Don't know this is covered later in the "comcast broadband dispute" blog as I'm not done reading it: I was curious about the "publicly advertised" bandwidth quota of XMission's, so I went to their site to have a look. The closest reference I found to a bandwidth cap is the following sentence (taken from their faq and wiki:
We will be closely monitoring dsl statistics reports and those who go over their bandwidth quota, as mentioned above, will be sent a warning, then restricted.
I looked "above," as well as to both sides and on the back, but saw no more references to bandwidth quotas.
I'm pretty sure I did see a reference to a method of checking your bandwidth usage if you're a logged-in customer, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt on the availability of the bandwidth cap for those who really need to know. Also, it's worth noting that they warn then restrict instead of cancelling. However, it's not very comforting that it had been posted publicly and now it's not.
Simultaneously on the lighter and darker sides, does this guy's blog remind anyone of the original BOFH bits? "What was your username again?::clickety-clickety::"
As for Mr. Gates' prediction MS is going to be bigger than Google, uh, hello, it already is. I think this is mostly code language for what they intend (hope) to do to Google.
Hmmmmm... does this mean that Microsoft may be trying to get into Google's backend?
Highly-Inappropriate-Pun-Man reminds you not to drink and config your new kernel.
Where are the pictures? I went through the whole article, and there's not one single picture! How am I supposed to grasp any of these concepts? Also, I hit the IntelliSummary hotkey, but it didn't tell me what I should end up thinking at the end. This article must be broken...
You can set up your own free pseudo-micro-telco with Asterisk and a bunch of software phones. Asterisk, afaik, runs best on Unix, although I think I remember seeing a Windows version around recently. Software phones are available for many platforms.
Seeing as how featureful, small, internet-connected telephone switches might just attract some phr34ks, you may want to run your Asterisk on an older, dedicated machine.
I have been playing with it on a Debian machine recently, and it was really easy to install. The configuration has been non-trivial, but not too terrible.
I like the idea because you are in complete control of an entire PBX, including switching, extensions, and voice mail. You can even include on-hold music of your choice.
The best advice I can give is to install Asterisk (behind a firewall, to start) and begin playing with it.
"My sister's in Italy. My parents are in Florida. My brother's in New York. I'm in Maryland. We need a cheaper way to talk securely..."
Right now we're using Skype with good results. I'm the only one in the family running Linux, but we've all got broadband and the audio is often better than a regular phone call.
My real evil plan, however, is to run a PBX (my own little Personal Branch Exchange) with VoIP subscribed PSTN numbers in Maryland, New York, Florida, and maybe Italy. Dialing in and out supported for authorized users (just the fam plus maybe a few friends if they want to add some lines to elsewhere.) My parents want to call my sister? Dial a local phone number and:
"For [Wil's Sister], press one. For [Wil's Brother], press two. For the most annoying sound in the world, press three. For Wil, press three..."
So far, the whole asterisk project is in the toy stage, but Skype is going strong already.
I had a brief scare a year or so ago. My left wrist had started to hurt, and while sleeping with a wrist brace helped, I was still worried.
After a brief interview, my doctor told me that I didn't have CTS, and that the wrist pain was some sort of sprain/strain.
After a brief survey of my habits, I discovered that my keyboard/trackball technique was ok. However, during the two hours a day I spent commuting through heavy, big-city, rush-hour traffic, I held the wheel only with my left hand. At the top of the wheel. Bent backwards at about 90 degrees. In addition, while biking, I discovered a similar bend in both wrists, which bore a good portion of my 180 lb bulk.
I spend a night or two every few months wearing the brace on my left wrist, but for the most part, noticing those habits was the biggest step towards keeping the wrists healthy.
Hope you find something that works, surgical, behavioral or otherwise.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, if you could wait a few decades, I will probably be available there locally and have a lot of free time to help out.
I looked "above," as well as to both sides and on the back, but saw no more references to bandwidth quotas.
I'm pretty sure I did see a reference to a method of checking your bandwidth usage if you're a logged-in customer, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt on the availability of the bandwidth cap for those who really need to know. Also, it's worth noting that they warn then restrict instead of cancelling. However, it's not very comforting that it had been posted publicly and now it's not.
Simultaneously on the lighter and darker sides, does this guy's blog remind anyone of the original BOFH bits? "What was your username again?
They give out loads of free content in the form of small, inspirational pictures (slowly... wait for it...) now appearing at a website near you.
Highly-Inappropriate-Pun-Man reminds you not to drink and config your new kernel.
Where are the pictures? I went through the whole article, and there's not one single picture! How am I supposed to grasp any of these concepts? Also, I hit the IntelliSummary hotkey, but it didn't tell me what I should end up thinking at the end. This article must be broken...
A friend commented that the quality of Firefly episodes was such that a full-fledged motion picture would just seem like a really long episode.
That friend was wrong, and I'm really glad.
That was a lot more than an episode.
You can set up your own free pseudo-micro-telco with Asterisk and a bunch of software phones. Asterisk, afaik, runs best on Unix, although I think I remember seeing a Windows version around recently. Software phones are available for many platforms.
Seeing as how featureful, small, internet-connected telephone switches might just attract some phr34ks, you may want to run your Asterisk on an older, dedicated machine.
I have been playing with it on a Debian machine recently, and it was really easy to install. The configuration has been non-trivial, but not too terrible.
I like the idea because you are in complete control of an entire PBX, including switching, extensions, and voice mail. You can even include on-hold music of your choice.
The best advice I can give is to install Asterisk (behind a firewall, to start) and begin playing with it.
"My sister's in Italy. My parents are in Florida. My brother's in New York. I'm in Maryland. We need a cheaper way to talk securely..."
Right now we're using Skype with good results. I'm the only one in the family running Linux, but we've all got broadband and the audio is often better than a regular phone call.
My real evil plan, however, is to run a PBX (my own little Personal Branch Exchange) with VoIP subscribed PSTN numbers in Maryland, New York, Florida, and maybe Italy. Dialing in and out supported for authorized users (just the fam plus maybe a few friends if they want to add some lines to elsewhere.) My parents want to call my sister? Dial a local phone number and:
"For [Wil's Sister], press one. For [Wil's Brother], press two. For the most annoying sound in the world, press three. For Wil, press three..."
So far, the whole asterisk project is in the toy stage, but Skype is going strong already.
I had a brief scare a year or so ago. My left wrist had started to hurt, and while sleeping with a wrist brace helped, I was still worried.
After a brief interview, my doctor told me that I didn't have CTS, and that the wrist pain was some sort of sprain/strain.
After a brief survey of my habits, I discovered that my keyboard/trackball technique was ok. However, during the two hours a day I spent commuting through heavy, big-city, rush-hour traffic, I held the wheel only with my left hand. At the top of the wheel. Bent backwards at about 90 degrees. In addition, while biking, I discovered a similar bend in both wrists, which bore a good portion of my 180 lb bulk.
I spend a night or two every few months wearing the brace on my left wrist, but for the most part, noticing those habits was the biggest step towards keeping the wrists healthy.
Hope you find something that works, surgical, behavioral or otherwise.