I'v been using the GPS (not tower based) in my I88s for over a year now in wardriving. One less piece of equipment I needed with me when roaming around.
Just switched from Nextel (tired of a year of misbilling each and every month) to Tmobile. Going to ebay the I88s and go by a dedicated GPS unit I suppose.
I agree 100% Whether its the "Professor" trying to teach me windows, or the latest penny stock trader. THEY are the ones paying the spammers. THEY are the ones ultimately responsible for the crap in my inbox each day.
Unless I read this wrong, and it is legaleez so I may have, it appears that the fine does not go to the person/company actually damaged.
What stopped Junk faxes and telemarketing calls was the $$$ paid to the end users of a law suit.
The mess is not pro-consumer. Its pro-business. Pro-isp. It talks more about using pcs that were "protected" than it does about end users of net access. It talks more about the "volume of mail" to reach the criteria than it does about end users.
I want, and asked for through my congressfolk, for a spam law that pays me $.25 for each spam I receive. Since I get around 18000 a month that spammassassin grabs, I could make good money.
I've been with Speakeasy for about a year now and other than a few hours here and there (and today, a good part of Atlanta is offline at the moment) have had wonderful service with them.
The server permissions were a big selling point for me. I run a family webserver and some test applications from time to time from home.
As for the bandwidth, never have had a problem. Would like unlimited newsgroup access (1gb limit per month) but thats ok. I have a couple of VPNs that are always moving data from here to the office or to client locations.
You can provide paid WAP services to your neighbors if you so desire in their NetShare program. ( https://www.speakeasy.net/netshare/)
And did I mention the price break those in the over $100 a month range got 3 months ago? Out of the blue its announced that the 1.5/768 packages will cost less each month.
Standard referal program as well.
All in all, I agree with the parent poster. Good company, good customer service. Looking forward to another year with them.
After having read the article, my conclusion is: If the "Nerd" moniker is now the baseline for the general populace then the True Nerds will have to come up with something to differentiate us from Them. Maybe it's time to go back to black glasses with tape, flood pants and pocket protectors. Perhaps a secret handshake too!
Deep Freeze (www.deepfreezeusa.com) is very similar to Centurion (http://www.centuriontech.com/centurionguard.htm).
The concept is very nice. We have used deep freeze from pre-schools to universities to make life a lot easier on everyone. Teachers simply start the machines in the morning. Next day, the machines are like a clean slate, waiting to be abused again.
I used boingo for a while. My biggest problem was availability. The hotspots were great, rarely had any problems with them. Problem was location. I just didnt travel where they were.
Rate was like $25 a month if you were on a contract if I remember. They were even having some free 3 month specials to try it out.
I was a happy Nextel customer for 5 years. Last december, they couldn't offer what Verizon had, so I was going to switch. When I went to cancel my netxel accounts, they offered to promo 500 minutes a month + free nights/weekends. We stayed. But....
BIG BUT...
Nextel "customer service" has been trying to get us to leave since then. EVERY monthly bill has been wrong since then. Minutes disappear. Minutes being charged for even if IN the promo time periods. Late notices POSTMARKED THE DAY BEFORE THE BILL was shipped out!!! Class action law suite filed against them for overcharging Federal fees.
In 5 years I called about 2 technical service problems. A tower was out one day for about 3 hours. And I had a question about the GPS almanac updates on their network. 2!!! technical problems in 6 years total!! And great service where I travel. And the radios were not just a "cool factor" for us. They really did allow us to work better and more efficiently here.
Once again poor customer service and bad paperwork loses another long term customer.
I'm actually on hold trying to get Nextel to release my numbers. Tmobile has tried for 2 days, and Nextel is himming and hawing about letting them go. I'm giving them until 4pm today, then I'm going to get the Feds involved. I'll update/comment as things go along.
BTW, call the Nextel corporate offices. Option 2 is Lawsuits. That ought to tell you something about a company right there.
When I wardrive, my systems don't even have TCP/IP installed on them. This to prevent even a hint of impropriety if stopped. I am ONLY looking for the status of your access point(s). And THAT information, you are freely broadcasting.
The irony of it all... The only time I have ever been questioned, was when I was using my PAID FOR BOINGO account at a BOINGO affiliated hotel just off the interstate in Philadelphia. I had LAWFULLY authenticated with MY LEGITIMATE account and was checking my email when a local officer and the hotel security staff walked up to my vehicle. Fortunately, the officer thought the hotel security was a bit daft and actually listened to my explanation. The officer called Boingo, confirmed my story. Boingo called the hotel. Officer threatened to write up the hotel for a false callout.
