I bought 2 sticks of DDR 3200 ram from them a few days ago. There was some error with the ordering and it sent it incorrectly. I paid for overnight and didn't get it until 7 days later, now I wouldn't have been so mad if I didn't have any problems with their customer support.
I called once first to find out what the problem was, had a little talk with them andd they told me they were calling to check if the order was already shipped and they told me they would call me back after they found out. I didn't get a call back, so I called the next day. I told them I wanted another one sent overnight and the lady gave me crap. I got mad and then she said "You dont talk to me like that, I'm a girl", I replied saying "This is the US country of equality, I'll talk to you the same way I'd talk to anyone else!" she started saying somethin how I didn't know who I was talking to and it just made me more angry. She also refused to let me talk to her manager, then she transfered me to some guy and he started off by saying "Hey asshole" I went off at that point and he ended up hanging up on me.
After about my 5th call I finally got through to the manager and they wouldn't send me another overnigight or give me a refund. I contemplated what to do for a few more days and the package arrived in the mail a week late....
anyway, needless to say I wont be ordering from there again.
If an ISP resists you sharing your connection just switch to another provider. If I were an ISP I would advertise that I allow what others dont and I would get a surge in customers. It would be good for consumers with price drops and more choices in the end anyway.
I already share my internet and I dont mind. I hope people that use my internet will do the same and share theirs. (if I'm lagging from someone downloading 5 bittorents of my connection I will block their MAC, it's not nice to take so much bandwidth even if you share your own)
Actually.. I sleep in the same room with all my PCs, it's quite warm and I dont need to turn on the heat during the winter.
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Oh god I thought I was the only one who thought this was a bunch of BS.
I was watching Tech TV when I saw his arrest, I was wondering how the hell do they think this guy a savior? He didn't do anything good, in fact he just exploited an unsecure proxy! He did it maliciously and then he tried to make it sound like he was just "doing his part" for the hacker community! what the hell is wrong with this guy! he's done something illegal and he's trying to make it sound like he's done nothing wrong.
I dont think that 5 years is warranted though, if I broke into someones house and stole everything I wouldn't even get more than a year (if that) and I wouldn't pay any fines. The act of it being on a computer seems to make people afraid and want to make it a worse crime. Also I dont think a judge can order no use of computers. A computer can be a television, console, camera, phone, or even a cd/mp3 player... If a judge ordered no use of computers then he would be disconnected from the world and I dont think that should be allowed doing that is like taking basic rights, like the right we have to be free.
If all sysadmins want something they can make it happen. Remember when the internet filtered out that nasty verisign "helpfull search" yea, ISPs can fix the net and make big changes if they want to.
In reality Verisign isn't in control of "too much" if it came down to it we could all just start up our own registry database (mirrored from the existing) and make a transperent change in how computers resolve domains (OS developers would conform to the new standard). But right now I think they're doing fine and this issue shouldn't affect anyone anyway.
So if I came into a store and grabbed a bunch of shit and ran away with it the store owners should just take it as a loss? If I were in that situation I would chase down the theif and beat the crap out of them and hold them until the cops get there.
I have a right to protect my property, if I suspect someone is taking my stuff I would confront them and if they take off or dont want to let me search them I'd call the cops and have them do a search. Legally I have a right to stop someone if they look to be taking something of mine. If they dont want to stay there I'd stop them by being in their way. Though I'm not going to hog tie em and lock them in a closet to keep them there.
I've been using cox for quite a while now and I recently heard about their new AUP and I'm dissapointed. I've allways had good service with them and I use my broadband connection without problems almost 100% of the time.
Though recently I noticed that when I download the speeds are closer to 300kb/s when before they used to be closer to 700kb/s. I heard that they are caping users that use alot of bandwidth and I'm afraid I was capped as well. It's sad that I now cant play my xbox live, talk on my vonage phone, and download the newest FreeBSD release at the same time anymore.
But even now I rarely have problems with their service being up (I used to have problems with that in the past) so I really don't feel like going through the trouble of finding another provider. I just have to deal with xbox lag or phone lag whenever I'm doing it all at the same time (I try to throttle my PC download speed during times when I'm playing games or using the phone)
I guess I've just grown to deal with it, though I probably should write a letter or give them a call asking why I'm having these problems. Especially since they advertise playing games, using the phone, and internet on TV all the time.
Smart criminals allways have a way out. Smart criminals plan for their plan going awry. You're naive to think that smart people don't like to steal and extort.
