Or did they just have a crappy route to their test server? If I could make a living in Chattanooga TN and the wife be ok with it, I'd move in a heartbeat. The local city owned electrical company has HTTP on the cheap. Their base service is faster (50mbps symetrical) and cheaper than my base service with Comcrap: https://epbfi.com/enroll/packages/#/
Seriously wish that could happen where I live, but it will never happen. Sad thing is, the available ISPs and speeds are a factor in my choice of domicile. My wife rolls her eyes at that statement, yet she bitches when the internets are slow or don't work; go figure. I've got her on the same page now that we're on Comcrap and shit breaks on occasion. Who said it was impossible to get the wife on your side? I just use logic, point stuff out, and she'll come over to my side on things we disagree on in most cases. I just haven't gotten her on my side when it comes to guns yet, but I haven't made the effort to shoot down her lame arguments with facts yet; no pun intended.
I took my time looking for a new job a couple of years and ended up expanding my search outside of Atlanta. When I found out about the EPB's internet services, I really tried to find a job over there. The IT market over there is quite small and I could only find two jobs that could utilize my skill set. I got a really good offer in Atlanta, but I wish the rest of the country had this level of service.
For starters, not having any lag on remoting into my home computer from wherever I am via RDP over SSH tunneling. Being able to upload and download a file at the same rate would be nice; I have had to upload a file to my home server from one place and download to another place to get around some routing or ACL issues. Running a mini-datacenter would be nice too.
As one who worked for a processing gateway in the US, the liability was on the merchant first. When a chargeback is initiated by the cardholder, the funds are taken from the merchant's account and credited to the cardholder's account. If the merchant doesn't have the funds (gateways or processors are pretty strict on them having the funds incase of chargebacks and will hold funds or institute a rolling reserve if the merchant doesn't have the funds or is has a higher risk of potential chargebacks), it is on the gateway or processor to front the money. It is then on the merchant to prove that the transaction is legitimate with a signed receipt. If they produce that and satisfy the gateway or processor and the card issuing bank, then the funds and debited from the card holder's account and credited back to the merchant; the merchant still has to pay transaction fees on all three of the transactions.
I don't know the full procedure if the merchant has a signed receipt and the card holder still disputes the transaction. I believe in that case usually, depending on the circumstances, both parties keep the funds and the card issuing bank writes it off as a loss. Really the merchant gets pwned in most cases and really can only get out of it if they have some ironclad evidence like a signed document stating that the card holder is satisfied with the services and/or products they have received; I know of a merchant that xeroxes their driver's license as well just to protect themselves.
Chip+Pin IMHO, put all of the liability on the card holder. The card holder is lead to believe that it is secure and doesn't know if a terminal is compromised or not. If the terminal is compromised and funds are debited fraudulently, they're still on the hook and the bank to the processor will claim that it's impossible to duplicate card even though it's been proven for years that it's not as secure as they claim. The only defense that they have is to destroy the card and use a different form of payment (eg. cash).
Apparently the coupon code BYEBYEGD is still valid at NameCheap. The only thing I liked about GoDaddy was I usually could find a coupon code that knocked the renewal down to $6-$7/domain/yr. I don't see a lot of coupons for NameCheap that would benefit someone renewing with them.
I guess this is a lesson in you get what you pay for.
And the SIM card slot doesn't? What kind of logic is that? Personally, I need all the storage I can get. I've been hauling around a 16GB MicroSD for a few years now and I've been deleting stuff to make space for more important things. I recently purchased a 64GB MicroSD to take its place and the extra space has been welcomed. If they made a bigger size, I probably would have gotten it.
I don't want to rely on what the manufacture and/or carrier think I actually need on internal storage. This is one of the many reasons I wont own an iPhone. I don't see why I should spend an extra $200+ either just to get 64GB of storage when I can pick up a MicroSD for $50 with the advantage of being able to transfer it to another device whenever I please.
Companies need to realize that not all of Apple's designs are good ideas and really shouldn't be copied.
Maybe you need to file a complaint with the BBB, FCC, and/or FTC. I don't know which one or combination of them will help, if at all. The BBB seems to move a little faster than the FCC and FTC. Look at this article and how long it took the FCC to enforce the rules on the C-block.
Personally I'm trying the BBB for my dispute with VZW. I did get a call from someone that wasn't on their standard CS team saying they've received the complaint and are looking into it.
You do know that Virgin Mobile is Sprint, right? It started out as a MVNO on Sprint. Later Sprint bought it out and now it's just another brand like Boost.
