It's not even possible if there's a bug in the firmware by any stretch I can think of - they are two physically separate WiFi radios in the CPE. Each has its own chipset. Each AP gets its own IP, its own DSCP markings, its own class of service, etc. So far as the network is concerned, they are two entirely different boxes. They just happen to be collocated in the same device. I used to work right next to the guys who were in charge of the xfinity wifi project, and they walked me through it (now this was a year and change ago, but given the course of business that's not a lot of time for things to change since we'd have to have CPE vendors on board long ago with a set of technical requirements). Disclaimer: Comcast engineer.
I want to clear up what you're saying a little bit - specifically the "bigger proposal". All xfinity customers are able to access Comcast's wifi network, whether or not you opt in to the dual radio WiFi router or not. Also, this is a patent application, that doesn't mean it will become reality. Further, I work with the group that is behind this - they're not as dumb as you'd like to think they are. We have engineers sitting on nearly every standards board in existance, from SIPForum to the IETF to the IEEE. This is most likely forward looking. Disclaimer: Comcast engineer.
I have, but usually it's a low grade network admin responsible for being in the trenches. Network architects? Nope, "the company is going in a different direction..." is about as close as you'll get. Hooray corporate america.
Well, considering modern banking didn't exist until the Rothschild family, I'd say there's about 14,000 years of examples you can choose from, and at least another 18k before that which is poorly documented.
If you think Ballmer is an idiot and is steering things downward but will eventually be replaced, you should start buying now, and buy periodically over the next couple years. Dollar cost averaging, my friend.
Having survived several reorgs, this is absolutely correct. Also, never go into the HR contractor/reorg consultant's office when they aren't there. You learn scary and sad things.
To be honest, after having an XBox 360 and being very disappointed because 80% of the non-sports games are FPS's, I couldn't see much incentive for an XBox One even BEFORE the whole DRM/NSA Spying thing. In fact, the saving grace for the console was the Mass Effect trilogy, which I could have gotten on Playstation. At least PS4 has the full back catalog behind it with a ton of great RPG's, puzzle games, adventure games, etc. Plus, the fiancee wants one so she can play Kingdom Hearts 3. I just can't stomach playing FPS's on a console - it's an abysmal experience for me. It's really heartbreaking to see that the release lineup for both consoles is so sports/FPS heavy. MS is definitely worse off there, though.
Yes, I'm 100% on that. I worked next door to the engineers who built the system. Lots of cable systems include numerous devices, for instance eMTAs and eDVAs. Each one gets its own IP address, is applied different DSCP tags, etc.
There are two access points/antennas, both in the same box, and each getting its own DHCP address from the comcast CMTS. So if someone uses the public access, it will show up as the public side, not yours. Disclaimer: I am a Comcast employee.
The point isn't that they provide mammograms, they provide breast exams, and then provide referrals to mammography clinics. They also often will sponsor mammography vans which provide free mammo clinics to those who can't otherwise afford them. Further, they sponsor several grant programsand other financial aid to help provide still more mammograms to women who can't afford them. A specialist referral can be costly depending on your insurance provider, especially if you have to stay within a network without one, or your doctor refuses to grant the referral. All of the things stated were facts (factcheck.org/2012/10/planned-parenthood-and-mammograms/). They do good work, my ex fiance was only able to get healthcare because of them (ovarian cancer is hell on the wallet). Dismissing them as an organization because of some bad stances made by their founder is shallow and "throws the baby out with the bath water". Should we also get rid of the United States solely because a bunch of the founders owned slaves?
I agreed with you up until the comment about Planned Parenthood. They provide a ton of public services directly towards their mission as an organization, which is the exact opposite of what PETA does. Need mammograms but can't afford them? PP. Can't afford contraception? PP. Can't afford to see an OBGYN? PP. Need a pap smear? PP. Want an abortion? PP. They do exactly what they set out to do, provide education, contraceptives, and healthcare services to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. Now, yes, they get a bit spammy with their emails sometimes, but they're on par with the best non-profits for actually working to fulfill their mission. And on top of that the poor folks who work there have to walk through a picket line of slavering idiots every single day.
I'd agree, except Newkirk has a salary of around 30$k a year according to their records. Now, who knows what she pulls in from outside engagements (I heard speaking at public institutions can bring in tens of thousands of dollars a pop), but at least financially they seem to be pretty legit. Not to say that they aren't a bunch of murderous arseholes.
It also assumes that people who are dumb enough not to ensure safe usage (and keep safety protocols in case of catastrophic failure) have not yet had a chance to breed:(
Why?
How does someone having an interest in 3d printing a device serve as an indicator of their biological fitness? Are you suffering from hoplophobia.
I work on Voice R&D/Product Engineering for a major MSO (not going to list the name here), and we had to go through discovery for these lawsuits already. The most annoying thing is we actually have several people from the RFC working group working here, so it is... salty to say the least. But I will say, they're going after companies on the fortune 500 so you can bet that the whole history will be poured over by legions of lawyers. If the little SIP vendors are smart and able, they'll try their very best to delay until some of the big lawsuits are finished.
