While an LCD monitor has much to recommend it on the grounds of space saving and visual clarity, I find one arena where it is left in the dust by a CRT: game playing. When rushing around in a FPS, the picture on an LCD monitor turns into a blurry, muddy mess; on a CRT, by contrast, it remains crisp.
I question whether you have actually played a game on an LCD. I have been playing FPS on LCDs for about six years now; first with a 15 inch and more recently a 19 inch. I admit, the 15 inch did ghost some, but it was hardly a 'blurry, muddy mess.' In its defense, it was one of the early LCDs and they have improved a great deal since then. As for my 19 inch, well I don't see any ghosting. In fact, I just finished up a game of UT before I pulled up Slashdot.
I find that optical mice are great for day-to-day work, but fall down during FPS play: when you figure that someone is filling your back with lead, and you need to do an instant 180 degree turn, an optical mouse simply can't handle the rate of movement.
Oh, but they can. Yes, the old optical mice would bug out when you moved them fast enough, but the newer models no longer do that. I can move my mouse as fast as I like and it has no problems keeping up.
Honestly, I wonder if your post is serious or is just a well done troll.
The fact that they are lying is really not a relevant point. Consumers will flock to the guy that says "unlimited" in his advertisements regardless if it's the truth or not.
I'm not sure I understand. You're saying that there is nothing wrong with lying, because it brings in customers?
A letter I received from a semi-local ISP:
> Dear user, > > Our usage reports show that your Internet usage has exceeded the number > of hours your account is allowed (including any additional hours you > have purchased) in the last 30 days. As per our policy ( > http://www.semo.net/about/rules.asp ), above 300 hours of usage (an > average of 10 hours per day) in a 30-day period is considered a Power > User. This message is being sent as a courtesy to help you understand > some of the options for your account. Please remember, that no > additional charges will appear on your bill unless you choose to do so. > > You can check your online usage at https://billing.semo.net > > Within the last 30 days, if your usage exceeds 300 hours (or the > additional hours you have purchased; see below), your connection (or > session time) will be limited to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes of being > online, you will be automatically disconnected but free to re-connect > immediately. If you would like to lower your usage and avoid being > disconnected, please contact us at 877.686.9114 (toll-free). We will > then monitor your account and once your usage drops below the 300 hour > mark for a 30 day period, your session time will be reset to the normal > 8 hour connection limit. > > If you need to use more than 300 hours, you may upgrade your account by > adding more connection time in 100 hour increments: > > up to 400 hrs total: $9.95/month* > up to 500 hrs total: $19.95/month* > up to 600 hrs total: $29.95/month* > > * the above prices are in addition to your > normal monthly access fees. > > or > Dedicated account (always on and static IP address): $74.95 > > If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy or believe this > email is sent in error, feel free to contact us at 686.9114 (locally) or > 877.686.9114 (toll-free). > > > FAQ > Q: Have you rewritten your rules & regulations? > A: Although the 300 hours of usage has been a stated policy for > reasonable use of the dialup service of our company for all unmetered > accounts since 1995, it has now become more necessary to implement the > policy. We have chosen to be more specific in our rules and regulations > section on "No Camping Allowed." First we deleted the phrase "for > several months in a row" and have changed that to "over 30 days." And > then we also defined "reasonable level" of use. > > Q: How come you are changing your policy all of a sudden? > A: We actually aren't changing our policy; the 300 hours of usage has > been a stated policy for reasonable use of the dialup service of our > company for all unmetered accounts since 1995. We have chosen to be more > specific and implement the policy we have in place. We have noticed over > the past two years, as broadband Internet access has become more > available and popular, more people are staying online with their dialup > service even though they are not actively using the service keeping our > resources tied up for large amounts of time. > > It really is basic math, we pay telephone companies an average of $ 30 > per phone line. That phone line can't be shared, if you are logged on > then that phone line is tied up. So we need 2.25 users to be able to use > each phone line in a given month JUST to pay for the
Re:easy way to stop this: don't accept port 25 DUL
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I keep saying the one way to stop this is to have all the major ISPs filter port 25 traffic from any of their dial-up or broadband (non-business) customers to any IP other than their designated SMTP relays. If they do this, not only will they stop the spread of these worms, but they'll also stop about 99% of all the spam.
...and put us one step closer to the corporate controlled, content-provider Internet and take us one step away from the way things were actually designed to work.
Enter one copy of Ethereal and one copy of a remote desktop viewing software package, installed in stealth mode.
Enter one good parent, with the intent of installing good morals in their teenager. Beats the Hell out of using software to spy on your kids all day long.
