Whether you have xDSL or Cable modem, in the end the real bottleneck is whether or not your provider is overselling its bandwidth or not.
Too true:) And so far, I'm extremely happy with my ADSL. I'm in Milpitas [Silicon Valley] and have my DSL line and ISP through pacbell. As I've stated in former DSL discussions, I pay $39/mo for the line and $10 for ISP, for a 384/128 connection. Since Mid-April, I've had a steady 1.4Mb down. And from what I can tell, there's only about 6 people on my sub-net, so I don't think it's going to be over-sold too soon.:^) [Or at least 6 people that run boxes that are up 24/7] And there are no bandwidth or server restrictions on the line. I have no complaints at all...
Everybody who has ever developed or worked on Open Source software has probably at some point had some code which they've tested via friends or aquaintances without making it available to the general public until obvious bugs are out. It might be as simple as "run this and tell me if it immediately crashes your computer" but the concept is the same
Right, but I doubt the developer created a license saying that it's all his property, and forbidding anyone else from distributing the code. A tester not distributing or using the code because he's friends with the developer is a lot different than Corel saying they own that code, and no one else can distribute or use it. That just goes against the GPL
To keep costs under control, the spacecraft are built using commercial aircraft standards and procedures
Quite frankly, that would scare me. Aircraft are generally safe enough for what aircraft do...fly around in earth's atmosphere. But a trip to the moon will put a craft through much worse stresses. I hope they build the craft to much higher standards than a typical airplane.
I think that a desire to 'be an astronaut' or travel into space is a common geek trait, and I'm no different, but if all I can count on is the same safety margin as an airplane, I think I'll stay here on earth.
It's my understanding that they do hold a monopoly.
Actually,no, you're more than welcome to get a Domain name owned by another country, such as mine. [Which is for the lovely little country of Niue "nooway"] or any of a number of other countries... plus your domain info isn't available via whois, so I don't get spam from anyone [not yet anyway]
The argument that computer crashes limits productivity based on lost documents is thin
Agreed. Moody uses an assumed figure of: 1 crash a day per user, with each crash causing 2 hours of down time 'recovering the document'. I'd sure hate to work in IS for his company! I personally support almost 100 users, all of which depend quite heavily on their computers [mostly laptops], and there's no way I could handle that if they were down for 2 hours a day!
I don't deny that crashes [yeah, mostly caused by windoze] waste a lot of time, but some more realistic figures would have given the article a little more credit.
Ender
There are very few problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.
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How do you know Big Brother isn't snooping all your local LAN traffic?
Heh...privacy issues aside, I hope they are enjoying my Q3test games...
Seriously, I'm sure this isn't the optimal method for doing IP-Masq, but it does work, and intil I have the $$/time to add another NIC, it will have to do...
Ender
Just saying 'no' prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression.
Yeah, but if you want to make it a router for a T1 or cablemodem connection, it needs two ethernet cards. And setting up two ethernet cards in Linux is a bitch.
Actually, I have IP-Masq running quite happily with 1 ethernet card. I just aliased the card to respond to 2 IP addresses. One for the internal network, and one for my static ADSL IP. Works like a charm:)
Yes! Hail the IBM Model M! =^) These have to be the greatest keyboards ever made. Comfortable, full sized keys. Practically indestructible. I grabbed the one I'm currently using from a thrift store for $1
$1??? wow, I feel ripped off now! I paid $2 for each of my 3 Model M's!!! But, it was well worth it! I hate when I have to type on anything else. Just switching to a different type of keyboard [even when the keys are in the same place] slows my typing down by about 40% [estimated:) ] As someone mentioned earlier, I hope that by the time PS/2 connecters are no longer put on PC's, there will be an adapter for plugging these baby's into USB...
And who the hell decided that the numeric keypad should be UPSIDE DOWN compared to a Touch-tone telephone pad?
As I understand it, it's actually the keys on the phone that are upside down. I read somewhere [don't even ask where] that when touch-tone phones came out, they had a problem where people who were used to a 10-key were typing phone numbers too fast for the switches to catch all the numbers typed, so they put the keys upside-down to slow them down...
Ender
"really???" "Well, no...I can't really back that up..."
