My local ISP rolled out ADSL2+ a few months ago - advertised at 24Mbps, with the usual disclamiers - real life speeds are consistent 18Mbps down and 784K up (at my house, half mile from the switch)- sweet deal for the same $29.95 per mo...
I laugh at the cable commercials who advertise "faster than DSL" - I point and yell, "LIARS!"
Mmmmm...Unauthorized Biography...(drool)
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You mean it's not just a cartoon version of "The Osborne's"?...
Sort of a cross between lego/tinker/erector. Plastic cubes with one hinged side, four sides having holes, two sides with pegs. The hinged detail made for more dynamic creations. Also had steel axles and toothed wheels that resembled tires but would mesh like gears. Made some neato whirly-gig contraptions, lunar rover clones, alien masks with articulated features, etc....
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My local ISP rolled out ADSL2+ a few months ago - advertised at 24Mbps, with the usual disclamiers - real life speeds are consistent 18Mbps down and 784K up (at my house, half mile from the switch)- sweet deal for the same $29.95 per mo... I laugh at the cable commercials who advertise "faster than DSL" - I point and yell, "LIARS!"
You mean it's not just a cartoon version of "The Osborne's"?...
Let's focus on the really important questions....
...and little gravity, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, I won't be visiting any time soon...
...okay, so I'm showing my age... If you clicked on this you're an old fart too...
Still got mine!
Sort of a cross between lego/tinker/erector. Plastic cubes with one hinged side, four sides having holes, two sides with pegs. The hinged detail made for more dynamic creations. Also had steel axles and toothed wheels that resembled tires but would mesh like gears. Made some neato whirly-gig contraptions, lunar rover clones, alien masks with articulated features, etc....