I am pretty successfull with my business but on an odd occasion when I just cant let a great oportunity pass I just have to do a job. They rarely bring me much money but it's mostly for the excitment and power. It's more like an addiction, but I guess I'm a smart criminal since I've never been caught.
I am a programer, and I'm the tech guy in all the jobs I do.
I noted that FreeBSD is better than all linux and windows alternatives. I'm biased since I think *BSD is much better than linux and windows.
If I didn't know anything about operating systems and haven't been an Admin on each type of system then I guess I would have an unbiased view. The only difference with me and countless others is I am biased because of experience and not the views of my peers (quite a few of them are baffled as to why I choose FreeBSD over the popular linux distro of the day).
"Everyone knows that if you want objective, unbiased information, you find it in articles at places like Slashdot, ESPECIALLY in the comments after each article."
You have to be kidding, everyone here is a Linux zealot! Whenever a linux flaw is found it is shrugged off and they say "great job on patching" but when windows has a flaw everyone allways says "linux would never have this problem"
slashdot is full of sheep, Windows has its Up side and down side (same goes for linux) but *BSD is better than everything (and that is a biased opinion)
They shouldn't even be considering it, there are so many things that can go wrong with it and I think that's just too much risk for customers.
If I knew my bank or anyone else handling my financial information was using wireless to transmit my information I would go somewhere else. I dont trust wireless even if it is secure.
Any encryption that can be dycrypted is instantly insecure.
"I felt like calling him to thank him for the free wireless access.:)"
You should have, if he's left his network open for everyone to use and he's bright enough to change the network ID then I'm sure he did this on purpose. I do the same and I expect others to do the same so that we can all get free net anywhere we go.
I would assume this was the fault of a lazy programer. I would hardly believe a company would take GPL code on purpouse. The project manager probably asked for this type of support and the stupid coder decided to be an idiot and steal code.
I know many programmers that do things like this, they make themselves sound really good on paper but they know absolutely nothing. It's pretty common for programmers to know very little yet still get hired for big companies. That's just how the world works and hopefully the person responsible is fired and never works as a programmer again.
I remember when the power went out in my house. I couldn't use the phone, this was due to me having a phone that required being plugged in. If I had one of those old wired phones I could have still made calls.
Now that I use VoIP I have a wired phone and a cordless, when the power goes out I can still use the wired. Data networks allways have redundancy, when the power is out the internet usually isn't.
Why do people just say "VoIP is bad" I've been using it forever and I only see good from it.
Caffine is the least of your worries. Drinking dark soda caused this girl I know to have to go through an operation on her liver. She only drank about "a six pack a day" so maybe you should go to the doctor to find out if there is anythiing wrong with your liver.
the phone companies will change their service to use VoIP and the customers wont even notice.
Right now we're in a phase where VoIP is becoming more usefull and networks can handle the type of load we want to put on them. It will soon come to everyone having a broadband connection in their home if they realise it or not. POTS will be forgoten about and the world will be just a bunch of optics, in reality it is more cost effective to use fiber for everything instead of all kinds of mismatched cables and wires plugged into some type of conversion between networks.
Using one network for all communication will be what companies want, consumers can get all services from one company or they can get service from any other company. The world is changing and we need to learn that change is what we need.
I've been using vonage.com for quite a while now and it's just as good as my old phone but cheaper! I get all the extras for a fraction of the cost.
Whenever there is a story about VoIP I allways hear people saying "it's not good enough to be mainstreem yet" but I've been using it for a long time and it seems pretty damn good to me. I think the people that say it isn't good should give it a try before they shrug it off as a sub par system.
If you want to see how well it sounds just give me a call at 480-282-8517, It's exactly like a POTS phone call in every way and I can wire it through my existing phone jacks if I like.
(I'm not a naive user, I've worked in a datacenter for a good 5 years and I am experienced with almost everything Internet)
I think the reason behind making things like this bundled with the OS is people complain otherwise. I would love it if I could install an OS with all the special software I want right off the bat (many linux distros do this) but without the hassle of going through to pick the software I want
anyway, these lawsuits are only coming up because people want the ease while the companies want the money
I think the reason it's difficult to make a running robot that walks as well is, you probably cant use the same tech to run as to walk.
If you've noticed all the running bots have springs and odd leg and joing placment. With walking bots they need to use servos and other small underpowered mechanics. anyway, since I dont know much about robtics I guess I'm just making assumptions..
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I bought 2 sticks of DDR 3200 ram from them a few days ago. There was some error with the ordering and it sent it incorrectly. I paid for overnight and didn't get it until 7 days later, now I wouldn't have been so mad if I didn't have any problems with their customer support.