Ok, it seems to me that many people are missing the point of the Web and HTML. I wasn't on the net in the 'real old days' [I've been on since about '95] but I seem to recall the web and HTML having been developed in order to make information retrieval more efficient. The links were ways to quickly get the information you wanted without having to go through the hassle of reading half the information in the world just to get to it. Now these big companies/corporations come into the picture, and they are changing the very essence of the web by trying to make people click through pages of banner ads to get the info they want. The web is changing very quickly, and as a result we are losing sight of why the web developed in the first place.
Now I have no problem with companies and businesses having a presence on the net [I'm not so old fashioned that I'm totally against commercial traffic] but I do think that it can become too commercial [as it seems to be doing]. The companies need to realize that the web was not put up to help their profits, but to encourage the dissemination of information. I hope there are some web designers reading this, and I hope they can keep this in mind when designing sites. We need to make sure that the primary goal of a website is information, whether it be information on a geek and his/her cat, or information about a company and it's products. If the information is clear and easy to get to, the hits/sales will come, otherwise we will start ignoring you.
Ender
The information doesn't "want" to be free. "I" want the information to be free...
If the money is actually on the card, what happens if you lose it?
Uh, well, if you had a wad of cash, what happens if you lose it? The same thing I imagine... you're out that much cash...so don't put *ALL* your cash on the card...put just enough to get what you need... you don't go walking around with *ALL* your money in your wallet, do you? [If so, where do you live?:) ]
Ok, since many people still thought that NT would come out on top in the new tests, the results aren't much of a surprise... But here is our chance to show the world [and MS] why Linux and other OSS projects are such a good idea. By quickly implimenting fixes to the problems brought to light by these test, we can prove how much better OSS is.
Proposal: Annual or semi-annual benchmarking of NT [or the current MS server platform] and Linux [and any other OS's that want to compete I suppose]. By doing similar tests regularly, we can show how efficient OSS can be at fixing current shortcomings [as if 24hr bugfixes aren't enough].
Just a thought. BTW: Sorry for the overuse of the "OSS" buzzword;)
I'd help with implimenting fixes myself, but I'm not exactly an expert coder [I don't think "Hello World" will help Linux beat NT]
Ender
If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished!
Ok, how about a mirror? If I could get a copy of the file I can put it up [for a couple users at a time anyway] but I don't know how to retrieve the file itself:(
Well, here's how the whole thing works out for me price wise [I'm the original $50 poster:) ]
Regular phone line: approx $12 plus LD charges for voice calls
DSL Line: $39/mo
ISP [through Pacbell internet]: $10/mo
Setup fee: $198 1 time [I've never been charged for this]
The prices I got were on the condition that I sign a 1yr contract and used Pacific Bell Internet as the ISP. And includes the tech coming out to setup the splitter outside, wire the line inside, the DSL modem [Alcatel], and a Kensington PCI 10/100 card. Seemed like a good deal to me, and it's worked like a charm
Ender
I love the "swooshing" sound deadlines make as they go by.
I just hope that PacBell won't do something stupid like change the service for existing customers. I'm quite happy with the service I have now [Pay $50/mo for 384/128, but actually get 1.4Mb on the downlink:) ] Normally I'd say there's no way they'd do something as stupid as try to change current users configurations, but sometimes you can't put anything past utility companies.
Ender
Somedays it's just not worth chewing through the restraints...
Well...sort of. I had NO problems with the DSL side of things...
I just moved into a house in Milpitas, CA and was thrilled to learn that I was close enough for DSL. My phone line was to be installed on April 1st, [day of moving in] and the DSL on April 15th. Unfortunately, PacBell forgot how to set up a phone line, so I didn't get the phone until over a week late!!! [After 8 calls to Customer Service from a Payphone [once getting rained/sleet'd on:( ]]
But The DSL guy was on time [actually he tried to call and come in early but I wasn't home] and had no problem getting DSL up and running. I'm paying $50 for 384/128k [DSL Line & ISP] and I actually get 1.4Mb/128k and have all my computers online [8port hub and Linux IP/Masq]
So no complaints here... [There was a small problem one weekend with the routers, and when they redid the routing tables, they forgot my IP but when I called tech support they got it fixed within an hour]
I hope more people have better experiences with DSL... and when you do get yours installed, here's a small tip [from my DSL guy]: Even if you already have a NIC in your computer, make sure you tell him you "need a NIC" and he will go ahead and give you the one your supposed to get... if you don't ask for it, they aren't supposed to give you one]
Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine...
And I'm sure that The Phantom Menace will have a long theatre life and people will go back and see it again and again and again and it will win most of the academy awards...