You never saw a teenager clean up their act faster than when they saw a replay of an IM conversation through a sniffer after they complained about slow network access.
And watch how fast the trust breaks between teenager and parent. Keeping a constant eye on your kids will probably deter them from doing anything you wouldn't approve of, however, in doing so, you not only break the trust, but also risk having your kids despise you.
Also, the conversations your teenager has with his/her friends are private, and, for the most part, none of your business. One day your kids will have to face the world on their own, and you won't be there to hold their hand and watch over them.
If you think that's bad, you should see the response a kid has when he discovers that technology means you can be watching even when you're not standing right there.
The immediate response is that they fall in line pretty fast. However, you are also telling them how little you trust them to do the right thing without your immediate supervision.
I have recently moved off to college, but I guess I was fortunate in my home; I held all the keys when it came to the network and the Internet connection. However, I do remember back in the early days of instant messaging when I left a computer sitting wide open with ICQ running. My mom took the opportunity to poke through my logs, and, of course, she was rather displeased with some of the language I had used. She had every right to be angry about what she found, but the fact that she poked around caused an irreversable change. She had proved to me that she did not trust me to handle myself accordingly, and it forced me to lock down every electronic device I owned. It also caused me to withdraw from my family. I used to keep my computer(s) downstairs, in plain view of my parents. However, I moved up to my room after hearing one too many "What are you typing over there?" comments. It caused me to withdraw from my family, but it was the only way I could escape constant harassment and have a little privacy.
And the language 'problem'? Well, it wasn't solved by my mom chewing me out. As I became older, I realized when certain language could be taken as crude and inappropriate.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, instill good morals in your children, show them that you trust them, and it will probably lead to a better relationship.
And did I say that you said that there was an actual correlation between latency and bandwidth? No, I simply stated that your previous comment was irrelevant. I neither stated nor implied a correlation.
I'm not sure why you keep stating facts that I not only never challenged, but also never even brought up. I think you saw the word 'broadband' and in your rush to call me an idiot, completely ignored the quotes that I placed around it (Here you go, Sherlock: The quotes were there because it is a term that is often misused. I misused it on purpose, and, for that reason, placed quotes around it.).
The latency in IP is not simply due to the medium over which the connection occurs (such as ethernet), but there is a lot of IP overhead as well.
Well, of course IP overhead accounts for some latency, but not nearly as much as the trip to the satellite and back.
...otherwise you'd know about things like pre-fetching, branch prediction, etc.
Yes, you can hide the signs of latency with things like pre-fetching in certian situations. However, you can not use these techniques when the data is being generated in real time. Online gaming?
There is a difference between "many" and "most". But I'm not sure what your point is. Did I ever say it was appropriate for everyone? Is anything appropriate for everyone? Or are you trying to argue that since you don't like it, it shouldn't exist?
You're right, there is a difference. I was trying to point out that there are also people who need low-latency connections (Perhaps they don't *need* them, but thats beside the point). I'm not saying that this technology shouldn't exist, it's just that there are many people who are left with no other 'broadband' option and only have the choice between satellite and dial-up. Honestly, considering the quality of most providers, there are many people who are better suited to dial-up.
I don't think we disagree as much as you might think. I was attacking the providers (high latency argument aside), while it appears you thought I was attacking the technology.
Actually, I don't recall ever saying that there was a correlation between latency and bandwidth.
I said that satellite is high bandwidth, high latency. However, the residential providers have implemented FAPs to keep you from utilizing that high bandwidth connection.
Please read the entire comment before typing up Networking 101.
Many regular people don't need low-latency connections anyways.
Well since most people don't I guess that means nobody does. Ever try playing an online game with between half a second and a second of lag? It doesn't work out too well.
Plus it's not that bad if you replace the IP stack with something more effecient (usually requiring a Windows box, of course).
Well if you have a replacement for the IP stack that causes light to move faster, then by all means share it.
Satellite? You're kidding, right? It would be a great technology if
1)The speed of light were faster and
2)The few companies that provide the service didn't royally screw their customers.
So you end up having a high latency connection that gets turned off when you download a couple hundred MB. Dial-up is more 'broadband' than satellite.
(Yes, I am aware that there are a few companies that offer reasonable connections with no FAP (Fair Access Policy - the policy Direcway uses to screw customers). However, the good providers cost just as much (If not more) than their leased line counterparts. Also, no matter how much money you throw at it, the speed of light remains constant, so latency is still an issue.)
I was watching Underworld in the theater and these dots were blatantly obvious. There were in a T shape, and appeared twice. One time on the side of a car during a flash of lightning, and another... well it was a horrible movie and I dont remember the setup of the scene, but I think someone was busting down a door.