Exactly. This is a drop in the bucket for them. They got to violate the rules, penalize/price gouge customers, and give the government a small penance. Honestly I think they should bring back Unlimited data with no restrictions including tethering as their actual punishment. If that's not acceptable, I'm willing to compromise on the punishment be taking all of the executives, striping them naked, and flogging them in public. I think either is fair.
The FCC really needs to make these punishments actual hurt and be a burden. $1.25 mil isn't even a slap on the wrist for VZW and I doubt they'd miss it in their ledgers.
Value is in the eye of the beholder. For someone out there, this is a piece of history.
It really depends on if a person values it or not. A few examples: -Beanie Babies are valuable to some people. I got a scolding before I was about to cut off the paper TY tag; I still don't understand why that stupid tag increases the value of an overpriced stuffed animal. -The Mona Lisa is one of the most famos paintings and is considered by some to be priceless. For someone that doesn't understand or care about its history or significance, it's just another stupid painting. -In the Star Trek cannon, gold is worthless.
/Maybe one day I'll get lucky and my POG collection will actually be worth something.
If I ever get filthy rich, I'm doing a large scale PSA on this because people are dumb and just don't get it.
Anything done on company property, that includes their computers and networks, is not private and should be considered like one is broadcasting their private information loudly for everyone to hear. Just because it's personal and/or done on non-company time doesn't mean it's private when on company property.
Never have your web browser save any information, especially passwords and sensitive information! I know it makes life easier, but just don't. If one is having a hard time remembering that stuff, use KeePass and make sure to use a password, not a windows account, and make a few backups.
If one absolutely must do private stuff while at work, use a smartphone, tablet, or a laptop. If that's not an option, there's plenty of ways to remote into one's computer at home. I personally use RDP over an SSH tunnel since it doesn't require installing any software, PuTTY is easily downloadable, and the RDP client is installed by Windows by default. I know I could just do RDP strait, but I like the added security SSH adds. I know there are some routers that will do the SSH tunneling natively (most SOHO on stock firmware can't) or you can just build your own with something like pfSense.
They can see your usage in real time. Depending on how accurate it is, they can determine when you turn on a light, TV, computer, etc and perhaps determine the make and model of them. Some argue that they can determine when you're at home or not. Law enforcement can be notified when it looks like you just started a grow farm.
With a "dumb" meter, they just know your usage over a period of about a month. With a smart meter, they can gain massive insight into a residence's power usage which some consider a violation of privacy, information that could be sold, a possible method for a criminal to check when the place is not occupied, and/or another avenue for law enforcement to overstep existing boundaries.
As long as you pay what's on that billing cycle on time, you don't get charged any interest. Treat it like your check card and you won't have any problems.
Using only 1/3rd of your credit limit and paying it off each cycle can do wonders to your credit score as well.
It should be easier, but companies don't see the benefits. I would be happy with a cubicle that had floor to ceiling walls with sound dampening. Management sees the higher expense and reduced ability for us to communicate and coordinate. I guess they don't realize that we still communicate well with IM and we do use it to create instant chat rooms or conference calls with just the people we need to talk with.
There's one guy in my office that is driving me to take my Nerf Stampede and remove the air restrictors and up the voltage. Supposedly he's a PM, but he's always on his cell phone and talks obnoxiously loud. He works at the front of the building and is less than 50 feet from the front door. Regularly he's yaking on his phone and stomps his way to the back of the building out the rear door that's next to me while passing the side doors. Everyone else is relatively quite, but this guy is just loud. I really want to unload a magazine of nerf darts on him.
I don't think people realize how easy it is to hear their conversations. People seriously need to learn to take their private conversations elsewhere. Nobody wants to hear your conversation on scheduling an appointment with the dermatologist about something I didn't know was possible and really didn't want to hear all that detail in the first place, but you can't schedule that day because the blue 2007 Honda Accord you bought from that ripoff use car lot on SW Peachtree Rd. you're considering suing will be at Mechanic Joe's off of Main St. that day because they always treat your right and don't charge a lot. Yes that was a real conversation I overheard and they were about 100 feet away with several cubes and a cube hallway separating us.
If you're working in a VM like the article, you can either take a snapshot before you hand over control or just before they reboot it. Restore the snapshot and tell them it's working great. I might be willing to waste my time and theirs just to find out what they'd do next.
/Glad I don't have a landline. //Glad I have an Android phone to send blacklisted numbers to my voicemail and YouMail to give them an annoying sound and then hang up without the option to leave a message.
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I'll repeat a quote I heard in regards to when we get a new President: "Same bullshit; different asshole".