I called once first to find out what the problem was, had a little talk with them andd they told me they were calling to check if the order was already shipped and they told me they would call me back after they found out. I didn't get a call back, so I called the next day. I told them I wanted another one sent overnight and the lady gave me crap. I got mad and then she said "You dont talk to me like that, I'm a girl", I replied saying "This is the US country of equality, I'll talk to you the same way I'd talk to anyone else!" she started saying somethin how I didn't know who I was talking to and it just made me more angry. She also refused to let me talk to her manager, then she transfered me to some guy and he started off by saying "Hey asshole" I went off at that point and he ended up hanging up on me.
After about my 5th call I finally got through to the manager and they wouldn't send me another overnigight or give me a refund. I contemplated what to do for a few more days and the package arrived in the mail a week late....
anyway, needless to say I wont be ordering from there again.
Remind me to never become friends with you, it seems you're bad luck when it comes to hands...
It's him!
If an ISP resists you sharing your connection just switch to another provider. If I were an ISP I would advertise that I allow what others dont and I would get a surge in customers. It would be good for consumers with price drops and more choices in the end anyway.
I already share my internet and I dont mind. I hope people that use my internet will do the same and share theirs. (if I'm lagging from someone downloading 5 bittorents of my connection I will block their MAC, it's not nice to take so much bandwidth even if you share your own)
Actually.. I sleep in the same room with all my PCs, it's quite warm and I dont need to turn on the heat during the winter.
Oh god I thought I was the only one who thought this was a bunch of BS.
I was watching Tech TV when I saw his arrest, I was wondering how the hell do they think this guy a savior? He didn't do anything good, in fact he just exploited an unsecure proxy! He did it maliciously and then he tried to make it sound like he was just "doing his part" for the hacker community! what the hell is wrong with this guy! he's done something illegal and he's trying to make it sound like he's done nothing wrong.
I dont think that 5 years is warranted though, if I broke into someones house and stole everything I wouldn't even get more than a year (if that) and I wouldn't pay any fines. The act of it being on a computer seems to make people afraid and want to make it a worse crime. Also I dont think a judge can order no use of computers. A computer can be a television, console, camera, phone, or even a cd/mp3 player... If a judge ordered no use of computers then he would be disconnected from the world and I dont think that should be allowed doing that is like taking basic rights, like the right we have to be free.
If all sysadmins want something they can make it happen. Remember when the internet filtered out that nasty verisign "helpfull search" yea, ISPs can fix the net and make big changes if they want to.
In reality Verisign isn't in control of "too much" if it came down to it we could all just start up our own registry database (mirrored from the existing) and make a transperent change in how computers resolve domains (OS developers would conform to the new standard). But right now I think they're doing fine and this issue shouldn't affect anyone anyway.
So if I came into a store and grabbed a bunch of shit and ran away with it the store owners should just take it as a loss? If I were in that situation I would chase down the theif and beat the crap out of them and hold them until the cops get there.
I have a right to protect my property, if I suspect someone is taking my stuff I would confront them and if they take off or dont want to let me search them I'd call the cops and have them do a search. Legally I have a right to stop someone if they look to be taking something of mine. If they dont want to stay there I'd stop them by being in their way. Though I'm not going to hog tie em and lock them in a closet to keep them there.
I've been using cox for quite a while now and I recently heard about their new AUP and I'm dissapointed. I've allways had good service with them and I use my broadband connection without problems almost 100% of the time.
Though recently I noticed that when I download the speeds are closer to 300kb/s when before they used to be closer to 700kb/s. I heard that they are caping users that use alot of bandwidth and I'm afraid I was capped as well. It's sad that I now cant play my xbox live, talk on my vonage phone, and download the newest FreeBSD release at the same time anymore.
But even now I rarely have problems with their service being up (I used to have problems with that in the past) so I really don't feel like going through the trouble of finding another provider. I just have to deal with xbox lag or phone lag whenever I'm doing it all at the same time (I try to throttle my PC download speed during times when I'm playing games or using the phone)
I guess I've just grown to deal with it, though I probably should write a letter or give them a call asking why I'm having these problems. Especially since they advertise playing games, using the phone, and internet on TV all the time.
Smart criminals allways have a way out. Smart criminals plan for their plan going awry. You're naive to think that smart people don't like to steal and extort.
I am pretty successfull with my business but on an odd occasion when I just cant let a great oportunity pass I just have to do a job. They rarely bring me much money but it's mostly for the excitment and power. It's more like an addiction, but I guess I'm a smart criminal since I've never been caught.
