Who is your provider? You're paying less than I pay for consumer grade internet...
Cox Cable Business.
$69/mo....static IP, no caps, all the servers I want to run, basic level SLA (and the few times I've had to call, even in middle of the night, they had a guy out on the pole to look things over in less than an hour)...good service. I'm happy. Speeds are roughly 13-14 Mbps down, and 4-6 Mbps up...the upload used to be faster before I moved and had the service moved with me...
They can do the same with IPv6, with the code they already have. So if they like, they can also charge you extra for not blocking a port. They do this with IPv4 around here, where you have to pay double for a "home business" account if you want ports 21 or 25 or 80 or anything >1023 unblocked.
Hmm...I only pay $70/mo for my 'business' account I have at home. I get static IP, no ports blocked, no data caps, can run any servers I want...etc.
I think its a pretty good deal....with decent speeds. $70 is double what most people pay for normal consumer access at home these days? I thought it was a bit more than $35/mo.....?
Which of those things can't you do with a (cheaper) notebook?
I bought a nook color new for $135...rooted it and use that as my tablet (see other post about constant use of it)...
For the money, it can't be beat...and you can get a used nook color these days for about $150 or less. I imagine since the newer nook tablet is coming out, the older nook colors will get VERY inexpensive.
For $135-$150, I'd just have these things laying all over the house for easy access no matter where I am....much more convenient for checking emails, quick browsing than a notebook/netbook.
I have to say, I'm actually VERY surprised at how much I use my tablet.
I scored a new nook for cheap (about $135)...and boot it into cyanogen mod7 from the microSD card (will soon root it permanently when I get around to it), but I did it mostly as a fun experiment I saw a friend do..it was pretty much pocket change, so what the hell.
Well, I've found I'm pretty much tethered to it at home whenever I am at home. It follows me to every room I go to.....I'm constantly checking email on it...browsing for info (recipes, grocery store weekly ads, slashdot, shopping for newegg specials, etc).
I honestly didn't think I'd find a use for it...but I find that since I moved recently to a new place...rather than having desktops/laptops/netbooks fired up and running 24/7 in pretty much every room of the house, I now just use the nook tablet and carry it with me wherever I go in the house.
I've travelled with it before, and is fun to take to watch movies (I watched a bunch of riff-trax last trip which was fun) on the plane, etc.
My only complaint would be the lack of camera, gps and 3/4g would be nice for places without wifi when traveling, but honestly, I love the thing and use it like I never imagined. I truly thought once I did the rooting...it would just gather dust somewhere.
I'm thinking with the new nook tablets coming out, used original nook colors will start dropping in price..I might pick up and root a couple more of them to have around the house.
Also thinking of rigging one up to put in my car, and route through sound system for tv/movies/concert videos on the road...fixing up some kind of mount in there to hang it on in front of the stereo maybe.
I'd even considered getting some type of mi-fi maybe from verizon for the car..just to give it internet connectivity for trips out....
...what all do I have to do and change to use this?
I'll not still use NAT for my home network for all my devices that I authorize to use the wireless router...etc?
What does the regular user have to do to use this...and what exactly is going to push him to change his whole home network along with all the devices he currently has on there (tv's, ipads, laptops, desktops, toasters...etc)?
Alcohol was banned in many places prior to prohibition. The constitutional amendment was to ban it everywhere, and make it hard to undo. The War on Drugs should be questioned, but not like this.
Actually...that IS my point. If a state or local govt wants to ban or regulate something like an intoxicant, it should be a states' rights issue. The feds should have no say if CA wants to allow medicinal use of marijuana, or even legalize it outright.
That's the point of my question....how the feds can do this to any substance, if in the past the feds had to have a constitutional amendment to do it for the whole US and supersede state laws.
Well...hoping this isn't a trend for too many sites...as that I don't have now, nor do I ever intend to have a FB account.
That being said, as long as they have their own login too, that's cool....I'd just use that.
But, if I site goes FB logon only, that'll be the end of my use of it. I'd have a hard time thinking any site would limit themselves to only FB members....while FB does indeed have a huge membership, they aren't 100%....and as a business owner, I'd not like to risk losing anyone as a potential customer.
No, the whole point of it is that there's a Leftist/Communist follower of Saul Alinsky in the Oval Office and there's a lot of folks out there that don't want that.
I'd like to ask this of Paul, and every other candidate for President.
"Why did it take a constitutional amendment to ban, then un-ban alcohol in the US....yet marijuana and other intoxicants since then, have been banned/regulated on the whim of the US legislature or executive order? Why is a constitutional amendment no longer needed for banning an intoxicant?"
If people had less difficulty making sure their kids were fed, there would be a lot more people at OWS. Of course if people had less difficulty making sure their kids were fed, there would be no OWS.