As with most people, I am really looking forward to this movie, and I honestly think it will be great. I like the fact that it's geared towards kids...That's the point. But I don't think it will win a ton of Academy Awards. [ok, I'm sure it will be a sure win for SFX and music] But it seems to me that this type of movie sometimes doesn't win awards just based on some sort of 'backlash' effect. It's obvious that those in the academy don't use the same scorecard for judging movies as most people [nor do critics]. I think that A New Hope won best film because at the time, no one had ever made a movie quite like it. It was completely original. From what people have been saying [the few that have seen it] I don't think TPM is going to create a new movie paradigm... I have total faith that it will be a great movie [for me] but it won't sweep the academy awards...
My prediction... 4 awards
Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
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Too true :) And so far, I'm extremely happy with my ADSL. I'm in Milpitas [Silicon Valley] and have my DSL line and ISP through pacbell. As I've stated in former DSL discussions, I pay $39/mo for the line and $10 for ISP, for a 384/128 connection. Since Mid-April, I've had a steady 1.4Mb down. And from what I can tell, there's only about 6 people on my sub-net, so I don't think it's going to be over-sold too soon. :^) [Or at least 6 people that run boxes that are up 24/7] And there are no bandwidth or server restrictions on the line. I have no complaints at all...
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I wonder what the pay scale might be for a full time Hitchhiker's Guide Field Agent...
Ender
Pondering a future career change...
Right, but I doubt the developer created a license saying that it's all his property, and forbidding anyone else from distributing the code. A tester not distributing or using the code because he's friends with the developer is a lot different than Corel saying they own that code, and no one else can distribute or use it. That just goes against the GPL
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Quite frankly, that would scare me. Aircraft are generally safe enough for what aircraft do...fly around in earth's atmosphere. But a trip to the moon will put a craft through much worse stresses. I hope they build the craft to much higher standards than a typical airplane.
I think that a desire to 'be an astronaut' or travel into space is a common geek trait, and I'm no different, but if all I can count on is the same safety margin as an airplane, I think I'll stay here on earth.
Ender
This sig is under construction...
Actually,no, you're more than welcome to get a Domain name owned by another country, such as mine. [Which is for the lovely little country of Niue "nooway"] or any of a number of other countries... plus your domain info isn't available via whois, so I don't get spam from anyone [not yet anyway]
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Can't think of a good sig right now...
Agreed. Moody uses an assumed figure of: 1 crash a day per user, with each crash causing 2 hours of down time 'recovering the document'. I'd sure hate to work in IS for his company! I personally support almost 100 users, all of which depend quite heavily on their computers [mostly laptops], and there's no way I could handle that if they were down for 2 hours a day!
I don't deny that crashes [yeah, mostly caused by windoze] waste a lot of time, but some more realistic figures would have given the article a little more credit.
Ender
There are very few problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.
Heh...privacy issues aside, I hope they are enjoying my Q3test games...
Seriously, I'm sure this isn't the optimal method for doing IP-Masq, but it does work, and intil I have the $$/time to add another NIC, it will have to do...
Ender
Just saying 'no' prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression.
Actually, I have IP-Masq running quite happily with 1 ethernet card. I just aliased the card to respond to 2 IP addresses. One for the internal network, and one for my static ADSL IP. Works like a charm :)
The ifconfig output:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:4B:9D:1D:9E
inet addr:216.102.88.244 Bcast:216.102.88.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:220624 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:224695 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:373 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xfc80
eth0:0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:4B:9D:1D:9E
inet addr:192.168.172.13 Bcast:192.168.172.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xfc80
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:160 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:160 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
Ender
Nothing says friendship like a bag of shaved weasels. Really.
$1??? wow, I feel ripped off now! I paid $2 for each of my 3 Model M's!!! :) ] As someone mentioned earlier, I hope that by the time PS/2 connecters are no longer put on PC's, there will be an adapter for plugging these baby's into USB...
But, it was well worth it! I hate when I have to type on anything else. Just switching to a different type of keyboard [even when the keys are in the same place] slows my typing down by about 40% [estimated
Ender
Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.
As I understand it, it's actually the keys on the phone that are upside down. I read somewhere [don't even ask where] that when touch-tone phones came out, they had a problem where people who were used to a 10-key were typing phone numbers too fast for the switches to catch all the numbers typed, so they put the keys upside-down to slow them down...
Ender
"really???" "Well, no...I can't really back that up..."