Or did they just have a crappy route to their test server? If I could make a living in Chattanooga TN and the wife be ok with it, I'd move in a heartbeat. The local city owned electrical company has HTTP on the cheap. Their base service is faster (50mbps symetrical) and cheaper than my base service with Comcrap: https://epbfi.com/enroll/packages/#/
Seriously wish that could happen where I live, but it will never happen. Sad thing is, the available ISPs and speeds are a factor in my choice of domicile. My wife rolls her eyes at that statement, yet she bitches when the internets are slow or don't work; go figure. I've got her on the same page now that we're on Comcrap and shit breaks on occasion. Who said it was impossible to get the wife on your side? I just use logic, point stuff out, and she'll come over to my side on things we disagree on in most cases. I just haven't gotten her on my side when it comes to guns yet, but I haven't made the effort to shoot down her lame arguments with facts yet; no pun intended.
Don't forget that he bought an Acer and is expecting to get some longevity out of it.
I took that as he interfaces directly with the Central Processing Unit or he stays on top of what his CPU does and does not do.
I took my time looking for a new job a couple of years and ended up expanding my search outside of Atlanta. When I found out about the EPB's internet services, I really tried to find a job over there. The IT market over there is quite small and I could only find two jobs that could utilize my skill set. I got a really good offer in Atlanta, but I wish the rest of the country had this level of service.
For starters, not having any lag on remoting into my home computer from wherever I am via RDP over SSH tunneling. Being able to upload and download a file at the same rate would be nice; I have had to upload a file to my home server from one place and download to another place to get around some routing or ACL issues. Running a mini-datacenter would be nice too.
EPB FTTH is symetrical. Their slowest speed is 50mb up and down.
As one who worked for a processing gateway in the US, the liability was on the merchant first. When a chargeback is initiated by the cardholder, the funds are taken from the merchant's account and credited to the cardholder's account. If the merchant doesn't have the funds (gateways or processors are pretty strict on them having the funds incase of chargebacks and will hold funds or institute a rolling reserve if the merchant doesn't have the funds or is has a higher risk of potential chargebacks), it is on the gateway or processor to front the money. It is then on the merchant to prove that the transaction is legitimate with a signed receipt. If they produce that and satisfy the gateway or processor and the card issuing bank, then the funds and debited from the card holder's account and credited back to the merchant; the merchant still has to pay transaction fees on all three of the transactions.
I don't know the full procedure if the merchant has a signed receipt and the card holder still disputes the transaction. I believe in that case usually, depending on the circumstances, both parties keep the funds and the card issuing bank writes it off as a loss. Really the merchant gets pwned in most cases and really can only get out of it if they have some ironclad evidence like a signed document stating that the card holder is satisfied with the services and/or products they have received; I know of a merchant that xeroxes their driver's license as well just to protect themselves.
Chip+Pin IMHO, put all of the liability on the card holder. The card holder is lead to believe that it is secure and doesn't know if a terminal is compromised or not. If the terminal is compromised and funds are debited fraudulently, they're still on the hook and the bank to the processor will claim that it's impossible to duplicate card even though it's been proven for years that it's not as secure as they claim. The only defense that they have is to destroy the card and use a different form of payment (eg. cash).
Apparently the coupon code BYEBYEGD is still valid at NameCheap. The only thing I liked about GoDaddy was I usually could find a coupon code that knocked the renewal down to $6-$7/domain/yr. I don't see a lot of coupons for NameCheap that would benefit someone renewing with them.
I guess this is a lesson in you get what you pay for.
I wonder if GoDaddy's competitors will have domain transfer specials like they did during the SOPA shenanigans.
And the SIM card slot doesn't? What kind of logic is that? Personally, I need all the storage I can get. I've been hauling around a 16GB MicroSD for a few years now and I've been deleting stuff to make space for more important things. I recently purchased a 64GB MicroSD to take its place and the extra space has been welcomed. If they made a bigger size, I probably would have gotten it.
I don't want to rely on what the manufacture and/or carrier think I actually need on internal storage. This is one of the many reasons I wont own an iPhone. I don't see why I should spend an extra $200+ either just to get 64GB of storage when I can pick up a MicroSD for $50 with the advantage of being able to transfer it to another device whenever I please.
Companies need to realize that not all of Apple's designs are good ideas and really shouldn't be copied.
Maybe you need to file a complaint with the BBB, FCC, and/or FTC. I don't know which one or combination of them will help, if at all. The BBB seems to move a little faster than the FCC and FTC. Look at this article and how long it took the FCC to enforce the rules on the C-block.
Personally I'm trying the BBB for my dispute with VZW. I did get a call from someone that wasn't on their standard CS team saying they've received the complaint and are looking into it.
You do know that Virgin Mobile is Sprint, right? It started out as a MVNO on Sprint. Later Sprint bought it out and now it's just another brand like Boost.