I dunno if it is maybe the lack of a cohesive message or even goal that OWS is protesting....but it almost seems to me, that while some are protesting the bailouts of the corporations....many of the young are wanting their own bailouts from college loans they willing signed onto, or more govt. handouts to redistribute wealth earned by others.
Maybe if there was a more united singular message, I'd get it...but from what I'm seeing on TV and reading....they mostly seem to be wanting a bailout/handout, rather than doing something entrepreneurial and making their own fortune in this world.
Screw off, troll. You overplayed your hand with the "American made weapons are ending up in the hands of illegal alien murderers" bit, as if even Rush Limbaugh could blame Obama for that.
Well, it appears that the "Fast and Furious" gun sales that the ATF allowed to MX gangs and drug cartels does at least go as high as AG Eric Holder.
The AG is Obamas guy.....and it has been amazing at how this scandal has been so hard to uncover and track down...mostly due to stonewalling by the Justice Dept.
I'd say Obama's administration should be on the line for this one....from what has come out so far.
Which of the White House responses is it that you thought was out of line with the American public as a whole?
The ones about how pot was dangerous and should still be against the law, even for medical use.
I saw a story with a poll, on Fox news of all places the other day..where the poll indicated that today, the majority of people in the US were in favor of relaxing / repealing marijuana laws.
but it's quite interesting that President Obama is briefed daily on the latest hot topic tweets and Facebook posts."
Isn't that what trending hashtags are for?
Hmm...well, that might help a little explaining the current state of the economy, and the US in general.
Get off the fucking social networks...and start actually consulting impartial experts, and actually maybe....follow their advice, regardless of which party might seem to benefit.
Governing by 'mood of the country' isn't the best way to get things done....about as productive as playing Farmville.
Most people have trouble reasonably choosing between rival electricity and gas providers.
Ok, you got me on this one.
Are you saying that in some city/cities in the world, you actually have a choice on who provides your utilities like power and gas???
I've never heard of such a thing...how would that work? Do multiple companies dig multiple trenches to bury multiple pipes in the ground for the gas? Do they all string wires for power along the same poles or different poles for each company (or buried underground if they do that in your area)?
What cities have this choice? How many do they have to choose from?
I have 2 apps (one of which is just a better version of the other) on the app store, and I've made a profit every year since 2009 (when the first went up). Of course, this is a hobby for me, so the only cost is the $99 for the developers program.
Can you give a ballpark figure on how much income your app brings in annually? I'm very interested to know what a person could make with an app that sold decently on iTunes. Is it for iPhone, iPad or all things Apple?
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Cox Cable Business.
$69/mo....static IP, no caps, all the servers I want to run, basic level SLA (and the few times I've had to call, even in middle of the night, they had a guy out on the pole to look things over in less than an hour)...good service. I'm happy. Speeds are roughly 13-14 Mbps down, and 4-6 Mbps up...the upload used to be faster before I moved and had the service moved with me...
Nope, the honey badger is more interested in intercepting footballs!!!
Geaux Tigers!!!
Hmm...I only pay $70/mo for my 'business' account I have at home. I get static IP, no ports blocked, no data caps, can run any servers I want...etc.
I think its a pretty good deal....with decent speeds. $70 is double what most people pay for normal consumer access at home these days? I thought it was a bit more than $35/mo.....?
Hmm...you might also consider looking to get into a better paying job, so you can buy newer and better toys as they come out....?
Remember, he who dies with the most toys....wins!!
I bought a nook color new for $135...rooted it and use that as my tablet (see other post about constant use of it)...
For the money, it can't be beat...and you can get a used nook color these days for about $150 or less. I imagine since the newer nook tablet is coming out, the older nook colors will get VERY inexpensive.
For $135-$150, I'd just have these things laying all over the house for easy access no matter where I am....much more convenient for checking emails, quick browsing than a notebook/netbook.
I scored a new nook for cheap (about $135)...and boot it into cyanogen mod7 from the microSD card (will soon root it permanently when I get around to it), but I did it mostly as a fun experiment I saw a friend do..it was pretty much pocket change, so what the hell.
Well, I've found I'm pretty much tethered to it at home whenever I am at home. It follows me to every room I go to.....I'm constantly checking email on it...browsing for info (recipes, grocery store weekly ads, slashdot, shopping for newegg specials, etc).
I honestly didn't think I'd find a use for it...but I find that since I moved recently to a new place...rather than having desktops/laptops/netbooks fired up and running 24/7 in pretty much every room of the house, I now just use the nook tablet and carry it with me wherever I go in the house.
I've travelled with it before, and is fun to take to watch movies (I watched a bunch of riff-trax last trip which was fun) on the plane, etc.