As for them ruining the movie, I guess you could say they do that in a way. When I saw the dots, I started thinking about them and it took my mind off the movie.
I was paying for the gold package, and I wasn't too happy that I was paying more for the same speeds as everyone else, so I called in. The first person basicly told me I was stuck with paying the gold rates. I called in a second time and they lowered my rates to $39.99.
Charter is changing their rates. Everyone has 2Mbit down until March, at the new price of $39.99 a month. If you were paying more than this, I suggest you call in and have your rates changed, because they will not change them unless you call. You can read more about this on the Charter forum at dslreports.com.
Well, I contacted TAC citing the security advisory and giving the output of sh ver. I recieved an email back telling me they could not send me the file because "of the 3DES nature" of it, and I would have to download it from a link they sent me. Well, a service contract was required to access the linked page. I emailed them back saying that I had just purchased the router, and that I did not have a service contract. I was then told I should just use the ACL workaround.
but come a security problem, they throw that away and go out of their way to get you the fix.
Maybe I'm just unlucky, but they did anything but go out of their way for me.
Also, I live in the US, do they really need me to give them money to verify that?
I bought an 831 new (so I have the license for it) back in June. After reading about the recent vulnerablility I contacted Cisco to get an updated IOS version. I thought it would be a simple process, considering some of the comments I read here. I recieved an email back from them telling me if I wanted it fixed, I would have to purchase a SmartNet contract. That was July 18, and I am still running a vulnerable version using the ACL workaround.
The last time I tried to install Linux on an HP (Slackware 9, newer model HP - dont remember the exact number), it would reboot after about thirty seconds uptime. No kernel panic, no error messages to allow me to track down the problem. It just flat out reboot. I never did find out the cause, but I hope these machines will stay up for a little longer than thirty seconds.
What did you expect? I spent ten minutes trying to convice some guy at the tech support for my old ISP that their DNS servers really did have an IP address. He proceded to tell me that they did not, but he could give me the number for them. He then proceded to read off three IP addresses. Where do they find these people?
Re:Where is my last generation Broadband?
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Try being about 50,000 feet from the nearest town and about 50 miles from the nearest place that has DSL or cable. You may be wanting "last generation broadband," but I would love to have 190 Kb/s. I'm not trying for sympathy or anything here, rather would like to point out the fact that some people are still sitting here that are happy when they can get 40 Kb/s dial-up.
Its great that people can now get 150 Mb/s over their phone lines, but wouldn't resources be better spent on trying to develop a cheap, long distance last-mile solution? Oh yea, thats just a pipe dream.
A solution was found that gave the people a 'choice' to accept the program or not, at a subconcious level. Those that rejected it ended up in Zion.
But isn't Zion still part of the Matrix? Correct me if Im missing something here. If a person is given a choice and rejects the program, they end up in the Matrix anyway. I mean, what's the difference between being in the Matrix and being in the Matrix? Doesnt sound like much of a choice to me.
Slashdot Mirror
The pilot rides shotgun. You'll have to take a seat in the back.
Sue them?
What, you think finding a backdoor is as simple as locating "nsabackdoorhax0r.c?"
I question whether you have actually played a game on an LCD. I have been playing FPS on LCDs for about six years now; first with a 15 inch and more recently a 19 inch. I admit, the 15 inch did ghost some, but it was hardly a 'blurry, muddy mess.' In its defense, it was one of the early LCDs and they have improved a great deal since then. As for my 19 inch, well I don't see any ghosting. In fact, I just finished up a game of UT before I pulled up Slashdot.
I find that optical mice are great for day-to-day work, but fall down during FPS play: when you figure that someone is filling your back with lead, and you need to do an instant 180 degree turn, an optical mouse simply can't handle the rate of movement.
Oh, but they can. Yes, the old optical mice would bug out when you moved them fast enough, but the newer models no longer do that. I can move my mouse as fast as I like and it has no problems keeping up.
Honestly, I wonder if your post is serious or is just a well done troll.
The fact that they are lying is really not a relevant point. Consumers will flock to the guy that says "unlimited" in his advertisements regardless if it's the truth or not.
/month* /month* /month*
I'm not sure I understand. You're saying that there is nothing wrong with lying, because it brings in customers?
A letter I received from a semi-local ISP:
> Dear user,
>
> Our usage reports show that your Internet usage has exceeded the number
> of hours your account is allowed (including any additional hours you
> have purchased) in the last 30 days. As per our policy (
> http://www.semo.net/about/rules.asp ), above 300 hours of usage (an
> average of 10 hours per day) in a 30-day period is considered a Power
> User. This message is being sent as a courtesy to help you understand
> some of the options for your account. Please remember, that no
> additional charges will appear on your bill unless you choose to do so.