This whole thing is messed up. I work in voice for a major MSO, and we had to go through a bunch of fact finding and discovery for the BT lawsuit. The thing that is really annoying is that SIP, to my knowledge, is not the result of BT's work. It's the result of the IETF RFC process. That'd be like me jumping up and saying I have the patent on TCP/IP.
Eh. I could see using this for a PC, but honestly, I drive all of my media through a HTPC, and I'll be darned if I'm going to have to buy something that can fit a full height video card just to watch videos, plus the video card. My 51" 1080p plasma display at 10 feet looks crystal clear, with no discernable pixels. Maybe in 5-10 years once the life has been zapped out of this plasma, I'll think about it. But until it is commodity hardware, no thanks. By all means though, other folks feel free. I'm more interested in the graphics card updates that will have to be in place to drive the performance required for gaming on these things.
I have to agree with you. A number of MSO's supply routers and modems whose default username/password are based on the mac address, so every device has a unique combination.
I doubt HBOGO would do that, at least not until they get a decent library. Having 25 or so series currently, as well as about 100 movies, they're not going to be dropping jaws anytime soon. Now if they do it for all HBO related products (all of the HBO sister channels, Cinemax and all of its related channels) then maybe they would be able to make it worthwhile. Right now their content library isn't big enough to keep me hooked. Now, your milage my vary, but the only shows they have that I'd want to watch are Rome, Boardwalk Empire, the Sopranos, and Game of Thrones. Once I exhaust those, there's not a lot keeping me around. Disclaimer - I work for a MSO, and also have HBOGo.
You mean like cell phone carriers do in the US? I agree with you in spirit, but there is already a precedent for public spectrum being used for subscription services.
I'd have to argue that a drone is still a manned aircraft, the pilot is just outside of the craft. It is (mostly) not autonomous, and all steering is handled by a pilot in a base somewhere. Unless I'm wrong of course which is entirely possible (lord knows the stuff that the CIA and spec ops have deployed these days). I can't imagine that we'd release a fully autonomous drone, though I'm sure one could be built (take off, fly a surveillance pattern, land when fuel approaches 75% used).
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The chance of the SnR being good enough to get your wireless card to jump is really REALLY low if you are stationary and the access point is moving.
It's not even possible if there's a bug in the firmware by any stretch I can think of - they are two physically separate WiFi radios in the CPE. Each has its own chipset. Each AP gets its own IP, its own DSCP markings, its own class of service, etc. So far as the network is concerned, they are two entirely different boxes. They just happen to be collocated in the same device. I used to work right next to the guys who were in charge of the xfinity wifi project, and they walked me through it (now this was a year and change ago, but given the course of business that's not a lot of time for things to change since we'd have to have CPE vendors on board long ago with a set of technical requirements). Disclaimer: Comcast engineer.
I want to clear up what you're saying a little bit - specifically the "bigger proposal". All xfinity customers are able to access Comcast's wifi network, whether or not you opt in to the dual radio WiFi router or not. Also, this is a patent application, that doesn't mean it will become reality. Further, I work with the group that is behind this - they're not as dumb as you'd like to think they are. We have engineers sitting on nearly every standards board in existance, from SIPForum to the IETF to the IEEE. This is most likely forward looking. Disclaimer: Comcast engineer.
I have, but usually it's a low grade network admin responsible for being in the trenches. Network architects? Nope, "the company is going in a different direction..." is about as close as you'll get. Hooray corporate america.
Well, considering modern banking didn't exist until the Rothschild family, I'd say there's about 14,000 years of examples you can choose from, and at least another 18k before that which is poorly documented.
If you think Ballmer is an idiot and is steering things downward but will eventually be replaced, you should start buying now, and buy periodically over the next couple years. Dollar cost averaging, my friend.
Having survived several reorgs, this is absolutely correct. Also, never go into the HR contractor/reorg consultant's office when they aren't there. You learn scary and sad things.
To be honest, after having an XBox 360 and being very disappointed because 80% of the non-sports games are FPS's, I couldn't see much incentive for an XBox One even BEFORE the whole DRM/NSA Spying thing. In fact, the saving grace for the console was the Mass Effect trilogy, which I could have gotten on Playstation. At least PS4 has the full back catalog behind it with a ton of great RPG's, puzzle games, adventure games, etc. Plus, the fiancee wants one so she can play Kingdom Hearts 3. I just can't stomach playing FPS's on a console - it's an abysmal experience for me. It's really heartbreaking to see that the release lineup for both consoles is so sports/FPS heavy. MS is definitely worse off there, though.
Incorrect. The new Motorola SURFboards/Arris CM's use Intel x86 processors. I think it'd be a stretch to call a cable modem a PC.
It's from cotton and hemp plants, mostly. Not quite trees, but certainly plants.