My only complaint would be the lack of camera, gps and 3/4g would be nice for places without wifi when traveling, but honestly, I love the thing and use it like I never imagined. I truly thought once I did the rooting...it would just gather dust somewhere.
I'm thinking with the new nook tablets coming out, used original nook colors will start dropping in price..I might pick up and root a couple more of them to have around the house.
Also thinking of rigging one up to put in my car, and route through sound system for tv/movies/concert videos on the road...fixing up some kind of mount in there to hang it on in front of the stereo maybe.
I'd even considered getting some type of mi-fi maybe from verizon for the car..just to give it internet connectivity for trips out....
I'll not still use NAT for my home network for all my devices that I authorize to use the wireless router...etc?
What does the regular user have to do to use this...and what exactly is going to push him to change his whole home network along with all the devices he currently has on there (tv's, ipads, laptops, desktops, toasters...etc)?
I think the better question would be....
What the hell do you use the internet for....?
Actually...that IS my point. If a state or local govt wants to ban or regulate something like an intoxicant, it should be a states' rights issue. The feds should have no say if CA wants to allow medicinal use of marijuana, or even legalize it outright.
That's the point of my question....how the feds can do this to any substance, if in the past the feds had to have a constitutional amendment to do it for the whole US and supersede state laws.
That being said, as long as they have their own login too, that's cool....I'd just use that.
But, if I site goes FB logon only, that'll be the end of my use of it. I'd have a hard time thinking any site would limit themselves to only FB members....while FB does indeed have a huge membership, they aren't 100%....and as a business owner, I'd not like to risk losing anyone as a potential customer.
I keep seeing lots of post on Slashdot, about all the prisons that are privately owned.
Are there really THAT many of them that have been outsourced? I don't know that I've ever heard of any for profit prisons in any state I've lived in.
Where are all these private prisons located? I'm guessing most are in CA....but are they that prevalent across the entire US?
There...FTFY....
No...they're stupid....and it is the majority of the general public that is stupid.
If you've ever worked a job facing and dealing with the general public for any length of time, trust me, you too will come to this same conclusion.
"Why did it take a constitutional amendment to ban, then un-ban alcohol in the US....yet marijuana and other intoxicants since then, have been banned/regulated on the whim of the US legislature or executive order? Why is a constitutional amendment no longer needed for banning an intoxicant?"
Hell, anything has to be better than the Hope and Change we got last time....
I dunno if it is maybe the lack of a cohesive message or even goal that OWS is protesting....but it almost seems to me, that while some are protesting the bailouts of the corporations....many of the young are wanting their own bailouts from college loans they willing signed onto, or more govt. handouts to redistribute wealth earned by others.
Maybe if there was a more united singular message, I'd get it...but from what I'm seeing on TV and reading....they mostly seem to be wanting a bailout/handout, rather than doing something entrepreneurial and making their own fortune in this world.
Well, it appears that the "Fast and Furious" gun sales that the ATF allowed to MX gangs and drug cartels does at least go as high as AG Eric Holder.
The AG is Obamas guy.....and it has been amazing at how this scandal has been so hard to uncover and track down...mostly due to stonewalling by the Justice Dept.
I'd say Obama's administration should be on the line for this one....from what has come out so far.
The ones about how pot was dangerous and should still be against the law, even for medical use.
I saw a story with a poll, on Fox news of all places the other day..where the poll indicated that today, the majority of people in the US were in favor of relaxing / repealing marijuana laws.
That one kinda surprised me....
Yes, but his reign was sadly cut short by the Thagomizer ....
Hmm...well, that might help a little explaining the current state of the economy, and the US in general.
Get off the fucking social networks...and start actually consulting impartial experts, and actually maybe....follow their advice, regardless of which party might seem to benefit.
Governing by 'mood of the country' isn't the best way to get things done....about as productive as playing Farmville.
From the Pancake Institute: "Fuck Waffles"
Hmm...HP with chick leaders...not so lucky with that it seems.
Ok, you got me on this one.
Are you saying that in some city/cities in the world, you actually have a choice on who provides your utilities like power and gas???
I've never heard of such a thing...how would that work? Do multiple companies dig multiple trenches to bury multiple pipes in the ground for the gas? Do they all string wires for power along the same poles or different poles for each company (or buried underground if they do that in your area)?
What cities have this choice? How many do they have to choose from?
Wow...I live in the US, and have never had to pay for a library card.
What cities are you talking about that actually charge you to be able to borrow library books?
Can you give a ballpark figure on how much income your app brings in annually? I'm very interested to know what a person could make with an app that sold decently on iTunes. Is it for iPhone, iPad or all things Apple?