But you are correct in thinking that it will only get worse. The way the press writes this stuff up, it would seem that anyone with a laptop is suspicious, if you have too many antenaas on your vehicle, something is amiss. (granted, wrong way on one way street half naked, something is amiss)
"Apple hardware is for real computer lovers." "It's no hassle to use a plethora of keyboard combos to make up for the patronising one-button mouse. Despite the fact that my hands have FIVE fingers, and multiple-buttons make Web browsing so much more pleasant, I prefer my computer to be treat me like a special-needs child."
Hey now! My special needs 4 year old can run a 3 button mouse just fine, thank you very much!
I'd suggest you use an ape or other animal in your comparison, but honestly, that wouldnt be fair to the animals.
I've got an IRC interview on Undernet's #idsoftware tomorrow night. Be there or be square;) It'll be a cool chance to talk about Duke Nukem Forever, Shadow Warrior, and all things 3D Realms. I'm looking forward to it. The following is from Blue's page (http://www.bluesnews.com).
>>Broussard on IRC The next in LoboSoft's series of IRC interviews will be with George Broussard of Apogee/3D Realms on Undernet #idsoftware on Friday, September 19, at 9:00 PM Eastern time. You are invited to submit questions for the interview in advance. Check the website for details. http://id.lobosoft.com
1997!!!! I interviewed George about DNF. I'm still waiting George!
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Funny. An attempt to achieve an actuall useful install of RedHat 9 on a P233 with 2.1 gb harddrive failed miserably due to the library bloat in linux these days.
Sure, there are other distros. Suse wont even load on the system.
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I'v been using the GPS (not tower based) in my I88s for over a year now in wardriving. One less piece of equipment I needed with me when roaming around.
Just switched from Nextel (tired of a year of misbilling each and every month) to Tmobile. Going to ebay the I88s and go by a dedicated GPS unit I suppose.
I attached one of the new x10s to the underside of my front scoop. Got some cool video for a video of the kids "Going to Grandmas"
Congratulations to you and your wife.
Debt free borders on the stress free. While others fret about making their payments each month, you two can sit and enjoy each other.
Merry Christmas.
Hear Hear!
I have an extra bat you can borrow.
Wait. Are we conspiring to do harm to an individual? Probably some anti-terrorism bill that violates someplace.
I however consider spam to be a terroristic attack against my resources. Its all self defense I tell you!
I agree 100%
Whether its the "Professor" trying to teach me windows, or the latest penny stock trader. THEY are the ones paying the spammers. THEY are the ones ultimately responsible for the crap in my inbox each day.
Unless I read this wrong, and it is legaleez so I may have, it appears that the fine does not go to the person/company actually damaged.
What stopped Junk faxes and telemarketing calls was the $$$ paid to the end users of a law suit.
The mess is not pro-consumer. Its pro-business. Pro-isp. It talks more about using pcs that were "protected" than it does about end users of net access. It talks more about the "volume of mail" to reach the criteria than it does about end users.
I want, and asked for through my congressfolk, for a spam law that pays me $.25 for each spam I receive. Since I get around 18000 a month that spammassassin grabs, I could make good money.
18000*12*.25=$54,000
I've been with Speakeasy for about a year now and other than a few hours here and there (and today, a good part of Atlanta is offline at the moment) have had wonderful service with them.
The server permissions were a big selling point for me. I run a family webserver and some test applications from time to time from home.
As for the bandwidth, never have had a problem. Would like unlimited newsgroup access (1gb limit per month) but thats ok. I have a couple of VPNs that are always moving data from here to the office or to client locations.
You can provide paid WAP services to your neighbors if you so desire in their NetShare program. (
https://www.speakeasy.net/netshare/)
And did I mention the price break those in the over $100 a month range got 3 months ago? Out of the blue its announced that the 1.5/768 packages will cost less each month.
Standard referal program as well.
All in all, I agree with the parent poster. Good company, good customer service. Looking forward to another year with them.
Look! A 3 year old FAQ answer!
Shouldn't a techy/geeky/nerdy website have more up to date policies? Oh, well, just a thought.
More of us would READ the ARTICLE if it wasn't SLASHDOTTED. News for Nerds Willing to Wait 24 hours for a linked site to come back online.
go back????
Who ever left?
After having read the article, my conclusion is: If the "Nerd" moniker is now the baseline for the general populace then the True Nerds will have to come up with something to differentiate us from Them. Maybe it's time to go back to black glasses with tape, flood pants and pocket protectors. Perhaps a secret handshake too!
Deep Freeze (www.deepfreezeusa.com) is very similar to Centurion (http://www.centuriontech.com/centurionguard.htm).
The concept is very nice. We have used deep freeze from pre-schools to universities to make life a lot easier on everyone. Teachers simply start the machines in the morning. Next day, the machines are like a clean slate, waiting to be abused again.