Yes, I'm 100% on that. I worked next door to the engineers who built the system. Lots of cable systems include numerous devices, for instance eMTAs and eDVAs. Each one gets its own IP address, is applied different DSCP tags, etc.
There are two access points/antennas, both in the same box, and each getting its own DHCP address from the comcast CMTS. So if someone uses the public access, it will show up as the public side, not yours. Disclaimer: I am a Comcast employee.
The point isn't that they provide mammograms, they provide breast exams, and then provide referrals to mammography clinics. They also often will sponsor mammography vans which provide free mammo clinics to those who can't otherwise afford them. Further, they sponsor several grant programsand other financial aid to help provide still more mammograms to women who can't afford them. A specialist referral can be costly depending on your insurance provider, especially if you have to stay within a network without one, or your doctor refuses to grant the referral. All of the things stated were facts (factcheck.org/2012/10/planned-parenthood-and-mammograms/). They do good work, my ex fiance was only able to get healthcare because of them (ovarian cancer is hell on the wallet). Dismissing them as an organization because of some bad stances made by their founder is shallow and "throws the baby out with the bath water". Should we also get rid of the United States solely because a bunch of the founders owned slaves?
I agreed with you up until the comment about Planned Parenthood. They provide a ton of public services directly towards their mission as an organization, which is the exact opposite of what PETA does. Need mammograms but can't afford them? PP. Can't afford contraception? PP. Can't afford to see an OBGYN? PP. Need a pap smear? PP. Want an abortion? PP. They do exactly what they set out to do, provide education, contraceptives, and healthcare services to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. Now, yes, they get a bit spammy with their emails sometimes, but they're on par with the best non-profits for actually working to fulfill their mission. And on top of that the poor folks who work there have to walk through a picket line of slavering idiots every single day.
I'd agree, except Newkirk has a salary of around 30$k a year according to their records. Now, who knows what she pulls in from outside engagements (I heard speaking at public institutions can bring in tens of thousands of dollars a pop), but at least financially they seem to be pretty legit. Not to say that they aren't a bunch of murderous arseholes.
It also assumes that people who are dumb enough not to ensure safe usage (and keep safety protocols in case of catastrophic failure) have not yet had a chance to breed :(
Why? How does someone having an interest in 3d printing a device serve as an indicator of their biological fitness? Are you suffering from hoplophobia.
I work on Voice R&D/Product Engineering for a major MSO (not going to list the name here), and we had to go through discovery for these lawsuits already. The most annoying thing is we actually have several people from the RFC working group working here, so it is... salty to say the least. But I will say, they're going after companies on the fortune 500 so you can bet that the whole history will be poured over by legions of lawyers. If the little SIP vendors are smart and able, they'll try their very best to delay until some of the big lawsuits are finished.
This whole thing is messed up. I work in voice for a major MSO, and we had to go through a bunch of fact finding and discovery for the BT lawsuit. The thing that is really annoying is that SIP, to my knowledge, is not the result of BT's work. It's the result of the IETF RFC process. That'd be like me jumping up and saying I have the patent on TCP/IP.
Eh. I could see using this for a PC, but honestly, I drive all of my media through a HTPC, and I'll be darned if I'm going to have to buy something that can fit a full height video card just to watch videos, plus the video card. My 51" 1080p plasma display at 10 feet looks crystal clear, with no discernable pixels. Maybe in 5-10 years once the life has been zapped out of this plasma, I'll think about it. But until it is commodity hardware, no thanks. By all means though, other folks feel free. I'm more interested in the graphics card updates that will have to be in place to drive the performance required for gaming on these things.
I have to agree with you. A number of MSO's supply routers and modems whose default username/password are based on the mac address, so every device has a unique combination.
With more modern methods of making content available, yes they can (for instance, look at the LiveOn, Hulu, or Netflix).
I doubt HBOGO would do that, at least not until they get a decent library. Having 25 or so series currently, as well as about 100 movies, they're not going to be dropping jaws anytime soon. Now if they do it for all HBO related products (all of the HBO sister channels, Cinemax and all of its related channels) then maybe they would be able to make it worthwhile. Right now their content library isn't big enough to keep me hooked. Now, your milage my vary, but the only shows they have that I'd want to watch are Rome, Boardwalk Empire, the Sopranos, and Game of Thrones. Once I exhaust those, there's not a lot keeping me around. Disclaimer - I work for a MSO, and also have HBOGo.
You mean like cell phone carriers do in the US? I agree with you in spirit, but there is already a precedent for public spectrum being used for subscription services.
I'd have to argue that a drone is still a manned aircraft, the pilot is just outside of the craft. It is (mostly) not autonomous, and all steering is handled by a pilot in a base somewhere. Unless I'm wrong of course which is entirely possible (lord knows the stuff that the CIA and spec ops have deployed these days). I can't imagine that we'd release a fully autonomous drone, though I'm sure one could be built (take off, fly a surveillance pattern, land when fuel approaches 75% used).