how did you get your free upgrade to usb 2.0 - i bought my usb 1 neuros last feb and was wondering what they were doing for folks that bought so close to the upgrade time period.
send and recieve email and do light web surfing for at most an hour a day?
i feel fortunate as
it's because i have broadband at home that i only spend an hour online at night after i get home from work. if i were stuck with dialup that could turn into a very frusterating 2-3 hours easily.
Also, I was suprised you listed virginia in your list of five rural states. While much of Virginia is still rural, there has also been great growth down the I95 corridor from Northern Virginia to Richmond, as well as in the Southeast. Both of these segments of the state have broadband readiliy available. Most places will have choices, either with DSL and cable or a few flavors of DSL.
Your statement about competition between the cable and telephone companies is spot on, though.
When I lived in the city (Fredericksburg) I was using Cox Cable - 1.5Mb/256Kb and paying about $55 per month (in addition to a ~$60ish bill for digital cable televison). Verizon began offerring 768/256 DSL for $34.95. I promptly canceled my cable internet and reduced my television subscription to a much more basic package. What really floored me is what happened next. I had signed a contract with Verizon for one year, guaranteeing my price for 12 months, 3-4 months into my service agreement, they knocked $5 off my service. $29.95 for DSL? Works for me!
Unfortunately i've moved into neighboring Spotsylvania County, and have no high speed option, other than, Adelphia Cable - which I'm using and paying for. Much of Spotsy has DSL, in fact, my friend who lives about.65 mile from my house does.
First came sharks with frikkin' lasers attached to their heads and now bionic finned dolphins... when did we decide to go Inspector Gadget on our sea creatures?
the voice actors no one has ever heard of to do their series
Ever heard of Tia Carrere? I know she's not a Tim Allen or Tom Hanks, but she's noteworthy. Besides playing Nani (Lilo's older sister in Lilo and Stitch) she was Wayne's object of affection in the Wayne's World flicks.
That and the alt culture at Hot Topic is about as tame as it can get. That store screams PG-13 - which is ok by NoA.
If the Suicide Girls were selling nintendos on their site NoA would likely have a problem with it. That site is just a bit more sexual than the alt culture you experience at Hot Topic.
I'm not so sure about the Auto Parallel Parking feature. I'd feel more comfortable with that being in my hands - if the car nudges another in the front or back - i'd still be responsible for the ticket and/or repairs/insurance premium hike.
But Internet... that could be very good idea. And i don't just mean for pr0n, but on travel you could check reviews of resturants, buy tickets to a show you're on the way to, check driving directions and other useful activities you do in the office before you leave.
An easy safety feature could disable Internet connectivity while the car was in gear. So you could check out the 'net at a traffic light or on the side of the road. I spend a few hour a day in my car - a lot of time stopped in traffic, i do anything to make the time more enjoyable or productive.
step one is the browser. you can win this one on the positive user experience front when they experience less pop-ups, spyware and the ilk.
step two is the applications. you'll win this battle with allies in the finanace department. they'll love not shelling out the big bucks for ms office licenses.
step three is the os. Win the battles to win the war.
well - couldn't find out how many computersthey have by CIA Worldbook suggests they only have 1.1 million phone lines. Kinda crappy for a nation of 22 million people.
but moving gigabytes of data around and casually browsing the net are two completely different activities. an ethernet connection is suitable for either activity. a wlan card is really only suitable for browsing.
I prefer the cat 5e, but don't mind having 802.11x built in for occasional convenience.
as far as security is concerned, just a couple of important measures should keep you pretty safe. 1)a.) Use a unique SSID (out of the box it's going to be linksys, mshome, or default - get rid of that pronto!). b.) Don't broadcast your SSID.
2)White List MAC addresses: I tell my AP's - do not allow any connections unless they're on the list. 3)Encryption Encryption Encryption - the more the better. i'm at 128 bit.
To my knowledge i've had 0 wireless intrusions in the last three years. i do live in a low income neighborhood, so it's not like there's a lot of risk. i am far more likely to have my house broken into than have my WiFi hijacked.
one of my best friends is an almost forty year (37 or 38)old programmer. he works out of his home and clears six figures per year ($USD). he is currently finishing his masters degree in CS, taking a class or two per semester. i think he has this fall, and a two classes next semester? he has a 3.8 GPA and is going to finish with a masters degree from one of the better CS schools in the state.
Oh yeah, and he smokes, everyday. He has control over himself and his activities yet still puts down a 1/4 oz (~7-8g) every week to ten days.
He was a stereotypical loser pot head til he turned 30 and decided to go back to school. everything he has he's earned in the last seven or eight years.
doesn't seem to be slowing him down too much.
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how did you get your free upgrade to usb 2.0 - i bought my usb 1 neuros last feb and was wondering what they were doing for folks that bought so close to the upgrade time period.
When was Blair or Thatcher arrested?
I guess it's not just american politicians that are all crooks!
it's a friggin' joke!
I don't care about the number of bugs in Linux, XP, my iPod, or my Toyota - the severity of the glitches is a bigger concern for me.
Obviously these bugs aren't causing *me* problems - so I'm gonna call 'em easter eggs.
Not sure why, but I'm abnormally happy and positive today - karma be damned.
Who said,
"Dating a fat chick is like riding a moped. It's a lot of fun until your friends see you doing it."
send and recieve email and do light web surfing for at most an hour a day?