** profit ** ???
I used boingo for a while. My biggest problem was availability. The hotspots were great, rarely had any problems with them. Problem was location. I just didnt travel where they were.
Rate was like $25 a month if you were on a contract if I remember. They were even having some free 3 month specials to try it out.
The old "I slept with your wife/dog/husband/significant other" still works to their sales pleas...
I was a happy Nextel customer for 5 years.
Last december, they couldn't offer what Verizon had, so I was going to switch. When I went to cancel my netxel accounts, they offered to promo 500 minutes a month + free nights/weekends. We stayed. But....
BIG BUT...
Nextel "customer service" has been trying to get us to leave since then. EVERY monthly bill has been wrong since then. Minutes disappear. Minutes being charged for even if IN the promo time periods. Late notices POSTMARKED THE DAY BEFORE THE BILL was shipped out!!! Class action law suite filed against them for overcharging Federal fees.
In 5 years I called about 2 technical service problems. A tower was out one day for about 3 hours. And I had a question about the GPS almanac updates on their network. 2!!! technical problems in 6 years total!! And great service where I travel. And the radios were not just a "cool factor" for us. They really did allow us to work better and more efficiently here.
Once again poor customer service and bad paperwork loses another long term customer.
I'm actually on hold trying to get Nextel to release my numbers. Tmobile has tried for 2 days, and Nextel is himming and hawing about letting them go. I'm giving them until 4pm today, then I'm going to get the Feds involved. I'll update/comment as things go along.
BTW, call the Nextel corporate offices. Option 2 is Lawsuits. That ought to tell you something about a company right there.
May want to look at Xaraya also.
-> PHPNUke -> Postnuke -> Xaraya
http://www.xaraya.com
When I wardrive, my systems don't even have TCP/IP installed on them. This to prevent even a hint of impropriety if stopped. I am ONLY looking for the status of your access point(s). And THAT information, you are freely broadcasting.
The irony of it all...
The only time I have ever been questioned, was when I was using my PAID FOR BOINGO account at a BOINGO affiliated hotel just off the interstate in Philadelphia. I had LAWFULLY authenticated with MY LEGITIMATE account and was checking my email when a local officer and the hotel security staff walked up to my vehicle. Fortunately, the officer thought the hotel security was a bit daft and actually listened to my explanation. The officer called Boingo, confirmed my story. Boingo called the hotel. Officer threatened to write up the hotel for a false callout.
But you are correct in thinking that it will only get worse. The way the press writes this stuff up, it would seem that anyone with a laptop is suspicious, if you have too many antenaas on your vehicle, something is amiss. (granted, wrong way on one way street half naked, something is amiss)
Went to watch it with my kids...
Ok, I wanted to see it, so dragged the kids with me to make it count as a family outing...
Anyway, our heros are all lost in the desert, and low and behold, a WALMART in the middle of nowhere.
Bugs makes some big jokes about how much money Warners made for mention walmart a few times.
Was hillarious indeed.
"Apple hardware is for real computer lovers."
"It's no hassle to use a plethora of keyboard combos to make up for the patronising one-button mouse. Despite the fact that my hands have FIVE fingers, and multiple-buttons make Web browsing so much more pleasant, I prefer my computer to be treat me like a special-needs child."
Hey now! My special needs 4 year old can run a 3 button mouse just fine, thank you very much!
I'd suggest you use an ape or other animal in your comparison, but honestly, that wouldnt be fair to the animals.
Don't discount the value of monkeys.
They are probably a good bit brighter than Daryl.
Ok, so having pictures of ex girlfriends naked might also help to improve memory/recall?
I just need to tell my wife...she will...appreciate...ok maybe not.
From the Google Cache
;) It'll be a cool chance to talk about Duke Nukem Forever,
[Thursday 9/18/97 - 5:10pm]
I've got an IRC interview on Undernet's #idsoftware tomorrow night. Be there
or be square
Shadow Warrior, and all things 3D Realms. I'm looking forward to it.
The following is from Blue's page (http://www.bluesnews.com).
>>Broussard on IRC
The next in LoboSoft's series of IRC interviews will be with George Broussard of
Apogee/3D Realms on Undernet #idsoftware on Friday, September 19, at 9:00 PM
Eastern time. You are invited to submit questions for the interview in advance.
Check the website for details. http://id.lobosoft.com
1997!!!! I interviewed George about DNF. I'm still waiting George!
Tribeworks has them beat by 2 versions already.
Funny. An attempt to achieve an actuall useful install of RedHat 9 on a P233 with 2.1 gb harddrive failed miserably due to the library bloat in linux these days.
Sure, there are other distros. Suse wont even load on the system.
Mandrake is redhat by a different name.
The irony is that Win98 loads just fine.