Now I have no problem with companies and businesses having a presence on the net [I'm not so old fashioned that I'm totally against commercial traffic] but I do think that it can become too commercial [as it seems to be doing]. The companies need to realize that the web was not put up to help their profits, but to encourage the dissemination of information. I hope there are some web designers reading this, and I hope they can keep this in mind when designing sites. We need to make sure that the primary goal of a website is information, whether it be information on a geek and his/her cat, or information about a company and it's products. If the information is clear and easy to get to, the hits/sales will come, otherwise we will start ignoring you.
Ender
The information doesn't "want" to be free. "I" want the information to be free...
Uh, well, if you had a wad of cash, what happens if you lose it? The same thing I imagine... you're out that much cash...so don't put *ALL* your cash on the card...put just enough to get what you need... you don't go walking around with *ALL* your money in your wallet, do you? [If so, where do you live? :) ]
Ender
But here is our chance to show the world [and MS] why Linux and other OSS projects are such a good idea. By quickly implimenting fixes to the problems brought to light by these test, we can prove how much better OSS is.
Proposal: Annual or semi-annual benchmarking of NT [or the current MS server platform] and Linux [and any other OS's that want to compete I suppose]. By doing similar tests regularly, we can show how efficient OSS can be at fixing current shortcomings [as if 24hr bugfixes aren't enough].
Just a thought. ;)
BTW: Sorry for the overuse of the "OSS" buzzword
I'd help with implimenting fixes myself, but I'm not exactly an expert coder [I don't think "Hello World" will help Linux beat NT]
Ender
If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished!
Actually, I think the correct statement would be: "He almost looks *normal* without the glasses and frazzled hair"
Ender
Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.
Ender
Indecision is the key to flexibility...
Regular phone line: approx $12 plus LD charges for voice calls
DSL Line: $39/mo
ISP [through Pacbell internet]: $10/mo
Setup fee: $198 1 time [I've never been charged for this]
The prices I got were on the condition that I sign a 1yr contract and used Pacific Bell Internet as the ISP. And includes the tech coming out to setup the splitter outside, wire the line inside, the DSL modem [Alcatel], and a Kensington PCI 10/100 card. Seemed like a good deal to me, and it's worked like a charm
Ender
I love the "swooshing" sound deadlines make as they go by.
Ender
Somedays it's just not worth chewing through the restraints...
I just moved into a house in Milpitas, CA and was thrilled to learn that I was close enough for DSL. My phone line was to be installed on April 1st, [day of moving in] and the DSL on April 15th. Unfortunately, PacBell forgot how to set up a phone line, so I didn't get the phone until over a week late!!! [After 8 calls to Customer Service from a Payphone [once getting rained/sleet'd on :( ]]
But The DSL guy was on time [actually he tried to call and come in early but I wasn't home] and had no problem getting DSL up and running. I'm paying $50 for 384/128k [DSL Line & ISP] and I actually get 1.4Mb/128k and have all my computers online [8port hub and Linux IP/Masq]
So no complaints here... [There was a small problem one weekend with the routers, and when they redid the routing tables, they forgot my IP but when I called tech support they got it fixed within an hour]
I hope more people have better experiences with DSL... and when you do get yours installed, here's a small tip [from my DSL guy]: Even if you already have a NIC in your computer, make sure you tell him you "need a NIC" and he will go ahead and give you the one your supposed to get... if you don't ask for it, they aren't supposed to give you one]
Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine...
Star Wars did not win Best Picture at the '78 Oscars. It lost to Rocky, if I remember correctly.
Oops.... you're half right. StarWars was nominated [in '78] but lost to Annie Hall :^( Well...it should have won! [g]
IMDB Best Pictures
I stand corrected :) [Scratching head] "I could have *sworn* it got best picture..."
As with most people, I am really looking forward to this movie, and I honestly think it will be great. I like the fact that it's geared towards kids...That's the point. But I don't think it will win a ton of Academy Awards. [ok, I'm sure it will be a sure win for SFX and music] But it seems to me that this type of movie sometimes doesn't win awards just based on some sort of 'backlash' effect. It's obvious that those in the academy don't use the same scorecard for judging movies as most people [nor do critics]. I think that A New Hope won best film because at the time, no one had ever made a movie quite like it. It was completely original. From what people have been saying [the few that have seen it] I don't think TPM is going to create a new movie paradigm... I have total faith that it will be a great movie [for me] but it won't sweep the academy awards...
My prediction... 4 awards
Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...