I am a programer, and I'm the tech guy in all the jobs I do.
I noted that FreeBSD is better than all linux and windows alternatives. I'm biased since I think *BSD is much better than linux and windows.
If I didn't know anything about operating systems and haven't been an Admin on each type of system then I guess I would have an unbiased view. The only difference with me and countless others is I am biased because of experience and not the views of my peers (quite a few of them are baffled as to why I choose FreeBSD over the popular linux distro of the day).
"Everyone knows that if you want objective, unbiased information, you find it in articles at places like Slashdot, ESPECIALLY in the comments after each article."
You have to be kidding, everyone here is a Linux zealot! Whenever a linux flaw is found it is shrugged off and they say "great job on patching" but when windows has a flaw everyone allways says "linux would never have this problem"
slashdot is full of sheep, Windows has its Up side and down side (same goes for linux) but *BSD is better than everything (and that is a biased opinion)
me and my brother do this all the time, when I'm playing a game and so is he we'll yell at eachother what to do during the game.
They shouldn't even be considering it, there are so many things that can go wrong with it and I think that's just too much risk for customers.
If I knew my bank or anyone else handling my financial information was using wireless to transmit my information I would go somewhere else. I dont trust wireless even if it is secure.
Any encryption that can be dycrypted is instantly insecure.
"I felt like calling him to thank him for the free wireless access. :)"
You should have, if he's left his network open for everyone to use and he's bright enough to change the network ID then I'm sure he did this on purpose. I do the same and I expect others to do the same so that we can all get free net anywhere we go.
I would assume this was the fault of a lazy programer. I would hardly believe a company would take GPL code on purpouse. The project manager probably asked for this type of support and the stupid coder decided to be an idiot and steal code.
I know many programmers that do things like this, they make themselves sound really good on paper but they know absolutely nothing. It's pretty common for programmers to know very little yet still get hired for big companies. That's just how the world works and hopefully the person responsible is fired and never works as a programmer again.
I remember when the power went out in my house. I couldn't use the phone, this was due to me having a phone that required being plugged in. If I had one of those old wired phones I could have still made calls.
Now that I use VoIP I have a wired phone and a cordless, when the power goes out I can still use the wired. Data networks allways have redundancy, when the power is out the internet usually isn't.
Why do people just say "VoIP is bad" I've been using it forever and I only see good from it.
Caffine is the least of your worries. Drinking dark soda caused this girl I know to have to go through an operation on her liver. She only drank about "a six pack a day" so maybe you should go to the doctor to find out if there is anythiing wrong with your liver.
the phone companies will change their service to use VoIP and the customers wont even notice.
Right now we're in a phase where VoIP is becoming more usefull and networks can handle the type of load we want to put on them. It will soon come to everyone having a broadband connection in their home if they realise it or not. POTS will be forgoten about and the world will be just a bunch of optics, in reality it is more cost effective to use fiber for everything instead of all kinds of mismatched cables and wires plugged into some type of conversion between networks.
Using one network for all communication will be what companies want, consumers can get all services from one company or they can get service from any other company. The world is changing and we need to learn that change is what we need.
I've been using vonage.com for quite a while now and it's just as good as my old phone but cheaper! I get all the extras for a fraction of the cost.
Whenever there is a story about VoIP I allways hear people saying "it's not good enough to be mainstreem yet" but I've been using it for a long time and it seems pretty damn good to me. I think the people that say it isn't good should give it a try before they shrug it off as a sub par system.
If you want to see how well it sounds just give me a call at 480-282-8517, It's exactly like a POTS phone call in every way and I can wire it through my existing phone jacks if I like.
(I'm not a naive user, I've worked in a datacenter for a good 5 years and I am experienced with almost everything Internet)
It's my birthday too, I wonder if they can ammend the article.
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I'm glad I wasn't the only one that pictured a truck transforming into a giant robot...
I think the reason behind making things like this bundled with the OS is people complain otherwise. I would love it if I could install an OS with all the special software I want right off the bat (many linux distros do this) but without the hassle of going through to pick the software I want
anyway, these lawsuits are only coming up because people want the ease while the companies want the money
I think the reason it's difficult to make a running robot that walks as well is, you probably cant use the same tech to run as to walk.
If you've noticed all the running bots have springs and odd leg and joing placment. With walking bots they need to use servos and other small underpowered mechanics. anyway, since I dont know much about robtics I guess I'm just making assumptions..
but you would if america produced anything worth mention