>
> You can check your online usage at https://billing.semo.net
>
> Within the last 30 days, if your usage exceeds 300 hours (or the
> additional hours you have purchased; see below), your connection (or
> session time) will be limited to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes of being
> online, you will be automatically disconnected but free to re-connect
> immediately. If you would like to lower your usage and avoid being
> disconnected, please contact us at 877.686.9114 (toll-free). We will
> then monitor your account and once your usage drops below the 300 hour
> mark for a 30 day period, your session time will be reset to the normal
> 8 hour connection limit.
>
> If you need to use more than 300 hours, you may upgrade your account by
> adding more connection time in 100 hour increments:
>
> up to 400 hrs total: $9.95
> up to 500 hrs total: $19.95
> up to 600 hrs total: $29.95
>
> * the above prices are in addition to your
> normal monthly access fees.
>
> or
> Dedicated account (always on and static IP address): $74.95
>
> If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy or believe this
> email is sent in error, feel free to contact us at 686.9114 (locally) or
> 877.686.9114 (toll-free).
>
>
> FAQ
> Q: Have you rewritten your rules & regulations?
> A: Although the 300 hours of usage has been a stated policy for
> reasonable use of the dialup service of our company for all unmetered
> accounts since 1995, it has now become more necessary to implement the
> policy. We have chosen to be more specific in our rules and regulations
> section on "No Camping Allowed." First we deleted the phrase "for
> several months in a row" and have changed that to "over 30 days." And
> then we also defined "reasonable level" of use.
>
> Q: How come you are changing your policy all of a sudden?
> A: We actually aren't changing our policy; the 300 hours of usage has
> been a stated policy for reasonable use of the dialup service of our
> company for all unmetered accounts since 1995. We have chosen to be more
> specific and implement the policy we have in place. We have noticed over
> the past two years, as broadband Internet access has become more
> available and popular, more people are staying online with their dialup
> service even though they are not actively using the service keeping our
> resources tied up for large amounts of time.
>
> It really is basic math, we pay telephone companies an average of $ 30
> per phone line. That phone line can't be shared, if you are logged on
> then that phone line is tied up. So we need 2.25 users to be able to use
> each phone line in a given month JUST to pay for the
Enter one good parent, with the intent of installing good morals in their teenager. Beats the Hell out of using software to spy on your kids all day long.
You never saw a teenager clean up their act faster than when they saw a replay of an IM conversation through a sniffer after they complained about slow network access.
And watch how fast the trust breaks between teenager and parent. Keeping a constant eye on your kids will probably deter them from doing anything you wouldn't approve of, however, in doing so, you not only break the trust, but also risk having your kids despise you.
Also, the conversations your teenager has with his/her friends are private, and, for the most part, none of your business. One day your kids will have to face the world on their own, and you won't be there to hold their hand and watch over them.
If you think that's bad, you should see the response a kid has when he discovers that technology means you can be watching even when you're not standing right there.
The immediate response is that they fall in line pretty fast. However, you are also telling them how little you trust them to do the right thing without your immediate supervision.
I have recently moved off to college, but I guess I was fortunate in my home; I held all the keys when it came to the network and the Internet connection. However, I do remember back in the early days of instant messaging when I left a computer sitting wide open with ICQ running. My mom took the opportunity to poke through my logs, and, of course, she was rather displeased with some of the language I had used. She had every right to be angry about what she found, but the fact that she poked around caused an irreversable change. She had proved to me that she did not trust me to handle myself accordingly, and it forced me to lock down every electronic device I owned. It also caused me to withdraw from my family. I used to keep my computer(s) downstairs, in plain view of my parents. However, I moved up to my room after hearing one too many "What are you typing over there?" comments. It caused me to withdraw from my family, but it was the only way I could escape constant harassment and have a little privacy.
And the language 'problem'? Well, it wasn't solved by my mom chewing me out. As I became older, I realized when certain language could be taken as crude and inappropriate.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, instill good morals in your children, show them that you trust them, and it will probably lead to a better relationship.
I'm not sure why you keep stating facts that I not only never challenged, but also never even brought up. I think you saw the word 'broadband' and in your rush to call me an idiot, completely ignored the quotes that I placed around it (Here you go, Sherlock: The quotes were there because it is a term that is often misused. I misused it on purpose, and, for that reason, placed quotes around it.).
Well, of course IP overhead accounts for some latency, but not nearly as much as the trip to the satellite and back.
Yes, you can hide the signs of latency with things like pre-fetching in certian situations. However, you can not use these techniques when the data is being generated in real time. Online gaming?