There's ways around the tethering fee; it all depends on your morals and whether you consider the TOS valid in that regard.
If you're happy with T-Mobile and the service they provide sans that one little thing, don't bother changing. They all suck.
Exactly. This is a drop in the bucket for them. They got to violate the rules, penalize/price gouge customers, and give the government a small penance. Honestly I think they should bring back Unlimited data with no restrictions including tethering as their actual punishment. If that's not acceptable, I'm willing to compromise on the punishment be taking all of the executives, striping them naked, and flogging them in public. I think either is fair.
The FCC really needs to make these punishments actual hurt and be a burden. $1.25 mil isn't even a slap on the wrist for VZW and I doubt they'd miss it in their ledgers.
There's a difference between making a profit and price gouging your customers.
Value is in the eye of the beholder. For someone out there, this is a piece of history.
It really depends on if a person values it or not. A few examples:
-Beanie Babies are valuable to some people. I got a scolding before I was about to cut off the paper TY tag; I still don't understand why that stupid tag increases the value of an overpriced stuffed animal.
-The Mona Lisa is one of the most famos paintings and is considered by some to be priceless. For someone that doesn't understand or care about its history or significance, it's just another stupid painting.
-In the Star Trek cannon, gold is worthless.
If I ever get filthy rich, I'm doing a large scale PSA on this because people are dumb and just don't get it.
Anything done on company property, that includes their computers and networks, is not private and should be considered like one is broadcasting their private information loudly for everyone to hear. Just because it's personal and/or done on non-company time doesn't mean it's private when on company property.
Never have your web browser save any information, especially passwords and sensitive information! I know it makes life easier, but just don't. If one is having a hard time remembering that stuff, use KeePass and make sure to use a password, not a windows account, and make a few backups.
If one absolutely must do private stuff while at work, use a smartphone, tablet, or a laptop. If that's not an option, there's plenty of ways to remote into one's computer at home. I personally use RDP over an SSH tunnel since it doesn't require installing any software, PuTTY is easily downloadable, and the RDP client is installed by Windows by default. I know I could just do RDP strait, but I like the added security SSH adds. I know there are some routers that will do the SSH tunneling natively (most SOHO on stock firmware can't) or you can just build your own with something like pfSense.
They can see your usage in real time. Depending on how accurate it is, they can determine when you turn on a light, TV, computer, etc and perhaps determine the make and model of them. Some argue that they can determine when you're at home or not. Law enforcement can be notified when it looks like you just started a grow farm.
With a "dumb" meter, they just know your usage over a period of about a month. With a smart meter, they can gain massive insight into a residence's power usage which some consider a violation of privacy, information that could be sold, a possible method for a criminal to check when the place is not occupied, and/or another avenue for law enforcement to overstep existing boundaries.
As long as you pay what's on that billing cycle on time, you don't get charged any interest. Treat it like your check card and you won't have any problems.
Using only 1/3rd of your credit limit and paying it off each cycle can do wonders to your credit score as well.
It's an ICS feature and has been compromised with this trick since it was released:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwfYSR7HttA
It should be easier, but companies don't see the benefits. I would be happy with a cubicle that had floor to ceiling walls with sound dampening. Management sees the higher expense and reduced ability for us to communicate and coordinate. I guess they don't realize that we still communicate well with IM and we do use it to create instant chat rooms or conference calls with just the people we need to talk with.
There's one guy in my office that is driving me to take my Nerf Stampede and remove the air restrictors and up the voltage. Supposedly he's a PM, but he's always on his cell phone and talks obnoxiously loud. He works at the front of the building and is less than 50 feet from the front door. Regularly he's yaking on his phone and stomps his way to the back of the building out the rear door that's next to me while passing the side doors. Everyone else is relatively quite, but this guy is just loud. I really want to unload a magazine of nerf darts on him.
I don't think people realize how easy it is to hear their conversations. People seriously need to learn to take their private conversations elsewhere. Nobody wants to hear your conversation on scheduling an appointment with the dermatologist about something I didn't know was possible and really didn't want to hear all that detail in the first place, but you can't schedule that day because the blue 2007 Honda Accord you bought from that ripoff use car lot on SW Peachtree Rd. you're considering suing will be at Mechanic Joe's off of Main St. that day because they always treat your right and don't charge a lot. Yes that was a real conversation I overheard and they were about 100 feet away with several cubes and a cube hallway separating us.
Go on...
If you're working in a VM like the article, you can either take a snapshot before you hand over control or just before they reboot it. Restore the snapshot and tell them it's working great. I might be willing to waste my time and theirs just to find out what they'd do next.
Ahh. Didn't know one needed the seed as well. Thanks for the info.