The company I work for does both SSL and VPN connections for corporate networks. I used Starbucks just as an example but we have clients that are similar in size and operation. It's easier to buy some cheap circuit from us or even provide your own, of virtually any type even dial up and VPN to the corporate network or credit processor than to set up and figure out your own network and related headache. Worst case if our dial backups fail they can usually spool the credit cards until a connection is made again. I think giants like Wal-Mart do dedicated networks but it isn't as feasible for a smaller franchisee.
Thank you for the info on the optical splitters the NSA installed, I figured people would create a huge uproar over it, but I've thought that about a lot of things the past few years. Apparently they wanted to put a couple boxes on our network to do probably the same thing but we didn't go for it.
Not just telecommuting but also the tens of thousands of POS systems that are running over VPN's. When all of a sudden Starbucks or someone like that sees 10K sites stop processing credit cards transactions for a day or two they are going to scream bloody murder.
I do support on DSL circuits and cable for literally thousands of businesses with vendors all over the board and IMHO DSL is by far less reliable than cable. In addition DSL repairs can take days when most cable companies get someone out same day or next, at least with business services. Ever had to schedule a vendor meet with the DSL provider and the ILEC? You never have those types of issues with cable.
The best invention is probably modern plumbing. Before that disease was much more rampant. Not only that, it gave everyone a throne of their own to feel like a king on!
I would have to agree with you on the ads that flash 8 zillion images in a row. I'm pretty quick but most of the time I can't figure out what the images are if they are only on screen for.5 second apiece. In the end they just end up irritating me.
I'd have to say you are right on the money (no pun intended) with that one. I actually just bought 2 CD's for the first time since the pre-Napster era and both were $9.99 which I didn't feel ripped off about. The funny thing was that I mostly did it to feel like I used to when I'd go to Tower Records, buy a CD and plop it in the CD player of my car before driving out. It brought back some memories I'll tell you that.
I own two copies of Battlefield 1942 and lost both sets of keys. I don't think it's that they are always copied games, but maybe someone reformatted a machine and hasn't installed all of his/her games yet. One or two people who don't have it installed, up to date and configured can hold everything up quite a bit in my experience.
As far as vigilante justice goes, I think this is more like when you shake a friends hand then say "Wow your hand smells like gasoline" and then when he smells his hand you smack it into his nose. The guy getting the tattoo didn't get hurt but I would bet he remembers his dipshit action. I'm not for vigilante justice or anything of that sort but come on this is funny. He's lucky he didn't try to scam some guy who would go to Nigeria and take his own retribution.
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Yeah except one was over national security and the other over splooge. I'm not condoning either but really, put it into context.
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The pot deserves a very vicious finger wagging! But only after 20 or 30 convictions.
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The company I work for does both SSL and VPN connections for corporate networks. I used Starbucks just as an example but we have clients that are similar in size and operation. It's easier to buy some cheap circuit from us or even provide your own, of virtually any type even dial up and VPN to the corporate network or credit processor than to set up and figure out your own network and related headache. Worst case if our dial backups fail they can usually spool the credit cards until a connection is made again. I think giants like Wal-Mart do dedicated networks but it isn't as feasible for a smaller franchisee.
Thank you for the info on the optical splitters the NSA installed, I figured people would create a huge uproar over it, but I've thought that about a lot of things the past few years. Apparently they wanted to put a couple boxes on our network to do probably the same thing but we didn't go for it.
Not just telecommuting but also the tens of thousands of POS systems that are running over VPN's. When all of a sudden Starbucks or someone like that sees 10K sites stop processing credit cards transactions for a day or two they are going to scream bloody murder.
I do support on DSL circuits and cable for literally thousands of businesses with vendors all over the board and IMHO DSL is by far less reliable than cable. In addition DSL repairs can take days when most cable companies get someone out same day or next, at least with business services. Ever had to schedule a vendor meet with the DSL provider and the ILEC? You never have those types of issues with cable.
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Will this protect you from a spilled drink moving 3 feet per second while playing Quake?
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Maybe it's just me but isn't the statement that he was going to inform Cisco sometime this summer pretty vague? What was holding him back?
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Does that mean I have to stop all the torrents I currently have in queue?
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According to:
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http://archive.idrc.ca/books/reports/1996/01-07e.
Malaria kills quite a few people every year so I don't think it's a waste.
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Good old Sam has solved all the other problems we are having today and ratings are last remaining vestiges of a cruel world...
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Good point, I was a bit hasty and skipped over the patented part.
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The best invention is probably modern plumbing. Before that disease was much more rampant. Not only that, it gave everyone a throne of their own to feel like a king on!
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That's why you never had cable television either right? Because Stern was on E! too...
They can do things like trying to force Israel to drop the Mac by not supporting Hebrew
Why would Israel drop the Mac if Microsoft didn't support Hebrew? ~S
Wow, your e-penis is huge!
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Yeah, why do you whine incessantly?
I just want to be the first to say fuck Diebold! I'm tired of their fooling around with the voting process.
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Come on? Gurmant Grewal (Gurmant Gruel) isn't funny at all to you?
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'Some innocent modding stuff isn't getting released,' says Patrick, 'because modders are afraid it might cause another controversy.'
I'm sure a modder would hate to cause controversy. That wouldn't get them noticed at all....
Please
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I would have to agree with you on the ads that flash 8 zillion images in a row. I'm pretty quick but most of the time I can't figure out what the images are if they are only on screen for .5 second apiece. In the end they just end up irritating me.
~S
1) Half-Life
2) Battlefield 1942
3) Tai Pan
4) Sonic the Hedgehog (1-3 really)
5) Everquest
I'd have to say you are right on the money (no pun intended) with that one. I actually just bought 2 CD's for the first time since the pre-Napster era and both were $9.99 which I didn't feel ripped off about. The funny thing was that I mostly did it to feel like I used to when I'd go to Tower Records, buy a CD and plop it in the CD player of my car before driving out. It brought back some memories I'll tell you that.
~S
My favorite letters are "R" and "I" today. I need to start harassing my coworkers by answering all questions with them.
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I own two copies of Battlefield 1942 and lost both sets of keys. I don't think it's that they are always copied games, but maybe someone reformatted a machine and hasn't installed all of his/her games yet. One or two people who don't have it installed, up to date and configured can hold everything up quite a bit in my experience.
~S
I'll bite...
As far as vigilante justice goes, I think this is more like when you shake a friends hand then say "Wow your hand smells like gasoline" and then when he smells his hand you smack it into his nose. The guy getting the tattoo didn't get hurt but I would bet he remembers his dipshit action. I'm not for vigilante justice or anything of that sort but come on this is funny. He's lucky he didn't try to scam some guy who would go to Nigeria and take his own retribution.
~S