I recently dropped Vonage after nearly two years of service. Their product wasn't so bad, but their customer service/tech support is lousy. 15-30 minute wait times to speak with an off-shored Indian script reader is standard procedure with them.
I switched to BroadVoice. They have more features, better call quality, are cheaper, and run their support domestially by competent support people.
Vonage is vastly inferior to BroadVoice is every way that counts.
While they're here, they'll have access to plenty of other things not available in the wanna be city of SJ: good food, clubs, enterainment, and culture. ; )
1) The recently passed ballot measure banning handguns only to residents of SF (but not a person visiting from any SF suburb) is on hold. It is doubtful it will ever actually become enacted (a fact our mayor admitted to before the election was even held).
2) Even before the ill-conceived ballot measure, it was illegal to carry a loaded firearm, much less a concealed weapon in SF w/o having a permit. Such permits are difficult to get in Calif. and especially here in SF.
"Dude," carriers do not often go into the Persian Gulf for the very reason of being more vulnerable to land-launched missiles.
When I served, and Iraq was our buddies and Iran was the biggest threat, we NEVER sent CV/CVN's into The Gulf. No need to, we just hung out for days/weeks/months at or near Gonzo Station in the North Arabian Sea well off the coast of Iran. If the sh*t ever hits the fan with Iran, I expect we'll do the same as strike missions against any target in that country can easily be launched w/o having to enter The Gulf.
And you can bet the launch sites are already mapped out and mobile ones being constantly tracked. Its hard to launch a missile when the launching and tracking systems are a smoking hole in the ground.
Can they be launched from land too? Sure, but carriers tend to keep themselves beyond the distance of most surface-surface missiles and keep anf have a battle group of picket ships to run outer-zone intercepts.
Also, how do you supposed shore launched missiles are able to acquire their targets? Any active radar transmission is detectable and easily jammed. IR homing isn't going to cut it over long ranges. GPS coordinated fed in? That's fine for stationary targets, but ships aren't stationary.
Its subs, aircraft, and ships (in that order) which are the biggest threats to a CVN, and they are detectable.
BTW, what navy did you ever serve in to gain your vast knowledge of surface warefare tactics?
Where do you suppose those surface skimming missiles come from? Something (either a ship, aircraft, or sub) has to get within range to launch them first.
The ocean floor in a great many areas is way deeper than a sub's crush depth. Active sonar can localize a whether its moving or not...and if its moving passive sonar and other means can find it.
My take on it as it was a test a member of the IT staff came up with and implemented on his/her own without knowledge or approval of IT management. It probably didn't take long for the network people at wisc.edu to notice the bandwidth spikes and identify the cause.
His heart was in the right place, but I hope he doesn't get fired.
The only support Dell pulled back state-side was for business customers and systems. They did that because so many of us hands-on IT managers and directors were angry at getting incompetent support...and support that was hard to understand (due to the accents). I'm not saying that Indian IT people are incompetent or that India doesn't have scores of people who speak English with an accent too strong to fully cut through. It's just that Dell, and many people like Dell don't employ those people in their call centers.
Dell pulled support for business customers nackto the U.S. only because business customers started defecting or threatening to defect.
They left consumer support with the same shitty Indian call centers, as consumers cannnot individually impact Dell's bottom line like a person who buys and/or is responsible for supporting hundreds or thousands of company computers.
Web-based PIMS are pretty much useless in any organization having mobile users. How is one supposed to view or make adds/changes/deletions to PIM data if they don't happen to be net connected at a given moment (say on a plane or something)?
We already do spend tons of money helping the homeless here. The problem is, the more you spend on them; the more that arrive (most homeless people in SF aren't even fron here).
No, in your day you didn't do shit for your country...ever but have no problem disrespecting (by making such naive slights) such service. No doubt we shouldn't be surprised you're an Anonymous Coward. I'm sure you're probably used to leading your life that way.
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"Made in China"
'nuff said.
Not sure which CN/KR blocks you found...but if you want a complete listing, go to my site at:
http://www.okean.com/antispam/sinokorea.html
--Mike
Why would you make a CD for a Media Access Controller? Don't they work much betters on Macs?
I recently dropped Vonage after nearly two years of service. Their product wasn't so bad, but their customer service/tech support is lousy. 15-30 minute wait times to speak with an off-shored Indian script reader is standard procedure with them.
I switched to BroadVoice. They have more features, better call quality, are cheaper, and run their support domestially by competent support people.
Vonage is vastly inferior to BroadVoice is every way that counts.