.65 mile from my house does.
i feel fortunate as it's because i have broadband at home that i only spend an hour online at night after i get home from work. if i were stuck with dialup that could turn into a very frusterating 2-3 hours easily.
Also, I was suprised you listed virginia in your list of five rural states. While much of Virginia is still rural, there has also been great growth down the I95 corridor from Northern Virginia to Richmond, as well as in the Southeast. Both of these segments of the state have broadband readiliy available. Most places will have choices, either with DSL and cable or a few flavors of DSL.
Your statement about competition between the cable and telephone companies is spot on, though. When I lived in the city (Fredericksburg) I was using Cox Cable - 1.5Mb/256Kb and paying about $55 per month (in addition to a ~$60ish bill for digital cable televison). Verizon began offerring 768/256 DSL for $34.95. I promptly canceled my cable internet and reduced my television subscription to a much more basic package. What really floored me is what happened next. I had signed a contract with Verizon for one year, guaranteeing my price for 12 months, 3-4 months into my service agreement, they knocked $5 off my service. $29.95 for DSL? Works for me!
Unfortunately i've moved into neighboring Spotsylvania County, and have no high speed option, other than, Adelphia Cable - which I'm using and paying for. Much of Spotsy has DSL, in fact, my friend who lives about
First came sharks with frikkin' lasers attached to their heads and now bionic finned dolphins... when did we decide to go Inspector Gadget on our sea creatures?
the voice actors no one has ever heard of to do their series
Ever heard of Tia Carrere? I know she's not a Tim Allen or Tom Hanks, but she's noteworthy. Besides playing Nani (Lilo's older sister in Lilo and Stitch) she was Wayne's object of affection in the Wayne's World flicks.
the government could just sell pre-rolled seedless sensimilla?
who did you think 'anonymous' was?
That and the alt culture at Hot Topic is about as tame as it can get. That store screams PG-13 - which is ok by NoA.
If the Suicide Girls were selling nintendos on their site NoA would likely have a problem with it. That site is just a bit more sexual than the alt culture you experience at Hot Topic.
I only need it for a few seconds at a time!
I'm not so sure about the Auto Parallel Parking feature. I'd feel more comfortable with that being in my hands - if the car nudges another in the front or back - i'd still be responsible for the ticket and/or repairs/insurance premium hike.
But Internet... that could be very good idea. And i don't just mean for pr0n, but on travel you could check reviews of resturants, buy tickets to a show you're on the way to, check driving directions and other useful activities you do in the office before you leave.
An easy safety feature could disable Internet connectivity while the car was in gear. So you could check out the 'net at a traffic light or on the side of the road. I spend a few hour a day in my car - a lot of time stopped in traffic, i do anything to make the time more enjoyable or productive.
People PC is the same way. Regardless of your default browser, if you click one of their links on their "start page" an IE window opens.
Doing my part though. I taught grandma how to copy and paste the url into the address bar of her Firefox browser.
step one is the browser.
you can win this one on the positive user experience front when they experience less pop-ups, spyware and the ilk.
step two is the applications.
you'll win this battle with allies in the finanace department. they'll love not shelling out the big bucks for ms office licenses.
step three is the os.
Win the battles to win the war.
whoa.
that's an awesome story.
well - couldn't find out how many computersthey have by CIA Worldbook suggests they only have 1.1 million phone lines. Kinda crappy for a nation of 22 million people.
but moving gigabytes of data around and casually browsing the net are two completely different activities. an ethernet connection is suitable for either activity. a wlan card is really only suitable for browsing.
I prefer the cat 5e, but don't mind having 802.11x built in for occasional convenience.
as far as security is concerned, just a couple of important measures should keep you pretty safe.
1)a.) Use a unique SSID (out of the box it's going to be linksys, mshome, or default - get rid of that pronto!). b.) Don't broadcast your SSID.
2)White List MAC addresses: I tell my AP's - do not allow any connections unless they're on the list.
3)Encryption Encryption Encryption - the more the better. i'm at 128 bit.
To my knowledge i've had 0 wireless intrusions in the last three years. i do live in a low income neighborhood, so it's not like there's a lot of risk. i am far more likely to have my house broken into than have my WiFi hijacked.
actually no - i didn't. it was down when i read the article.
in your wireless mouse!
but seriously,
check the batteries
one of my best friends is an almost forty year (37 or 38)old programmer. he works out of his home and clears six figures per year ($USD). he is currently finishing his masters degree in CS, taking a class or two per semester. i think he has this fall, and a two classes next semester? he has a 3.8 GPA and is going to finish with a masters degree from one of the better CS schools in the state.
Oh yeah, and he smokes, everyday. He has control over himself and his activities yet still puts down a 1/4 oz (~7-8g) every week to ten days. He was a stereotypical loser pot head til he turned 30 and decided to go back to school. everything he has he's earned in the last seven or eight years. doesn't seem to be slowing him down too much.
But isn't revenues lost to moonshine a drop in the bucket compaired to the amount of taxes collected off of legitimate alcohol sales?
Why does he have to pick one? Why is it impossible for some to believe a person can do well in life and enjoy pot in moderation?
Whew! Glad that guy never got to be president. Oh wait. He was.
What if this usb dongle was a thumbprint reader, so that only the assigned thumbprint would allow it to work?
Then it goes from a two type security like something you have (dongle) and something you know (password), to two things you have.
or registered?