In reply to your rant, i would say hopefully you don't ever have to understand the difficulty of kids and computers.
Since you are not running an anti-virus program, how do you KNOW you don't actually have a semi-harmless trojan idling away...
Don't tell us now that you're running a MAC.
It's not "censorship". It would most certainly be a business decision that would cause these actions.
perhaps its an unpaid bill, or a contract dispute.
Both of these ISP's are Tier 1 with extensive peering relationships. It would seem that any transit problems could be easily corrected. BGP allows this to be done and it follows with the design of the Internet.
This kind of stuff happens all the time within the Internet.
Usually the peering costs ($) dictate how many ISP's choose to advertise their IP space.
Tier 1 providers charge different amounts for peering privileges with them.
There are also costs associated with circuits and hardware to create the peer.
I saw someone mention previously in one of the threads that Video is creating demands for 10Gig pipes.
Well that's equivalent to an OC-192, and thats what most of the Tier 1 backbones already are. In fact much of the peering that exists is also OC-48 and OC-192.
Christosterone
Yesterday I decided to create a VMware partition and install Linux.
It's something I've been meaning to do for quite some time, but just never seemed to have made the time.
The install was pretty easy, but I was surprised at how many different versions of Linux there are available.
There are different versions for every conceivable processor, including some old relics which I thought have been relegated to museums. It's amazing how much support there is for the development of this O/S and how many organizations have some form of distribution.
I settled on Ubuntu, mainly because it was easy to download and burn onto a CD.
Then as I mentioned, the install was went perfectly.
I'm going to spend some time playing with Linux and deciding if everything I keep hearing is true.
I'd like to know what versions of Linux others are using, so feel free to comment in response.
Christosterone
This seems accurate for episodes IV, V, VI and I.
I actually haven't seen Clones or Sith yet so can't comment for them.
I saw Phantom Menace again on TV the other day and remembered how bad the movie actually is. Since Clones rates similar, I guess there's no rush to see it.
Well done! was this pre-prepared, because you've obviously given this some serious thought? Or possibly you're just sick of SPAM like the rest of us.
Anyway, I had a good laugh. Thanks!
Wow, reading through some of the treads, there's lots of anti-MS sentiment, (apple too).
What I think is often forgotten is that not everyone is a Nerd, and that many would not be able to use a computer if not for some of the technical changes by Microsoft and Apple (i could care less who started what first, or who is more open-source friendly).
My family uses a system with XP on it. I'm quite impressed with the changes that are in this version. The fact that things like Explorer or their media player stifle external competition is obvious, but it does make things easier. I really hate Real Audio and it's stupid upgrades and plugins that I never seem to have.
I can see a real value for simplicity on a computer system, and perhaps Apple or Linux offer a comparable alternative.
I agree. 3 bad examples of movies from which to teach or apply physics.
I think it is just an attempt to take what's typically a boring subject to most people and try to apply it to something they might find interesting.
The most ridiculous scene was in ID when they uploaded the virus. maybe not really physics related, but I really felt like they were insulting my intelligence, as opposed to Armageddon which i found completely believable.:-)
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This is completely correct! Someone who understands the real issue...
transit peering costs $$$
Typical Internet users don't understand the network complexities and business costs.
Christosterone
In reply to your rant, i would say hopefully you don't ever have to understand the difficulty of kids and computers.
Since you are not running an anti-virus program, how do you KNOW you don't actually have a semi-harmless trojan idling away...
Don't tell us now that you're running a MAC.
It's not "censorship". It would most certainly be a business decision that would cause these actions. perhaps its an unpaid bill, or a contract dispute.
Both of these ISP's are Tier 1 with extensive peering relationships. It would seem that any transit problems could be easily corrected. BGP allows this to be done and it follows with the design of the Internet.
This kind of stuff happens all the time within the Internet. Usually the peering costs ($) dictate how many ISP's choose to advertise their IP space. Tier 1 providers charge different amounts for peering privileges with them.
There are also costs associated with circuits and hardware to create the peer.
I saw someone mention previously in one of the threads that Video is creating demands for 10Gig pipes. Well that's equivalent to an OC-192, and thats what most of the Tier 1 backbones already are. In fact much of the peering that exists is also OC-48 and OC-192.
Christosterone
Yesterday I decided to create a VMware partition and install Linux. It's something I've been meaning to do for quite some time, but just never seemed to have made the time. The install was pretty easy, but I was surprised at how many different versions of Linux there are available. There are different versions for every conceivable processor, including some old relics which I thought have been relegated to museums. It's amazing how much support there is for the development of this O/S and how many organizations have some form of distribution. I settled on Ubuntu, mainly because it was easy to download and burn onto a CD. Then as I mentioned, the install was went perfectly. I'm going to spend some time playing with Linux and deciding if everything I keep hearing is true. I'd like to know what versions of Linux others are using, so feel free to comment in response. Christosterone
This seems accurate for episodes IV, V, VI and I. I actually haven't seen Clones or Sith yet so can't comment for them.
I saw Phantom Menace again on TV the other day and remembered how bad the movie actually is. Since Clones rates similar, I guess there's no rush to see it.
I am going to see RotS though!
Great! Bring back Indy. Better be Harrison Ford though....
Well done! was this pre-prepared, because you've obviously given this some serious thought? Or possibly you're just sick of SPAM like the rest of us. Anyway, I had a good laugh. Thanks!
Wow, reading through some of the treads, there's lots of anti-MS sentiment, (apple too). What I think is often forgotten is that not everyone is a Nerd, and that many would not be able to use a computer if not for some of the technical changes by Microsoft and Apple (i could care less who started what first, or who is more open-source friendly). My family uses a system with XP on it. I'm quite impressed with the changes that are in this version. The fact that things like Explorer or their media player stifle external competition is obvious, but it does make things easier. I really hate Real Audio and it's stupid upgrades and plugins that I never seem to have. I can see a real value for simplicity on a computer system, and perhaps Apple or Linux offer a comparable alternative.
I agree.
:-)
3 bad examples of movies from which to teach or apply physics.
I think it is just an attempt to take what's typically a boring subject to most people and try to apply it to something they might find interesting.
The most ridiculous scene was in ID when they uploaded the virus. maybe not really physics related, but I really felt like they were insulting my intelligence, as opposed to Armageddon which i found completely believable.