11. wow on A Modest Model Railroad · · Score: 1

    Now that's what I call impressive. Just imagine the kind of time and dedication it would take to finish something like that.

  12. Re:There's an easier way... on Anti-Frostidigitation: Heatpipe Gloves · · Score: 0

    One of the best sigs I've seen

  13. Re:Hosts file, yet again on Commercials Come To The Net (After This Word) · · Score: 1

    I've a collection of a couple hundred advertisers in my host file. It works great pages load faster and all that shit isnt flashing bugging me.
    I'll just use port mapper freeware to see where the video is coming from and 30secs later one more host entry and no more videos.