There is a difference between "many" and "most". But I'm not sure what your point is. Did I ever say it was appropriate for everyone? Is anything appropriate for everyone? Or are you trying to argue that since you don't like it, it shouldn't exist?
You're right, there is a difference. I was trying to point out that there are also people who need low-latency connections (Perhaps they don't *need* them, but thats beside the point). I'm not saying that this technology shouldn't exist, it's just that there are many people who are left with no other 'broadband' option and only have the choice between satellite and dial-up. Honestly, considering the quality of most providers, there are many people who are better suited to dial-up.
I don't think we disagree as much as you might think. I was attacking the providers (high latency argument aside), while it appears you thought I was attacking the technology.
I said that satellite is high bandwidth, high latency. However, the residential providers have implemented FAPs to keep you from utilizing that high bandwidth connection.
Please read the entire comment before typing up Networking 101.
Well since most people don't I guess that means nobody does. Ever try playing an online game with between half a second and a second of lag? It doesn't work out too well.
Plus it's not that bad if you replace the IP stack with something more effecient (usually requiring a Windows box, of course).
Well if you have a replacement for the IP stack that causes light to move faster, then by all means share it.
1)The speed of light were faster and
2)The few companies that provide the service didn't royally screw their customers.
So you end up having a high latency connection that gets turned off when you download a couple hundred MB. Dial-up is more 'broadband' than satellite.
(Yes, I am aware that there are a few companies that offer reasonable connections with no FAP (Fair Access Policy - the policy Direcway uses to screw customers). However, the good providers cost just as much (If not more) than their leased line counterparts. Also, no matter how much money you throw at it, the speed of light remains constant, so latency is still an issue.)
I doubt that's Windows
As for them ruining the movie, I guess you could say they do that in a way. When I saw the dots, I started thinking about them and it took my mind off the movie.
I was paying for the gold package, and I wasn't too happy that I was paying more for the same speeds as everyone else, so I called in. The first person basicly told me I was stuck with paying the gold rates. I called in a second time and they lowered my rates to $39.99.
Charter is changing their rates. Everyone has 2Mbit down until March, at the new price of $39.99 a month. If you were paying more than this, I suggest you call in and have your rates changed, because they will not change them unless you call. You can read more about this on the Charter forum at dslreports.com.
Well, I contacted TAC citing the security advisory and giving the output of sh ver. I recieved an email back telling me they could not send me the file because "of the 3DES nature" of it, and I would have to download it from a link they sent me. Well, a service contract was required to access the linked page. I emailed them back saying that I had just purchased the router, and that I did not have a service contract. I was then told I should just use the ACL workaround.
but come a security problem, they throw that away and go out of their way to get you the fix.
Maybe I'm just unlucky, but they did anything but go out of their way for me.
Also, I live in the US, do they really need me to give them money to verify that?
I bought an 831 new (so I have the license for it) back in June. After reading about the recent vulnerablility I contacted Cisco to get an updated IOS version. I thought it would be a simple process, considering some of the comments I read here. I recieved an email back from them telling me if I wanted it fixed, I would have to purchase a SmartNet contract. That was July 18, and I am still running a vulnerable version using the ACL workaround.
Now I'm really confused.
The last time I tried to install Linux on an HP (Slackware 9, newer model HP - dont remember the exact number), it would reboot after about thirty seconds uptime. No kernel panic, no error messages to allow me to track down the problem. It just flat out reboot. I never did find out the cause, but I hope these machines will stay up for a little longer than thirty seconds.
What did you expect? I spent ten minutes trying to convice some guy at the tech support for my old ISP that their DNS servers really did have an IP address. He proceded to tell me that they did not, but he could give me the number for them. He then proceded to read off three IP addresses. Where do they find these people?
Try being about 50,000 feet from the nearest town and about 50 miles from the nearest place that has DSL or cable. You may be wanting "last generation broadband," but I would love to have 190 Kb/s. I'm not trying for sympathy or anything here, rather would like to point out the fact that some people are still sitting here that are happy when they can get 40 Kb/s dial-up.
Its great that people can now get 150 Mb/s over their phone lines, but wouldn't resources be better spent on trying to develop a cheap, long distance last-mile solution? Oh yea, thats just a pipe dream.
But isn't Zion still part of the Matrix? Correct me if Im missing something here. If a person is given a choice and rejects the program, they end up in the Matrix anyway. I mean, what's the difference between being in the Matrix and being in the Matrix? Doesnt sound like much of a choice to me.
Probably more along the lines of Double Plus DMCA.
Yea... we call those wide area networks.