--Mike
It's not as if they actually buy the software anyway.
And for those in Denmark: America is not a country. ; )
While they're here, they'll have access to plenty of other things not available in the wanna be city of SJ: good food, clubs, enterainment, and culture. ; )
Is there any TRUE story which makes Bush look good??
Armed militants captured on the field of battle don't merit a trial.
Your post is nothing more than mildly humorous.
Two points:
1) The recently passed ballot measure banning handguns only to residents of SF (but not a person visiting from any SF suburb) is on hold. It is doubtful it will ever actually become enacted (a fact our mayor admitted to before the election was even held).
2) Even before the ill-conceived ballot measure, it was illegal to carry a loaded firearm, much less a concealed weapon in SF w/o having a permit. Such permits are difficult to get in Calif. and especially here in SF.
Our mayor in SF, Gavin Newsom, coincidentally enough...is dating a scientologist.
--Mike
"Dude," carriers do not often go into the Persian Gulf for the very reason of being more vulnerable to land-launched missiles.
When I served, and Iraq was our buddies and Iran was the biggest threat, we NEVER sent CV/CVN's into The Gulf. No need to, we just hung out for days/weeks/months at or near Gonzo Station in the North Arabian Sea well off the coast of Iran. If the sh*t ever hits the fan with Iran, I expect we'll do the same as strike missions against any target in that country can easily be launched w/o having to enter The Gulf.
--Mike
And you can bet the launch sites are already mapped out and mobile ones being constantly tracked. Its hard to launch a missile when the launching and tracking systems are a smoking hole in the ground.
--Mike
I said "ship, aircraft, or sub" not just "ships."
Can they be launched from land too? Sure, but carriers tend to keep themselves beyond the distance of most surface-surface missiles and keep anf have a battle group of picket ships to run outer-zone intercepts.
Also, how do you supposed shore launched missiles are able to acquire their targets? Any active radar transmission is detectable and easily jammed. IR homing isn't going to cut it over long ranges. GPS coordinated fed in? That's fine for stationary targets, but ships aren't stationary.
Its subs, aircraft, and ships (in that order) which are the biggest threats to a CVN, and they are detectable.
BTW, what navy did you ever serve in to gain your vast knowledge of surface warefare tactics?
--Mike
I think you've been watching too many movies.
Where do you suppose those surface skimming missiles come from? Something (either a ship, aircraft, or sub) has to get within range to launch them first.
The ocean floor in a great many areas is way deeper than a sub's crush depth. Active sonar can localize a whether its moving or not...and if its moving passive sonar and other means can find it.
--Mike
(former helicopter carrier-based Aviation Anti-Submaine Warfare Operator/USN)
My take on it as it was a test a member of the IT staff came up with and implemented on his/her own without knowledge or approval of IT management. It probably didn't take long for the network people at wisc.edu to notice the bandwidth spikes and identify the cause.
His heart was in the right place, but I hope he doesn't get fired.
The only support Dell pulled back state-side was for business customers and systems. They did that because so many of us hands-on IT managers and directors were angry at getting incompetent support...and support that was hard to understand (due to the accents). I'm not saying that Indian IT people are incompetent or that India doesn't have scores of people who speak English with an accent too strong to fully cut through. It's just that Dell, and many people like Dell don't employ those people in their call centers.
Dell pulled support for business customers nackto the U.S. only because business customers started defecting or threatening to defect.
They left consumer support with the same shitty Indian call centers, as consumers cannnot individually impact Dell's bottom line like a person who buys and/or is responsible for supporting hundreds or thousands of company computers.
--Mike
Made in China
'nuff said
Web-based PIMS are pretty much useless in any organization having mobile users. How is one supposed to view or make adds/changes/deletions to PIM data if they don't happen to be net connected at a given moment (say on a plane or something)?
--Mike
Funny...didn't Democrats say the same thing about Republicans when the country was led by a Democrat who was attacked dialy from day 1 on?
--Mike
"apparent naivete"? On what basis do you say that? Because they don't publicly disclose what they do and do not know intel-wise?
--Mike
'nuff said.
We already do spend tons of money helping the homeless here. The problem is, the more you spend on them; the more that arrive (most homeless people in SF aren't even fron here).
--Mike
Yes indeed...perhaps Oz would be better off w/o the U.S. At least you would be speaking Japanese today.
No, in your day you didn't do shit for your country...ever but have no problem disrespecting (by making such naive slights) such service. No doubt we shouldn't be surprised you're an Anonymous Coward. I'm sure you're probably used to leading your life that way.